Hands-on sail repair and maintenance with Carol Hasse and crew (published April 2013) Though my home was moored in the shadow of Carol Hasse’s front door […]
Live It, Learn It
Christmas Cove, U.S. Virgin Islands
18.308 N, 64.832 W (published February 2013) “Welcome to paradise,” the woman on the next mooring cried as we slipped into our first anchorage on St. […]
The Strait Route
Sailing from Thailand/Malaysia to South Africa (published February 2013) Piracy in the northern Indian Ocean has made a dramatic impact on many cruisers’ circumnavigation plans. Scores […]
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Whiling away the weeks in a friendly, history-filled cruisers’ paradise (published February 2013) As the sun rose across the island, we short tacked between Isla Mujeres […]
Idle Musings on Potential Disasters
Having a few tricks up your sleeve might help more than merely greeting the problem with a puzzled look (published February 2013) Problems can happen as […]
Saba, NA
17° 38′ 44″ N, 63° 13′ 14″ W (published January 2013) The weather window did not open as predicted, and 75 miles due east of St. […]
Feliz Navidad!
Celebrating a colorful Christmas in Z-town (published December 2012) Zihuatanejo is a seaside town on the far southern Pacific coast of Mexico, known affectionately among cruisers […]
Battery Banter
(published November 2012) Chuck Hawley, West Marine’s Vice President of Product Development, recently bought an Alerion Express 38 Yawl and is learning how to be a […]
All Charged Up
Consider an alternator upgrade for increased efficiency (published November 2012) Your engine’s alternator can be considered the battery bank’s primary charging device since you use the […]
Quick, Easy and Good
Convenience foods for the offshore sailor (published November 2012) Sure, we’d all like to be accomplished galley chefs, amazing and delighting the crew with our ability […]