Etienne Giroior, the founder of the rigging and sailing equipment company ATN, came up with a solution: the Gale Sail. His ...

With the Dusseldorf boat show called “boot Dusseldorf” set to open at the end of the month, all eyes are turning to the new ...

Of particular inertest is the new Tartan 455, a pilot-house sloop that redefines the company’s position as a creator of modern, performance cruising boats. Tartan builds seven models from 24 to 53 ...

For the foreseeable future, most American sailing cruisers will be running their boats on diesel engines and fossil fuel. That’s just the common-sense fact. For seasonal sailing cruisers, we can go 10 ...

Slovenian builder Elan Yacht recently introduced an all-new, high-tech J & J Elan 65 which is the first design in their new luxury line of performance cruising sloop. The move took the sailing ...

Last week’s incursion by the U.S. military into Venezuela to remove the country’s president Nicolas Maduro involved a large build-up of ships, air power and troops in the Southern Caribbean. For a few ...

David Thompson felt the smack of a wave and found himself hanging by a tether off the back of his sailboat in the Atlantic Ocean, the northern coast ...

The South American country of Venezuela is much in the headlines this week. Here’s a link to an update on how the U.S. incursion into Venezuela is affecting the cruising community, whioch is to say, ...

Aquila Catamarans is the largest builder of cruising power cats in the world and has a well-earned reputation for innovation and quality. Their designs are distinctive and leed the way in the ...

The design firm Owen Clarke is known for competitive short-handed racing boats like Class 40s. In this arena, the firm has been dominant for decades. But, they also do custom and semi-custom cruising ...

Happy New Year! As I was going through my usual reading of sailing magazines, websites, blog and vlogs, I came across an article by British sailor and author Nikki Henderson that pricked my interest.

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 you make offshore runs of more than ...