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SAILING SCENE • Feedback from the SAIL community

Letters

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Need for Speed

A Very Beautiful (Ling Ling) Bond • Five years and a ton of sweat equity turned a “piece of work” into their soul mate boat.

A Safe Bet for Fun Racing • It’s hard to impress in a town with Newport’s yacht racing pedigree, but the fourth Safe Harbor Race Weekend brought something for everyone.

A Historic Schooner Sails Fabled Waters

Passages: Cape Horn and Beyond • Lin and Larry Pardey/Paradise Cay Publications

Into the Deep End • A shakedown passage across the Bay of Biscay proves challenging and empowering.

Eight Bells: Pam Wall

Gear Brief: EP 38 Life Jacket

Gear: Vallon Malizia glasses

Cruisisng Tips

Hanse 410 • Taking cues from her big sister, the Hanse 410 hits the sweet spot for a couple or family cruising boat.

Neel 52 • Life on three hulls has never been so comfortable, or so fast.

Top 10 Best Boats Nominees 2025

A Eulogy for Alliance • SINCE ITS INCEPTION 118 YEARS AGO, THE NEWPORT BERMUDA RACE HAS NEVER LOST A BOAT TO THE SEA. UNTIL THIS YEAR.

Passages: Cape Horn and Beyond • AFTER SIX YEARS AWAY FROM THE SEA, LIN PARDEY’S RETURN TO VOYAGING WAS NOT WITHOUT ADVENTURE.

Pole Dancing • Want to sail fast, easy, and stable downwind on passage? Learn to sail with a pole.

Cold Storage • In the water or on the hard, winter storage is a matter of choices. Here’s a rundown of the pros and cons of each.

Group Dynamics • Crew on charter can surprise, exasperate, and entertain—sometimes all at once.

Bring Back the Racer-Cruiser!