Refrigeration is the single biggest DC load on most liveaboard cruising sailboats, and getting it right is the difference between an electrical system that hums along in the
The marine diesel engine is the bluewater cruiser's most reliable failure point. Reliable in the sense that it almost never fails for mechanical reasons; failure point
A 30-day passage — whether that’s Galápagos to the Marquesas, the Canaries to the Caribbean, or a well-planned northern route from Bermuda to the Azores — forces a level
The night watch is where bluewater passages are won or lost. Not by bursts of speed but by the unglamorous arithmetic of sleep, hydration, and attention — accumulated over
There’s a moment on every ocean passage — usually around day three — when the novelty of being at sea wears off and the reality of feeding people in
There are Caribbean islands you visit, and Caribbean islands that get under your skin. Martinique is firmly in the second category. This French overseas department delivers what few
The International Multihull Show returns to La Grande Motte from April 22–26, and if you haven't been paying attention to the catamaran market lately, this
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
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
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
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.
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
