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 ...

My weapon of choice, when it comes to dinghies, is a set of oars. I’ve even used a pair on small sailboats, like on Wildcat racing up to Alaska. I like the exercise and the reliability. When it comes ...

It had been a fine day on the water, sailing to Lough Hyne, on Ireland’s southwest coast, for lunch and back. We were approaching Glandore Harbour last August, and I was under Laughing Gull’s hardtop, ...

“Put up the kite!” Someone shouted from the beach. I am too busy on the halyard to hear coaching from the peanut gallery. A few more pulls and I jump to the sheet, turning to my race partner. “Head ...

It was a gray and cold April morning in 2006 when Tim Fallon launched his 28-foot catboat Kathleen. Fallon, a software engineer from Wareham, Massachusetts, was worried about how she would sail. Were ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the 12-year history of 59º North, we’ve had 1,037 crew on our boats. Only four of them won’t be invited back. At 59º North, we call it the DNAB list: Do Not Allow Back. It is our secret, exclusive ...

Carbon fiber dust drifts through the air as the high-pitched whine of a grinder cuts through the shop. Through respirators, muffled French voices are just barely audible throughout JPS Production in ...

This is a small-craft advisory of a different sort. Be advised, for when the red triangle pennant is stiff on the yardarm, there’s a good chance Melges 15 sailors young and old will, with a pep in ...

The red lights and aromatic cafes of Amsterdam draw hordes of international visitors, but when the Dutch coastline loomed into view off our starboard bow one recent morning, carnal and psychotropic ...

The sun had yet to set on the first day of racing, and Crazy Horse had already put 90 miles behind her. It was a downwind sled ride; she was blasting along at double-digit boat speeds with a red A3 ...