Be careful removing your new sail from its box, especially if you are using a blade to cut open the box. Nicking any sail is a bad start to its life with you. A little nick in a big white spinnaker ...

Recently I raced the American YC Spring Series on a Swan 42 with some childhood friends. This regatta was a three-day event, with a coastal race and windward-leeward races. There were 46 boats of a ...

Have you ever watched a sailboat lean into the wind and thought it looked almost choreographed? Canvas tight, hull slicing cleanly through blue, no noise, no rush, just rhythm. From shore, it feels ...

When 84-year-old Alaskan Jo Ryman Scott (pictured) and her 86-year-old husband, Dick, joined a yacht in Greece recently, they had no previous sailing experience. But they were able to help out with ...

Take to the seas on a family sailing trip and you'll find adventure, education and exhilaration for all ages. Here's how to do it. When it comes to family holidays, catamarans are an excellent choice, ...