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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 new raised salon-design has twin rudders, a protected sail drive and a ...

On May 1, we ran a story about a oceanographic experiment in the Pacific Ocean being run by University of Washinton students who are taking part in a program called the Student Seaglider Center. One ...

On Tuesday of this week, American singlehanded offshore sailor Erica Lush arrived in Bermuda from Newport in four days and 18 hours to finish third in her class in the Bermuda 1-2 regatta. The event ...

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On Tuesday morning, June 4, 2025, two traditional Polynesian voyaging canoes, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, departed Hilo, Hawaii for the long passage south to French Polynesia. The voyage is a ...

Sail Clear of Dangerous Shoals 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 ...