The truth is, at first, she didn’t really consider bringing the boy. In fact, a powerful part of her wasn’t sure she wanted to. It was the same part that had pushed her multiple times through the WaterTribe Everglades Challenge—300 unsupported nautical miles in a kayak through Florida’s …
DetailsAt Marine Weather Center, a client recently asked why the computer model forecast had predicted small seas on the windward side of Saint Martin, when what was really happening were strong winds and large seas. The answer had everything to do with how weather models are designed, how they work, and …
DetailsWhat do you do on a boat for days on end if you’re not constantly tweaking the sails to get an inch ahead of the boat next to you? For cruisers and powerboaters, it probably seems like a dumb question, but when I arrived in Sint Maarten for the Caribbean Multihull Challenge Rally in February, I …
DetailsTwo years ago, members of the Thistle Class of one design sailboats started a pilot program, working with Sailors for the Sea Powered by Oceana, aimed at making as many Thistle Class regattas and events as environmentally sustainable as possible. What the sailors have accomplished since then has …
DetailsAt just three days long, Leg 6 is minuscule compared to recent legs of The Ocean Race, but that won’t mean any less drama given the close standings and six boats returning to the race. The course follows an 800-mile wending path from Aarhus, Denmark, to The Hague in The Netherlands, with a “fly-by” …
DetailsOur arrival in the Cabo Verde, or Cape Verde, islands began with a bang. Actually, a wild jibe to leeward, a loud crack as the main came across, and a violent heel right down to the rail, to be honest. This was to be our first landfall on our new-to-us Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 509. My 21-year-old …
DetailsLast week, I almost crashed Falken into the dock. We were returning from the third trial sail in the English Channel since completing our Farr 65’s yearlong refit, and I was distracted. The following day we were set to have our first open house to share our newly refit dream boat with the fans …
DetailsRiddle me this, sailor: What do you get when there’s a gale warning out of the west and a 13-year-ebb tide rushing out of the east? If you answered “a bad time” or “a washing machine,” you are correct. Such were the conditions on day 1 of the Race to Alaska (R2AK) that our half-Australian, …
DetailsFor more multihull reviews and stories, subscribe for free to Multihull Power & Sail at sailmagazine.com/multihull Fountaine Pajot knows a thing or two about the mid-40-foot sweet spot for cruising multihulls, and with the launch of the new Tanna 47 cat, they’ve dialed in their eight-model …
DetailsOften, the trickiest parts of a charter have nothing to do with ticklish navigation, lousy weather, or seasick crew. Instead, they are about logistics and bureaucracy, and I was remembering this as the two female Cuban customs agents with hot pink nails dug through my bag with gusto. On discovering …
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