Chris Caswell Archives

Kids need to splash more water

May 16th, 2021

While there will always be attrition in youth sports, minimizing it should be a goal, and every sailing program should

March 24th, 2021

The COLREGS are the international “rules of the road” to prevent collisions at sea and its most basic tenet is

September 16th, 2020

In the 2020 September issue of Sailing Magazine, columnist Chris Caswell reveals how paper charts hold secrets that modern GPS

May 18th, 2020

An unexpected trip down memory lane shows that there’s more to traditional navigation than faded ink and forgotten coordinates. By

January 22nd, 2020

by Chris Caswell, Sailing Magazine I admit it: I belong to way too many yacht clubs. I realize this, but

August 19th, 2019

by Chris Caswell, Sailing Magazine The college admissions scandal, aside from being distasteful and embarrassing, has taught me a new

May 21st, 2019

by Chris Caswell, Sailing Magazine I have a few rants that pop up from time to time, so consider yourself

January 8th, 2019

by Chris Caswell, SAILING magazine To quote Peter Finch as newscaster Howard Beale in the movie ‘Network’, “I’m mad as

July 16th, 2018

Why are boats referred to as ‘she’? Those of us with ink (or digital) ask these kinds of questions to

August 17th, 2015

by Chris Caswell, Sailing Magazine I’ll tell you right now what this column is about: Don’t do as I did,