Sunshine and blue skies: they’re the hallmark of another terrific day spent sailing on moderate blue seas, and they account for the vast majority of days […]
Black Clouds on the Horizon
Glass Half Full
(published September 2015) I mentally sifted through our options as I stared at the black and white advertisements on my coffee-stained placemat in the greasy spoon […]
Antares University
Antares University provides new and prospective owners a program that details the boat from stem to stern (published September 2015) The breeze brought relief to a […]
Galapagos Cruising
How to navigate the various government agencies (published September 2015) Every sailor, naturalist and even school kids have a vision of what the Galapagos is like. […]
Cuba, part 3
The Cuba show (published September 2015) It took nearly two years to obtain permission to travel to Cuba as a journalist. My OFAC license prohibits me […]
The Inevitability of Problems
It’s a virtual certainty that problems will arise at sea. Solutions are not always as inevitable. The goal is to minimize the number and severity of […]
Gary Takes a Vacation
Three weeks aboard Honeymoon Forever with my good friend Gary Howman (published September 2015) My wife Virginia and I left Punta Gorda, Florida on our 45’ […]
Let’s Knot Argue
Keeping the marital knot tied (published August 2015) From time to time Jill and I (okay, mostly Jill) are asked by other sailing couples (okay, mostly […]
Preparing to Sail South
The fall migration from the East Coast to the Caribbean takes planning and preparation (published August 2015) Only you can decide whether this is the year […]
Weekend in Paradise
The people and picturesque villages of Grand Manan make the challenge of fog and new harbor entrances worthwhile (published August 2015) WHITE HEAD HARBOR “See the […]