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America's cup challenger playoffs were supposed to start today but were postponed because of lack of wind. Boo! But it sounds like there was still a lot of fun to be had by all the fans in Bermuda. Who's gonna watch the playoffs tomorrow? America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs Postponed, No Wind >>...

I'm always looking for cool places to go and fun things to do for kids and/or adults. I was thinking about my favorite vacation as a kid. Of course it involved sailing. Camp Trinity in Salter Path, NC was my absolute favorite childhood vacation. That's where I learned to love to sail. They have...

Does anyone use Navionics Platinum+ or HotMaps Platinum? I currently use Navionics+ but I noticed that Platinum+ and HotMaps Platinum are on sale for the month of April. What are the differences in Plus and Platinum Plus and HotMaps Platinum? What is your experience using the Platinum line? Thanks!

Is anyone here attending or participating in America's Cup this year? It's the 35th year!

Meaghan Van Liew, one of Charleston's most important sailing figures has passed way too soon. the lioness of charleston

Does anyone have any suggestions for refinishing a Super Sunfish? We've only had it about 1.5 years, but it's a 1974 model. We are very new to sailing still and we're not really sure where to start. I'm not sure if the location of the boat makes a difference but it spends most of its time in the...

I thought there was a thread to post funny or unique boat names but I couldn't find it. Anyway, I was driving the other day and saw this boat. Unfortunately the antennae got in the way but the name of the boat is Poopie! Haha!! Only in the south!

Hi, does anyone know of a place in St. Thomas that rents sunfishes? We're flying there in January and would love to sail around a bit. We're going to be staying on the eastern coast (where the blue pin is on the Navionics map) so we'd like to stick around that area but we will have a car if we...

I had heard how beautiful the world's brightest bioluminescent bay is (Mosquito Bay on Vieques, Puerto Rico) but I had no idea it was going to be as breathtaking as it was. I just returned from there last week. Unfortunately we didn't sail there and we didn't even get to sail any during the...

First off, I hope everyone made it through Hurricane Matthew ok. I wasn't really sure where to post this since it affects not only NC but pretty much all of the SE US coast. After Hurricane Matthew I was amazed at how much my navigation charts changed. I have Navionics so I know the changes are...

Today we took our Super Sunfish out for a spin before Hurricane Matthew hits this weekend. Also, it's about time for the water to start cooling off so I wanted to get another trip in before the water gets cold. We only had a little breeze so didn't get any speed but it sure was relaxing. I...

Hi Everyone, I met a gentleman last weekend who is involved with the planning of the Carolina Bloody Mary Regatta next weekend so I told him I'd try to help spread the word. The race will be Saturday, October 8 from Southport, NC to Wilmington, NC (the pic is a screen shot of the race route on...

I'm currently looking at chartplotters. Does anyone know if the Lowrance Elite TI works with Navionics SonarChart Live? Thanks!

Hi Everyone, I'm fairly new to the sailing world and am here to learn. I'm wondering what tips you seasoned folks have to share with newbies. I'm interested in tips about anything related to sailing that you think will be helpful. Things like, "if I had only know such-and-such when I first...

Yesterday we sailed our Super Sunfish to a little island in the mouth of the Cape Fear River. A guy on a jetski pulled over, got off his jet ski and started running towards us. I knew immediately that something was wrong because he was running so fast. Turns out he and his group were lost and...