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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We have been following the line of performance cruisers being introduced by Rapido Trimarans and the Triac Composites yard in Viet Nam for two years The launch of the newest model, the 53XS –for Extra ...

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 ...

Veteran yachting journalist Matthew Sheehan of PlanetSail takes us in a tour of Europe’s largest indoor boat show and introduces us to the winners of the European Yachts of the Year Awards.

Blue Water Sailing is now in its 22nd year of publication and reaches readers across North America and around the world. The magazine was founded by George and Rosa Day, who spent five years sailing ...