Columns & Blogs

(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 couldn’t […]

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 to […]

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 northern […]

(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 and […]

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, others […]

(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 listened […]

(published March 2017) We were in the final days of preparing to depart for our voyage south from California, where we purchased Kate, when we met […]

Weather can change in the blink of an eye or slowly over time. But if you sail often enough and long enough, sooner or later you […]

She was a magnificent yacht in her day, and you’re the new proud owner. With a little tender loving care she can regain that youthful appearance, […]

(published February 2017) Few things on a sailboat are as important as a rudder. Don’t check your rudder, post, seals and skeg (if you have one) […]