When Groupe Beneteau decided to create the all-new First 60, which is the largest boat in the First line, they turned to ...

Last month, 158 giant Galapagos tortoises were reintroduced to the island of Floreana in the southern region of the Galapagos archipelago where the local species has been extinct for 150 years.

Fishing permits are no longer included in the fee for the cruising permit. So, if you plan to fish in any capacity, and the fishing in the Bahamas is excellent, boats under 50 feet need to pay an ...

The Swedish company Linjett is a boutique builder with roots deep in Scandinavian yachting traditions. Think of builders like X-Yachts or Najad or Hallerg Rassy or Sweden Yachts and you’ll appreciate ...

What shoreline knows not our maps? Most of them, it turns out. While satellites map much of the globe on a daily basis, there are parts of the ...

The Race is only two days of the seven-day festival. Here are more reasons to plan to be in Dominica March 21 to March 27.

When compared to other tropical cruising paradises, French Polynesia is the least likely to suffer hurricanes or cyclones (published March 2018) After the devastating 2017 hurricane season in the ...

BWS takes a look back at some of the famous, notable and most influential small boat cruies of all time…and many are Americans (published July 2014) You could say that the modern age of shorthanded ...

In early June, we had the opportunity to cruise on a Dragonfly 28 “Touring” in Denmark’s “South Sea”. After a full week of sailing with the entire family over hundreds of miles, varied weather ...

Here’s the first part in a two part series on life rafts: Nationally known safety-at-sea expert Chuck Hawley gives us a comprehensive guide on life rafts, their equipment and care… Life rafts are ...

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 ...

Ah, the Lesser Antilles, irresistible as a Siren’s song. Every year these eastern Caribbean islands lure more and more sailors to their sunny skies, steady trades, warm waters and white beaches.