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.


Annapolis Yacht Sales takes Team SpinSheet for a spin on the new Beneteau 40.1 sailboat who proved to be a nimble yet roomy cruiser.
For weekends and long-range trips, here are some tips for new sailing families and those who may...
Sailing at night, all I could see of the real Haiti ahead of me was an imposing mountainous silhouette, jagged and threatening, inky black against the starlit sky.
As with many types of big undertakings, preparing to go offshore sailing sometimes seems as if it’s more difficult than the passage itself.
Few places offer the cruising sailor the diversity of on-water experiences combined with hundreds of picturesque villages as does the...
For sailing cruisers there are more quiet anchorages and coves to explore on the Chesapeake Eastern Shore than one could visit in a lifetime.
Now that summer is upon us here’s a great list for eating well onboard: 101 dishes to try on your sailboat this summer.
Some tips on properly monitoring and transmitting on Channel 16 on your marine radio while sailing.
Being confined to one’s home is not much different from being on a long offshore sailng passage, except that in fact you aren’t going anywhere at all

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