It is always news in the cruising community when Swedish builder Hallberg-Rassy introduces a new model. The brand has a ...

On June 24 th the SDSA will present a free Zoom webinar on the Caribbean Rally presented by Salty Dawg members who have made ...

Here’s an intriguing new aluminum voyaging boat from the builders of Pure Yachts in Kiel, Germany. Called the Pure 42, this ...

On Tuesday of this week, American singlehanded offshore sailor Erica Lush arrived in Bermuda from Newport in four days and 18 ...

June 24, 2025, Hiroshima, Japan — 33-year-old former Army rifleman from Doncaster, England, Craig Wood, has today made history by becoming the world’s first triple amputee to sail solo, non-stop and ...

Sloop: generally tack but don’t release sheet. (Backwind foresail. Adjust slightly for chafe on spreaders and to reduce ...

On September 10, 1982, three passengers aboard a light aircraft crashed into the sea off the Canadian Maritimes. They were able to deploy their life raft and they had with them the earliest version an ...

While sailing (not under power) you encounter a motoring vessel displaying the shape below. Who has the right of way and why? Assume the sailboat is not displaying ...

In an unusual confluence of events, the skies over the eastern half of North America and the Caribbean are definitely looking hazier than usual and the sun has turned a strange pale orange. The huge ...

Captain John of skippertips.com explains how to steer clear of three submerged dangers. What powerful dangers could grab hold of your steering like the tentacles of a giant ...

As every cruiser knows, dragging anchor is, well, a drag, particularly if you are off the boat exploring a new landfall. Well, now, there’s an app for that. At the end of May, the New Zealand firm ...