For sailors accustomed to docking or mooring their monohulls at home, securing a charter cat to a Caribbean mooring can be a confusing endeavor. Here’s a step-by-step to guide you.

 
By now you’ve all seen plenty of photos of the AC45 wingsails in action, but do you know how they’re built? Peter Nielsen paid a visit to the manufacturers, Core Builders Composites, in Warkworth, New Zealand, to find what goes into one of these featherweight rigs.

A weeklong charter in spring on the Chesapeake reveals the quiet nature of the Eastern Shore, with its great cuisine, shallow waters and welcoming marinas