Features
A Wet Ride to Hobart (by Sea and by Air)

Photographer Daniel Forster follows the Sydney-Hobart fleet by helicopter

Battered, Broken and Capsized
The cream of France's multihull fleet takes a beating in the Route du Rhum

The Bush Tribes of Vanuatu
Sailing in search of primal culture in Melanasia

Taking on the Rock
The Caribbean island of Saba offers up challenges and rewards

Enduring Schooners
Capturing the brawn and beauty in black and white

Paradise Revisited
A cruiser returns to the Bahamas 23 years after being shipwrecked

Boats & Gear

Perry on Design
Finngulf 41, Spirit 70, Friendship 40, Columbia 30

Boat Test
Catalina 350

Used Boat Notebook
Islander 32 MK II

Fitting Out

Gear
Winches

Boat Doctor
Rough riding anchor rodes and choosing shelter

Technique
Re-bedding chainplates

Rerigging the DIY Way
John Kretschmer enlists the Boat Doctor's help in changing the rigging on his 45-foot ketch

Master Checklist
Bring this tear-out checklist to the yard before launching

Departments

For Openers

Full & By
An Around Alone racer with true grit-inside and out

Letters

On the Wind
There's always a slip in the mental marina for one more dream boat

Splashes
It's Alinghi-a Kiwi's worst nightmare

Nautical Library
A gaggle of galley guides and a high seas thriller

Launchings
New Boat: Colgate 26 Family Sport Boat

The Wharf
Brokerage, charters and other sailing-related products and services