Most cruisers cross the South Pacific in one season –from March to November—which means you have to keep moving from island ...

The Salty Dawg Sailing association has two summer rallies that are still open and both offer a chance to experience blue ...

How to use your electronic charting system for navigation, even if your GPS fails (published March 2014) We might assume an electronic charting system (ECS) is […] Blue Water Sailing is now in its ...

Many thanks to all who sent in replies to last week’s survey on cruising with pets. Of those who replied 34% do cruise with ...

The new Oceanis 30.1 is the little sister to all of the boats in the Oceanis line but in particular it is most closely related to the 46.1 and 40.1. All three bear a strong next-generation family ...

In early June, we had the opportunity to cruise on a Dragonfly 28 “Touring” in Denmark’s “South Sea”. After a full week of sailing with the entire family over hundreds of miles, varied weather ...

Outbound 46 Revisited Going strong after 15 years, this venerable passagemaker still might be the perfect couples blue water cruiser by Andrew Cross After being dropped ashore by dinghy, I paused on ...

When compared to other tropical cruising paradises, French Polynesia is the least likely to suffer hurricanes or cyclones (published March 2018) After the devastating 2017 hurricane season in the ...

Provisioning a cruising sailboat can seem like a daunting task. Trying to predict where you will be able to restock after leaving a major port can be stressful. Having to plan what you and the crew ...

Rapido has built an avid following amongst performance oriented cruisers even though the yard is small, it is in Viet Nam, and the boats are all-carbon and very high-tech. It doesn’t hurt that the ...

Mustang Survival’s latest inflatable PFD, the Atlas 190 DLX Hammar incorporates everything the highly respected marine safety company has learned about PFDs over the last four decades. This new, ...

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 ...