Herb McCormick Archives

Many evolutions of a maxi yacht

May 6th, 2026

Palm Beach XI owner Mark Richards continues to explore the edges of maxi yacht performance, deploying new concepts on a

August 15th, 2024

by Herb McCormick, Cruising World My old college buddy Tad called out of the blue this past spring. He and

March 21st, 2024

Even a celebrated sailor like Gary Jobson runs into trouble sometimes. In this case, Cruising World’s Herb McCormick was on

January 30th, 2024

Impossible Dream and its adaptive sailing crew set out to win an overnight race, but the weather ultimately defeated them.

July 22nd, 2023

by Herb McCormick, Cruising World It was a frantic, heinous, 27-hour excursion in my ancient Ford F-150 from mid-Florida to

April 4th, 2023

by Herb McCormick, Sailing World This second Thursday in January is a perfect Florida winter morning, the sort of weather

February 11th, 2023

Charley Morgan, an icon in the world of sailing from the late 1940s, passed away at 93 years on January

August 9th, 2022

There are lots of ways to attack a regatta, but if you want to win, here are a few things

March 23rd, 2022

by Herb McCormick, Sailing World Gino Morrelli has a word for them: outliers. He’s referring to the community of sailors

November 19th, 2020

With the passing of Catalina Yachts founder Frank Butler at 92 years old, we went deep into the vault to