The German builder has designed and built one of the most modern cruising boats on the planet that still has a traditional feel By George Day […]
BOAT REVIEWS | HANSE 575
CURRENT ISSUE | DECEMBER 2014
14 Bill Biewenga Offshore Pulling the Plug and Flipping the Switch 18 Daniel Collins Tech Talk Beyond the Ditty Bag 22 World Cruising PNG Discovered A […]
CAPTAIN’S LOG | DECEMBER 2014
BOATING BUDDY For most of us, cruising is done at our own rhythms and speeds. We go where we want and let the wind and the […]
BOAT REVIEWS | GUNFLEET 58
Big, fast and elegant, the new Gunfleet 58 is a world cruiser that will get you across oceans in comfort and style The afternoon didn’t look […]
Deck Layouts for Cruising
How to set up your deck for safe, efficient shorthanded sailing and cruising (published June 2014) The difference between a coastal cruising boat and boats that […]
Norman Island B.V.I.
18.3167° N, 64.6167° W (published May 2014) In all the years we have been sailing and chartering in the British Virgin Islands, there is one spot […]
AIS for Cruisers
(published May 2014) The Universal Shipborne Automatic Identification System (AIS) that was put into action in 2002 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), mandated that commercial […]
Health Insurance for Cruisers
Once you leave the U.S., medical services, costs and insurance all change. Here are some ways of going foreign and being covered. (published April 2014) For […]
Bottom Paint for the Long Haul
Beating the barnacles on a cruising boat is a constant battle that can make the difference between fast and slow passages (published April 2014) Over the […]
Keep Her Running
Here is an introduction to your annual diesel engine maintenance program (published April 2014) Taking care of your diesel engine(s) is one of the fundamental jobs […]