Get the Lead Out
The thrill of sailing on unballasted twin-hulled rockets has generated a cult following

Cruising the Last Frontier
Circumnavigator Jesse Martin sails his home-built cat on back-to-basics charters in Papua New Guinea

Baja or Bust
There’s something about the yearly cattle drive from Newport to Ensenada that has West Coast sailors saying ‘Uno más, por favor!’

Sailing Survivors
Craig Mueller, alive but impaired after a gruesome accident, and his wooden sailboat Brushfire aren’t just surviving, they’re leading new lives

Boats & Gear

Gear
Marine binoculars

Technique
Navigating NOAA’s Web site and motoring big cats

Boat Test
Manta 42 MK II

Used Boat Notebook
Lagoon 37

Boat Doctor
Preventing corrosion in mast fasteners and replacing wire halyards with rope

Perry on Design
Broadblue 42, African Fast Cat 435, Leopard 40, Corsair 31-1D

Departments

For Openers

Full & By
The plot to steal your free maritime weather service

On the Wind
Sailing is better without the navigational information overload

Splashes
Rolex Transatlantic big boat bash

Nautical Library
Larry Savadove’s paean to coastal places and a pair of sailing thrillers

Launchings
New boat: Nacra A2

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