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Beautiful beach in cuba
March 19, 2025 1 min

Cuba Explorer 2025 Blog: High Sailing Adventure

Expedition Updates
Two female sailors steering a yacht during the 2025 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. The woman at the helm, wearing light blue sunglasses and a navy sailing shirt, focuses ahead while gripping the wheel. Beside her, another crew member in a blue cap, sunglasses, and a life jacket smiles while monitoring the race. The deep blue ocean and a distant sailboat are visible under a bright sky, capturing the excitement of offshore racing.
March 6, 2025 1 min

St Maarten Regatta 2025: The Rubicon 3 Blog

Expedition Updates
RORC Caribbean 600 race route
February 24, 2025 1 min

RORC 600 Race Prep: Yacht Bluejay is Ready to Fly!

Expedition Updates
February 21, 2025 3 min

Caribbean 1000: Our Epic Offshore Adventure Across the Caribbean Sea

Expedition Updates
Caribbean 1000 sailing route
February 20, 2025 1 min

CARIBBEAN 1000 – SKIPPER’S WEATHER BRIEFING

Expedition Updates
Rifle training
February 20, 2025 1 min

Rifle Training for Svalbard

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Seamanship logo
February 10, 2025 5 min

Introducing the Rig: A Rubicon 3 Guide to Yacht Rigs and Sail Control

Skills & Seamanship
caribbean racing
February 10, 2025 2 min

Expedition Blog: The Leewards Week 1 (Hummingbird)

Expedition Updates
Seamanship logo
February 7, 2025 5 min

Understanding The Deck

Skills & Seamanship
Nautical chart symbols
August 5, 2024 5 min

Nautical Chart Symbols: A Comprehensive Guide for Sailors & Mariners

Skills & Seamanship
Air masses
August 2, 2024 6 min

Air Masses: A Comprehensive Guide For Mariners & Sailors

Skills & Seamanship
lady on deck of boat
July 4, 2024 9 min

Sailing Clothing: What You Need to Wear and Pack

Equipment reviews
July 4, 2024 23 min

Bluejay Update: The Ultimate Atlantic Crossing: New York City – Newfoundland – Scotland

Expedition Updates
Chart symbols
June 15, 2024 12 min

Understanding Tidal Rips, Races & Overfalls

Skills & Seamanship
sailing songs
June 15, 2024 17 min

The Ultimate List of Sailing Songs: The 50 Best of All Time

News
Small sailboat for beginners
June 13, 2024 11 min

The best small sailboats to learn to sail

Equipment reviews
motorboat
June 9, 2024 2 min

You see a motorboat approaching on your right. What action should you take?

Skills & Seamanship
Falling overboard
June 7, 2024 12 min

What is most likely to cause someone to fall overboard?

Skills & Seamanship
June 7, 2024 1 min

Starling Update: Myths & Legends: St Kilda & the Hebridean Islands

Expedition Updates
PFD
June 7, 2024 8 min

PFDs on a boat must be readily accessible. Which storage method best meets this requirement?

Skills & Seamanship
Information buoy
June 5, 2024 2 min

You See a White Buoy with an Orange Square and Black Lettering. What Does This Buoy Tell You?

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Alone after capsize
June 4, 2024 11 min

Your boat capsizes and floats away! What should you do?

Skills & Seamanship
sailing vacation in scotland
June 4, 2024 8 min

Sailing & Boating Holidays in Scotland: An Overview

Destinations
Collision at sea between two ships
June 4, 2024 7 min

What Should You Do to Avoid Colliding with Another Vessel?

Skills & Seamanship
May 31, 2024 1 min

Bluejay Update: Offshore Sailing from the Bahamas to New York City

Expedition Updates
VHF radio
May 28, 2024 5 min

How to Send a Distress Signal by VHF: A Guide for Sailors

Skills & Seamanship
May 10, 2024 19 min

Hummingbird Update: Sail Across the Atlantic Using Celestial Navigation

Expedition Updates
taking a bearing
May 4, 2024 3 min

Taking and plotting visual fixes

Skills & Seamanship
April 24, 2024 2 min

Bluejay Update: Sailing to Nassau, Bahamas

Expedition Updates
how to service a winch
April 23, 2024 3 min

How to Service a Winch: A Step-by-Step Guide

Skills & Seamanship
Map update
April 21, 2024 2 min

Hummingbird Update: Sailing to Nassau, Bahamas

Expedition Updates
headtorch article
April 11, 2024 6 min

Best Headlamp for Sailing: Our Top 5 Picks

Equipment reviews
IP68 connector
April 11, 2024 3 min

Understanding IP Ratings: What’s Waterproof at Sea

Skills & Seamanship
April 10, 2024 1 min

Why Ordinary Holidays No Longer Cut It: One Sailor’s Eye-Opening Experience with Rubicon 3!

Expedition Updates
yacht showing port and starboard
April 8, 2024 5 min

How to Remember Port and Starboard

Skills & Seamanship
sailing boat knife
April 7, 2024 5 min

Best sailing knife & boat knife 2024: The top 5

Equipment reviews
yacht by iceberg in svalbard
March 28, 2024 11 min

Learnings from a life at sea & the sailing quotes that capture it

News
AIS explained
March 22, 2024 11 min

Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) Explained

Skills & Seamanship
Catamaran ASA courses
March 22, 2024 8 min

Understanding American Sailing Association Courses

Skills & Seamanship
crew on rya ocean qualifying passage
March 22, 2024 7 min

RYA Yachtmaster Ocean & Qualifying Passages

Skills & Seamanship
what is tacking in sailing
March 21, 2024 7 min

What is tacking in sailing?

Skills & Seamanship
single woman sailing
March 20, 2024 10 min

Sailing Holidays For Singles

News
anchored in the scilly isles
March 19, 2024 9 min

An Isles of Scilly Holiday – On a Yacht

News
boat jokes
March 19, 2024 2 min

Boat jokes. Painful Puns & Groaners

News
boat at anchor
March 19, 2024 3 min

How to Anchor a Boat

Skills & Seamanship
sail trim
March 19, 2024 6 min

How to trim a sail

Skills & Seamanship
best sailing shoes
March 12, 2024 13 min

Transform Your Sailing Experience with 2024’s Best Boat Shoes!

Equipment reviews
st lucia pitons
March 5, 2024 12 min

Sailing Caribbean Waters: the Rubicon 3 Guide for Sailors

Destinations
what to pack sailing in the caribbean
March 4, 2024 3 min

What to Pack for a Sailing Trip in the Caribbean

Skills & Seamanship
Navtex display
February 27, 2024 10 min

Stay Alert, Stay Safe: Understanding NAVTEX for Sailors

Skills & Seamanship
yacht heaving to
February 24, 2024 11 min

How to heave to in a sailboat

Skills & Seamanship
EPIRB explained
February 24, 2024 16 min

EPIRBs 101: The Essential Safety Device Every Mariner Must Have

Equipment reviews
polarized sunglasses for sailing
February 24, 2024 12 min

The best polarized sunglasses for sailing 2024

Equipment reviews
sailing jacket
February 24, 2024 8 min

The Best Offshore Sailing Jackets for 2024

Equipment reviews
yacht crossing atlantic ocean
February 24, 2024 15 min

Sail Across the Atlantic Ocean & Transatlantic Voyages: Expert Guide

Skills & Seamanship
sailor using sextant
February 24, 2024 2 min

600-Mile Qualifying Passage Criteria for RYA Yachtmaster Ocean

Skills & Seamanship
beaufort scale
February 24, 2024 2 min

The Beaufort Scale

Skills & Seamanship
heavy weather sailing
February 23, 2024 7 min

Heavy Weather Sailing: What is it?

Skills & Seamanship
Hogsty reef bahamas
February 23, 2024 1 min

Exploring Hogsty Reef: A Journey into the Heart of the Bahamas’ Hidden Atoll

Expedition Updates
yacht in heavy weather with trysail
February 23, 2024 6 min

Heavy weather sailing: trysails

Skills & Seamanship
offshore sailing tool kit
February 23, 2024 5 min

Offshore sailing: The right tools for maintenance and repairs

Equipment reviews
sailing instructor teaching sailing terms
February 23, 2024 21 min

A Comprehensive Guide to Sailing Terms and Nautical Know-How

Skills & Seamanship
sailing knots
February 23, 2024 13 min

The 9 Essential Sailing Knots Every Sailor Must Know

Skills & Seamanship
Zhik sailing gloves
February 23, 2024 8 min

The best sailing gloves: 2024

Equipment reviews
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