For great sailing, fun in the sun and musical beach-bar evenings, chartering in the Caribbean has no equal  (published August 2013) Bareboat chartering in the Caribbean […]

For downwind sailing, spinnaker poles, whisker poles and sprits enhance sailing fun and performance  (published June 2013) Downwind sailing is the course of choice for most […]

A sailor’s guide to crew overboard gear  (published May 2013) While perusing the aisles of West Marine the other day, I couldn’t help but stop and […]

22 Biewenga Onboard Learning the Ropes 22 Burch at the Helm Rotary Currents 32 Classic Passage Tales from the Crypt An equatorial crossing haunted by superstition […]

Ships in the Night Over all the years that I have been sailing and making passages offshore, only twice have I ever really had my heart […]

Hanse 505 The future is out there sailing already and it looks a lot like a Hanse 505   The morning we set out aboard the […]

As the economy slowly recovers, many sailors are choosing to take charter Staycations close to home  (published March 2013) With nearly 10,000 miles of navigable coastline […]

With modern satellite and high frequency communication tools, you never have to be out of the loop  (published February 2013) Going to sea or taking off […]

Three options for building the perfect nav system for your boat and your budget  (published January 2013) Over the past five years, we have seen quite […]

(published January 2013) Gino Morrelli of Huntington Beach, California, is partnered with Pete Melvin in the design and engineering firm Morrelli & Melvin. Together with their […]