December 2024 By Christopher Birch Marinas are handy, moorings are great, but nothing beats the satisfaction that comes from spending a night at anchor. As the year winds down, I’m feeling nostalgic for some of my favorite spots to drop the hook along our beloved New England coastline and haveRead More

Fall 2024 By Christopher Birch Marinas are handy, moorings are great, but nothing beats the satisfaction that comes from a night at anchor. As the year winds down, I’m feeling nostalgic for my favorite places to drop the hook along our beloved New England coastline. Here are my top nineRead More

A bigger boat does not necessarily make for a better experience.

I often wonder if our top goal should be to achieve a Zen state that would permit us to embrace the emptiness of a lazy day instead of constantly striving to fill it.

Some basic tips about what you slap on the transom.

May 2024 By Christopher Birch We just put our boat on Ozempic. It had to happen. For many years my wife Alex and I occasionally indulged in a shameful pleasure: We ran our engine when we were at anchor just to charge the batteries. We knew it was a badRead More

Wouldn’t it be great if your berth stayed level while the boat swings? Well, it can.

Winter 2024 By Christopher Birch Last month in this column, I broke out my crystal ball and gazed into the future of yachting. My time travel took me to the (fictional) “2026 Eagle Seven Sailing Yacht Design Awards Gala,” where I marveled over the bronze medal winner: Boom Boom Solar.Read More

December 2023 By Christopher Birch Lately, I’ve been fantasizing about what will come next in boat design. Happily my crystal ball has a lot to say on the subject. Walk with me into the future and down the red carpet at the 2026 Eagle Seven Sailing Yacht Design Awards gala.Read More

The Siren call of lobster-trap-free water has lured many a sailor north of the border.