Exploring the wonders of beautiful Kachemak Bay (published November 2013) Anchored in Halibut Cove in Alaska’s Kachemak Bay State Park, my boyfriend, Arun Jain, and I […]
An Alaskan Sailing Adventure
Fitting Out for the South Pacific
How we prepared our boat in Mexico to go offshore (published October 2013) Sailing is pretty basic; as long as the boat floats, has sails to […]
Accidental Circumnavigation
Part One: A couple’s unexpected journey around the world (published September 2013) I would have never stepped aboard Miss Jody had I known we would end […]
Uphill to Tahiti
A couple takes the road less traveled across the South Pacific (published September 2013) In the early 1980s a 25-year-old American named James Baldwin sailed alone […]
Mexico to the Marquesas
A South Pacific dream is fulfilled with a passage west (published August 2013) Will opened his sleepy eyes and looked at me with a puzzled expression […]
Wintering at 70 Degrees North
A couple’s challenges in high latitude cruising are rewarded with beautiful scenery and people (published August 2013) The morning sun lazily appeared from behind the mountain […]
Thirty-six Hours in Deshaies
A short stop in Guadeloupe provides many rewards (published August 2013) While making the passage north from Dominica to Antigua for the Classic Yacht Regatta on […]
Mid-Atlantic Snag
Halfway across the ocean, their spinnaker came down and got tangled in the keel, rudder and prop. Here’s how they got going again. (published July 2013) […]
Samoan Sojourn
A family finds more than just a great destination in the South Pacific (published July 2013) I had flown into Samoa from Hawaii with my two […]
Navigating a Successful Partnership
How a cash-strapped 24-year old fulfilled a dream (published July 2013) Most of my friends don’t own boats. At twenty-six, we generally have a hard enough […]