On April 30, Daedalus Yachts founder Michael Reardon announced that he and his company had acquired Catalina Yachts and its sister company True North. The announcement signals both a major shift in ...

In last week’s Cruising Compass, we ran a video made by Skip Novak on his techniques for heaving to. Regular contributor Dick Stevenson, who has sailed and cruised many, many miles, has some useful ...

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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 ...

AIS Mystery: Ships Displaced and Strangely Circling Homepage Video The Craziest Thing We Ever Did The Craziest Thing We Ever Did ...

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 ...

Many of us who have dedicated chart plotters on our boats or multifunction displays (MFDs), also have charting and routing apps on out phones and tablets that we can take home with us and use ashore.

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 ...

Communications between seafarers has always been a challenge. There is a barrel-post box in Post Office Bay on the island of Floreana in the Galapagos Islands that was used by 19 th Century whalers ...

With America’s largest in-the-water sailboat show starting today, we are pleased to offer a quick look at 10 of the new cruising boats that will debut there. The show, which takes over the Annapolis ...

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 ...