Blue Water Sailing

Boats of a certain age will almost always be in need of a refit. here’s how we are refitting our 15-year old 45 foot sloop  (published […]

A guide to equipping your boat with an electronic autopilot or windvane: Part I  (published October 2013) Since the earliest days of long-distance solo or shorthanded […]

Hurricanes aren’t as entertaining in real life as they may appear on TV  (published September 2013) The warm September morning started out peacefully enough. As dawn […]

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 […]

Advancements in nav and electronics  (published January 2013) Technology has vastly changed the way sailors look at almost every aspect of the cruising lifestyle. Some sailors […]

(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 […]