Comms for Cruisers

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]