Sail Magazine

America's Cup Safety Recommendations Updated
In the wake of the death of America’s Cup Team Artemis sailor Andrew Simpson, regatta director Iain Murray has issued a list of 37 recommendations to be incorporated into the safety plan for the Summer of Racing.
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Second Leg of Atlantic Cup Complete
The second leg of the Atlantic Cup wrapped up on Sunday, May 19, and it was a close one. After winning the first leg, #118 Bodacious Dream was the first boat to cross the Jamestown FiSH finish line in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Bodacious Dream Wins First Leg of The Atlantic Cup
Leg 1 of the Atlantic Cup came to a close an hour after midnight on May 15. The last of the Class 40s arrived in New York Harbor throughout the night on May 14, three days after leaving Charleston, South Carolina.
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Third Annual Atlantic Cup Fleet Making its Way to NYC
The first leg of the third annual Atlantic Cup presented by 11^th Hour Racing kicked off from Charleston on May 11.

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Teams Gear Up for Atlantic Cup
Teams are gearing up for the May 11 afternoon start of the Atlantic Cup in Charleston.
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Tartan will Build Fleet for 2014 Gay Games
Ohio-based Tartan Yachts will be supporting the 2014 Gay Games in Cleveland by building 20 boats for the sailing portion of the world’s largest LGBT multi-sport event.

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Wounded Nature--Working Veterans' Unique Mission
Even with the more recent rise of environmentalism, marine life is perishing after eating remnants of party trash from the sea. Wounded Nature—Working Veterans is an organization dedicated to stopping this problem at its source.
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Performing a Circus on a Sailboat
Franck Rabilier and Delphine Lechifflart lead no ordinary life. As liveaboard sailors and professional acrobats who use their sailboat as a stage, they are something of a modern-day traveling circus.
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Boat Girl: Melanie Neale’s Racy Memoir
Boat Girl: A memoir of youth, love & fiberglass, written by Melanie Neale, is a first-hand account of growing up aboard a cruising sailboat.
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A Tougher iPad
When you first snap LifeProof’s nüüd case around your iPad, it seems too good to be true. This robust yet sleek case will transform your iPad into a resilient on-the-water computer.
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Knotically Challenged

by Sail Staff, Posted January 10, 2007

Knot tying isn’t easy, especially if you have small hands. With Nite Ize’s new Figure 9 rope tightener you can easily secure a dinghy to a car-top rack. Simply put the boat on your car, set up the closed-loop end of the Figure 9 (instructions are engraved on the aluminum device), pull tight, and drop the cord’s moving end into the Figure 9’s teeth. Two sizes accommodate rope diameters between 2
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Apparel + Accessories

Automatic Airbags

by Sail Staff, Posted January 10, 2007

For years, inflatable PFDs have provided sailors with a comfortable way to stay safe without wearing bulky gear. But there are more than a few stories of unwanted deployments. And how would you pull the jacket’s back-up manual “inflate” tab if you were knocked unconscious while getting tossed in the drink? Mustang Survival’s new Auto Hydrostatic Inflatable Personal Flotation Device automatically
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Southern California Does Miami

by Sail Staff, Posted January 1, 2007

By Lynn Fitzpatrick

Southern California is a water lover’s dream. Blessed with a Mediterranean climate, natural and manmade harbors lined with sailboats and powerboats, kids and adults alike have to make tough decisions—do I surf, play water polo, row, or sail? An affinity for sailing is easy to recognize; At Newport Harbor High School the sports teams are "The

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Cruising Grounds

The Lakes Effect

by Kimball Livingston, Posted December 20, 2006

Once you’re out of sight of land for a while, you understand why they speak of “offshore sailing” in the Great Lakes.

Once you’ve been through a few sail changes, you might think of the prevailing wind as “variable.”And once you’ve gone the length of Lake Michigan, you will be, in a small way, a veteran of sailing in the heart of America. I say “in a small way” because there is a lot of

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Best Boats

Best Boats 2007

by Sail Staff, Posted November 27, 2006

SAIL’s Best Boats program is designed to seek out and acknowledge true innovation and forward thinking; the awards are based on firsthand knowledge of the new boats we see at the shows. SAIL editors Peter Nielsen, Bill Springer and Kimball Livingston, and editor-at large Charlie Doane combed the docks at the fall boat shows and have given Editors’ Choice awards for innovation and overall
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