Yachting World compiled these six dramatic heavy weather videos. The third one, clips from the BT Global Challenge round the world race, is especially worth watching, as it ...

Food for thought from the archives of Yachting World by Elaine Bunting. Efficient rescues mean more yachts are being abandoned only to be found floating later. Should people ...

Here’s another great set of tips from our friend Capt. John from skippertips.com… Not many things cause as much tension underway as low visibility. Pea-soup fog, blinding squall, ...

Multihull impresario Phil Berman has probably sold more cruising catamarans than any other American and has, along the way, figured out that what modern cat cruisers want is balance. They want the ...

Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge and experiences with the Cruising Compass family. Thanks. Thanks to everyone who took the time to ...

Since 1851, before the Civil War, American sailors have held or challenged for the America’s Cup, a sailboat regatta to determine what nation or nation-syndicate is the best in the world. So, it was ...

At about 7:30 pm on April 4, Lynette Hooker fell from her dinghy near Hope Town, The Bahamas, while motoring with her husband Brian back to the boat they have lived aboard for the past 10 years. In ...

Since the war started in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, we have been keeping an eye on safety concerns for cruisers sailing west from Thailand and Indonesia for the Red Sea. This week we contacted ...

Erica Lush, who hails from Jamestown, Rhode Island originally, is a professional sailor and has been an accomplished racer since she was in her teens. She has tens of thousands of sea miles under her ...

Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge and experiences with the Cruising Compass family. Thanks. When preparing for a long passage, do ...