Welcome to SetSail.com, the ultimate web site for sailors, powerboaters, and cruisers. If you are currently landlocked but dream of setting sail for distant horizons, you'll find plenty of fuel for your dreams here. If you're already out there cruising, or getting ready to go, you'll find an unparalleled wealth of data to dive into and explore. (Click here for testimonials from SetSail users.)

SetSail is divided into a series of sections accessed by tabs across the tops of the pages.

Cruising Central contains Cruiser's Q&A Forums, advice on sails, "Tech Talk" technical articles, the Weather Center (where you'll find a wide array of resources to help you understand marine weather), and our newest feature - a gallery of favorite "Cruising Dream Photos" which you can print out or use as a desktop background on your computer.

In Sailors' Logs we have a fleet of 11 cruisers reporting in from points across the globe, whether island hopping in the tropics or dodging icebergs in the Arctic. Often they write about whatever inspires them - adventures at sea, travel diaries, technical "how-to" articles - other times they all chime in on an assigned topic (many of which come from you, the readers). Half a dozen circumnavigations and nearly a million miles of sailing experience are represented here.

With so much information now available on the web, it is hard to know where to turn.
Cruising Links will help you in this regard. Here we've distilled a list of our own favorite web sites.

Dashew Offshore is where you can find out about Steve and Linda Dashew's latest yacht designs, including a fascinating new set of articles chronicling the design and construction process that went into their revolutionary FPB (unsailboat) series.

In the SetSail store you'll find a valuable collection of books, DVDs, navigation products (including electronic charts), and music CDs. And we're now expanding the store to carry some carefully selected gear, starting with rope from Yale Cordage. Many of these resources are available exclusively to the SetSail community. There are some powerful tools here to speed your learning curve and make your time on the water safer and more enjoyable - or to sustain your dreams while you're working towards the goal of going cruising. The online catalog is searchable, and the ordering process is secure.

You always have instant access to your shopping cart via the shopping cart icon in the upper right-hand corner of each page. To contact SetSail, click on the envelope icon.

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If you are new to the cruising game or looking to increase your knowledge, we've prepared some special introductory pages to check out.

LEARN HOW TO:

• Maximize your cruising budget while minimizing your frustration
• Learn the secrets of professional sailors
• Take advantage of weather for safer, more comfortable and faster voyages
• Prepare yourself & your crew for heavy weather
• Discover what the cruising lifestyle is really like from people living it
• Learn how to find the perfect boat for your budget & lifestyle

REAL-TIME CONTENT TO HELP YOU CAST OFF:

• A New Paradigm for Crossing Oceans: The Dashews' Evolutionary Cruiser
• Navigator's Library: 25,200+ pages of critical data on two CD-ROMs for just $79.95
• Ride along with our cruising correspondents as they live the cruising dream
• Get first hand "How-To" information in Cruising Central
• Stay current with the latest Cruiser's Questions & Answers
• Discover everything you ever wanted to know about Weather
• Browse our complete list of "Cruising Essentials" Books, Videos, and other tools