At the Helm: A Voyage to Iceland

Annapolis to Iceland. This was the voyage facing me, our crew, and our Farr 65 Falken this summer—3,000 miles that I knew would be challenging. The trick would be to make it look easy. The essence of seamanship is in fact just this, making the difficult look easy, making the extraordinary routine, …

Experience: A Slip Over the Side

High in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming lies Yellowstone Lake, an inland sea surrounded by evergreen forests. Frozen most of the year, the water temperature rarely reaches 60°F, even with the dozens of hot springs flowing into its depths. At 7,733 feet above sea level, the weather changes quickly. …

Profile: Captain Gwen Whitney

Before #boatlife. Before TikTok and Youtube sailors were raking in millions of views. Before the rise of influencers, daily vlogs, brand deals, and giant followings, we were using social media for something other than marketing; we were using it for socializing. Instagram was still Instagram when …

The Gift of Doing

There’s no question that sailboats require a lot of kit, and that reality often makes gift giving for the sailors in our lives as easy as a trip through the latest gear catalogue or a clean sweep of the specials at the fall shows. But the best gifts are about doing stuff, rather than getting stuff, …

DAME Design Awards for 2023 Announced

This year’s winners at the annual DAME Design Awards, announced this week at the METS marine trade show in Amsterdam, include multiple new products for sailors to take note of, from winches to seaboots to navigation tools. The unanimously chosen overall winner, the Oceanvolt HighPower ServoProp 25, …

Racing: The Clipper Race

Pulling together 700 strangers of all ages and sailing abilities from 40 countries and in one month teaching them to race 11 big sailboats around the world seems like a spectacularly crazy idea. But this is the core mission of the Clipper Round the World Race. In September, the fleet of 11 …

Destinations: Fernandina Beach

Here’s my advice: Get on your boat right now and take a cruise to Fernandina Beach, Florida. Not only is this a great destination for history, food and drink, and laid-back, old-Florida vibe, its location on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), accessibility to one of the best inlets on this part of …