Cubism: It’s Complicated

Six hundred miles long, with 2,000 miles of coastline, Cuba dominates the Caribbean from Hispaniola to Yucatan. Her labyrinthine south side can be as complicated to […]

Heading Back to Sea

It’s a familiar theme, but as with all long distance passages, there are-and will be-vast differences.  (published August 2015) It’s early June and another transatlantic passage […]

Cuba: Pearl of the Antilles

Part 1-Long the forbidden land just 90 miles from Florida, Cuba has a lot to offer cruisers  (published July 2015) “I think we are in a […]

Third Time Success

In her third attempt, the 70-year-old author completes a solo, non-stop circumnavigation aboard her 38 foot sloop  (published July 2015) In the darkness of the early […]

Destination St. Kilda

From the Scottish mainland to the far reaches of the Outer Hebrides, they discover a world seldom seen by sailors  (published July 2015) When we arrived […]

Touche Found Svalbard

In 1194 the Icelandic sagas state “Svalbardi funning,” which translates to Svalbard found. And so we did.  (published June 2015) Svalbard means cold (sval) coasts (bardi) […]

Putting Penrhyn on the Map

Discovering Penrhyn atoll in the Cook Islands starts by learning where it is  (published March 2015) Type “Penrhyn” into Google and you’ll get back a list […]

Isla Isabel

  We stowed our sails and with the Yanmar thumping below, watched in fascination. A quarter-mile away thousands of frigate birds soared above the island ahead, […]