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Full Circle • In love with wooden boats from the start, he found a unique Alden design that continues to fulfill his sailing dreams.

Waking Up for Watch • A sail to Newfoundland, and a summer spent cruising there, expands one sailor’s horizons in every way.

Taking Home the Gold • SAIL magazine wins big at the annual contest for marine journalism.

Printing Pressure • The next big update to NOAA’s Custom Chart program will be in November, drawing criticism from those who want fixes for printed charts now.

Eight Bells-Don Casey

Book Review: Into the Ice • By Mark Synnott, Dutton, Penguin Random House, $32

Tom’s Tips

Free Range Science • With its latest grant, the Ocean Cruising Club supports a cruising family’s initiative to create more sailing citizen scientists.

Paying the Adventure Tax • When his tiller head broke at the worst moment, cool thinking and the Hydrovane came to the rescue.

Xquisite 60 Solar Sail • A futuristic, push-button passagemaker, this powerful cat is designed for adventurous sailors targeting luxurious off-grid cruising.

Boreal 70 • Earning a Special Mention in our Top 10 Best Boats for 2025, this expedition yacht leaves no detail unattended and no dream unimagined.

One Wild Cat • An 18-foot Marshall Sanderling catboat more than proves its mettle in the Race to Alaska.

Finding Pearls In Panama • A CRUISE THROUGH THE PACIFIC ISLANDS OF PANAMA REVEALS ANOTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY KNOWN MOSTLY FOR ITS CANAL.

On Point • WANT TO SAIL ON THE EDGE? TRY RUNNING THE BOW FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A 140-FOOT CLASSIC SCHOONER IN A WORLD-CLASS REGATTA.

All In • Building the custom 40-footer Wisp was a master class in project management, hands-on skills, and New England sailing industry collaboration.

Deja vu All Over Again • Another fuel pump failure leads to an engine rebuild, this time on the hook.

Damn the Comfort Zone • Bocce ball, sea stories, and the best guacamole make a simple charter so much more.

Against the Trades