Star Sailing

As the Pride of Baltimore II cleared the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and headed toward Annapolis, the young crew flew into action. They yanked lines to adjust the heavy canvas sails of the clipper ship to move against the wind. The captain swung the wheel to...

Carnival Cruise Lines is expecting to welcome 600,000 children aboard its ships in the next year — a six-fold increase from 12 years ago — and other lines report more families are sailing with them each year. As a result, children's facilities...

Tall ship The last tall ship assembled in Key West, the 69-year-old Schooner Western Union, is once again carrying passengers on sunset sailing excursions. Backed by the grassroots Schooner Western Union Preservation Society, the 130-foot vessel...

With the big-game bowhunting season for white-tailed deer having been open on Long Island for about three weeks, enough feedback has trickled in to surmise that archers are off to a solid start. "Local deer reports seem to be coming in at about the...

There are cruises. And then there are cruises for people who hate cruises - at least of the big-ship variety. Some of the newer ships are so monstrous that you might as well be in Vegas instead of on the water. There's as much temptation to stay aboard...

There are cruises. And then there are cruises for people who hate cruises--at least of the big-ship variety. Some of the newer ships are so monstrous you might as well be in Vegas instead of on the water. There's as much temptation to stay aboard as to...

There are cruises. And then there are cruises for people who hate cruises — at least of the big-ship variety. Some of the newer ships are so monstrous you might as well be in Vegas instead of on the water. There's as much temptation to stay aboard...

It's amazing how a little chill in the night air can have a powerful effect on bottom fishing. Although water temperatures have dropped only a few degrees during the past two weeks, porgies and sea bass catches have rallied. "It's clearly porgy time...

The first modern Olympic regatta was sailed a century ago in London in big boats with big crews in big winds. This year, it's little boats with small crews and tiny winds. That combination means sailors and their coaches will have to be adaptable and...

Qingdao, China I had been trying to learn Mandarin at Beijing Language and Culture University and still had about 3,500 Chinese characters to memorize with two months left in the semester. It was going slowly and, often, not well. So, taking a note...

As Gen. Douglas MacArthur famously put it: "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away." Apparently so it is, too, for old baseball players. Only the boys of summer turn into temporary sailors. They turn up on cruise ships galore, where they show...

TOURS Baja AirVentures offers an eco-retreat to Baja Mexico, where guests can kayak, whale watch, hike, snorkel, surf and help save the environment. Accommodations have solar showers and hammocks. Meals and sightseeing with personal guides are also...