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 ...

On January 21, a motor cruiser anchored off Virgin Gorda’s Spanish Town had an expensive T-Foiling Board stolen from the flybridge, where it was secured but not locked, while the boat’s crew was ...

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. Thanks to everyone who reokied to last ...

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. Thanks to everyone who sent in replies ...

For the foreseeable future, most American sailing cruisers will be running their boats on diesel engines and fossil fuel. That’s just the common-sense fact. For seasonal sailing cruisers, we can go 10 ...

Well, here’s some good news to share this week. Last Friday, Great Lakes Rigging and Supply announced that it had purchased Tartan Yachts of Plaineville, Ohio from Michael Reardon who had acquired the ...

Last year was terrible for American boat building. The industry was already on life support, particularly the sailing side of the market. So, last spring, when experienced boat builder Michael Reardon ...

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. Many thanks to everyone who took the ...

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 ...