recommendations and consideratioins for outfitting your sailboat to go offshore (published October 2013) With the amount of gear and opinions available on what you should or […]
Safety At Sea
What Worked, What Didn’t
Gear and personal cruising items that have kept us safe, happy and healthy after six years of world cruising (published October 2013) Cruising into our sixth […]
The 15-year Refit
Boats of a certain age will almost always be in need of a refit. here’s how we are refitting our 15-year old 45 foot sloop (published […]
Port Antonio, Jamaica
18°11 N, 076°27 W (published October 2013) Is it too much to claim that Port Antonio, Jamaica, is one of the most overlooked highlights of the […]
Panama to the Galapagos Islands
Part I: The mighty Pacific Ocean shows its serene and tender disposition (published October 2013) Having crossed the Atlantic via the “Milk Run” aboard our 1981 […]
Heavy Metal
Things to consider when purchasing a windlass (published September 2013) Marinas and moorings are convenient, but sooner or later you may wish to venture further afield, […]
Which Island is the Best?
Experienced Caribbean Island hoppers answer an unexpected question (published September 2013) Get a group of cruisers together and the word “best” will be mentioned frequently: the […]
Portobelo, Panama
09° 33′ 0″ N 79° 39′ 0″ W (published August 2013) Panama’s Portobelo is a gem of a place, the perfect intermediary stop between the San […]
It’s Time for Your Watch
There are as many ways to parse time as there are readers of this article, but there is more to a watch schedule than time (published […]
Gulf Stream Gallop
The mighty stream showed its many moods on the passage from the Bahamas to Newport, R.I. (published July 2013) The afternoon we got away from West […]