For offshore sailors, here are three modern communication solutions for three different budgets (published February 2015) Skippers and their crews headed offshore should take their onboard […]
Comms for Cruisers
Mopelia
History and hospitality on this South Pacific tropical gem (published February 2015) Of all the islands in the South Pacific I’ve sailed to since 1974, tiny […]
A Passage for the Birds
Tenaya shares the seas with flying friends while heading from PNG to Palau (published February 2015) Maybe the sky knows this is our last night in […]
Daring the Dangerous Archipelago
Cruising the atolls of Tuamotu brings spectacular marine life and scenery, as well as fickle and potentially unfriendly passes (published February 2015) Steve and I stood […]
Jade Harbor
Prince William Sound, Alaska (published January 2015) While crossing the Gulf of Alaska, I’d eagerly anticipated nosing up to Columbia Glacier at the head of Prince […]
Roger Dodger
How I upgraded our dodger with the generous help of friends and fellow cruisers (published January 2015) While sailing close hauled into a steep chop created […]
The Queen Goes Digital
How we assissted, purchased and upgraded our electronics with the past, present and future in mind (published January 2015) After three and a half years in […]
Self-Steering Matters
Part III: Making sense of emergency rudder options for your boat (published December 2014) The most harrowing disaster aboard a cruising vessel, short of sinking or […]
Self-Steering Matters
Part II: Calibrating your windvane for top performance (published November 2014) You are sailing just fine somewhere over the briny blue when you notice something is […]
Self-Steering Matters
Part I: Maintaining your windvane for the long haul (published October 2014) No matter how hard the wind blows, a windvane self-steering system is your vessel’s […]