June 24, 2025, Hiroshima, Japan — 33-year-old former Army rifleman from Doncaster, England, Craig Wood, has today made history by becoming the world’s first triple amputee to sail solo, non-stop and ...

It is always news in the cruising community when Swedish builder Hallberg-Rassy introduces a new model. The brand has a ...

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 ...

On June 24 th the SDSA will present a free Zoom webinar on the Caribbean Rally presented by Salty Dawg members who have made ...

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On Tuesday of this week, American singlehanded offshore sailor Erica Lush arrived in Bermuda from Newport in four days and 18 ...

Here’s an intriguing new aluminum voyaging boat from the builders of Pure Yachts in Kiel, Germany. Called the Pure 42, this ...

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It is not often that we put the words “couple’s performance cruiser” in the same headline as the words “67- foot ultimate.” That’s big boat for a couple. But, therein lies the story of the new Pegasus ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...