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
gear-review
Garmin GPSMap 9000xsv Series Review: The New 2026 MFD Benchmark
Garmin's new GPSMap 9000xsv series is the 2026 flagship MFD for cruising sailors, and after spending time with the 13-inch unit installed on a 47-foot monohull
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
bluewater
Raymarine Axiom 2 Debuts at Palm Beach 2026 — What Bluewater Cruisers Actually Get
Raymarine used the 2026 Palm Beach International Boat Show to roll out the Axiom 2, the third and final leg of a platform overhaul that now includes the
bluewater
Antigua Bermuda Race 2026: The 935-Mile Caribbean Classic Returns for Its Fifth Edition
The fifth edition of the Antigua Bermuda Race fires its starting gun on April 29, sending a fleet of offshore-ready boats on a 935-nautical-mile northbound passage from English
race-coverage
The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026: Why a September Transatlantic Tests Everything About a Boat
The Ocean Race Atlantic, scheduled to start from New York City on September 1, 2026, and finish in Lorient, France, is a short-format transatlantic that punches well above
race-coverage
RORC Transatlantic 2026: Three Things the Winners Did Differently — and What Cruisers Can Learn
The twelfth RORC Transatlantic Race left Marina Lanzarote in the Canary Islands on January 11 and finished in Antigua across the next three weeks. Twenty-one boats started, mixing
race-coverage
Pacific Cup 2026 Countdown: What the Doublehanded and Fully Crewed Entries Are Doing Differently
The 2026 Pacific Cup starts in San Francisco Bay in early July, sending the biennial fleet 2,070 nautical miles downwind to Kaneohe Bay on O'ahu.
seamanship
Heavy Weather Tactics: A Sail Plan For When The Forecast Was Wrong
Every bluewater sailor eventually experiences the moment when the forecast blows up. You planned a reaching passage in 20 knots, you are now taking 38 gusting 50, and
seamanship
Diesel Engine Maintenance For Bluewater Passages: A Practical Playbook
The single most-neglected safety system on most cruising sailboats is the diesel engine. It sits in a damp locker, gets used for ten minutes a day leaving the
marine-electronics
Raymarine Axiom 2 and the 2026 Marine Electronics Refresh: What Sailors Should Know
The 2026 boating season is shaping up to be a real inflection point for cruising electronics. Raymarine rolled out the Axiom 2 family at the Palm Beach International
race-coverage
Antigua Bermuda Race Returns April 29: What Offshore Sailors Should Know
After a two-year hiatus, the Antigua Bermuda Race returns on April 29, 2026, and the buzz along the Caribbean circuit has been building all season. The 935-nautical-mile sprint