Moving onto a cruising boat with your partner for the first time is a big departure from life ashore. You tend to be together ...

Ocean's 24-foot beam provided plenty of stability, sail-carrying ability and lounging area. Courtesy Tom Linskey Legions of cruisers have zero interest in a two-hulled boat (and please, do not call ...

Outremer introduces the high-performance 64 and 57, blending comfort, reliability and speed for long-distance cruising. The ...

Jess says that returning to the UK on holidays highlights the contrasting ways in which her children have been raised ...

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 ...

Most cruisers never realise Norway hides a sheltered coastal corridor filled with mountains, myths and remote island ...

With this issue of Cruising Compass we celebrate our 1,000 th issue. We launched the newsletter in August 2001, 24 years ago and since then we have published and emailed new content every week, except ...

One of the most highly-anticipated luxury cruising yachts is starting to take shape in Saint-Nazare, France. Described as the world's largest luxury sailing yacht and a true expression of French ...

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 ...