From Lisbon on the Atlantic coast, they cruise to Gibraltar, the south of Spain and the Balearic Islands (January/February 2018) Amanda and I had an excellent […]
Mahina Tiare Sails into the Med
Lessons and Tales From the Cockpit
Gaining experience and learning from the experts while enjoying a 850-mile sail aboard Mahina Tiare III (a photo essay) (published November/December 2017) The first of July […]
Cruising Earth’s Edge, Spitsbergen to Iceland
John and Amanda Neal, aboard their Hallberg Rassy 46, Mahina Tiare, take their expedition crew on a true high latitude adventure on the 1,500-mile cruise from […]
Victoria to San Diego
Mahina Tiare‘s crew settles in for a journey south along the U.S. Pacific coast (published February 2017) March 23, 0115 hrs, 44.53 N, 124.38 W, Log: […]
North Sea Expedition
North Sea gales, sunshine and Fair Isle landfall! (published November 2016) What an exciting morning landfall! On May 6, we were located between the Orkney and […]
Azores Adventure
At 0400 on July 16 the first half of our Atlantic crossing was completed with our landfall at Lajes on Flores Island in the Azores (published […]
Confessions of a Reluctant Voyager
An experienced sailor finds the inspiration and education he needs to fulfill his passagemaking dreams (published March 2015) I’m no Magellan, Cook or Ericson. No Chichester, […]
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 […]
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, […]
Mahina Expeditions: Auckland to Moorea
Sometimes the road to paradise is paved with bad weather (published April 2012) May 8, 2010, 0730 hrs, 36.56 S, 176.54 E Log: 136,080 miles At […]