Dealing with a Broken Idler Pulley on the High Seas
When I started cruising aboard a 26 foot, tiller steered sloop. I learned the value of simplicity. Fewer components meant that there was less...
Resources for Boat Buyers
It seems many of us are always “shopping” for the next boat, or our forever boat. Some of us are simply window-shoppers, content with...
Consequential Damage Coverage
Years ago, we had a near sinking on one of our test boats due to a failed 0-ring on the speed sensor through-hull installed...
A Deck Level View of the Pearson Commander
Freeboard on the Commander is somewhat low (top), which sometimes makes for a wet, but exciting ride in bumpy conditions.
1. The generous cockpit featured...
Carl Alberg’s Ageless Commander
In the early 1960s, building boats designed by Carl Alberg, Philip Rhodes and Bill Tripp, Pearson Yachts was on a roll. The Alberg-designed Triton...
Eight Bells for Mac McGeary
This summer we said goodbye to Jeremy McGeary. For four years, Mac and I shared a corner of the editorial office at Cruising World,...
Heartbeat of the Dying Sea
The pygmy sperm whale rolled and flapped its tail as it struggled at the swash line. It was about the size of a big...
MAIB Report Falls Short
Late last month, the United Kingdoms Marine Accident Investigation Board released its investigation report on the death of Simon Speirs, the 60-year-old sailor who...
The Sailing Skiff that Fits in a Locker
Sailing a cruising boat is many things-rewarding, sometimes adventurous, and often relaxing-but seldom viscerally fun, not in the way that a beach cat or...
Fiberglass Boat Strength
Several years ago I heard a story about a boatbuilder who was demonstrating the toughness of their hull at a boat show booth by...
Jeanneau Yachts 65 Full Tour and Review
Choosing between a monohull and catamaran was already hard, but Jeanneau just made it even harder. The new Jeanneau Yachts 65 is a monumental...
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Beneteau 40.7 Used Boat Review
Beneteau began building boats in France in 1884 when Beneteau opened shop for the purpose of constructing trawlers at Croix-de-Vie. Eighty years later, under...