Etienne Giroior, the founder of the rigging and sailing equipment company ATN, came up with a solution: the Gale Sail. His ...

With the Dusseldorf boat show called “boot Dusseldorf” set to open at the end of the month, all eyes are turning to the new ...

Well, here’s some good news to share this week. Last Friday, Great Lakes Rigging and Supply announced that it ...

Of particular inertest is the new Tartan 455, a pilot-house sloop that redefines the company’s position as a creator of modern, performance cruising boats. Tartan builds seven models from 24 to 53 ...

For a change of pace, spend a winter cruising from Florida to the Western Caribbean and back. Here’s how (published May 2018) For U.S. east coast cruisers looking to extend their cruising experience ...

The following account was written by veteran cruiser Sheldon Stuchell based on reports from the two crew aboard the cruising boat Escape and official Coast Guard reports. While the incident and the ...

The new Oceanis 30.1 is the little sister to all of the boats in the Oceanis line but in particular it is most closely related to the 46.1 and 40.1. All three bear a strong next-generation family ...

When compared to other tropical cruising paradises, French Polynesia is the least likely to suffer hurricanes or cyclones (published March 2018) After the devastating 2017 hurricane season in the ...

For the foreseeable future, most American sailing cruisers will be running their boats on diesel engines and fossil fuel. That’s just the common-sense fact. For seasonal sailing cruisers, we can go 10 ...

Escape to the southern Caribbean with a one way charter (published October 2016) Pressing your face against the cool glass window of a small plane, you peer out to see the brilliant blue water far ...

Provisioning a cruising sailboat can seem like a daunting task. Trying to predict where you will be able to restock after leaving a major port can be stressful. Having to plan what you and the crew ...

Slovenian builder Elan Yacht recently introduced an all-new, high-tech J & J Elan 65 which is the first design in their new luxury line of performance cruising sloop. The move took the sailing ...