Picture a sailing vacation: swimming in tropical waters, lazy days exploring palm-tree-lined islands, eating mangoes and watching sunsets. Sounds nice, right? What if it were not for a week or two, ...

At the 2011 Rolex Miami OCR, foreign sailors wore buoyancy aids instead of Coast Guard approved sailing life jackets, which all U.S. competitors were required to wear. Why are only the international ...

Yamila Sigler is wondering whether she enrolled in a Berlitz course instead of a sailing class. All morning on Miami’s Biscayne Bay, in a 23-ft. keelboat called the Woolly Bully, instructor Dean ...

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Imagine casting off most of your worldly possessions to live on a sailboat you bought on the Internet – perhaps without even seeing it, or knowing how to tie a knot or hoist the mainsail. For some ...

“Ready about.” “Ready.” “Helms a’lee.” These were my favorite commands when learning to sail. It meant a bunch of things were going to happen and you better duck if you don’t want the swinging boom to ...

The Marine Mammal Advisory Group is calling on the global sailing community to participate in an anonymous survey, documenting collisions at sea between sailing vessels and marine life. The Marine ...

Life at Sea Cruises has delayed its three-year around-the-world cruise. The company, owned by parent Miray Cruises, has faced delays closing on the ship it'll use for this sailing. Life at Sea Cruises ...

Madison is a city surrounded by lakes, which many can enjoy from boats, kayaks, canoes and paddleboards. We’re known as a paddle city, but Madison also has a great scene for sailing. As summer heats ...

Imagine casting off most of your worldly possessions to live on a sailboat you bought on the Internet – perhaps without even seeing it, or knowing how to tie a knot or hoist the mainsail. For some ...