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

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

In the Old Man's Wake

THE SNIPE’S LONGEVITY IS A NOD TO THOSE WHO BUILT AND CONTINUE TO INVEST IN ITS FUTURE

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

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

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

AHEAD OF THE SHIFT

This sailing coach abandoned the trodden junior sailing pathway to lay a divergent path to the promised land.

INTO THE MIX

A new Olympic discipline, unknown teams and a long road to Paris: These are the burdens of today's Mixed 470 sailors.

CRANKING UP THE POWER

The AC75s of the America's Cup are powerhungry beasts. The human input required for sustained foiling and maneuvers on demand is a critical piece of the design puzzle.

WIZARD OF HARWICH

The greats of one-design sailing past and present know how and where to find the boatwright of champions.

WIND DRIVEN

FOR THIS YOUNG AND DETERMINED PROFESSIONAL SAILOR, OPPORTUNITIES AWAIT.

MIGHTY MITES

The most popular shorthanded ocean-racing machines are coming of age and pushing design into new corners of the box rule, for better or worse.

IN LUFF WITH LASSIES

Weekly women's dinghy racing is a big deal in southwest Florida, especially in Sarasota, where one woman's call to action in the early '70s sparked a movement that thrives today.

AMERICA'S HIGHPERFORMANCE ACE

The 2022 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year has been plotting his ascent to the top of the new high-performance catamaran world with a focus on perfection. The journey continues.

CAPE TO THE STAGE

With a flourishing fleet in Europe, the newest sportboat class debuted in Key West to show what all the buzz is about.

THE REAL INFLUENCERS

When sailing's worker bees swarm to sunny St. Pete Beach, honey oozes from the hive.

Three Steps to Becoming a Great Crew

Want to be the best crew you can be? It's easy and starts with a positive attitude and a commitment to improving.

The Next Greatest Generation

There have been many outstanding American champions of the past few decades, but we are still fixated on the greats of yesteryear. It's time to connect with our modern-day stars.

How to Find Your Mode

High mode, low mode or somewhere in between, there's a faster way to get to the mark first. The key is shifting into the right mode at the right time.

Proper Fastener Bonding for a stronger, more moisture resistant bond

Typically, when a fastener fails on a boat, it pulls out of the wood or fiberglass that it was screwed into. There are many causes for this failure: shock loading, fatigued from being pulled on one too many times, or moisture softening the wood.

Building a Strip Kayak

Before jumping into building a strip kayak, I wanted to find out all I could about the process. I read the book Kayakcraft: Fine Woodstrip Kayak Construction by Ted Moores cover to-cover and referred to it frequently during construction.

Tennessee Bridge built with G/Flex

A sustainable solution for aging infrastructure

AN EVERGREEN INCUBATOR

In an era in which scholastic sports are all about medals and trophies, this high school sailing hive in the Pacific Northwest is putting its focus on community.

OUTLIER EMERGENCE

Building another maxi would have been easier, but for Roberto Lacorte, same old wasn't bold enough.

MY GOLDEN POND

E SCOW SAILING IS A WAY OF LIFE ON LAKE MINNETONKA, WHERE LOCAL RIVALS FIGHT FOR RESPECT IN ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST CUTTHROAT ONE-DESIGN CLASSES.

20 BOTY 23

From a diverse field of new performance sailing entries, vetted and sailed in perfect conditions in Annapolis in October, four favorites emerged as the best of the best. The overall winner, our 2023 Boat of the Year, is the one we've been waiting for.

Try a Little Bush League Racing

With a bit of creativity and a willingness to accept imperfect racecourses, you can race anywhere you desire.

Shifting Gears in the Abacos

Sailing straight from the high-paced, high-pressure arena of SailGP and into the tranquility of a family cruise, this pro sailor is reminded of the good life off the grid.

Divergent Flight Paths

The allowance to build a 40-foot prototype for the 37th America's Cup cycle is an opportunity for two challengers to control their development destinies using a platform that's more easily managed than an AC75.

Wave Warrior

The narrow and arduous path to the pinnacle of solo sailing is packed with dreamers and doers, including one highly driven American sailor pounding his way to the top.