As of midday on Wednesday, 255 of the more than 285 boats that entered this year’s race had sailed under the Mackinac bridge, rounded the iconic Round Island lighthouse to finish at the famous resort ...

Part 2: After a boisterous delivery from Pensacola to Key West, the author and two pals set off in his Catalina 31 with an organized rally […] Blue Water Sailing is now in its 22nd year of publication ...

Included in the big federal funding bill recently passed by congress and signed by the president is a whopping $25 billion investment in the Coast Guard’s future. It is the single largest funding ...

Florida builder Island Packet Yachts, one of only a few sailboat builders in North America, recently added a new 42-foot motor sailer to their fleet. Designed by IPY founder Bob Johnson and the IPY ...

As Greal Lakes sailors all know, storms can and do build very quickly in the summer and can generate fierce winds and steep waves. That’s just what the crew of the 70-foot Trident faced last weekend ...

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. Many thanks to everyone who took 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. Have you ever had to steer your boat ...

During the great multihull surge in popularity over the last 20 years, the French Builder Fountaine Pajot has grown by leaps and bounds and has continued to innovate new ways to provide family ...

The Dutch builder KM Yacht Builders has been building aluminum explorer-style sailing vessels since 1998 and recently announced the launch of a new Van de Stadt-designed 56-foot Stadtship named Flow.

The Department of Defense unexpectedly decided in June that it’s Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, which has been sharing vital weather data with scientists for 40 years, will stop ...