Star Sailing

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

When you're looking for the perfect summer refuge, you may find yourself reconsidering the star-studded Hamptons. Or maybe, in this year's economy, and with offensive gas prices, you're thinking twice about pricey Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Just...

Millions of Chinese sun seekers annually visit Qingdao, the beach capital of northern China. It occupies a hilly peninsula on the eastern coast of the mainland that meets the Yellow Sea in a series of stunning bays. Olympic yachting events will take place...

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...