{"id":42247,"date":"2017-01-31T20:24:14","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T01:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/?p=42247"},"modified":"2023-05-06T17:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T21:24:15","slug":"readers-choice-best-sunsets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/readers-choice-best-sunsets\/","title":{"rendered":"Reader&#8217;s Choice: Best Sunsets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_6041a7b17504deb13395f1d676d84a39-1.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Best Sailing Sunsets\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_6041a7b17504deb13395f1d676d84a39-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_6041a7b17504deb13395f1d676d84a39-1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_6041a7b17504deb13395f1d676d84a39-1-768x491.jpg 768w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><strong>10.<\/strong> &#8220;Racing the Storm&#8221;<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Tim Fuhrmann<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_dcc0e74db15e59ab21aa9c7d5ea5b031-1.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Best sailing sunsets\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_dcc0e74db15e59ab21aa9c7d5ea5b031-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_dcc0e74db15e59ab21aa9c7d5ea5b031-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_dcc0e74db15e59ab21aa9c7d5ea5b031-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><strong>9.<\/strong> &#8220;Furling the jib approaching St Annes, Martinique, April 2014&#8221;<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Rod Witel<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_3520173baa20ee7a89bb35ae33cb7b5f-1.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Best sailing sunsets\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_3520173baa20ee7a89bb35ae33cb7b5f-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_3520173baa20ee7a89bb35ae33cb7b5f-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><strong>8.<\/strong> &#8220;At anchor Marigot Bay, St. Lucia. What an anchorage and fantastic sunset!&#8221;<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Jay Brudzinski<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_0ce66d08831e3bae622b87a5366ac850-1.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Best sailing sunsets\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_0ce66d08831e3bae622b87a5366ac850-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_0ce66d08831e3bae622b87a5366ac850-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_0ce66d08831e3bae622b87a5366ac850-1-768x522.jpg 768w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><strong>7.<\/strong> &#8220;I captured this sunset over Ibiza from Formentera in the Balearic Islands.&#8221;<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Franc Carreras<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_d1a811a1a39da9b187467e970f917bcf-1.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Best sailing sunsets\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_d1a811a1a39da9b187467e970f917bcf-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_d1a811a1a39da9b187467e970f917bcf-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><strong>6.<\/strong> &#8220;This was taken on the last day of a sailing trip off the western coast of Vieques facing southwest.&#8221;<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Ben Kramer<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_02ec2081d11fe804e1136478439cc10c-1.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Best sailing sunsets\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_02ec2081d11fe804e1136478439cc10c-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_02ec2081d11fe804e1136478439cc10c-1-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_02ec2081d11fe804e1136478439cc10c-1-768x564.jpg 768w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><strong>5.<\/strong> &#8220;From the deck of s\/v Shooting Star, a Whitby 42. Baker&#8217;s Bay, Great Guana Cay, Abaco, Bahamas&#8221;<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Mark Reichow<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_028368b385984cc58ef8f68be460889d-1.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Best sailing sunsets\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_028368b385984cc58ef8f68be460889d-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_028368b385984cc58ef8f68be460889d-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_028368b385984cc58ef8f68be460889d-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><strong>4.<\/strong> &#8220;The Berringer Bowl race starts at 7PM and goes from Marblehead to Provincetown. This was taken just South of Boston.&#8221;<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Douglas Meyer<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_b113beb85f9749d05a2f66278bfedf2d-1.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Best sailing sunsets\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_b113beb85f9749d05a2f66278bfedf2d-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_b113beb85f9749d05a2f66278bfedf2d-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_b113beb85f9749d05a2f66278bfedf2d-1-768x505.jpg 768w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <h3>Santos Bay Brazil<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><strong>3.<\/strong> &#8220;Santos Bay Brazil &#8211; Summer 2014.&#8221;<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Persio Azevedo<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_94228bc93c189fe894ed12403f8a60da-1.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Best sailing sunsets\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_94228bc93c189fe894ed12403f8a60da-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_94228bc93c189fe894ed12403f8a60da-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_94228bc93c189fe894ed12403f8a60da-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_94228bc93c189fe894ed12403f8a60da-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><strong>2.<\/strong> &#8220;Golden moments at the Golden Gate with ACsailingSF. Sunset from USA76, the 2003 Oracle IACC America&#8217;s Cup challenger.&#8221;<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Aaron Gutman<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_7519ab7374f6894769fe63af768712b7-1.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Best sailing sunsets\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_7519ab7374f6894769fe63af768712b7-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_7519ab7374f6894769fe63af768712b7-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/original_7519ab7374f6894769fe63af768712b7-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><strong>Winner:<\/strong> &#8220;Our daughter Maia watching the sunset on a passage between Vanuatu and New Caledonia&#8221;<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Diane Selkirk<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>These stunning sunsets were chosen by our readers as the top 10 finalists to our Sailing Sunsets Photo Contest in 2015. Want to see more of the best sunsets from other readers around the world? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/gallery\/contests\/sailing-sunsets-photo-contest\">Click here to view even more entries.<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need a mental vacation? These swoon-worthy sunsets at sea should do the trick!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Cruising World Staff","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"20170131","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"162","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Need a mental vacation? 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