Safety Archives

Avoid big things in the water

December 30th, 2025

It was during The Ocean Race 2022-23 when eventual winner 11th Hour Racing Team was on the return leg to

December 22nd, 2025

More than 700 youth sailors are set to arrive in Coconut Grove for the Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta —

November 24th, 2025

Just after midnight, the Grand Soleil 43 Trustmarque Quokka left the River Hamble in the UK, bound for Malta and

November 22nd, 2025

The key to safety, especially when you sail solo, is not gadgets but proficiency earned through time and experience. Yachting

October 2nd, 2025

by Craig Warner The Great Lakes, specifically Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, host two iconic offshore races: The Chicago and

September 26th, 2025

by Craig Warner The word is out that modern politics are attempting to influence the changing sailing’s most crucial emergency

September 23rd, 2025

Among the top nightmares for any offshore sailor is a container collision. They’re hard to see, hard as steel, and

September 22nd, 2025

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News When I fell overboard on a Caribbean bareboat charter, due to a failed lifeline

September 8th, 2025

When Helen Fretter shared for Yachting World how a Class40 was smashed in half during a race by a cargo

September 6th, 2025

The Practical Sailor publication has been providing practical advice since 1974, and in this report they ask Heather Sweeney the