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 […]
Lessons and Tales From the Cockpit
The Year of the Hurricane?
The numbers aren’t all in yet, but we already know that one year does not necessarily make a trend (published Nov/Dec 2017) For many, the hurricane […]
Solar Survival
Bright ideas to keep you going in any situation (published Nov/Dec 2017) Watching the drama unfold as hurricane after hurricane battered the Caribbean and Atlantic this […]
Stop and Go
Making tough decisions to keep the cruising life afloat (published October 2017) Sitting on a pebble beach, I poked our fire with a stick while Jill […]
Essential Upgrades to an Offshore Cruising Boat
Preparation is the key to happy, safe cruising in a well fitted out cruising boat (published October 2017) When you are getting a boat ready for […]
Ten Years After
What Worked, What Didn’t (published October 2017) After 10 years of cruising, we aren’t going home any time soon. We are on our way across the […]
What’s In Your Ditch Bag?
(published October 2017) Imagine that your worst nightmare has come true; a catastrophic equipment failure, irreparable damage due to a collision at sea or human error […]
Taking Care of Me
As well prepared sailors, we often consider how best to prepare the boat, get ready for spring launch, put her away for the winter, or where […]
Med Mooring
(published August 2017) As we slowly rounded the rocky headland crowned with feathery pines, picturesque Poros town slowly revealed itself, taking my breath away. The terracotta […]
Sailing Schools Will Make You An Old Salt
Learning to sail is one of life’s great rewards and choosing the right school and the right progression of courses makes all the difference in the […]