Cruising World

Cruising World is your passport for exploring the world’s coastlines and oceans while voyaging under sail. Its contributors inspire and entertain through stories, pictures and videos that underscore the beauty and adventure of sailing, while providing instruction on the disciplines of seamanship, navigation and boat handling. The Cruising World community is made up of experienced, committed sailors and boat owners. No matter their long-range sailing plans, Cruising World’s mission is to nurture their dreams with practical how-to information and stirring real-life adventure features.

The MATH on TWO HULLS • I came to the catamaran skeptical, sleepless and slightly over my head. The sailors I most respect got there a different way.

Cruising World

UNDERWAY • EXPLORING the BEST of the CRUISING LIFESTYLE

The JOY of PRACTICE • Solo sailing a small boat is the ultimate way to build confidence and rediscover fun at sea.

BEHIND the PURA VIDA • Twenty-five years after backpacking through scrappy, unpolished Costa Rica, a sailor returns and finds something familiar beneath the branding.

SWISS ARMY Boat • As a versatile all-around tool for inshore and offshore adventures, the Sirius 35 DS offers plenty to like. It’s fun, singular and innovative.

The WIDE LIFE • A modern cruising cat offers more space, stability and comfort than any monohull afloat. The shoreline wasn’t built for any of it.

BUILT for BLUE WATER • South Africa’s St. Francis Marine enters the fast-cruising catamaran conversation with the 460, a boutique-built offshore machine that takes shorthanded sailing seriously.

Two HULLS, No REGRETS • After 35,000 nautical miles on both sides of the great sailboat divide, one world voyager discovers the best boat isn’t about loyalty. It’s about timing.

RACING BONES, Sailor’s SOUL • The Ipsum 45 gives serious sailors a racing-grade trimaran platform they can build, configure and evolve entirely on their own terms.

HANDS-On SAILOR • REAL - WORLD ADVICE for BOAT OWNERS

CONFESSIONS OF A SAILMAKER • I designed sails for America’s Cup campaigns. Then I spent 18 years cruising the world, and I had to unlearn almost everything.

START SHOPPING HERE • The pre-owned catamaran market has never been more crowded, or more promising. Here are six entry-level boats worth your attention.

Multihull Brokerage 2026: What the Data Shows

Before You Sign: 10 Things to Look for at Survey

THE CAT THAT FITS YOU • Catamarans now come in every flavor imaginable, but before you choose your hull, choose your life.

GUILT BY CHARTER ASSOCIATION • The catamaran earned its reputation honestly, but some bluewater sailors are leaving real capability on the dock by dismissing the platform wholesale.

Need for Speed • After 14 years of full-time voyaging with six children, our sailing family knows that a fast, light boat isn’t a risk. It’s how you manage risk.

40 Years of FLYING HULLS • Starting with a transatlantic passage on an offshore racing catamaran in the mid-1980s, I had a ringside seat through the four decades when multihulls revolutionized sailing.

BROKERAGE • WHERE YOU’LL FIND the BEST USED BOATS on the MARKET

Starry-EYED • The late, great Nim Marsh left an indelible mark on this magazine, and will always be remembered for his love of sailing, gift with words and twinkling zest for living.