Blue Water Sailing

With time at a premium for many sailors, we present six perfectly accessible areas for a weekend of cruising around the watery borders of the U.S.  […]

Sailing season is the time to be aware, and the place to start is www.weather4sailors.com  (published May 2009) We’ve all seen the headlines and read the […]

Cruising the “Gold Coast”  (published April 2012) The Pacific coast of Mexico stretches for hundreds of miles, but the prime cruising ground is a short 50-mile […]

9°33’N 79°39’W  (published March 2012) Mention Panama to a typical cruiser and they’ll usually think of the Panama Canal, the San Blas Islands or Bocas del […]

Why don’t sailors sail anymore?  (published March 2012) Nassau, 0900 hours. After picking up Curt Hewett, who will help me during the offshore passage to North […]

(published March 2012) When provisioning for our recent (and first) trans-Atlantic voyage on Equilibre, our Catana 381 catamaran, I did the usual due diligence by reading […]

The invisible lines on the water that affect your rights underway  (published March 2012) Mariners who sail both U.S. inland and coastal waters are required to […]

(Published March 2012) The forecasts suggested that the hurricane may be closing with our projected track in the next four or five days. But already we […]

17° 38’ 60 N, 61° 51’ 0 W  (published February 2012) Think of your favorite picturesque anchorage with a gorgeous beach, beautiful water and few people. […]

…and the livin’ is easy  (published February 2012) Maybe we’re contrarians by nature, but we frequently find ourselves far from the maddening crowds as we explore […]