The many highlights of this magical cruising ground are hard to ignore (published January 2014) Isolated, wild and brooding with bold mountain landscapes jutting up above […]
The Magnificent Marquesas
Bar Exam
Part 1: Getting to one of the western Caribbean’s best hurricane holes can be an education in patience and seamanship (published January 2014) Ninety minutes before […]
Salty Dawg Rally 2013
(published January 2014) The 2013 Salty Dawg Rally, which sailed from Hampton, VA to the Bitter End Yacht Club (BEYC), Virgin Gorda, B.V.I, wrapped up in […]
Fun with French
Learning a language while cruising can be a fun way to enhance your interactions with the locals (published January 2014) Listen and then repeat: “Bonjour.” “Bon […]
Menemsha, Martha’s Vineyard
41°24 N 70°37 W (published December 2013) Martha’s Vineyard, which lies only a few miles off the southern coast of Cape Cod, Machusetts, is one of […]
Sew What? Sew Everything!
Learn how to choose materials and sew canvas throughout your boat (published December 2013) Over the last winter before we took our Pearson 424, Regina Oceani, […]
What is your favorite cruising destination?
(published December 2013) The Caribbean, the South Pacific, the Mediterranean, the East or West Coast of the U.S. and Canada, Southeast Asia, Northern Europe and more—how […]
Marquesas to the Society Islands
Part III: How careful planning can keep the Coconut Milk Run smooth (published December 2013) Having sailed all the way from the Galapagos Islands to the […]
10 Days in the B.V.I.
Here’s a quick guide to 10 days in the world’s favorite chartering playground (published December 2013) The British Virgin Islands were created to be a charter […]
New Developments in Nautical Chart Distribution
(published December 2013) NOAA recently announced that the U.S. government is discontinuing printing of the traditional lithographic paper charts in April, 2014. The reasons given include […]