The Magnificent Marquesas

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]