Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge and experiences with the Cruising Compass family. Thanks. Have you ever sailed to higher latitudes ...

We’re soon going to be in the spring and early summer migration and offshore event season and so our thoughts turn to the gear we’ll need to be safe out there. We’ll need the foul weather gear for the ...

For North Americans, when the topic of chartering in the Med comes up, most of us tend to think of Greece, Croatia and Turkey. They are all wonderful. But, so are the Mediterranean coasts of Spain and ...

And now for something completely different, the world’s largest sailing yacht. In 2026, the Orient Express Corinthian will begin her life as the largest most luxurious charter and cruise sailing ...

On sailboats, with masts, booms, dodgers, biminis and some deck area, where to place solar panels is one of the hardest decisions since, even with today’s panels, shade decreases output in direct ...

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Although not as high-functioning as the Starlink satellite communications network, Zoleo will make a fine comms device for non-power users and will be a reliable and inexpensive back-up for Starlink ...

Rich and Michelle have visited the Minerva Reefs over the last eight seasons and their insights and observations are up to date. Even if we’re not headed to this amazing landfall, it is easy to enjoy ...

It has been well received in the market, too, by both consumers and the judges of the most prestigious product awards. It won the 2023 DAME design award at METS, Time magazine’s Best Invention Award ...

Many of us who have dedicated chart plotters on our boats or multifunction displays (MFDs), also have charting and routing apps on out phones and tablets that we can take home with us and use ashore.