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It’s hard to believe I’ve been with SAIL for three years as, truly, it’s flown by. It has been such a joy to write for this magazine, meet our community through your feedback emails and at boat shows, and lead our DEI initiatives. From sunglasses reviews to 12-Metre features, ...read more

Reviewed by Amanda Balasubramanian As we were preparing for our first significant offshore passage in 2013, I read every book on ocean sailing I could find. However, while there were a number of helpful books full of technical information, I also longed for the personal stories ...read more

Growing up on the coast of northern England, I dreamed about crossing oceans on my own boat. Like most of us, though, education, a family and a career took precedence, and before I knew it, we had mortgages, young children and endless work obligations. We also became landlocked, ...read more

After 45 years with Catalina Yachts, including four decades as chief yacht designer and executive vice-president, Gerry Douglas says he will be retiring in 2021. During Douglas’s tenure at Catalina the company launched dozens of new designs and built some 60,000 yachts at both ...read more

Fresh from the 2020 Düsseldorf boat show where one of his boats won a number of major awards, you might have expected French naval architect Olivier Racoupeau to be taking a break. But when I catch up with him by phone, he sounds breathless and concerned about his next deadline, ...read more