Fast boats and tranquil diversity (published November 2012) A centuries-old sailing tradition dictates that whenever multiple boats are on the water they must engage in a […]
Long Island Bahamas
Visiting Rodriques Island
Smallest of the Mascarenes (published November 2012) If you ask many North Americans to locate the Mascarene Islands, Rodrigues in particular, you will likely be greeted […]
Replacing Sanitary Hoses
A cautionary tale (published October 2012) In the year 2000, when Island Packet built my precious IP 380, MoDachaidh, apparently modern technology hadn’t yet perfected the […]
Year 5: What Worked, What Didn’t
(published October 2012) Setting off from Rhode Island five years ago to sail around the world, we installed a multi-page list of new equipment on our […]
A Harrowing Journey
Crossing the pirate-infested Indian Ocean can be a life-or-death guessing game (published October 2012) There were times—many times—in the past few months when Chris and I […]
30- Something Cruisers
Why wait for retirement? Put your cruising plans on fast forward and go now (published October 2012) If you refer to acquiring the cruising fever as […]
HIghlights of a Homeward Bound Voyage
(published October 2012) February 18th—I recorded our departure from Easter Island in the logbook and noted that we had cleared out of New Zealand exactly one […]
Magical Moments in Remote Places
(published October 2012) While departing Cape Town, South Africa during past summer trips, I often experienced the same conditions—the sun would beat down while moderate breezes […]
Chippewa Harbor, Isle Royale National Park, MI
48° 02’ 68” N, 88° 65’ 92” W (published September 2012) Many sailors dream of voyages to tropical shores and swaying palms, but Great Lakes boaters […]
Overtaken
A sudden storm dampens a passage from Grays Harbor, WA to San Francisco (published September 2012) When I tell the story of a recent storm encounter, […]