Newport, Rhode Island will host the fall’s first big in-the-water boats show and this year there are six brand new models that will have their market debuts. Newport is a sailor’s town and there are ...

Last Sunday the Australian Marine Safety Authority in Perth received a call from a Canadian citizen reporting that his 70-year-old brother had twice missed his daily contact messages during a passage ...

Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge and experiences with ...

Over the last decade, Balance Yachts, which is based in St. Francis Bay, Sout Africa, has built and launched 100 performance catamarans and along the way the builders, the designe ...

On Wednesday the 27th, the Newport harbormaster sighted the boat in the anchorage and reported it to Newport police. Four Newport officers and three crew from the harbormaster’s office approached the ...

On April 30, Daedalus Yachts founder Michael Reardon announced that he and his company had acquired Catalina Yachts and its sister company True North. The announcement signals both a major shift in ...

Here’s the first part in a two part series on life rafts: Nationally known safety-at-sea expert Chuck Hawley gives us a comprehensive guide on life rafts, their equipment and care… Life rafts are ...

Last winter, right after the Strictly Sail Miami show, we had the chance to test a few of the new boats that premiered there. The brand new Jeanneau 349 had been a real crowd pleaser at the show and ...

On August 8, our old and dear friend John Rousmanier sailed over the bar and left this mortal coil. There have been very few in our sailing, cruising and offshore racing worlds who have contributed ...

Previously published in BWS by Pete Dubler. About six months before leaving for full time cruising, we decided to spend some time practicing with our spinnaker. We had almost two years of sailing on ...

While most sailors have heard of Joshua Slocum and his famous solo circumnavigation aboard his sloop Spray, many will have never heard of the Canadian John Voss, who made an equally impressive voyage.

Fact: Americans need more time off. We take notoriously few paid vacation days each year: 12, compared to 25 in Japan, 28 in Australia and a whopping 42 in Italy. It’s not because we’re chained to our ...