Dragonfly 32

This elegant trimaran from Denmark combines innovative systems with a comfortable cruising interior  (published November MQ 2014) It is not every day I get to go […]

Welcome to the World of Tomorrow

Sailing in the Kingdom of Tonga; navigation time on the edge of the dateline  (published June 2014) A Canadian, an American and an Australian are sitting […]

Challenges of Re-Entry

How a cruising couple returned to life on land after a three-year voyage to the South Pacific  (published June 2014) I feel I’m balancing between two […]

Antarctica On Our Own

The steps a sailor took to fulfill a dream  (published June 2014) The plan to make an expedition to Antarctica started brewing in January, 2008, when […]

AIS for Cruisers

(published May 2014) The Universal Shipborne Automatic Identification System (AIS) that was put into action in 2002 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), mandated that commercial […]

Doing the Sambu Samba

A buddy cruise into the wilds of Panama makes for an enriching experience  (published May 2014) As any cruiser knows, getting off the beaten track is […]

The path Less Traveled

Ducking out of cycone season’s path in the South Pacific doesn’t always mean heading for New Zealand  (published May 2014) It was time to leave the […]

Hawaii by Sextant

How to learn and practice celestial navigation using data from a 2,800 mile ocean passage  (published May 2014) Most blue water sailors think about learning celestial […]