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Letters

Blue Horizons • Life is good aboard the Nautor’s Swan 54, Alba, as it revels in a fair breeze off Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. While the Caribbean has seen its share of trouble lately—not the least of which was the brutal 2017 hurricane season—the sailing there remains some of the best in the world.

Ayme Sinclair Talks Diversity and Equality on Sail's New Podcast

Former SAIL Editor Resued at Sea

Book Review: Sailing into Oblivion • The Solo Non-Stop Voyage of the Mighty Sparrow

At the Helm

Cruising Tips

Vendée Globe 2020-21 • Full Speed Ahead for the Ultimate Social Distancing Event

Gear

A Southern Ocean Mystery • Adventure-charter skipper Kate Laird still wonders how an unplanned jibe led to water in the engine

Chartering Again for the First Time

Charter Advice for First-Timers • Charter Editor, Zuzana Prochazka, relays some insights on how to best arrange your first cruise from those in the know

Your First Day on Charter • Charter Editor, Zuzana Prochazka, and Principal Editor, Adam Cort, look at how best to manage the chaos and waiting of your first day of vacation

The Journey is the Destination • The USVI prove to be the perfect place to get the kids hooked on cruising

The Way We Were • Back in early 1970, Bernie Goldhirsh and the recently founded “Institute for the Advancement of Sailing,” publisher of an annual sailboat and gear guide, launched something called SAIL. A half-century later, a look back at the magazine’s first few years provides a glimpse into a whole other world—albeit a world that still looks refreshingly familiar.

Best Boats

Installing a New Headsail Furler • Done carefully, Phil Gutowski says the job is well within the ability of most DIYers

Electrifying Betty Jane • Tom Champney now enjoys the sound of silence aboard his catboat

Ask Sail

A Brief History of Chartering • Reflections on how the bareboat industry got to where it is today

The Wonders I’ve Seen • An amazing half century of cruising with SAIL