Cruising World

Cruising World is your passport for exploring the world’s coastlines and oceans while voyaging under sail. Its contributors inspire and entertain through stories, pictures and videos that underscore the beauty and adventure of sailing, while providing instruction on the disciplines of seamanship, navigation and boat handling. The Cruising World community is made up of experienced, committed sailors and boat owners. No matter their long-range sailing plans, Cruising World’s mission is to nurture their dreams with practical how-to information and stirring real-life adventure features.

The EDUCATION of a RAILMEAT • Competitive sailing isn’t reserved for professionals. It’s where all good sailors eventually find out what they’re made of.

Cruising World

UNDERWAY • EXPLORING the BEST of the CRUISING LIFESTYLE

BLOOD, SALT and HYDRAULICS

The Debrief

Going VERTICAL • Sailing across latitudes provides a more tangible experience of shifting climate zones and ocean conditions than traditional trade-wind routes.

BREAKING the ICE: JIMMY CORNELL’S Polar Pivot • The founder of the transatlantic rally discusses his new High Latitude Challenge and why the world’s most remote horizons are now within reach for the everyday cruiser.

HOME and HOSED • Joining local regattas worldwide with my husband, Larry, transformed strangers into lifelong friends and sharpened our seamanship skills.

GAME On • If spirited sailing or club racing is a priority, the Performance version of the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 415 cruiser/racer is ready for action.

IMMODERATELY Cool • The Excess 13 is the latest in a line of peppy cruising cats from France, and the thinking behind this boat is crystal clear: Go sailing and have a blast.

HANDS-On SAILOR • REAL-WORLD ADVICE and INSIGHT for BOAT OWNERS

THE DAY OF RECKONING

THE FIRST-PASSAGE TOOLBAG • Spring commissioning ends at the dock. The first offshore passage begins it again. These are the tools that belong within reach the moment you clear the breakwater, grouped by the problems they actually solve.

A READY-TO-FLOAT PROTOCOL

ROUNDABOUT RETURNS: THE WAY OF THE CUCKOO • Smarter weather routing can turn grueling slogs like the Thorny Path into comfortable, reaching voyages.

THE USUAL CAST • From the early morning diehards to the dockside dreamers, the reawakening of sailing season reveals a familiar and colorful collection of personalities.

BELGIAN BLITZ • Disciplined seamanship was key to this record-breaker’s 4,466-mile sprint from Cadiz, Spain, to the Bahamas.

LESSONS FOR THE LONG-RANGE CRUISER • Debois sailed a 21-foot fiberglass shell. You sail something saner. The principles still hold.

SOLO, NOT ALONE • Solitude is the price of admission for a solo transatlantic record. For Debois, the cabin was never truly empty.

THE RETURN: NEW YORK TO LIZARD POINT • In June 2026, Debois will attempt the solo west-to-east North Atlantic record. The Atlantic is a two-way street, and the harder direction runs north.

BETTING THE FARM • After tranding ducks and goats for a catamaran, the Simpson family survives orca strikes during a bolds move to New Zealand.

Cruising and Competing • From the United Kingdom to the Caribbean to New England, this trio of active cruisers and competitive racers chose true dual-purpose yachts to achieve their goals.

The No-PLAN PLAN • After setting sail from Alaska in 2019, and now in the Caribbean, the cruising Cross clan has enjoyed countless adventures with a straightforward strategy: “Make it up along the way.”