Hong Kong to the Philippines in the ongoing saga of the new Kraken 66 White Dragon‘s maiden voyage from China to Gibraltar (published March 2018) We […]
The Maiden Voyage
Sailing to the Revolution: Part Two
It was 1958 when the Florman family sailed from Florida to Cuba and then Haiti and the Dominican Republic. In Part One, in March BWS, they […]
Sailing to the Revolution
Part One: Looking back at a family cruise that took them straight into the Cuban revolution (published March 2018) Flying fish and flying spray were keeping […]
Navigation Systems for Cruisers
After a lightning strike, we had to replace all of our electronics-it was an eye opening task (published January/February 2018) A couple of years ago we […]
Owning a Boat in a Charter Fleet
BWS caught up with multihull experts Steven and Estelle Cockroft, who run the website www.catamaranguru.com, to discuss the pros and cons of owning a yacht in […]
Bahama Bound or Bust
A hurried finish to a refit, a new captain and mate, an owner who wanted his catamaran out of New England in late November and in […]
Rough Passage to Havana
Part One: An American and two Russians get their boat and themselves ready for the fateful cruise to Cuba (published November/December 2017) In the summer of […]
Moody Deck Saloon 54
The new Bill Dixon design is a proper yacht that a couple could easily sail around the world (published March 2018) It was a beautiful autumn […]
Mahina Tiare Sails into the Med
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 […]
Galley Guide: Solar Cooking
(January/February 2018) A long, long time ago, on a dock far, far away I had my first taste of solar cooking. It was Baja Mexico in […]