Seamanship
Anchoring on Coral and Rock: Reading Holding Ground Before You Drop
Polarised glasses, the right anchor, and a chain-float trick the Tuamotus crowd has been using for decades.
Gear & Electronics
Hydrovane vs Monitor: Choosing a Wind Vane for Shorthanded Passages
Auxiliary rudder or servo-pendulum? The mechanical difference drives every other tradeoff.
Weather & Routing
High-Latitude Routing: What the Vendée Arctique Fleet Will Teach You
The Vendée Arctique routing problem scales straight down to anyone planning an Iceland or Greenland passage this summer.
Racing
RORC Transatlantic 2026: What to Get Right Before the Lanzarote Start
Three thousand miles is a different problem than the ARC. Here’s the prep work that separates finishers from retirements.
Racing
Antigua Sailing Week 2026: What’s Working at the Halfway Mark
Halfway through the 57th Antigua Sailing Week, the four-day destination format is delivering on its rebrand promise — longer legs, real tactical breeze, and standings still wide open.
Destinations
Horta and the Azores: The Atlantic Crossroads Every Bluewater Cruiser Should Plan For
For a cruiser sailing the Atlantic from either direction, the Azores are the waypoint that turns two passages into one. Horta, on the southeast corner of Faial Island,
Gear
Watermakers for Offshore Cruisers: Sizing, Energy Budget, and the Upgrades That Pay Back
A watermaker stops being a luxury the first time you try to hand-jerry 200 liters of diesel-tainted water from a dock hose in the Tuamotus. For
Seamanship
Diesel Reliability for Bluewater Passages: The Engine-Room Audit That Saves the Trip
The engine is the single piece of gear on a cruising boat that owners least want to think about and most need to trust. For a passage from
Design
Palanad 4: The Scow-Bow 50 That Is Testing IRC's Patience
Palanad 4 — the new Sam Manuard–designed 50-footer that launched this spring — is the kind of boat that makes IRC handicappers reach for their phones. It takes
Racing
Team Francesca Clapcich Names Ocean Race Atlantic Crew: Bona, Mettraux, Harris on the NYC-Lorient Start
Francesca Clapcich has confirmed the crew list for Team Francesca Clapcich Powered by 11th Hour Racing's Ocean Race Atlantic campaign, and it's a shorter,
Racing
Antigua Sailing Week 2026 Opens With a New Destination Format: Nelson's Dockyard to Green Island
Antigua Sailing Week kicks off this morning in a format the regatta hasn't run before. Instead of the old windward-leeward triangles off Dickenson Bay, the
Safety
Heavy Weather Tactics: Heaving-To, Running Off, and When to Deploy a Drogue
If you sail far enough, eventually the weather wins a round. The question is not whether you'll meet conditions that exceed the comfortable envelope — it'