The Dutch builder KM Yacht Builders has been building aluminum explorer-style sailing vessels since 1998 and recently announced the launch of a new Van de Stadt-designed 56-foot Stadtship named Flow.

During the great multihull surge in popularity over the last 20 years, the French Builder Foiuntaine Pajot has grown by leaps ...

The new fees for private boats under 34 feet increase from $300 to $500; boats 34 to 100 feet will now pay $1,000 instead of $500; and, yachts over 100 feet will face a $3,000 fee. The new crew head ...

While the Navy and the DoD have made no comment on the panned cessation of DMSP data sharing, this move is part of as pattern of downsizing NOAA and degrading their scientists’ abilities to provide us ...

June 24, 2025, Hiroshima, Japan — 33-year-old former Army rifleman from Doncaster, England, Craig Wood, has today made history by becoming the world’s first triple amputee to sail solo, non-stop and ...

It is always news in the cruising community when Swedish builder Hallberg-Rassy introduces a new model. The brand has a ...

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In last week’s Cruising Compass, we ran a story about the uses of anchor trip lines and anchor buoys. Here’s a thoughtful take on the sunbect from Dick Stevenson who has many years of cruising ...

It is not often that we put the words “couple’s performance cruiser” in the same headline as the words “67- foot ultimate.” That’s big boat for a couple. But, therein lies the story of the new Pegasus ...

A good set of binoculars is considered by most experienced skippers to be essential boat gear. And, many will ensure they have two sets aboard, often with different characteristics for different ...

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.