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Route map with catamaran

Informed Passage Planning in Offshore Sailing

Single forecasts aren't enough offshore. Learn how comparing models, wave data, and routing tools leads to safer, smarter passage planning.

Choosing Your Offshore Escape Vessel

The dream of buying a boat and sailing to exotic islands is a powerful and exciting one and an important part of achieving that dream is selecting the right boat to take you over the horizon in safety and comfort. Here’s how to successfully go about it.

Start Your Cruising Adventure With John Neal

This month American Sailing is offering a free online class on how to start your sailing adventure. After all, you can’t keep fantasizing about sailing forever. Now is the time to make it happen. You’ll learn everything from finding the right boat to sailing it safely around the globe. The Course: How To Start Your Cruising Adventure Course Description: An Online

Zero Sailing Knowledge is Unacceptable

Four hundred miles off the coast of Barbados, and more than 2,500 miles into their voyage  Stan Dabrowny, 74, slipped and fell from the boat. His wife Elizabeth, 69, saw him fall and quickly threw some life rings to him. But here’s the bad news.

Captain Anne Alberg: Arctic Loon Slideshow

In The Classroom: ASA 108/117 Offshore Passagemaking and Celestial Navigation

Managing Weather