Part II: Getting to one of the western Caribbean’s best hurricane holes (published February 2014) Still hoping that it wasn’t a huge mistake to take the […]
Sweet Spots on the Rio Dulce
Herd Instinct
Deciding when to head offshore can be tricky, and subject to the opinions of those around you (published February 2014) It had been a rough passage […]
Bonifacio, Corsica
Lat 41°23′, 4N; Long 009°09′, 8E (published January 2014) Most of the planning we did for a week’s charter from the new Sunsail base in Cannigione, […]
True Reliability
Where to look when building redundancy into your boat’s systems (published January 2014) Cruising boats are simple but contradictory things: a heap of essential, often complex, […]
Uncommon Passages
A cruise down the Atlantic coast of Europe reveals an abundance of unique harbors (published January 2014) Over the centuries, north European sailors heading to […]
The Magnificent Marquesas
The many highlights of this magical cruising ground are hard to ignore (published January 2014) Isolated, wild and brooding with bold mountain landscapes jutting up above […]
Bar Exam
Part 1: Getting to one of the western Caribbean’s best hurricane holes can be an education in patience and seamanship (published January 2014) Ninety minutes before […]
North to South: Pointing the Way
How magnetic compasses work in the real world (published January 2014) It was a bitter cold night. We left Newport, R.I. at 0300 that morning, and […]
Salty Dawg Rally 2013
(published January 2014) The 2013 Salty Dawg Rally, which sailed from Hampton, VA to the Bitter End Yacht Club (BEYC), Virgin Gorda, B.V.I, wrapped up in […]
Sew What? Sew Everything!
Learn how to choose materials and sew canvas throughout your boat (published December 2013) Over the last winter before we took our Pearson 424, Regina Oceani, […]