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Bahamian Beachcruising
Chartering a Sea Pearl 21 in the Exumas
A New Companionway Door
When I bought my 30-year old West Wight Potter, Blue Knot, it needed a few repairs and replacement parts.
THREE HULLS ONE PLANET
A SWISS SAILOR AND ORGANIC FARMER HAS CUSTOMISED HIS NEEL 51 TO PROVE THAT BOATS CAN BE COMPLETELY SELF-SUSTAINING.
STOIC IN THE SOUTH
PADDY MACKLIN DESCRIBES A NIGHT OF KNOCKDOWNS AND ROLLOVERS AS HE ATTEMPTED A NON-STOP CIRCLE OF THE SOUTHERN OCEAN IN HIS 27FT WOODEN SLOOP
WINTER AT 66° N
AN ORDINARY BOAT CAN ENABLE EXTRAORDINARY THINGS.SKIER AND SAILOR JUHO KARHU HAS SPENT TWO WINTERS IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE ON BOARD HIS BENETEAU IDYLLE.
THE HARDEST ROAD
WHAT’S IT REALLY LIKE TO PREPARE FOR THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST OCEAN RACE, THE VENDÉE GLOBE? PIP HARE REVEALS HOW HARD IT CAN BE
SPECIAL REPORT
WHERE TO SPEND THE HURRICANE SEASON
PACIFIC SOLO
SINGLE-HANDED ADVENTURER WEBB CHILES OUTRUNS A SOUTH PACIFIC STORM AS HE SAILS BETWEEN THE US AND NEW ZEALAND
ONE DESIGN DOUBLE APPEAL?
DEHLER’S AWARD-WINNING OFFSHORE BLASTER IS MANY THINGS TO MANY SAILORS. BUT CAN A SHORT-HANDED ONE-DESIGN RACER-CRUISER REALLY TICK SO MANY BOXES?
KING OF CATS
MARC VAN PETEGHEM OF FRENCH DESIGN LEADERS VPLP TALKS EXTREME FOILING, CRUISING CATS AND SUSTAINABILITY WITH SAM FORTESCUE
COUNTDOWN TO YOUR BIG ADVENTURE
FIVE SKIPPERS TELL ELAINE BUNTING ABOUT THEIR PLANS AND PREPARATIONS TO GO VOYAGING
CAMERAS ON BOARD
Improved camera imagery and software incorporating artificial intelligence are increasingly making sailing easier, from parking to detecting UFOs.
Small-Boat Gear
DUCKWORKS BOAT PLANS
Wood + Carbon Fiber
Are you having trouble getting good wood for your boat projects? You are not alone.
THE PORTAGE
And Other Notes from Doubling the Salish 100
SMALL BOAT CRUISE: Isolated Australian Coast
On the opposite side of north Australia from the Great Barrier Reef is a much less-known reef, hugging a rarely visited desert coast, offering soul-feeding beauty that is only amplified by the art of small-boat journeying.
Seascape The Webb Chiles Interview
We caught up with famed sailor and author Webb Chiles just after he’d finished his sixth circumnavigation at age 77.
READER BOAT: AMF Sunbird, Lusty Slogger
On May 1, 2009, while riding my beloved Triumph Bonneville motorcycle on Interstate 40 in Asheville NC, I was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer rig.
On The Beach at Cedar Key
The annual gathering of small craft happens each year on the first weekend in May. It is perfectly located on the tip of a peninsula tucked up in the panhandle of the Gulf of Mexico.
PLAN STUDY: Glen-L 14
Here is a sprightly sloop for sporty sailing the whole family will enjoy.
My Experiment in Retractable Electric Propulsion
Electric outboard motors, the wave of the future, are a great way to propel small watercraft, since they offer several advantages over standard gasoline-powered outboards.
CUSTOM GOAT ISLAND SKIFF
It turns out that I enjoy building and learning about boats even more than I enjoy owning them.
EXTRAORDINARY BOATS
RUPERT HOLMES ON BLT
JIMMY CORNELL'S ZER0 CARBON CRUISER
THE FUTURE IS ELECTRIC, SAYS CRUISING GURU JIMMY CORNELL. HE’S BUILDING AN ELECTRIC CATAMARAN FOR A CIRCUMNAVIGATION WITHOUT FOSSIL FUELS
ICE RESCUE
JARLATH CUNNANE RECOUNTS A FRAUGHT ATTEMPT TO NAVIGATE THE ICE-STREWN NORTH EAST PASSAGE TO SAVE A STRICKEN YACHT
OCEAN PROOF HOW TO PREPARE FOR (NEARLY) ANYTHING
IN PART 2 OF THE SERIES, VICKY ELLIS LOOKS AT CHAFE, RIG PROBLEMS AND HOW TO KEEP YOUR CREW ON SIDE
HIDDEN TALENTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA IS FAMED FOR ITS LANDSCAPES, BUT JULIEN GIRARDOT DISCOVERED A RICH COMMUNITY OF CRAFTSMEN BOATBUILDERS DOTTING ITS CREEKS
CHANGE FOR THE BETTER
TIME TO UPGRADE? WILL BRUTON DISCOVERS WAYS TO FUTURE-PROOF YOUR YACHT THAT IMPROVE LIFE ON BOARD – AND ARE KINDER TO THE PLANET
BOLD FIRST IMPRESSIONS
BENETEAU HAS TAKEN ITS FAMED FIRST MARQUE INTO THE COMPETITIVE SECTOR OF LUXURY PERFORMANCE
5 EXPERT TIPS
HOW TO RUN THE PIT