We stowed our sails and with the Yanmar thumping below, watched in fascination. A quarter-mile away thousands of frigate birds soared above the island ahead, […]
Isla Isabel
An Alaskan Sailing Adventure
Exploring the wonders of beautiful Kachemak Bay (published November 2013) Anchored in Halibut Cove in Alaska’s Kachemak Bay State Park, my boyfriend, Arun Jain, and I […]
Fitting Out for the South Pacific
How we prepared our boat in Mexico to go offshore (published October 2013) Sailing is pretty basic; as long as the boat floats, has sails to […]
Accidental Circumnavigation
Part One: A couple’s unexpected journey around the world (published September 2013) I would have never stepped aboard Miss Jody had I known we would end […]
Uphill to Tahiti
A couple takes the road less traveled across the South Pacific (published September 2013) In the early 1980s a 25-year-old American named James Baldwin sailed alone […]
Mexico to the Marquesas
A South Pacific dream is fulfilled with a passage west (published August 2013) Will opened his sleepy eyes and looked at me with a puzzled expression […]
Wintering at 70 Degrees North
A couple’s challenges in high latitude cruising are rewarded with beautiful scenery and people (published August 2013) The morning sun lazily appeared from behind the mountain […]
Thirty-six Hours in Deshaies
A short stop in Guadeloupe provides many rewards (published August 2013) While making the passage north from Dominica to Antigua for the Classic Yacht Regatta on […]
Mid-Atlantic Snag
Halfway across the ocean, their spinnaker came down and got tangled in the keel, rudder and prop. Here’s how they got going again. (published July 2013) […]
Samoan Sojourn
A family finds more than just a great destination in the South Pacific (published July 2013) I had flown into Samoa from Hawaii with my two […]