Whether you’d like to extend your sailing season into the colder months or make a voyage to the wilds of the high latitudes, there’s extra planning […]

Preparing a boat for an ocean voyage is a big process, and it requires even more effort and planning if you intend to cruise the world’s […]

During their voyage around the world, they experienced cultural immersion through the local cuisine  (published June 2013) When my husband Seth and I first set out […]

Circumnavigators savor the pleasures of birding on the Chesapeake Bay  (published April 2013) Our first visit to the Chesapeake Bay had been cold and rushed. My […]

14° 40’ S, 145° 28’ E  (published March 2013) The northwestern bay of Lizard Island was littered with boats, quite a change from the empty anchorages […]

Flexible plans mean good seamanship and unexpected rewards  (published May 2015) Sailors setting out on long voyages rightly devote a lot of time and energy to […]

Prince William Sound, Alaska  (published January 2015) While crossing the Gulf of Alaska, I’d eagerly anticipated nosing up to Columbia Glacier at the head of Prince […]

A foolproof recipe to keep your crew fed at sea or to share at that next beach-side potluck  (published August 2014) As a bit of a […]

(published April 2014) In the War of 1812 my great-great-great grandfather was taken prisoner by the British. He was the captain of a merchant sailing vessel, […]

48° 53’ N, 123° 23’ W  (published March 2014) Sometimes the best anchorages are unexpected ones. The weather had been perfect for our cruise in Desolation […]