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Immutable Axioms

There is little we can be certain about when boating.
Except for these things.

Rock Steady

I gazed through the reverse-rake windshield at what looked like a large ship’s wake, but there was not a vessel in sight. I had stepped

A Need for Speed

Editor-in-chief Andrew Parkinson reflects on the remarkable modern age of passage making.

Well Hello, Old Friends

797.1 is a wonderful place full of fantastic boats and mariners—and enough inspiration to last a lifetime.

Refit Reality

There comes a time in every older trawler’s life when her owner is consumed by the desire to spit on his palms, hoist the black flag and consider a major refit.

Getaway Tinkering

Like good books, some DIY projects make a weekend aboard the boat even better.

The Cruising Spirit

Ready to get back to cruising? In a roundabout way, the lessons of 2020 prepared us for the uncharted waters of 2021.

Playa El Zonte, Strand in El Salvador

Global Ambitions

Two decades after their first circumnavigation, Don and Anja Richards are crossing oceans again to help their son, Keith, kickstart his own cruising dream.

Selene 60

Full Circle

Why we chose to build our dream version of a Selene 60 from the keel up.

Having Fortitude

We caught up to the liveaboards at their winter roost in Southwest Alaska to chat about following your dreams and living a life less ordinary.

Star Power

A veteran sailor brings celestial navigation skills to a motoryacht’s transatlantic passage.