passage planning

17 min read 2023-01-31 15:33:09

Digital passage planning and electronic navigation

Electronic navigation is ubiquitous on small cruising yachts now, but is it really possible to compile a proper passage plan digitally? Andy Du Port

1 min read 2022-12-20 23:39:28

Over the years we’ve grown to offer more than week-long sailing cruiser lifesetyle experiences. In addition to providing guests with a Caribbean

1 min read 2022-12-07 01:32:32

After a weather window opened, Captain Simon and five crew left Hampton, Virginia, and sailed to Bermuda. The reality of long passage sailing isn’t

1 min read 2022-10-09 05:00:01

A short while after setting off, Jamie went down below because he thought the water and steam coming out of the exhaust looked odd. What did he find?

2 min read 2022-06-07 23:58:12

What’s it like to experience an open ocean sailing passage? The preparation and first couple of days of sailing are hard work but after that,

1 min read 2022-04-07 05:30:37

[S03E12] If you had a sailboat and were about to set off on passage, how would you determine the route and destination? How do you know where to go

7 min read 2022-02-19 01:42:52

In this Long Sailing Passage Preparation Checklist, you’ll find action items for safety and medical, communications, passage plans, provisioning,

8 min read 2022-02-19 01:42:52

In this Long Sailing Passage Preparation Checklist, you’ll find action items for safety and medical, communications, passage plans, provisioning,

1 min read 2021-07-20 21:17:19

One of the initial worries that new sailing cruisers have is tackling their first overnight sailing trip. Our recommendation is to either sign up for

23 min read 2021-03-08 16:16:08

Confined to quarters during the pandemic, many sailors are itching to slip their lines and sail for the sun. Elaine Bunting explains exactly how to

3 min read 2021-02-03 22:30:10

Daydreaming is about as close as most of us are getting to sailing at the moment, but now is the moment to start planning to make them come true.

7 min read 2021-01-13 17:32:55

Yachting Monthly experts and seasoned skippers share their advice on a whole range of issues for the cruising sailor. Do you have a tip to share?

7 min read 2021-01-13 17:32:55

Yachting Monthly experts and seasoned skippers share their advice on a whole range of issues for the cruising sailor. Do you have a tip to share?

7 min read 2021-01-13 17:32:55

Yachting Monthly experts and seasoned skippers share their advice on a whole range of issues for the cruising sailor. Do you have a tip to share?

12 min read 2020-09-25 15:26:22

With her husband Theo out of the way, Georgie Stocker shows on her Day Skipper course that she is more than capable of taking chargeGeorgie wanted to