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Dinghy Discourse for Caribbean Cruising: What To Look For

3 weeks ago | cruisingworld.com | David Lyman

A dinghy is indispensable. It’s like the family car. It’ll take you shopping, to the chandlery, and to the bars and restaurants. Dinghies are good for exploring shallow creeks, visiting other cruisers, and running out to set a second anchor in the middle of the night when the wind pipes up. A dinghy can even save the day if the engine fails and you need to tow your big boat out of danger. My first dinghy was a plywood pram, 6 feet long, powered by two oars.
Action in Antigua: Caribbean Racing Season Finale

3 weeks ago | cruisingworld.com | David Lyman

Richard Thomas and I were off Pigeon Beach in Falmouth Bay, Antigua, when we dropped the hook from his Reliance 44, Strider. I climbed into the dinghy with my sea bag and camera gear, and headed ashore to English Harbour, at the east end of the bay. We had arrived in time to join the final chapter in the 2024 Caribbean yacht racing season: the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta and Antigua Sailing Week. Richard was looking for a crew position on one of the classics.
7 Best Snorkeling and Scuba Diving Spots in Grenada

4 weeks ago | cruisingworld.com | Ally Wybrew

When it comes to finding teal-colored waters teeming with marine life, the Caribbean excels. The tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique might just have the edge over its neighbors, thanks to a flourishing marine protected area, strong local conservation efforts, and not one but two underwater art museums—not to mention more than 30 shipwrecks scattered around its shores.
Boat Review: Allures 51.9

1 month ago | cruisingworld.com | Herb McCormick

Our judging team for Cruising World’s 2025 Boat of the Year contest found an immaculate yacht as we stepped aboard the aluminum, French-built Allures 51.9 this past fall at the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland, to conduct dockside inspections. It looked to be a fresh-out-of-the-shipyard cutter called Castella, and it had journeyed to the States by a rather unorthodox track.
Blind Ambition: A Veteran’s Racing Spirit

1 month ago | cruisingworld.com | Herb McCormick

The high-performance C&C 30 One Design skiff is a twitchy, skittish beast not for the faint of heart. This much I was discovering in an elemental way, perched on the windward rail with eight fellow crewmen on the C&C 30 Chinook in this past fall’s annual Sail for Hope fundraising regatta on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay. It was a puffy, shifty, challenging day for helming, and I was more than happy to serve as human ballast on the long, upwind tacks.
Moody DS48: A Stylish Liveaboard Cruiser with Serious Sailing Chops

1 month ago | cruisingworld.com | Mark Pillsbury

When Moody, a division of Germany’s Hanse Yachts, introduced its first Decksaloon model—a 45-footer designed by Bill Dixon—in 2009, it ushered in a look that has since been reflected across the brand’s 41- to 54-foot lineup, including the newest model, the Moody DS48.
Hitch-Sailing: A Ticket to Cruising Paradise?

1 month ago | cruisingworld.com | Brianna Randall

We sailed into the Kingdom of Tonga at dawn after five days at sea. The verdant shores looked like broccoli tops through the wet haze. Huddled under my rain jacket, I stood at the helm of Compass Rosey, a 43-foot Polaris older than me, with my Nescafé. I breathed a sigh of relief when the hills blocked the ocean swells. During my watch, our speed had dropped to 3 knots in the light air, making the broadside rollers particularly nauseating as we pitchpoled between them.
Editor's Letter: Plan Smart, Sail Smarter

1 month ago | cruisingworld.com | Andrew Parkinson

I’ve always been a list person. Some people thrive in the chaos of spontaneity, but for me, the calm comes in the form of bullet points and checkboxes. If you’ve ever caught an introvert in the act of trying to wrangle the external world into something manageable, chances are, you’ve seen a list. Grocery lists, to-do lists, “Things I’d Say If I Actually Wanted To Make Small Talk” lists. I even have a list titled “Lists To Make When I Have Free Time.” It’s not a coping mechanism; it’s a lifestyle.
Hidden Paradise: Sailing the Unspoiled Calamian Islands

1 month ago | cruisingworld.com | Heather Francis

Are you sure we are still in the Philippines?” I ask my husband, Steve, as a long purple tongue twists around the branch I am holding, elegantly stripping it of leaves. “It doesn’t make sense, does it?” he replies quietly, so as not to disturb the diners. “Giraffes roaming around freely on an island in the Philippines doesn’t make any sense at all.” I giggle, daring to reach up to touch the snout that is attached to the long purple tongue.
Boat Review: Hallberg-Rassy 57

2 months ago | cruisingworld.com | Mark Pillsbury

Packed with redundant systems, an enormous 24-volt lithium battery bank and generator to feed it, a high-output watermaker, practical and elegant accommodations below for owner and crew, and tankage enough for more than a 1,000-mile cruising range, the Hallberg-Rassy 57 was by far the most striking long-range voyager to be found among 2024’s Boat of the Year entries. It’s a beauty of a sailboat.