News for and about cruising sailors, their regional clubs and club directory, the 100-day SpinSheet Century Club challenge, and favorite sailing destinations on the Chesapeake Bay.


The Back Creek Yacht Club's founding commodore, John Campbell, pioneered the concept of a virtual yacht club in 2001 with the intent of keeping dues and initiation fees extremely low,...
Tom Darling from the Conversations with Classic Boats podcast shares some history of a modern classic daysailer Alerion.
Jessica Rice Johnson, who sailed around the globe with her family, shares top...
Although Holly and Ron Foster had been sailboat owners who daysailed for several years, buying a cruising boat and learning the...
What do you do when dismasted at sea, 300 miles from shore? Here's part 2 with video.
Richard inspects what's left of Molto Bene's mast.
What do you do when you experience a dismasting at sea, 300 miles from land?   
At the tail end of 1973, a young sailor launches an old boat and takes a New Year's Eve night sail to remember. 
A Chesapeake liveaboard gives tips on decorating your boat for the holidays. ~by Cindy Wallach
Annapolis liveaboard sailor Cindy Fletcher-Holden remembers a Christmas she spent aboard in Portugal where she spent a season.

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