Seasick Awareness

How to recognize and control mal de mer before and during your sailing experiences  (published December 2014) Seasickness is one of those things that sneaks up […]

Weekend Warrior to Ocean Voyager

How to step from casual cruiser to successful blue water sailor  (published January 2015) Day sailors with big dreams might leaf through the pages of sailing […]

Havana to Miami

A lesson in navigation more than just the waters between the United States and Cuba  (published January 2015) The U.S. Customs official, bristling with guns and […]

Turkey Trot

Exploring one of the Mediterranean’s finest destinations by land and sea  (published January 2015) Turkey in August is the beginning of the fall sailing season. It […]

Make a Positive Impact

How to lend a helping hand as you fulfill your cruising dreams  (published January 2015) If you enjoy cruising off the beaten track, there are many […]

Broken Bay, Australia

Sydney’s Second Harbor  (published December 2014) We’ve all seen images of Sydney’s stunning harbor, with its iconic opera house and coathanger bridge. But just 20 miles […]

A Conversation with John Neal

Highlights from Mahina Expeditions’ 2014 Pacific training season and a look forward to future voyages  (published December 2014) It was a typical Pacific Northwest fall day, […]

A Trip into the Dangerous Middle

An eventful passage between French Polynesia and Niue  (published December 2014) It was going to be just another downwind leg on the long voyage that was […]