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'
Seamanship
Night Watch Routines for Offshore Passages: Systems That Keep Crews Sharp
Ask a dozen offshore sailors about night watch and you'll get twelve different systems. That's not a problem — the best watch schedule is the
bluewater
Twin Gennakers with Structured Luffs: A New Era for Shorthanded Downwind Cruising
For the past three decades, downwind sailing on a cruising boat has meant choosing between compromise options. A symmetric spinnaker gives you maximum projected area but requires a
bluewater
Antigua Bermuda Race 2026 Returns: The Springtime Offshore Classic Is Back
After a two-year pause, the Antigua Bermuda Race is back on the calendar — and it returns with the kind of restless enthusiasm you hear in a crew prepping
Seamanship
Shorthanded Spinnaker Handling: A Cruiser Playbook for Flying a Chute with Two Hands (or One)
Flying a spinnaker shorthanded — whether with your partner across the Atlantic or solo on a coastal hop — is one of those pieces of seamanship that has two versions.
Seamanship
The Pre-Passage Rig Check: A Deck-to-Masthead Audit That Catches Failures Before They Find You
The rig is the one system on a bluewater boat that almost never fails politely. A bilge pump dies quietly; a rig failure tends to arrive in a
Seamanship
Heavy Weather Tactics: A Working Framework for Bluewater Storms
Every bluewater sailor eventually meets the storm they planned to avoid. The forecast was wrong, the front intensified, the routing software missed something. When that happens, the difference
race-coverage
Antigua Bermuda Race 2026: A 935-Mile Atlantic Sprint Returns
The fifth edition of the Antigua Bermuda Race kicks off on April 29, 2026, sending a competitive fleet of bluewater sailors on a 935-nautical-mile sprint from Falmouth Harbour,
Seamanship
Heavy Weather Tactics: Hove-To, Lying Ahull, and Running Off
Sooner or later, every bluewater sailor gets caught in weather they would rather not be in. The decisions you make when the wind is building past 35 knots
Seamanship
Offshore Diesel Engine Maintenance: The Pre-Passage Checklist
A reliable diesel is the backbone of any offshore cruising boat. Unlike a road vehicle, a marine auxiliary sees infrequent, long-duration use in a corrosive environment with no
race-coverage
World ARC 2026 Update: The Fleet Regroups in Tahiti After 8,000 Miles
The World ARC 2026 fleet left Saint Lucia in January on a 26,000-nautical-mile, 15-month circumnavigation, and by mid-April they've put three of the most demanding
race-coverage
Antigua Bermuda Race 2026: What to Watch as the Fleet Heads North
The fifth edition of the Antigua Bermuda Race starts April 29, 2026, sending a fleet of offshore yachts across 935 nautical miles of open Atlantic from English Harbour