bluewater cruising

A cruising dream realized in the wake of Odysseus  (published April 2015) In a sense, I had been preparing most of my life for my voyage […]

Rebecca and Patrick Childress, who are world cruising aboard their Valiant 40 Brick House, celebrated Rebecca’s birthday by spending the dawn swimming with whale sharks in […]

26˚ 32.32’N   76˚ 57.37’W  (published March 2015) “ONLY ENTER AND LEAVE HOPE Town on a high or rising tide,” we were warned with a good amount […]

An experienced sailor finds the inspiration and education he needs to fulfill his passagemaking dreams  (published March 2015) I’m no Magellan, Cook or Ericson. No Chichester, […]

How to successfully navigate the clearing in and out process as you cruise, and the valuable cultural experiences that make it worth the effort  (published March […]

Discovering Penrhyn atoll in the Cook Islands starts by learning where it is  (published March 2015) Type “Penrhyn” into Google and you’ll get back a list […]

17° 10’ N, 62° 43’ W  (published February 2015) We picked up our 40 foot charter cat from the Horizon Yacht Charter base in Jolly Harbour, […]

Five ways to make the signal you transmit from your SSB clearer and more reliable  (published February 2015) We were on a passage from the Canary […]

History and hospitality on this South Pacific tropical gem  (published February 2015) Of all the islands in the South Pacific I’ve sailed to since 1974, tiny […]

Tenaya shares the seas with flying friends while heading from PNG to Palau  (published February 2015) Maybe the sky knows this is our last night in […]