Anchor room

One of the challenges of world voyaging is not only navigating open ocean, but also negotiating a busy anchorage when you finally arrive at your destination.

All wave energy must pass

The weather is approaching, and you are checking the lines on your boat.

Voyaging Skills

Two sailors with a thirst for voyaging

Sock

Sleep deprivation is a funny thing

Delivering the goods

Looking at a boat like a delivery skipper

Pushing batteries to the limit

Exploring ways to store electrons

Satcom coming on strong

Satellite based communications choices continue to grow

Safety thoughts from medical pros

Two former nurses describe their safety setup

Offshore Safety

Voyaging on the boat they built together

Bluewater Gear

A 10-year circumnavigation gets stretched

Evaluating Modern Catamarans

A multihull voyager examines the of key elements offshore cruising cats.

The Art Of Becoming Fishermen

A voyaging couple's halting efforts learning to gather food from the sea.

Schooner Adix

Residents of Greenport, N.Y., a small maritime village on the northeast end of Long Island, have been watching all sorts of sailing ships come and go over the past couple hundred years.

Grabbing a mooring ball

Watching someone pick up a mooring ball has always been a source of amusement while sitting at anchor with an afternoon cocktail in hand.

Multisource charging

Alternative energy for the offshore yacht

Of course, a compass

For centuries, mariners have depended on a compass to provide direction.

Alternatives to ethanol

Gasoline out boards on voyaging yachts sometimes sit unused for extended periods, a potential problem with ethanol-blended fuels.

Surveying Boat Security

Important considerations to keep in mind when comparing security systems

Santa Maria

Reproductions of Santa Maria (foreground) and Victoria, Magellan’s flagship (distance), are operated by the Nao Victoria Foundation in Seville, Spain.

Oil analysis is an invaluable tool, but often misinterpreted

I once read an article in a major boating magazine entitled “Oil Analysis Made Simple.”

Taking boat security seriously

A voyaging couple decides to invest in a high-end vessel protection setup

Dodging lightning

Developing a healthy respect for this scary phenomenon

Ship or sail?

A cruising couple faces their toughest decision in 12 years of world voyaging

Chatter Chartroom

Circumnavigator sets sail to fight plastics

Enabling Your Boat To Talk

A concerned seller who could not attend the survey and sea trial of his trawler called me, his voice laden with concern: “Jeff, I keep getting text messages that the bilge pump is going off. Are you guys sinking?”

Vagabonding under sail

While he is best remembered as the designer of a host of famous yachts including the Westsail, Pacific Seacraft, Cabo Rico, Dana 24 and Columbia, English-born W.I.B. Crealock (1920-2009) began his love affair with sailboats in 1948 when he and three friends sailed from England to British Guiana.

Sailing America

Sailing America by Onne van der Wal Introduction by Gary Jobson Rizzoli New York, 2019

Worst weather challenges

A storm off the Cape of Good Hope and endless gales in the Arctic

Benefits Of A Pilothouse Boat

A Very good choice for multiyear circumnavigation

Cortex Combines VHF, AIS And Vessel Monitoring

Marine VHF radio has long been a communications device that just works.