The onboard medical kit (published February 2016) After a few days ashore at a new destination everyone falls ill with a terrible flu. Is there enough […]
Saving Lives at Sea
Seasickness: Suffering Sailors and Condition
Seasickness can affect anyone and range from an annoyance to debilitating, however there is relief. (published October 2015) On a recent passage from New Caledonia to […]
CURRENT ISSUE | OCTOBER 2015
28 Bill Biewenga Black Clouds on the Horizon 32 Heather Francis Seasickness: suffering sailors and condition 36 World Cruising Cruising the Twelves The Dodecanese Islands of […]
The Galley Guide: Cooking Underway
There is nothing like a hot meal at the end of a hard day of sailing, especially on passage. (published August 2015) It is not always […]
CURRENT ISSUE | AUGUST 2015
14 Biewenga Offshore Heading Back to Sea It’s a familiar theme, but as with all long distance passages, there are, and will be, vast differences 18 […]
Food for Thought: Provisioning 101
A guide to stocking up, storing food and eating well underway (published May 2015) Provisioning a cruising sailboat can seem like a daunting task. Trying to […]
The Rich Coast Unraveled: Sailing Costa Rica’s Pacific Side
Surf, sand and sailing in Central America’s jungle playground (published April 2015) We pulled into Bahia Santa Elena, just past the Nicaraguan border, late on a […]
CURRENT ISSUE | MAY 2015
18 Bill Biewenga The Devil in the Details It has often been said that the devil is in the details. It’s those same details that will […]
Daring the Dangerous Archipelago
Cruising the atolls of Tuamotu brings spectacular marine life and scenery, as well as fickle and potentially unfriendly passes (published February 2015) Steve and I stood […]
A Trip into the Dangerous Middle
An eventful passage between French Polynesia and Niue (published December 2014) It was going to be just another downwind leg on the long voyage that was […]