Making tough decisions to keep the cruising life afloat (published October 2017) Sitting on a pebble beach, I poked our fire with a stick while Jill […]
Stop and Go
Essential Upgrades to an Offshore Cruising Boat
Preparation is the key to happy, safe cruising in a well fitted out cruising boat (published October 2017) When you are getting a boat ready for […]
Ten Years After
What Worked, What Didn’t (published October 2017) After 10 years of cruising, we aren’t going home any time soon. We are on our way across the […]
Sailing Sabbatical
Why I decided to sail around the world after college graduation (published October 2017) Senior year of college is a poignant time, filled with nostalgia and […]
What’s In Your Ditch Bag?
(published October 2017) Imagine that your worst nightmare has come true; a catastrophic equipment failure, irreparable damage due to a collision at sea or human error […]
Taking Care of Me
As well prepared sailors, we often consider how best to prepare the boat, get ready for spring launch, put her away for the winter, or where […]
Paradise Found in High Latitudes
(published September 2017) It’s June and I’m cold. A heavy rain pelts my black Musto jacket and I pull the brim of the hood down slightly […]
There’s This Place
Puerto Bahia Marina, Samana, Dominican Republic (published September 2017) Nestled on the north side of Samana Bay, on the eastern end of the Dominican Republic (DR) […]
Iceland to Scotland, a Whirlwind of Adventure
Mahina Tiare and her crew sail in some of the North Atlantic’s most remote and beautiful islands (published September 2017) Our Leg 4 crew joined us […]
Escape From Pago Pago
Cruising American Samoa is not as impossible as it seems (published September 2017) It appeared that we were victors and victims of that strange luck, circumstance: […]