On April 30, Daedalus Yachts founder Michael Reardon announced that he and his company had acquired Catalina Yachts and its sister company True North. The announcement signals both a major shift in ...

In last week’s Cruising Compass, we ran a video made by Skip Novak on his techniques for heaving to. Regular contributor Dick Stevenson, who has sailed and cruised many, many miles, has some useful ...

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 ...

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. Have you attended or considered ...

The sailing rig combined with the advanced, lightweight composite VPLP-designed hulls will be very quick and can sail at the speed of the wind in the lower ranges. According to the builder, in 10 ...

A new sailing documentary was released in April called Women & the Wind. It is being screened at clubs and associations in Europe and South and North America to spread the inspiring story of three ...

The commercial meteorology company Atmospheric G2 concurs with NOAA but adds that the East Coast may be in more danger than last year. The firm’s VP Todd Crawford noted “Since 1950, 23% of all North ...

This week we heard from a student at the University of Washington regarding a scientific experiment involving a seaglider that has gone astray. She is looking for help from members of the cruising ...

In the past few weeks, we have had several items in Cruising Compass on high latitude sailing, including a survey a few weeks ago that revealed that a lot of readers harbor dreams of high attitude ...