As it turned out, the 595 has become one of Oyster’s most popular models ever. So, it comes as no surprise that the venerable ...

The new Anchor Alert app synchronizes with the Predictwind platform and displays live data on your boat’s position, the wind speed and direction, water depth and more. The only catch is that you have ...

Canadian forest fires and the smoke that comes with them has become an annual occurrence but the second phenomenon in the sky this week is highly unusual. Sand that was stirred up over the Sahara ...

In 2025, the French Wauquiez Yachts is celebrating its 60 th anniversary and marking the event with the introduction of one it’s most innovative and even revolutionary designs. The new 55 is ...

There are times when anchor buoys are wise: such as reports that an anchorage is littered with debris from industry, shipping or old moorings etc. And we all have likely heard a description of how an ...

A good set of binoculars is considered by most experienced skippers to be essential boat gear. And, many will ensure they have two sets aboard, often with different characteristics for different ...

We’re soon going to be in the spring and early summer migration and offshore event season and so our thoughts turn to the gear we’ll need to be safe out there. We’ll need the foul weather gear for the ...

We have been following the line of performance cruisers being introduced by Rapido Trimarans and the Triac Composites yard in Viet Nam for two years The launch of the newest model, the 53XS –for Extra ...

In late August sailing legend John Guzzwell passed away at age 94. He died peacefully at his home near Seattle, Washington, with his wife Dorothy by his side. I am lucky enough to have met John on ...

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 ...

Blue Water Sailing is now in its 22nd year of publication and reaches readers across North America and around the world. The magazine was founded by George and Rosa Day, who spent five years sailing ...

If you are dreaming of chartering a boat in the Caribbean, or elsewhere, but would like to brush up on your sailing skills, look into taking a sailing vacation for beginners. The Moorings, as well as ...