Guy Waites has crossed the finish line of the 2022 Golden Globe Race. The Scarborough skipper completed his solo circumnavigation of the world with two stops
Dear Sirs, In connection with the upcoming worlds as part of Gdynia Sailing Day 2023, we have prepared for you a package of information…
Thinking of upgrading your sail wardrobe? Winning skipper and coach Ian Walker shares advice on how to choose the right sails Andy Rice
When Tina McLachlan was caught by a 60-knot squall in the middle of the night and the anchors dragged, a grounding was just minutes away
If you can correctly identify this harbor, you’ll be on your way to winning a fine Points East designer cap. To qualify, identify the harbor AND tell us something about the harbor, such as how you recognized it and some reasons you like to hang out there.
If I were to win the lottery, I would build a replica of Arion. I would raise the freeboard four inches, and the cabin sides two inches to give a full six feet and change of headroom for my tall friends.
July 2023 By Jack Farrell Early June, and all eyes are on the weather forecast this morning as a cold front the previous night swept away the early summer heat wave, leaving behind a cool stretch of...
July 2023 By David Roper It was in a dark, decrepit bar by the New Bedford waterfront where I found him. He was half slumped on the last stool by the swinging door to the kitchen. “He’s over there. That one,” the bartender said...
July 2023 By Randy Randall We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea (Swallows and Amazons) by Arthur Ransome, Jonathan Cape Ltd. 1937; 333 pp, $15. If you didn’t happen to grow up in the UK, you might not know about...
Part 4: The big day was here. We were taking the J/30 Mojo down the East River, through Manhattan, and into New York Harbor, bound for our oddly amorphous destination, the Statue of Liberty.
July 2023 By Bob Muggleston Growing up, I spent a lot of time around my dad, working for his small landscaping company. He never considered himself a deep thinker, but he sure did love a good aphorism.
East of Schoodic Point: It’s where some say the real Maine cruising experience begins, and where this intrepid New Hampshire resident headed on his powerboat to battle fog, tide and foul weather.
July 2023 By Chuck Paine I grew up on Jamestown, and I love to go back there in the summer. It is a magical place. A couple of years ago I was visiting Jamestown, and had almost the same experience Don did.
July 2023 By Christopher Birch Entering Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay aboard Sundance, our 36-foot Morris Justine, I heard a security call on one-six as we sailed past Castle Hill. A tug pushing a...
