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Donald Lawson, who hopes to become the first African American sailor to break a round-the-world nonstop singlehanded speed record, has been reported overdue off the coast of Mexico. He is sailing the 60-foot Ocean Racing Multihull Association class, VPLP-designed trimaran ...read more

With just one leg remaining before the finish of the 2023 Ocean Race, check in on the standings and all the highlights from Leg 6, a two-day sprint from Aarhus, Denmark, to The Hague in The Netherlands. Can the American team hold onto their slim lead? And who will come out on ...read more

Two years ago, members of the Thistle Class of one design sailboats started a pilot program, working with Sailors for the Sea Powered by Oceana, aimed at making as many Thistle Class regattas and events as environmentally sustainable as possible. What the sailors have ...read more

At just three days long, Leg 6 is minuscule compared to recent legs of The Ocean Race, but that won’t mean any less drama given the close standings and six boats returning to the race. The course follows an 800-mile wending path from Aarhus, Denmark, to The Hague in The ...read more

From posting a new monohull speed record to shuffling the leaderboard, Leg 5 was a drag race all the way from Newport to Aarhus, Denmark. With just two legs remaining, the double-scored transat put crucial points on the board, and for the top three teams, it's not over until ...read more

Buddy Melges, whose career in sailing and impact on the sport has been so remarkable that few superlatives come close to describing it, has died at age 93. The two-time Olympic medalist, two-time Star world champion, three-time 5.5-Meter world champion, three-time Mallory Trophy ...read more

The Ocean Race's 5,550-nautical-mile sprint from Itajai, Brazil, to Newport, Rhode Island, concluded last week, complete with Gulf Stream storms, the intense equatorial heat of the doldrums, and a double dismasting. Managing Editor Lydia Mullan breaks down the highs and lows of ...read more

It should probably come as no surprise that a major philosophical design element behind the new Italia 14.98 is simply beauty. “The boat was designed around the concept of being…an elegant boat, going fast through the water,” says designer Maurizio Cossutti. “We’re seeing some ...read more

Video by Elena Patriarca Most of the multihull world seems driven by the concept that bigger is always better. But with its new 38-foot Catsmart, Bali Catamarans is taking a refreshing step in the other direction, presenting the smallest boat in its model range for a market that ...read more

Video by Elena Patriarca The new VPLP-designed Outremer 52 is something of a natural hybrid between its enormously popular predecessor, the 51, and the more recent 55, expanding upon design innovations from the latter. It’s also a response to owner feedback, representing four ...read more

Leg 3 is the showpiece of The Ocean Race, combining exhausting conditions, constant boat repairs, and challenging tactics. Join SAIL's Managing Editor Lydia Mullan for a breakdown of all the highs and lows of this Southern Ocean marathon. ...read more

The new Excess 14 made its U.S. debut at the Miami International Boat Show, and a first walk-through revealed several features geared toward making this a comfortable cruising cat with an emphasis on fun sailing. Excess has collaborated with VPLP Design to create asymmetrical ...read more

Got the winter blues? Join Managing Editor Lydia Mullan for a day on Dream Yacht Charters' Lagoon 45 Panui during this month's Caribbean Multihull Challenge Rally, complete with the perfect mix of island views, a great breeze, and just a dash of adventure in the form of a few ...read more

The new Beneteau First 44 is making its debut at the Miami International Boat Show, and it’s taking the racer-cruiser concept a couple of interesting steps forward. The First 44 version, geared more toward cruising, places the mast further aft, puts four winches within easy ...read more

Leg 2 is 3D chess according to Managing Editor Lydia Mullan. Relive the constantly changing fleet order, weather highs and lows, and tactical angst of the Mindelo, Cabo Verde to Cape Town, South Africa leg in this episode of Racing Recaps. February 2023 ...read more

New to spectating The Ocean Race? Managing Editor Lydia Mullan breaks down everything you need to know to get started. ...read more

With high aspirations to break the record for fastest global circumnavigation, the Sails of Change team has one final hurdle before it can get sailing: the standby window. Get a firsthand look onboard and hear from team principals Donna Bertarelli and Yann Guichard about what ...read more

SAIL Editor-in-Chief Wendy Mitman Clarke provides a sneak peek into the January/February issue. ...read more

I used to live in Thomaston, Maine, literally just down the street from the Lyman-Morse yard, but that was 20 years ago, so I was happy to have a chance to revisit the yard this past week. It was then, and is even more so now, the kind of place where you can’t help but find ...read more

Just six weeks ago Hurricane Ian came through Southwest Florida, turning communities and wildlife upside down. According to CNN, Ian displaced thousands of people and caused the deaths of at least 130 people. Sanibel Island’s landscape is now brown with trees fallen over or ...read more

Clouds in the sky will be competing with clouds of sail in summer of 2025 in the North Sea and English Channel, when Europe’s tall ships fleet takes part in a racing tour to celebrate the classic ships. Beginning on July, 4, 2025, the Sail Training International Tall Ships Race ...read more

Learn more about how she and the magazine’s team are committed to building on SAIL’s legacy of more than 50 years as an authentic voice about the sport and the sailing life, delivering stories that educate, inspire and inform. ...read more

As the U.S. Virgin Islands continues to attract sailors seeking to charter and explore the pristine territory on their own, the immense growth and expanded options for a crewed yacht or term charters have exploded here over the past five years. Last week, the USVI Charter ...read more

The Ocean Signal RescueME PLB3 AIS Personal Locator took top honors at the 2022 DAME Design Awards, while Aceleron Essential, a cobalt-free lithium-iron phosphate battery with replaceable and upgradeable parts, won the first DAME Environmental Design Award. Announced each year ...read more

The Hanse 460 combines easy sailing with easy living, making for an all-around simple, luxurious package. All the sailhandling can be done from the twin helms via a single set of winches, keeping the rest of the cockpit clear for entertaining or stretching out in. The option of ...read more