News

ARC or RORC Round Britain & Ireland — Which Offshore Challenge Matches Your Sailing Goals?
ARC or RORC Round Britain & Ireland — Which Offshore Challenge Matches Your Sailing Goals?

Coordinating an offshore campaign means planning fuel and provisioning logistics, berth reservations, customs clearance and emergency evacuation options long before...

News
February 26, 2026
When Knots Serve but Modern Connections Often Perform Better
When Knots Serve but Modern Connections Often Perform Better

A typical 36‑ to 40‑foot cruiser running 14mm sheets needs at least 0.6–1.0 m of clew‑to‑fairlead clearance to avoid chafe...

News
February 26, 2026
How Mexican Buyers Gain Value and Efficiency When Purchasing Yachts in the United States
How Mexican Buyers Gain Value and Efficiency When Purchasing Yachts in the United States

Proximity to Florida and Gulf Coast ports often reduces shipping time and cost when moving a vessel to Mexico, with...

News
February 26, 2026
Refurbishing Britannia’s Tender: Inside the Leith Restoration Project
Refurbishing Britannia’s Tender: Inside the Leith Restoration Project

A 40ft (12.2m) twin-diesel launch built by Camper & Nicholson in 1964 was placed in a temporary dry dock in...

News
February 26, 2026
ORC and X-Yachts Coordinate XR41 VPP Review and Scientific Roadmap
ORC and X-Yachts Coordinate XR41 VPP Review and Scientific Roadmap

Freight manifests for recent European regattas showed XR41 transport weights and appendage handling requirements that exposed measurable mismatches between observed...

News
February 26, 2026
How Proteus, SEA.AI, Lookout and Avikus Are Shaping Smarter Boating
How Proteus, SEA.AI, Lookout and Avikus Are Shaping Smarter Boating

Tocaro Blue’s Proteus classifier has been trained on more than two million radar images, and manufacturers report that classifiers start...

News
February 26, 2026
Hinckley Picnic Boat 39 Review — Jet Drive Ease, Open Social Spaces, Scenic Day Cruising
Hinckley Picnic Boat 39 Review — Jet Drive Ease, Open Social Spaces, Scenic Day Cruising

Twin Volvo Penta D6-480 diesel engines paired with dual Hamilton HJX27 jet drives produce immediate thrust and a near-silent cruise...

News
February 26, 2026
Felted Sailor Slippers: Maritime Knitting, Heritage, and Modern Uses
Felted Sailor Slippers: Maritime Knitting, Heritage, and Modern Uses

On 19th-century sailing vessels tight cargo stowage, constant damp, and the need for quiet movement below deck made compact supplies—small...

News
February 26, 2026
Why Lake Erie Holds the Title of “The Graveyard of the Great Lakes”
Why Lake Erie Holds the Title of “The Graveyard of the Great Lakes”

Lake Erie’s 240-mile southwest-to-northeast fetch combined with an average depth near 60 ft (18 m) produces rapid wave shoaling and...

News
February 26, 2026
Navigating and Visiting Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast: Practical Guide for Travelers
Navigating and Visiting Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast: Practical Guide for Travelers

Between Munising and Whitefish Point, an 80-mile corridor known as the Shipwreck Coast contains roughly 200 documented wrecks off the...

News
February 26, 2026
Ronnie Simpson to Headline Fourth Northeast Ocean Racing Symposium
Ronnie Simpson to Headline Fourth Northeast Ocean Racing Symposium

The fourth Northeast Ocean Racing Symposium will convene in March as an all-day agenda of tightly scheduled sessions, starting with...

News
February 26, 2026
BOARDWALK: Lürssen’s 117m family-focused superyacht ready for outfitting and 2026 delivery
BOARDWALK: Lürssen’s 117m family-focused superyacht ready for outfitting and 2026 delivery

Lürssen coordinated a complex transfer of the 117-metre hull BOARDWALK on 5 December 2025, moving the vessel from the slipway...

News
February 26, 2026