Cruising News

How to Complete an Atlantic Circuit in One Year

by Andy Schell, Posted February 21, 2013

By the time you read this, Kinship, an American-flagged Saga 43, will have made its second Atlantic crossing in little over half a year. As I write, the yacht is staging in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, just off the coast of Morocco.

Sailing Post-Sandy

by Wally Moran, Posted February 11, 2013

Typically, by the time November rolls around, I’m well clear of the Northeast and headed south for the winter. This year, though, various factors delayed me, so that when Hurricane Sandy swept through in late October, I was still in Lake Erie.

World Cruising Club Moves Home Port to Portsmouth, VA

by Meredith Laitos, Posted January 24, 2013

World Cruising Club announced this week that Portsmouth, VA, will be the new home port for all WCC sailing rallies held on the East Coast of the USA, including the Caribbean 1500, the ARC Bahamas and the ARC Europe.

50 Things Cruising Taught Me

by Dennis Mullen, Posted January 23, 2013

Dennis Mullen shares the top 50 things that cruising taught him while sailing the world on his catamaran, Different Drummer. Read what Dennis learned, and then write in with your own top 10 list.

Citizen Coastguards

by Meredith Laitos, Posted January 18, 2013

When a solo sailor lost his mast in a knockdown 270 miles offshore while sailing between New Zealand and Australia, Aussie air traffic controllers called on two commercial flights to lend a hand.

Low Levels in the Great Lakes

by Meredith Laitos, Posted January 9, 2013

If current trends continue, Lakes Michigan and Huron will experience record low water levels this year—the shallowest since 1963. The two lakes, which are really one body of water connected by the Straits of Mackinac, are more than two feet below average levels.

2013 Sailing Resolutions

by Meredith Laitos, Posted December 12, 2012

We asked sailing celebrities what they’ve resolved to accomplish on the water in 2013. Here’s what they came up with...

Maybe it's Me

by Dennis Mullen, Posted December 6, 2012

Maybe it’s me, but I don’t get it. It was Tuesday, October 23, 2012, and Tropical Storm Sandy was on her way to becoming a Category 1 hurricane. Already tearing up Jamaica and parts of Cuba, NOAA was predicting Sandy’s path to continue north, straight up the east coast.

I Stayed On Board During Sandy

by Capt. Gary W. Cassidy, Posted December 3, 2012

I’ve always been fascinated by hurricanes. My father’s tales of the devastating effects of the hurricane of ’38, and the subsequent witnessing of these tropically born monsters hitting the Long Island coast have drawn me ever closer to their fury.

What Causes a Sea Breeze

by Teresa Carey, Posted November 30, 2012

My first solo offshore passage began with sunshine, gentle breezes and easy sailing. But there was nothing gentle about my return to land at day’s end.