Cruising
Barra de Navidad 2026 Cruise-In Week and Fiesta de Veleros Soon!
The 2026 Barra de Navidad Cruise-In Week starts on Friday, February 6, and continues until Sunday, February 15.
SV ‘Stargazer’ Becomes a Fully Fledged Kid Boat
When David and I first sailed Stargazer to Mexico in the 2011 Baja Ha- Ha, it was with a couple of friends. When we returned to the Ha-Ha last year, the crew included our daughters, 13-year-old Emily and 10-year-old Harper, and Stargazer was — and is — a fully fledged kid boat. More »
Good Jibes #222: Commodore Tompkins on 600,000 Miles of Sailing, With Host John Arndt, Pt. 2
Hear Commodore's most memorable stories including the time he was featured in "Sports Illustrated," the spicy origin of his boat's name, and much more.
Keeping an Eye on US Virgin Islands Shipping Traffic
A rude morning wake-up call.
Slow Down, You Move Too Fast … Go Sailing
We're working so hard to speed up so that we have time to slow down.
Where Are They Now? Sailors Changing Latitudes
By the time their stories appear on these pages, the sailors who wrote them are often many miles and oceans away on further adventures.
Coyote Point YC Hosts Peninsula’s Only Lighted Boat Parade
Coyote Point Yacht Club will be hosting their 2025 Lighted Boat Parade on Friday, December 12. It is the only such parade on the Peninsula.
Good Jibes # 221: Commodore Tompkins on 600,000 Miles of Sailing, With Host John Arndt, Pt 1
This week we chat with one of the great legends of sailing, 93-year-old Commodore Tompkins.
A Nostalgic Return to St. Katharine Docks Marina, London
Horst Wolff and Julia Shovein recently returned to St. Katharine Docks Marina, where they spent seven months prior to the 2012 Olympics.
Scows Ask, “What’s the Point of a Bow?”
Will the day come when pointy bows are a thing of the past?
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