Cruising World Magazine

A veteran Sydney-Hobart sailor tackles the 80th edition aboard a Palm Beach 65 motoryacht and survives to tell the tale.

Lobster pots, fog and rocky anchorages sound terrifying, until a first-timer learns the system and slows everything down.

A son reflects on a century of life, a lifetime of ocean miles, and a father who led by letting you figure it out.

Technical guru Steve D'Antonio covers the most common life raft mistakes, from misrigged painters to expired parts.

Four hours on, four hours off is the classic model, but the best watch system is the one your crew can actually sustain.

Record international attendance and eleven world debuts signal the multihull market's accelerating global reach.

Bay of Fundy tides, Cape Sable currents and Lunenburg fog make this 225-mile run a perfect first offshore passage.

From drifting anchorless overnight to dragging toward a buddy boat at 1 a.m., the blunders that built a better sailor.

The First 30 is the smallest, least expensive boat in our 2026 Boat of the Year fleet—and one of the most fun to sail.

Take it from sailing legend Gary Jobson—you don't have to cross an ocean to find everything sailing has to offer.