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 […]
A Sailor’s Mecca
Terrific Tobago
Clean, green and serene, indeed (published June 2012) I live on board Discovery V, a Bowman 57-foot cutter-rigged ketch, with my husband, Kirk, and 12-year-old twins, […]
Remasting in the Pacific: Part Two
From Rust Rises Endurance (published May 012) After Brick House’s port upper shroud chainplate snapped in a remote area of the Pacific due to internal corrosion, […]
Pit Stop in Paradise
Exploring Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador (published May 2012) With the depth alarm screaming, we entered the surf line and I threw the wheel all the way […]
Milos, Greece
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 […]
To Have and To Hold
Replacing leaky holding tanks for much sweeter sailing (published April 2012) The winter after Tony Knowles and I purchased a well-maintained 10-year-old Jeanneau 45.2, we dismantled […]
Decking Out the Decks
Regina Oceani‘s refit continues… (published April 2012) Having gained some painting experience by refinishing the spars on our Pearson 424, Regina Oceani (January 2012), our story […]
Remasting in the Pacific
Part 1: What goes up should never come down (published April 2012) From a soft breeze and tropical sunshine, the sudden blast of wind dimmed the […]
Mahina Expeditions: Auckland to Moorea
Sometimes the road to paradise is paved with bad weather (published April 2012) May 8, 2010, 0730 hrs, 36.56 S, 176.54 E Log: 136,080 miles At […]
Post-its Be Damned
The art and ease of tracking progress with a passage performance worksheet (published April 2012) With each ocean passage on board Horizon, our Hans Christian 38, […]