Andy and Jill Cross, with their two young sons Porter and Magnus, are full time cruisers. They spent the last year and a half in Alaska […]
Theft in Turtle Bay, Mexico. The Outboard’s Gone
Beyond the Blowouts
Without warning, the sudden dull pop of the spinnaker exploding shook us to our feet and into action. Thousands of miles to our landfall and with […]
Steering By Any Other Means
Problems come in assorted flavors. When they strike your steering system, you need to have a backup plan that will work. Lashing the head door to […]
Wintering in the Great Land
(published March 2018) A fresh blanket of snow covers Yahtzee when I arrive to tackle another day of boat projects. Before heading below to switch on […]
Fire
It’s a cry that is so alarming that it’s against the law to falsely scream that word in a movie theater. It’s no less alarming at […]
The Year of the Refit
Boat work means lists, projects and knowing it will all be worth it (published January/February 2018) Switching my electric sander off, I watched dust settle around […]
The Winds of Christmas
Technically the hurricane season is behind us. The reality is that while some of the devastation remains in some places, the weather will be idyllic in […]
Stay in Touch
“Stay in Touch!” It’s a common enough term, but one that takes on many places and is important to many people (published November/December 2017) As […]
Time After Time
A concept that is both fixed and fluid aboard a cruising sailboat (published November/December 2017) When I came on deck at 11 p.m. it was still […]
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 […]