2023 June 1

Helming skills

The key to being a good helmsperson is equal parts concentration and practice

By Steve Colgate
Just about every crew position on a sailboat comes down essentially to one word: concentration. I became a decent helmsman from my years of concentrating on spinnaker work. The spinnaker is very capri
2023 June 1

Expert tips for sailing school success

By Erin L. Schanen
Sailing courses have come a long way. Long gone are one-size-fits-all courses that focus mostly on basics and pigeonhole students into a regimented curriculum. Today sailing courses are focused on lif
2023 June 1

He was just Buddy

By Bill Schanen
Buddy Melges understood wind like no other sailor, so it is all the more fitting to say he was a breath of fresh air in the world of sailing.Although he won national championships 10 times and two Oly
2023 April 1

Captain your own charter

By Betsy Senescu
The waters are teeming with sailors who own and handle their own boats with aplomb. But all too often, these same sailors who skillfully ply their local waters, reject the idea of chartering, over dif
2023 April 1

Picture Perfect

A charter cruise through the Sea of Cortez in Baja California is filled with wildlife above and below the water. Photography by Mark Albertazzi and Eddie Frank

By Mark Albertazzi
With bags and camera gear in tow, we’re taking advantage of the Cross Border Xpress pedestrian bridge from San Diego directly into the Tijuana International Airport. Much to the surprise of the Mexi
2023 April 1

Some sailing myths need to be busted

By Nick Hayes
Since sailors are now flying, sail trimmers are now biking and cloud computers are now navigating, it seems appropriate to separate today’s sailing myths from reality. Surprise, everything I’ve li
2023 April 1

Power it up

By Craig Ligibel
The SailGP professional racing circuit’s 11 stops span the globe, with teams racing on the edge aboard foiling 50-foot catamarans. The final event lands in San Francisco in May. The United States Sa
2023 March 31

April/May 2023

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By SAILING Magazine
Features  Escape to Love Island The lush hills and pristine anchorages of St. John’s draw charter sailors to this unspoiled gem in the U.S. Virgin Islands Tahiti temptation French
2023 March 1

Arey's XFC 22

This modern catboat boasts style and performance

By Robert H. Perry
I was 14 years old and beginning to get very interested in yacht design. I have no idea why. Nobody in my family had ever owned a sailboat. I had probably been sailing twice. But with the focus a
2023 March 1

Green 56

A complex, traditional-looking design suits an experienced owner

By Robert H. Perry
You may not be familiar with the name Mark Fitzgerald but if you have followed the design work of Chuck Paine’s office you have seen Mark’s work. Mark has been Chuck’s right-hand man for years a
2023 March 1

Hove to in the gales of Biscay

John Kretschmer needed his full kit of storm sailing tactics to get through a fraught passage across the famously nasty bay

By John Kretschmer
I first downloaded the American GFS weather model, and it didn’t look good. I tried the ECMWF European model, but it was worse. I even downloaded the German ICON model, but no matter how many w
2023 March 1

Cape 31

Not designed to a specific rule, this racer’s natural speed is winning races

By Robert H. Perry
Here’s a new design from Mark Mills in Ireland. The Cape 31, built in South Africa, has been selling very well and as of this printing will probably have at least 50 boats racing all over Europe and
2023 March 1

Code-X

This foiling 30-footer puts speed into shorthanded racing

By Robert H. Perry
I’m proud this month to bring you two reviews of boats designed by two of the many interns I have had in the office over the last 48 years, Mark Mills and Paul Bieker. I have had interns from all ov
2023 March 1

Ready to sail

Finding issues before they become big problems should be at the top of every boat’s fitting out list

By SAILING Magazine
It’s launch day. Are you ready?  Regardless of whether your boat is about to be splashed after a winter layup or if you’re pulling a boat for annual maintenance, there’s a lot to be done t
2023 March 1

What’s with the sour smell on my boat?

By Bob Pingel
Dear Boat Doctor, I keep my boat on a mooring, so it’s usually closed up, and it doesn’t really have any ventilation.  I notice a sour sort of smell whenever I get on board.  It’s not
2023 March 1

Asymmetric spinnaker skills

This sail can be key to getting downwind fast with a few skills and a bit of practice

By Andrew Waters
For many sailors spinnakers conjure thoughts of mayhem, chaos and shouting. Anxiety reigns over some at the prospect of the windward and leeward marks approaching and the skipper calling for a set or
2023 March 1

March 2023

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By SAILING Magazine
Features  Hove to in the gales of Biscay John Kretschmer uses all his storm tactics on a fraught passageReady to sail Look for little problems that can become big issues before launch day Ste
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