As a well-traveled yachting journalist and sailor, I’m never surprised when I randomly run into an old colleague or shipmate. So, it wasn’t at all remarkable last January in Sint Maarten when I again ...

So you want to head offshore for true bluewater sailing. You want a vessel that will get you to your destination swiftly and safely. You want an inviting layout and all the amenities for comfortable, ...

When I sat down with Richard and Ali Hadida to learn about their participation in the 2026 Oyster World Rally, I expected to hear a lot about rally logistics and the technical prowess of the Oyster ...

Once a sailboat has left the starting line on a long-distance race, the crew shifts into an organized routine that is important to follow. I enjoy these long passages for many reasons: watching the ...

As the old-school newspapermen used to preach, let’s not bury the lead. At a price point generally associated with high-end real estate—just south of a cool $4 million—the Balance 580 catamaran was ...

We made the turn at the sea buoy 19 miles off Norfolk, Virginia, and headed north. The weather forecast called for a building breeze from the northeast. Soon it was blowing 22 to 27 knots. Out came ...

There’s an art to ending the season. A good boatyard with a capable crew smooths the transition from sea to land. Every skipper who faces the fall haulout ritual can benefit from a glimpse at how ...

Metro Marine Lighting has launched the MM-CC-V1 Control Center, a marine lighting management system capable of handling up to 256 individual full-spectrum fixtures across a vessel’s entire electrical ...

In 1977 Ted Turner acquired the 1974 America’s Cup winning 12 Meter, Courageous, for his second attempt at the America’s Cup. His first experience as skipper of Mariner in 1974 did not go well. At the ...

We were cruising down the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, the canal that links Pickwick Lake in Mississippi with Mobile Bay in Alabama. It was November. The sky was gray, and some of the raindrops were ...

Once you get into the category of cruising boats over 40 feet, all sorts of possibilities emerge. It’s a platform that supports plenty of volume below for accommodations and stowage, and that’s also ...