You can still find secluded anchorages and unspoiled snorkeling  (published March 2013) The British Virgin Islands, because of their near perfect sailing and cruising features, have […]

14 Biewenga Offshore Heading Back to Sea It’s a familiar theme, but as with all long distance passages, there are, and will be, vast differences 18 […]

The new, twin-rudder, racer-cruiser from Turkish builder Sirena has roots in the world of Open Class racing by George Day If you follow the Volvo Ocean […]

Chartering Solves Winter Although I hate to dredge up the memories of the last winter in the Northeast U.S. where we live and publish BWS, I […]

Weather forecasts can be right or wrong, but the sooner you can recognize the difference, the sooner you can take appropriate action  (published July 2015) A […]

20  David Burch at the Helm Maintaining a Weather Eye Weather forecasts can be right or wrong, but the sooner you can recognize the difference, the […]

CUBA LIBRE? With the announcement last winter that the U.S. and Cuba were going to start normalizing the relationship between the two countries, all of us […]

Safety depends on planning, preparation and practice-and the hard information you will learn at a sanctioned Safety at Sea seminar  (published May 2015) The 1979 Fastnet […]

A line or weed tangled in our pop can ruin your whole day, if not end your cruise. Here’s the remedy.  (published April 2015) Every year […]

Replace your anodes annually to save your boat  (published April 2015) Galvanic corrosion occurs under the water where the metal parts of your boat, and boats […]