After a day on the water, there’s nothing quite like tying up, kicking back, and watching the sun slip below the horizon. Sailors have always enjoyed the ritual of a sundowner, but cocktails and sailing don’t mix – and even when safely moored, alcohol can still carry risks. Nobody wants an evening ruined by a slip off the pontoon.
The Best Breakup Albums to Mend a Sailor’s Soul
Every so often, an album comes along that perfectly captures the messy, cathartic, and sometimes oddly comforting experience of heartbreak. The latest to do so is Lily Allen’s new album West End Girl – a sharp, honest, and often funny exploration of love gone wrong.
How the Antarctic Circumpolar Current Shapes Our Climate and Oceans
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is the world’s largest and most powerful ocean current. Encircling Antarctica, it flows continuously from west to east through the Southern Ocean and is the only major ocean current to travel completely around the globe.
The Essex: The True Story Behind Moby Dick
Long before Herman Melville penned his famous tale of obsession and vengeance on the high seas, a real-life maritime tragedy unfolded that would inspire one of the greatest novels ever written. The story of the whaleship Essex is one of courage, endurance, and survival against impossible odds.
Profile Picture Advice
Choosing a Profile Picture
There is plenty of advice out there on the best type of profile picture to have such as don’t post a selfie, wear red, (women) or blue (men). Then there’s don’t wear sunglasses, look into the camera (women) away from the camera (men). Include a pet, don’t include a pet. Do you know what I think?
Drake Passage
You may have heard of the Drake Passage, one of the most feared stretches of water in the world. Yet it is also one of the most remarkable. In fact, it is the only completely unhindered ocean passage on the planet.
Sailing Cape Horn
Cape Horn is located on Isla Hornos and is widely regarded as the southernmost point of South America. The island sits at the southern tip of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago and marks the northern boundary of the strait separating South America from Antarctica, known as the Drake Passage.
Cowes Week – Fascinating Facts
Fascinating facts about this famous regatta.
With Cowes Week starting this weekend, here are some fascinating facts you may not know about this iconic sailing regatta.
Sailing Crew Opportunities – Summer 2026
Summer 2026 is already proving to be a fantastic season for sailing adventures. Our latest Sailing Crew Opportunities – Summer 2026 roundup showcases another exciting selection of voyages from Lovesail members, ranging from Mediterranean island cruising to ambitious bluewater passages across the Pacific and Atlantic.
Harpooning Hearts: If Captain Ahab Wrote a Dating Profile
There was much hilarity in the office today as we pondered what Captain Ahab might write in a dating profile if he were single, harpooning hearts instead of whales.
Of course, we don’t condone Ahab’s chosen profession (his HR file would be a novel in itself), but it’s fun to imagine how literature’s most intense sea captain might fare on the modern dating seas.