Sailing the Sea of Cortez in Summer: Cruising Guide and Off Season Tips
When people think of the Sea of Cortez, also known as the Gulf of California, images from Steinbeck’s “The Log from the Sea of...
Harbor Hopping the U.S. West Coast: A Cruiser’s Guide from Oregon to Avalon
The West Coast of the United States is a long stretch of rugged shoreline. Before leaving, I assumed it was only dotted with only...
Cruising Zihuatanejo, Mexico to El Salvador: Hidden Treasures
The simplest things can impact and change our lives forever. I was sitting at my computer in California’s San Diego Yacht Club library in...
Top Tips for Sailing with Dogs
“But you’re going to re-home the dog before you set sail, right?” “Dogs don’t belong on boats. Period.” Those were just a few of...
Preparing a Herreshoff Ketch and Motley Crew for an Epic Voyage
Sailing with four young boys aboard a 40-year-old ketch across oceans might sound like madness, but for us and many other sailing families it’s...
Top 4 Creature Comforts After 3 Years at Sea
When we moved aboard our Fast Passage 39, Raicilla, in 2021, we knew we weren’t willing to accept a life of discomfort—at least not...
Pacific Dismasting: Lessons Learned from 100 Days at Sea
We are all subconsciously aware that an atrocity may occur when we embark on an ocean passage; but dismasting rarely crosses our minds. Until...
The Social Dynamics of Offshore Cruisers
Offshore cruisers and boaters come in all shapes and sizes. The greatest highlight of my nearly 40 years of ocean sailing and over 200,000...
Caribbean Bareboat Chartering Basics: 2025 Updates
We just got back from a 10 day bareboat charter in the British Virgin Island (BVIs) and I wanted to share some new information...
Adding a Dive Compressor to Your Boat
Cruising gives you the freedom to go to both popular places and remote, out-of-the-way locations. If you have scuba equipment on your boat, the...
Why Is This 46 Foot Sailboat So Cheap? Hunter 460 Review
Is the Hunter 460 really one of the best-value cruising sailboats on the used market? In this video, we take a deep, honest look...
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Irwin Citation 38 Used Boat Review
As the largest of the Citations, the Irwin Citation 38 is probably the best looking, handling the high-sidedness better than her smaller sisters. The boat has three windows set in the sheer stripe on each side, so they are not very noticeable. Like the other Citations it is distinctly modern-looking not pretty, but not ugly either.