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Billionaire Takes Sanctioned Super Yacht Into International Waters

Sanctioned billionaire Andrey Melnichenko, who had cleverly saved his warship like $300 million superyacht, from getting seized by hiding it in Dubai for more than two years has finally taken his yacht out in the open and is now sailing off to a mystery destination.

‘A Floating Piece of History’: How the Gucci Family Restored This 214-Foot Sailing Yacht

Allegra Gucci’s first palpable memory was aboard her family’s sailboat, the 214-foot Creole. As she recalls growing up, the world’s largest wooden sailing yacht formed a playful cocoon for water fights, running along hundreds of feet of teak decks, swallow dives into the ocean, and, at peak performance, adrenaline rushes as the boat thundered at full sail in the Mediterranean.

Florida teens washed out to sea have prayers answered by boat named ‘Amen’

The two seniors at Christ Church Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, decided to hit the beach with a group of friends in St. John's County on a senior skip day two weeks ago when the day of fun almost turned deadly. The pair jumped in the water at Vilano Beach, but made the mistake of trying to swim farther than they were able.

Sailor Cole Brauer Is Making History as the First U.S. Female to Race Solo Across the Globe: ‘It’s a...

Fifteen-foot waves crashed over the deck of Cole Brauer’s 40-foot racing yacht, First Light, in the turbulent Indian Ocean as she tried to maintain her balance in the cramped cockpit in the stern.
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Fear is A Good thing

I can vividly recall the first time...

My Introduction to Sailing 101

I became a sailor more out of...

Fear is A Good thing

I can vividly recall the first time I decided to cross “the channel” and sail, single-handed, the 23 miles from my home port of Redondo Beach, California all the way to Two Harbors on the exotic island of Catalina. I was scared! Oh, I don’t mean nervous. I mean scared. It’s nerve-wracking trying to gather the gumption to untie the docklines for the first time for a “long voyage.” Eventually sailing to Catalina came to be even less than an afterthought. After a few years Catalina became my second home, and I got to where I wouldn’t...

My Introduction to...

I became a sailor more out of spite than anything else. You see, “back in the day,” being a sailor was about the last thing in...

Good Read: Letters...

The perennial bestseller from the man behind Latitudes & Attitudes is now available in paperback! This is an exciting and hilarious account of Bob...

We Are The...

What is it that drives normal people to do abnormal things? This question popped into my alleged mind while spending a weekend up in the...

Changes in Charter...

I wanted to share something that’s been causing quite a stir in the boat charter world lately. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is considering...

Marquesas Adventure

After 18 days and 2,700 miles we make it to the Marquesas. We arrive in Nuku Hiva at dawn. I took John along with...

The Old Man...

So the other day Jody & I were landlocked in a traffic jam that could only be found in Los Angeles. Bumper to bumper...

The Sailing Life

This is a collection of insights into the world of cruising, as seen by the founder and publisher of Cruising Outpost, Latitudes & Attitudes...

A Look Into...

You’re riding with a partner. He swears he knows the surrounding area and roads for miles and miles. He insists you take a turn-off...

The Day Sailing...

I Just Want to Die! As we sailed out of the harbor and made a course for the tip of Palos Verdes Peninsula I was excited....