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Sail

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Whether you are a novice sailor, racer or an old hand, whether you own a boat,are thinking of buying one or just like to go along for the ride, this magazine covers it all.

There's all kinds of useful tips and information for anyone who just loves boats or being out on the water. There are articles ranging from handling weather and mechanical problems to keeping your pets aboard. The latest in gear and equipment, America's Cup Schedules,basic cruising tips,articles written by people just like you, who just love being out there(these are great as they give good ideas for living aboard and places to cruise), are all in here.

Thinking of buying a boat? You'll find feature articles on new and older boats. There is even a classified section in the back, that will give you a good idea of the price ranges for the type of boat your looking for.

Day Sailor, Cruiser, Racer or Live Aboard, you'll look foward to every issue........Laurie

Sail Magazine is a ten-minute read then toss it. I cancelled it after a year.

Look, my opinion is just my opinion. Almost all magazines today are almost all advertising; either overt ads, or covert advertising disguised as articles and reviews about new products. I spent ten minutes every issue reading a few columns written by famous names such as Nigel Calder et. al and that was it. I've read their books for the most part anyway, so these few useful parts were not worth the $10 a year subscription fee, so I cancelled it.

Your mileage may vary.

But advertising can be informative if read with discrimination, especially if you are new to the sport and want to get an overview of what's going on commercially. I am old enough to remember when the America's Cup was a contest between boats and sailors, not between computers and lawyers, so my viewport may be very different from yours. Fair winds.

Good value for magazine. Very informative and good reading for all levels of expertise . . . from beginner to professional

Good value for one's money (if you're into sailing)...Informative for all levels whether a beginner or a pro...even if you can only afford a Day Sailor or primarily interested in smaller boats (again good price!)...great pix of great boats & good articles...

I love this magazine. It has great articles for both new and seasoned sailors. The publication also often features great reviews.

My grndson recently became an M.D. and moved to Rochester, MN. Even though he was further away from his brother's sailboat, he still loved the magazine Sail and felt much closer to his brother. Hiss brother lives in New York and sails on the Hudson River. He used to help him with his boat and sail with him all the time. Now,he says "I just have the magazine Sail to feel like a sailor".

I resubscribed to Sail recently after some years without the magazine. I also subscribe to Yachting World which is the absolute best sailing magazine I have ever taken and Good Old Boat which has some very well written regular features. By comparison to YW,kind of apples to apples, Sail is weakly produced and written. It lacks generally compelling monthly columns and many times it seems sort of dumbed down. But it is a decent resource for the US based sailor and its far better than say Cruising or US Sailing.

He enjoys this... it is like the old holiday 'Sears 'catalog. loots to dream about . Not alot of practical info though

Fairly good magazine. The articles are short, interesting, and often include sailing stories. SAIL could use more hands on information. Overall evenly balanced between stories of interest, and "how to" articles. SAIL seems to be targeted at the middle class boat owner. You may need to subscribe to a mag more focused on your particular needs or two to three magazines on sailing.

My father was a sailor during the big war, in the South Pacific, he joined for romantic reasons, the sea. He loved his battleship. I asked why, he told me something that saves you life you love, simple as that. He had it hanging on the wall twenty years later, the ship had a association that mailed him doings from the US government. WWII was a big deal, he said. The America cup racing struck me on TV, one day, it was the wind in those giant sails, gliding silently. It had so much grace, grace of the sea was new to me. To me it was most beautiful.Then one day I found SAIL magazine, I felt so classy just reading the stories, and felt common to each person in the photos, we all loved to talk sailing, all of it was so, clean's the word. Don't know why I feel this way, with the sea you just do, no need to explain, It could just be in my blood, same as Dad.Went to Mystic, Conn and met a man making the wooden hulls of sailing boats, I was greatly fascinated by the lines, so graceful and never saw lines so beautiful. I had studied line, designing apparel gowns, it took a long time to master lines.