Traditionally, all sailboat mainsails were reefed by simply pulling down the reefing lines through cringles in the luff and leech of the mainsail, then securing the reefing pennants—often permanently ...

A cruising family sailing from French Polynesia to Hawaii has recovered the University of Washington’s Seaglider, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that had malfunctioned while on a mission in ...

We set out for Bermuda one lovely Friday in June. The breeze was up, the sun was shining, and I was in a rancid mood. Regular readers may recall my disastrous 2024 Newport Bermuda Race where, about ...

This past weekend at the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix, the U.S. SailGP showed that consistency and momentum have been game changers in their 2026 season. The team now sits in third place overall ...

In many ways, it was like any other day on the race course. It wasn’t until the afterparty that I really looked around and thought “wow, who knew there were so many of us?” Charlie Enright (left) and ...

The Hunter 45DS is a handsome vessel with an “I can take you there” look. The DS stands for deck saloon, a concept that’s become popular in Europe and is gaining ground in the U.S. Deck saloons are ...

The new Hunter 22 is directly derived from its predecessor, the Hunter 216, which was built out of thermoformed Luran-S plastic. The 22 retains the 216’s hull, which features a large cockpit and open ...

The best winter storage location for your boat is a sunny, tropical place with palm trees swaying at the shore, turquoise water gurgling in her bow wave, and you ensconced at the helm. But if your ...

Just six years after Maiden captivated the sailing world by becoming the first all-female team to compete in the Whitbread Round the World Race, team Mighty Mary was assembled to do the same in the ...

You don’t need to know much about how a piston engine works in order to drive a car. You get in, turn on the engine, shift into gear, step on the gas, and off you go. In a sailboat, though, you play a ...

It is said that if you want to understand the tides you must first know the moon. That big, beautiful orb that shines down upon us all is master of our oceans and must be fully appreciated before ...

Thanks to the high cost of marine lumber and a growing aversion to brightwork maintenance, fewer new boats these days have wooden rubrails or toerails. This is understandable—wood is pricey to install ...