Sailing Blog

In an unprecedented security move, officials for this summer's Olympic games in China have announced that tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies will be embedded with a microchip containing ... Read More

It's not sailing. But it's still pretty great. On this day (May 23) in 1911, the New York Public Library was dedicated. The ceremony was presided over by President William Howard ... Read More

Forget the fire extinguisher. VHF radio? Excess weight. GPS, charts, anchor -- hock them for this essential piece of nautical gear: A fully gimbaled champagne holder. Designed by a "famous Dutch ... Read More

There are not many sailors who have not cursed "stinkpot" wakes. But is there such a thing as wake karma, the culmination of an overload of powerboat bad manners which ... Read More

Q: Quick. It's blowing about forty knots-plus. You're by yourself in a high-tech sailboat surfing at speeds touching 20-knots. What do you do? A: Run up to the bow, hook up ... Read More

On this day in 1862, Henry David Thoreau died of tuberculosis. His last clear words were: "Now comes good sailing," and then "moose" and "Indian." His conclusion to Walden also uses ... Read More

Sometimes doing good is its own reward. And sometimes doing good can bring rewards with rewards -- like sailing on a 72-foot race boat in Great Britain and the Mediterranean ... Read More

"If it turns out we see bombs exploding on our waterways, it is not going to be really good for boaters..." Spoken by Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland ... Read More

After Saturday's "Beating of the Retreat" at Nelson's Dockyard -- and the inevitable closing parties signalling the end of Antigua Race Week -- the Caribbean racing (and cruising) season winds ... Read More