Boston wears its history proudly all year round, but this summer it will be sailing into new territory. For six days this July, timed to coincide with the America 250 semiquincentennial celebrations, Sail Boston — known to locals as “the Tall Ships”— will transform Boston Harbor into a floating spectacle of towering masts, billowing sails … Read more
These SailGP boats don’t just float, they fly. The ultralight F50 catamarans are fitted with twin hydrofoils that lift the hulls more than a yard above the surface of the water, allowing the vessels to soar at an electrifying 60 mph. That’s why the global sail racing league is compared to Formula One auto racing. … Read more
An Oregon man who quit his job at a tire company and liquidated his retirement savings to set sail for Hawaii with his cat, Phoenix, reached his destination Saturday, welcomed by cheering fans at the end of a weekslong journey that he documented for his mass of followers on social media. Oliver Widger, who also … Read more
Politics, religion, sports, the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show: They don’t hold a candle. Nothing is more controversial than a cruise. To its devoted boosters, the many virtues of vacationing aboard a gargantuan ship are plain and unambiguous. It’s easy (gluttony at your figure tips). It’s convenient (wake up and you’re there with no bags … Read more
They’re putting the “tide” in Yuletide. A UK family that lives on a sailboat is spending a minimalist Christmas at sea complete with sea shell gifts, fresh-caught fish, and surfing. “For presents, we keep things minimal, focusing on small, practical items or experiences,” Stephanie Stevens, 35, told Kennedy News of their unlikely Xmas tradition. “These simple … Read more
First off, let’s be clear: There’s no official size cutoff for a yacht these days. Jeff Bezos’ personal floating toy, Koru, is 417 feet long, after all, and sleeps 18. Meanwhile, most sea dogs insist 12 passengers is the max for a private yacht. The Ritz-Carlton, however, begs to differ: It’s got two new vessels … Read more
Whatever floats your boat. Two globetrotters have spent the past 15 months traveling the world without taking a single flight. Tommaso Farinam, 25, and Adrian Lafuente, 27, are “sustainable explorers” who have moved between continents by hitching rides on strangers’ sailboats. Planes — which emit around 90kg of CO2 per passenger per hour, depending on … Read more
They thought he was sending out an SOS. A modern-day adventurer had his social media followers quaking in their gumboots — thinking the sailor-influencer was stranded — after an innocent post touting his location more than thousand miles from land in every direction. The video, showing the intrepid explorer going for a swim in the South … Read more
A British couple quit their hectic jobs and moved their family to a yacht docked in Greece. And after ditching the 9-to-5 grind, they couldn’t be happier. Laura and Ross Colledge decided to set sail because they worried their family was too disconnected. “Ross was working 50-plus hours a week, and we were like ships … Read more
It’s all hands — and paws — on deck. A woman who lives on a sailboat with her husband and dog is showing her followers on TikTok a first-mate-hand account of their life at sea. “This boat has tons of storage but the best thing about it is the boat dog,” joked Tula, who goes … Read more
What attacks nuclear submarines, glows in the dark and looks like “a pencil with teeth”? Give up? It’s a type of shark called a cookiecutter shark, so named because its vampirish teeth can take 2-inch round chunks out of much larger prey. The sharks attracted worldwide attention this week for swamping a (no-longer) inflatable catamaran … Read more
“We’ll eat the vegans first.” That’s the contingency plan my dad, a 67-year-old cattle rancher from Montana, comes up with in case we get stuck in Antarctica. We’re bundled up like Michelin men sitting in an inflatable Zodiac bound for one of the most inhospitable places in the world. There are two vegans in our … Read more
The leg had a mind of its own. Before dying in December at the age of 66, British sailor Michael Harris half-joked to his kids that his wish was for them to throw his prosthetic leg into the sea in the hopes it would float to Ibiza, a Spanish island. Daughter Natalie Denning, 41; and … Read more
She’s the last woman sailing. South Africa’s Kirsten Neuschäfer is leaving fellow skippers in her wake as she vies to become the first woman to win the Golden Globe Race — a solo, nonstop voyage around the world. Neuschäfer and 15 other mariners set sail in early September from Les Sables-d’Olonne, France, embarking on a … Read more
The vibe has shifted and the glory days of cruising are once again docked in NYC. Holland America’s newest ship Rotterdam arrived in New York City on Oct. 26 on its maiden call, after a 12-day cruise, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the cruise line’s first transatlantic crossing. On board, it was easy to slip … Read more
To access this Airbnb you need to be winched up in a bosun’s chair. Would you stay there? Scratch that… would you stay there with kids? That’s exactly what Aussie couple Riley Whitelum and Elayna Carausu—who go by the online monika Sailing La Vagabonde—did with their two sons Lenny and Darwin. “What on Earth are we doing?” … Read more