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.
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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.
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
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
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
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
Somewhere between New Zealand and Tonga right now, a small crew is doing something most of us only dream about — sailing the deep Pacific with purpose. The South
On September 6, 2026, twenty-nine sailors from twelve countries will slip their lines in Les Sables d'Olonne and head south into the Atlantic on one of
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
When you drop below the horizon on an ocean passage, your connection to the outside world narrows to whatever equipment you brought aboard. Getting that communications stack right
After a two-year hiatus, the Antigua Bermuda Race is back — and the fifth edition promises to be one of the most compelling offshore races in the Caribbean calendar.
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