Their new 18 meter (60 feet) sloop is just such a boat. The design brief called for a fast, blue-water cruiser with shoal ...

With roughly three-quarters of all new sailboats sold in the last thre years being catamarans, it is no surprise that Aquila is making a move into that side of the market. They have three new sailing ...

In 1977, john and three friends took a year off from college to sail a Nicholson 35 from New England to the Caribbean and spent many happy weeks cruising the north coast and off-lying islands of ...

Catalina has been building boats for 50 yard and has more than 85,000 hulls launched and sailing. The brand is as American as apple pie and the owners are deeply loyal to the Catalina ethos and the ...

Nikki Henderson’s article delves even deeper in the subject and explores the role character plays in the making of a sailor possessing a high level of seamanship. And, it is a two-way street since ...

Many plastic six-pack rings end up in our oceans and pose a serious threat to wildlife. Saltwater Brewery, a small craft beer brand in Florida whose primary target ... Beneteau announces the Americas ...

Food for thought from the archives of Yachting World by Elaine Bunting. Efficient rescues mean more yachts are being abandoned only to be found floating later. Should people ...

Many thanks to all readers who replied to last weeks survey on buying a new cruising boat. Of those who replied, 23% said ...

BWS takes a look back at some of the famous, notable and most influential small boat cruies of all time…and many are Americans (published July 2014) You could say that the modern age of shorthanded ...

Alternative energy sources used to keep our batteries topped up and our amenities running have long been a hot topic amongst cruisers—with almost everyone staunchly defending their own version of what ...

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 ...

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 ...