safety
When the Nearest Doctor Is a Thousand Miles Away
Five days into a Pacific crossing, your crew member develops a throbbing toothache that's getting worse by the hour. The nearest dentist is a thousand miles
bluewater
The Below-Waterline Audit: Through-Hulls, Osmosis, and Gelcoat
Every bluewater boat has a collection of holes drilled deliberately through its hull. That thought alone should focus your attention. Through-hulls, seacocks, and the gelcoat barrier that keeps
bluewater
Greener Bottoms and Safer Seas: The Cruiser's Environmental Playbook
The days of slathering copper-laden paint on your hull and calling it good are numbered. Whether you cruise the copper-restricted waters of Washington State and California or simply
Destinations
Grenada to the Grenadines: The Southern Caribbean's Quieter Side
South of St. Vincent, below the charter-boat highway, the island chain takes a breath. Grenada and the Grenadines offer bluewater cruisers something increasingly rare in the Caribbean: anchorages
safety
NOAA Rethinks Whale Speed Rules: What East Coast Cruisers Need to Know
If you cruise the U.S. East Coast, you have almost certainly encountered the slow zones. Those seasonal management areas where vessels 65 feet and over must throttle
sailing
Whale Speed Zones, Hull Rules, and What Cruisers Need to Know in 2026
If you cruise the U.S. East Coast or plan to transit it on your way north this spring, pay attention: NOAA is reconsidering the vessel speed rules
bluewater
Pete Hill and the Blue Water Medal: Fifty Years of Junk-Rigged Ocean Voyaging
In a world increasingly drawn to carbon fibre, lithium batteries, and satellite-guided autopilots, Pete Hill stands as a quiet rebuke to the idea that bluewater sailing requires cutting-edge
bluewater
Buying a Bluewater Cruiser in 2026: A Balanced Market Favors the Prepared
If you've been watching the brokerage market and waiting for the right moment to buy a bluewater cruiser, 2026 might be your year. The frenzy of
Cruising
Lock It or Lose It: A Cruiser's Guide to Dinghy Security
Your dinghy is your car, your grocery cart, your lifeline to shore. Lose it, and you're stuck on the hook with no way off the boat.
dinghy
Keeping Your Dinghy Safe: Theft Prevention That Actually Works
It happens so quickly that you almost do not believe it. You row ashore for a meal, tie your dinghy to the dock, and come back two hours
liveaboard
Managing Your Money From the Hook: A Cruiser's Guide to Banking Abroad
There is a particular kind of freedom that comes with pulling up the anchor and pointing your bow toward the horizon. But that freedom can turn to frustration
Destinations
Spring in the Cyclades: Sailing Greece Before the Meltemi
There's a window in the Greek sailing calendar that experienced cruisers guard like a secret: late April through early June, before the meltemi builds and before