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Editorial content covers the total sailing experience, featuring articles on coastal and blue-water cruising, trailer-sailing, racing, multihulls and monohulls, daysailing, one-design racing, and much more.

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ARE YOU OUT THERE SAILING, CRUISING AND LIVING THE SAILING LIFE?

UNDER SAIL

A Gunkholer’s Guide • Decades of northern Great Lakes gunkholing has provided a lesson or three.

United States v. The Amistad • February is Black History Month, and at SAIL, we’re remembering an important maritime milestone in the fight to abolish slavery with the story of the Amistad Revolt.

CRUISING TIPS

A Certain Uncertainty • Planning for uncertainty is a difficult but critically important seamanship strategy.

Off to the Races • The Ocean Race is back this season after a major update. Here’s what to watch for.

Breaking Bad • Plenty had already broken. Then the bowsprit went, threatening the whole rig.

THE SAIL TOP 10 BEST BOATS OF 2023

BLUE COLLAR, BLUE BLOOD • Born as a workhorse, the pilot cutter Jolie Brise went on to win everything in sight and continues to awe those who sail her today.

FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE MAST • THE REPLICA SHIP SANTA MARÍA DELIVERS A RIVETING, IF ROLLY, RIDE DOWN THE FLORIDA COAST.

From Ballast to Berths • Converting unused water ballast tanks to living space was an ex-racer gamechanger.

Timing is Everything • Navigating the East Coast’s man-made canals and skinny passages means timing your tides.

Mission to Mars • A group of friends takes charter pre-planning to a new level.

A Star to Steer By • After a lifetime together, Steve and Irene Macek are still happy to be afloat.