Cruising News

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.

Sailing Heals What Ails You

by Lindsey Silken, Posted November 28, 2012

Shelley Ferguson knows too well that each day is an opportunity to appreciate life. When she had the chance to spend an August afternoon sailing on the 12-Meter, Valiant, in Nantucket, where her family resides, she didn’t hesitate.

Rachel & Paul Chandler to Sail Again

by Meredith Laitos, Posted November 27, 2012

Nearly three years after Rachel and Paul Chandler were taken hostage by Somali pirates, the couple is returning to sea aboard the same boat, Lynn Rival.

First Sailors to Successfully Navigate McClure Passage

by Meredith Laitos, Posted November 25, 2012

In early September, scientists in the Arctic reported that floating sea ice had fallen to the lowest level ever observed, and a trio of sailors took their cue.

NOAA’s Guides Go Digital

by Meredith Laitos, Posted November 13, 2012

Effective August 21, 2012, NOAA has begun publishing its entire United States Coast Pilot series online, where the books are available as free downloadable PDFs.

What Sandy Means to Sailors

by Maura Flaherty, Posted November 6, 2012

Ten days after Superstorm Sandy raged up the East Coast, residents are still surveying the damage and beginning to rebuild. Staggering images of railcars on highways and rollercoasters in the ocean complement staggering numbers...

Hurricane Sandy Sinks the HMS Bounty

by Maura Flaherty, Posted October 30, 2012

The US Coast Guard is continuing efforts to search for Robin Walbridge, the captain of the HMS Bounty, Tuesday, after they rescued 14 members from the sunken ship early Monday morning. One member of the HMS Bounty crew, Claudene Christian, 42, did not make it, according to the ship's website.

Approaching Hurricane Sandy Delays Boaters

by Maura Flaherty, Posted October 26, 2012

“I’m waiting, “ said Charles Doane, SAIL’s executive editor. “That’s all anybody is doing.” Doane, along with many other boat owners, has been forced to delay moving his Tanton 39 cutter Lunacy south from New England, and eventually to Bermuda, because of approaching hurricane Sandy.

Annapolis 2012: Innovation and then Some

by Adam Cort, Posted October 18, 2012

If the recent Annapolis Boat Show were to have a theme song it would have to be Dylan’s “Times they are a Changing”—and not just because of the weather, which went from semi-tropical to polar in the space of only a few hours Saturday afternoon.

Betty Nissen's Cruising Dream

by Maura Flaherty, Posted October 11, 2012

Betty Nissen had a dream for a life at sea. Sixty years ago, she and her husband, John, co-founded what is now the largest organization for voyaging cruisers in the world.