The fifth annual Caribbean Multihull Challenge will begin in just over a month with a record number of boats on the start line. “From a high of 18 boats in 2022, we hope to come closer to the high 20s for this coming event,” says Stephen Burzon, the event’s volunteer director of marketing. The …
Every year, sailboat manufacturers around the world launch their latest models, and every year, SAIL magazine’s experienced boat reviewers spend days and weeks learning what’s new, talking with boatbuilders, examining the boats top to bottom dockside, and finally taking them sailing. This …
Kenichi Horie, who undertook his most recent voyage last year at age 83, sailing solo from San Francisco to Chiba, Japan, in an 18-foot sloop, is the latest winner of the Cruising Club of America’s Blue Water Medal. The famed Japanese sailor and environmentalist joins a rarified list of sailing …
Andoo Comanche was first to Hobart, but the corrected-time awards rained upon Sam Hayes’ crew on the TP52 Celestial.
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A fifth and French challenger emerges for America’s Cup 37 with many more details to come.
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Coiling and flaking running rigging properly is an important step to ensuring it runs freely when you it to. Erik Shampain shares his tips.
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I used to live in Thomaston, Maine, literally just down the street from the Lyman-Morse yard, but that was 20 years ago, so I was happy to have a chance to revisit the yard this past week. It was then, and is even more so now, the kind of place where you can’t help but find some very cool …
Your purchase of sunglasses—and specifically the type of lens you choose—could be one of the most important gear decisions you can make, for the sake of your eyes and your ability to better read wind on the water. Mike Ingham dives into the topic while on his own search for new shades.
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So here it is, almost gift-giving time, and you’re fresh out of ideas for that favorite sailor in your life. We are here to help you procrastinators! Following are some ideas direct from the everyday sailing lives of SAIL’s editors that might be just the thing to keep your gifting on an even keel. …
It’s been a long five years since the conclusion of the 2018 Volvo Ocean Race, and a lot more than the event’s name has changed. Here’s everything you need to know about this season’s premier ocean race before it kicks off on January 8. The RouteThroughout every iteration of this event since 1973, …