On Tuesday morning, June 4, 2025, two traditional Polynesian voyaging canoes, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, departed Hilo, Hawaii ...

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As it turned out, the 595 has become one of Oyster’s most popular models ever. So, it comes as no surprise that the venerable ...

The new Anchor Alert app synchronizes with the Predictwind platform and displays live data on your boat’s position, the wind speed and direction, water depth and more. The only catch is that you have ...

Canadian forest fires and the smoke that comes with them has become an annual occurrence but the second phenomenon in the sky this week is highly unusual. Sand that was stirred up over the Sahara ...

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In 2025, the French Wauquiez Yachts is celebrating its 60 th anniversary and marking the event with the introduction of one it’s most innovative and even revolutionary designs. The new 55 is ...

A good set of binoculars is considered by most experienced skippers to be essential boat gear. And, many will ensure they have two sets aboard, often with different characteristics for different ...

Mustang Survival’s latest inflatable PFD, the Atlas 190 DLX Hammar incorporates everything the highly respected marine safety company has learned about PFDs over the last three decades. This new, ...

We’re soon going to be in the spring and early summer migration and offshore event season and so our thoughts turn to the gear we’ll need to be safe out there. We’ll need the foul weather gear for the ...

Here’s an update on a story that we revisit from time to time for the simple reason that sailing cargo ships with auxiliary power just makes sense, particularly to sailors. The French company Neoline ...

In late August sailing legend John Guzzwell passed away at age 94. He died peacefully at his home near Seattle, Washington, with his wife Dorothy by his side. I am lucky enough to have met John on ...