How to recognize and control mal de mer before and during your sailing experiences (published December 2014) Seasickness is one of those things that sneaks up […]
Seasick Awareness
Weekend Warrior to Ocean Voyager
How to step from casual cruiser to successful blue water sailor (published January 2015) Day sailors with big dreams might leaf through the pages of sailing […]
Havana to Miami
A lesson in navigation more than just the waters between the United States and Cuba (published January 2015) The U.S. Customs official, bristling with guns and […]
Turkey Trot
Exploring one of the Mediterranean’s finest destinations by land and sea (published January 2015) Turkey in August is the beginning of the fall sailing season. It […]
Weather Preparation: It’s Not So Simple
Getting ready can be as easy or as complicated as you would care to make it, but the “easy” way will not get you the information […]
Make a Positive Impact
How to lend a helping hand as you fulfill your cruising dreams (published January 2015) If you enjoy cruising off the beaten track, there are many […]
Broken Bay, Australia
Sydney’s Second Harbor (published December 2014) We’ve all seen images of Sydney’s stunning harbor, with its iconic opera house and coathanger bridge. But just 20 miles […]
A Conversation with John Neal
Highlights from Mahina Expeditions’ 2014 Pacific training season and a look forward to future voyages (published December 2014) It was a typical Pacific Northwest fall day, […]
10 Secret Anchorages in the B.V.I.
Here’s where to go, when you want to get off the beaten path (published December 2014) The British Virgin Islands are the most popular charter destination […]
A Trip into the Dangerous Middle
An eventful passage between French Polynesia and Niue (published December 2014) It was going to be just another downwind leg on the long voyage that was […]