Yachting US
SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT
Big weather and a come-from-behind victory across 14,000 nautical miles define The Ocean Race.
2 min |
July 2023
Yachting US
SUMMER READERS
Bajio adds fashionable bifocal lenses to tts range of boatingand tishing-ready sunglasses.
2 min |
July 2023
Yachting US
POWER UP
The wallypower58X is equal parts luxurious comfort and thrilling power.
2 min |
July 2023
Yachting US
LOST, NOW FOUND
Marine electronics help find one of the West Coast's last great shipwrecks.
4 min |
July 2023
Yachting US
READY TO ROAM
THE 164-FOOT TANKOA KINDA IS A TRIDECK WITH HYBRID PROPULSION BUILT TO CROSS OCEANS IN STYLE.
4 min |
July 2023
Yachting US
SEMI-BESPOKE SPEEDSTER
Wooden Boats Limo Tender 27 delivers comfort and 37-knot speed.
1 min |
July 2023
Yachting US
IT'S GO TIME
Waterfront festivals, rendezvous and more await boaters all around the country this summer.
3 min |
July 2023
Yachting US
EDITORS' CHOICE AWARDS
WELCOME TO THE YACHTING EDITORS' CHOICE AWARDS. Our staff has evaluated countless vessels, technology, gear and marine-related services during the past 12 months. We've discussed and debated. In the following pages, you'll see the companies, products and initiatives that came out on top of those debates. So, without further ado, here are Yachting's Editors' Choice Award winners for 2023.
4 min |
July 2023
Yachting US
A Whale of a Problem
Federal regulators trying to protect the animals want East Coast boaters to slow to 10 knots
2 min |
June 2023
Sailing World
Babka's Dog Haus
The day after Thanksgiving 2020, we adopted a 60 lb. dog from a shelter in Danbury, CT. She came with a plastic bag of turkey scraps and not a lot of info
3 min |
Summer 2023
Sailing World
COMMUNICATION, RELATIVELY SPEAKING
Calling relatives is important. I’m not talking about calling your parents (but you should do that too). I’m talking about monitoring and communicating your relative performance in a sailboat race
6 min |
Summer 2023
Sailing World
WINGING IT DOWN THE RUN
Sailing downwind on a boat that can go wing-on-wing opens up a lot of speed and tactical options for the downwind leg
10+ min |
Summer 2023
Sailing World
SPI OUEST OR BUST
The progression to a big regatta requires a lot of small but essential steps before making the big leap
4 min |
Summer 2023
Sailing World
BILL'S BOOT CAMP
Basic training takes on a whole new meaning when the drills take place on the turquoise waters of the US Virgin Islands
5 min |
Summer 2023
Sailing World
IT'S A VIBE
The Melges 15 has something for every age, and for older sailors, it's a much-needed return to big-fleet dinghy racing
9 min |
Summer 2023
Sailing World
To the Brink and Back
The Ocean Race's brutal third leg-nearly 13,000 miles of hard racing at full-tilt-produced epic stories of people and perseverance
9 min |
Summer 2023
Sailing World
ENLIGHTENMENT FROM THE INSIDE
The top boat of this winter’s J/70 racing is sailing at a higher level with a greater sense of urgency
9 min |
Summer 2023
Sailing World
In the Old Man's Wake
THE SNIPE’S LONGEVITY IS A NOD TO THOSE WHO BUILT AND CONTINUE TO INVEST IN ITS FUTURE
10 min |
Summer 2023
Sailing World
BUDDY ON THE BIG SCREEN
A new movie about America's great sailor is a must-see, but be ready to take notes; there's a lot to learn from a lifetime of excellence on and off the racecourse
5 min |
Summer 2023
Sailing World
GENERATING GENERATIONS
Racing Transpac, from Los Angeles to Honolulu, is just as essential for some people as Thanksgiving gatherings. At 2,225 measured miles, a long race with an international component, Transpac is also intensely local. It’s a family thing
6 min |
Summer 2023
Sailing World
CLOSING HIS CIRCLES
American circumnavigator Joe Harris can't get enough of that offshore thing. Round and round he goes
8 min |
Summer 2023
Sailing World
BREAKING THROUGH THE BOTTLENECK
One local initiative proves that funneling dinghy sailors out of college sailing and into big-boat racing takes commitment from all sides
5 min |
Summer 2023
Sailing World
THIS IS GOING TO HURT
Everyone makes mistakes on the racecourse-that's how we get smarter and faster. But sometimes, as the saying goes, you just can't fix stupid
5 min |
Summer 2023
Sailing World
THESE BADGERS GO BIG
Collegiate offshore regattas provide inland teams the opportunity to develop big-boat skills and sail in premier offshore locations
5 min |
Summer 2023
Sailing World
Jacques Coon's Drift Boat Build
In the summer of 2018, I saw a Jason Cajune drift boat in the lobby of the Sage Lodge located near the Yellowstone River, in Montana's famed Paradise Valley
3 min |
Summer 2023
Cruising World
ELEGANCE of Simplicity
Beneteau's First 36 is designed from the bottom up for one purpose: to go sailing
3 min |
June - July 2023
Boating
SEA RAY - SLX 260 SURF
A luxury bowrider with a surfable wave that simultaneously pleases a family crew and a sports crowd.
3 min |
June/July 2023
Boating
GETTING STARTED
Can't get up? All watersports share certain starting skills that you can learn.
2 min |
June/July 2023
Cruising World
On Watch
Finding them took effort. Buying them took leaps of faith. Sailing them was well worth it all
6 min |
June - July 2023
Boating
MALIBU Wakesetter 26 LSV
Not just a 25 LSV with an extra foot added, the new 26 LSV offers higher gunwales for deeper seating of up to 18 and a more comfortable ride. New hullside geometry offers buyers a plethora of custom gelcoat options
1 min |