One of the dramatic side effects of the North Atlantic Ocean’s rapid warming, aside from stronger and more frequent hurricanes, is the huge increase in the annual Sargasso bloom from the Cape Verde ...

On Tuesday of this week, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was restricting travel to Cuba for American citizens and specifically mentioned that it was prohibiting travel ...

48° 53’ N, 123° 23’ W (published March 2014) Sometimes the best anchorages are unexpected ones. The weather had been perfect for our cruise in Desolation […] Blue Water Sailing is now in its 22nd year ...

In this flood of confidence, Fountaine Pajor has stepped forward with two stylish new cruising cats, the 41 and 44, and has also announced that the French builder will introduce three all-new designs ...

Here’s a follow up to a news story that made headlines around the world four years ago. The mystery is still unsolved.

Yachting World compiled these six dramatic heavy weather videos. The third one, clips from the BT Global Challenge round the world race, is especially worth watching, as it ...

The Lagoon 380 was one of the most popular cruising cats ever built. For several years the company tried to end the build run but dealers kept taking orders so more cats had to be built. But time ...

Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge and experiences with the Cruising Compass family. Thanks. This winter, will you be sailing your ...

French sailboat builder Beneteau is introducing the eighth generation of the Oceanis Line of performance cruising boats at the Cannes Festival of Yachting this week in the south of France. The new ...

With the annual Fall Salty Dawg Rally to the Caribbean and Bahamas approaching, the last count we saw of the fleet had the number of boats at 90 and growing. The starts from Newport, Rhode Island and ...

Last week’s survey on water makers, see the results below, prompted regular contributor Dick Stevenson to reflect on his long experience with desalination aboard a cruising boat. Dick and his wife ...

Following the purchase of Catalina and True North Yachts earlier this year by boat building entrepreneur Michael Reardon, the sailing community wondered where the new owner and his team would lead the ...