Over a long sailing career and with a hundred thousand miles under my keel, I am fortunate to be able to say I’ve never been faced with a man overboard emergency. But, that doesn’t mean it won’t ...

Thanks to everyone who took the time to fil out last week’s survey on mainsails. Of those who replied, 68% have standard slab-reefing mains, 24% have in-mast mains and 8% have. in-boom mains. Of those ...

Brian Hooker is in the United States reportedly looking after his ailing mother. His wife Lynette Hooker, who went overboard at around 7:30 pm on April 4 from their dinghy as they motored back to ...

The Beagle Channel that traverses Patagonia offers one of the world’s most dramatic cruising grounds. At the very tip of South America, the channel, which is named after the ship Beagle in which ...

Since 1851, before the Civil War, American sailors have held or challenged for the America’s Cup, a sailboat regatta to determine what nation or nation-syndicate is the best in the world. So, it was ...

On Wednesday, Bahamian police officers arrested American Brian Hooker on charges relating to the disappearance of his wife following an alleged dinghy accident last weekend. Lynette and Brian Hooker, ...

The spirit of adventure, curiosity, and search for human connections we share with our readers led us to careers in foreign affairs two decades ago. Last year, it inspired us to sail across the North ...

Moving onto a cruising boat with your partner for the first time is a big departure from life ashore. You tend to be together all the time which can be a challenge. Plus, ashore you have a role in ...

The three Grenadian men accused of murdering Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandell last year have been found guilty and given long jail sentences by the Grenadian high court bringing some semblance of ...

No Two Chicago to Mackinac Races are the same and this year’s 116 th running of the 333-mile event the length of Lake Michigan truly tied the crews’ patience. The wind, which often whips up into ...

On September 10, 1982, three passengers aboard a light aircraft crashed into the sea off the Canadian Maritimes. They were able to deploy their life raft and they had with them the earliest version an ...

In an unusual confluence of events, the skies over the eastern half of North America and the Caribbean are definitely looking hazier than usual and the sun has turned a strange pale orange. The huge ...