09° 33′ 0″ N   79° 39′ 0″ W  (published August 2013) Panama’s Portobelo is a gem of a place, the perfect intermediary stop between the San […]

Experience Polynesian flair at this unique celebration  (published June 2013) The summer of 2012 was London’s Olympic summer, but half a world away we were enjoying […]

How to safely negotiate atolls of the South Pacific  (published May 2013) By now, every cruiser has certainly heard of the Tuamotus, a string of low-lying […]

Getting the most out of every type of boat evaluation  (published December 2012) If only we knew then what we know now! In five years of […]

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 […]

A cruising family gets reacquainted with the liveaboard lifestyle on an East Coast run  (published September 2012) The dream part of every cruise is exhilarating sailing […]

39°14’47” N, 09°03’27” E  Not just for megayachts   (published August 2012) While much of Sardinia is rural and undeveloped, the northeast coast has become an […]

Maine’s slogan is right: this is truly the way life should be  (published June 2012) Ah! What pleasant visions haunt me As I gaze upon the […]

36°41’N, 24°25’E  (published April 2012) Concluding our cruise of the Cyclades on the island of Milos, my husband and I did the usual Med moor to […]

The crossroads of the Mediterranean  (published January 2012) It’s hard to cruise the Mediterranean and miss Malta, an island literally at the crossroads of Europe and […]