A charter in French Polynesia’s Isles Sous les Vents offers wonderful sailing, beautiful anchorages and amazing diving (published August 2017) It was a while ago. ...
On October 27, 2017 / By Bill Biewenga
Achieving a cruising dream (published June/July 2017) With our bright blue spinnaker poled out and full of wind, we sailed across the border between British ...
On October 26, 2017 / By Blue Water Sailing
Everyone knows that a balanced diet and regular exercise are the pillars of maintaining a healthy lifestyle but it can be difficult to put that ...
On October 23, 2017 / By Heather Francis
How to coax out more speed and miles when the wind goes light (published June/July 2017) Waves of rising heat seem to distort visions of ...
On October 20, 2017 / By Bill Biewenga
(published May 2017) When I overheard Porter, our newly minted four-year-old, say, “Mom, I love Yahtzee” while being tucked into bed for the night, I ...
On October 20, 2017 / By Andy Cross
The pressure cooker, a galley essential? (published May 2017) When we bought Kate I had both boating experience and cooking skills, but had never needed ...
On October 17, 2017 / By Heather Francis
Daylight lengthens, and rumor has it that the weather is getting warmer further to the north. It’s time to leave the tropics in favor of ...
On September 25, 2017 / By Bill Biewenga
(published April 2017) With sea boots and foul weather gear full of water, I stepped onto the bottom rung of the life raft’s boarding ladder ...
On September 22, 2017 / By Andy Cross
Spring is upon us, and it’s time to ort through the various treasures hidden in the dark recesses of my seabag. Some are old standbys, ...
On September 19, 2017 / By Bill Biewenga
(published March 2017) Laying in my bunk, I could hear and feel the wind changing. A soft harmonic wind blew through the rigging and I ...
On September 12, 2017 / By Andy Cross