In many ways, it was like any other day on the race course. It wasn’t until the afterparty that I really looked around and thought “wow, who knew there were so many of us?” Charlie Enright (left) and ...

A cruising family sailing from French Polynesia to Hawaii has recovered the University of Washington’s Seaglider, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that had malfunctioned while on a mission in ...

Traditionally, all sailboat mainsails were reefed by simply pulling down the reefing lines through cringles in the luff and leech of the mainsail, then securing the reefing pennants—often permanently ...

Every year, sailboat manufacturers around the world launch their latest models, and every year, SAIL magazine’s experienced boat reviewers spend days and weeks learning what’s new, talking with ...

After battling the foul currents and light night winds throughout Nantucket Sound, we finally scooted through Pollock Rip Channel and found ourselves about 10 miles east of Cape Cod. Alison and I were ...

Ater months of testing, walkthroughs, reviews, and deliberations, we’re proud to announce the Top 10 Class of 2026. These boats fall across a spectrum of LOAs, numbers of hulls, and price points, and ...

Peter Harken needs little introduction in the world of sailing. With his brother, Olaf, he started a shoestring business building collegiate and Olympic class dinghies (Vanguard Boats) in Wisconsin in ...

This is NOT a Chicken Little article. While it’s true that it is exceedingly rare for a keel to separate suddenly from its hull (radical race boats aside), cases of keels separating slowly from their ...

Tandem anchors can be a useful weapon in the cruiser’s arsenal—as long as they’re deployed and set properly A Category IV hurricane was heading our way, and we did not want to leave our boat in a ...

It’s been a long time coming, but 2027 is truly the year of the cat. For the first time ever, new catamaran debuts out number new monohulls by nearly two to one, with an incredible 11 of them up for ...

You’re surfing the Facebook Marketplace boat classifieds, and one ad catches your attention: “Sunfish Sailboat for sale. 1985 AMF/Alcort in great condition with all the parts ready to sail. No trailer ...

The May 2025 issue of SAIL is here, and we’ve put a special focus on adventure. Here are some of the highlights—and be sure to subscribe to SAIL to make sure you don’t miss all the good stuff! Want to ...