'Ease the jib out, we're about to tack," barks the skipper. For those of you without the first idea about the terminology involved in sailing a yacht, rest assured that, until a few weeks ago, I was, ...
Editor’s note: Dave and Debbie Clasen and the crew of Windemon won the SW Coaching Contest in which they received two free days of coaching from Tony Rey. For more on the contest, see the Windemon ...
Come with us as we gybe our way through four words that sound so similar that they often get mixed up. And yes, as is the case with “jury-rig” and “jerry-rig,” sailing is involved. Put on your life ...
In the Melges 32 class we’ve done a lot of clinics aimed specifically at bringing new teams up to speed with this big sportboat in which maneuvers, done right, require fluid movements by seven crew ...
NEWPORT, R.I. — “Good choice! You stole some wind,” the screen read on the race simulator at The Sailing Museum. “Woo-hoo!” hooted participant (and non-sailor) Paul Kelley of Marstons Mills, as he ...
Ever looked at the sailboats dotting a harbor somewhere dreamy and thought, “Geez, that looks nice.” We’ve had some serious yacht envy in Nantucket, chugging into the harbor on the ferry as a gleaming ...
Bounded by water on almost every shore, Seattle is a great place for sailing, even if the breezes run light on Lake Washington all summer. SAM salutes our maritime heritage with a back-corridor ...
Captain Glenn Shephard from Below Deck Sailing Yacht revealed one of the biggest differences.“On a sail yacht, the journey is the destination,” he explains in an Instagram clip. “Whereas on a motor ...
'Ease the jib out, we're about to tack," barks the skipper. For those of you without the first idea about the terminology involved in sailing a yacht, rest assured that, until a few weeks ago, I was, ...