Bill Biewenga Offshore North to South: Pointing the Way. How magnetic compasses work in the real word.  David Burch, At the Helm: Limitations of GPS. Why […]

As Bavaria’s Daniel Kohl and I walked down the dock toward the new Bavaria Cruiser 41 that we were going to take out for a test […]

DECEMBER 2013 ISSUE OF BLUE WATER SAILING. Bill Biewenga Offshore: Bitter Winds Cold weather sailing can be hard and dangerous. Or, it can be a rare […]

The X Factor • The new XP 44 from the Danish builder X-Yachts, is a thoroughly modern racer-cruiser built in classic northern European stlye by George […]

NOVEMBER 2013 ISSUE OF BLUE WATER SAILING. Living Aboard: Tsunami! Tsunami! Handling the unsettling warnings of a potentially destructive force by Heather Francis. Classic Passages: Galapagos […]

Oyster 54 • The Oyster 54 offers true blue water capabilities in a cruising boat that will make a great couple’s floating home. It was one […]

NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey, which creates and maintains the nation’s suite of over a thousand nautical charts of U.S. coastal waters, announced Tuesday that major changes […]

ORACLE TEAM USA has scrapped its way back into contention at the 34th America’s Cup with a pair of victories Sunday over Emirates Team New Zealand. […]

OCTOBER 2013 ISSUE OF BLUE WATER SAILING. Living Aboard: The High Life Boatyard living’s delicate mix of timing, work and life. Classic Passage: Panama to the […]

Bavaria Vision 42 : The new cruising sloop from Bavaria of Germany gets a short but full-blown test As I drove by scenic Mystic Seaport on […]