Whether you’d like to extend your sailing season into the colder months or make a voyage to the wilds of the high latitudes, there’s extra planning […]
10 Items to Make Cold Weather Sailing More Comfortable
The Voyaging Galley
During their voyage around the world, they experienced cultural immersion through the local cuisine (published June 2013) When my husband Seth and I first set out […]
Searching for Birds
Circumnavigators savor the pleasures of birding on the Chesapeake Bay (published April 2013) Our first visit to the Chesapeake Bay had been cold and rushed. My […]
Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia
14° 40’ S, 145° 28’ E (published March 2013) The northwestern bay of Lizard Island was littered with boats, quite a change from the empty anchorages […]
The Right Decision
Flexible plans mean good seamanship and unexpected rewards (published May 2015) Sailors setting out on long voyages rightly devote a lot of time and energy to […]
Jade Harbor
Prince William Sound, Alaska (published January 2015) While crossing the Gulf of Alaska, I’d eagerly anticipated nosing up to Columbia Glacier at the head of Prince […]
Never Without Bread
A foolproof recipe to keep your crew fed at sea or to share at that next beach-side potluck (published August 2014) As a bit of a […]
The Other Higher Education
(published April 2014) In the War of 1812 my great-great-great grandfather was taken prisoner by the British. He was the captain of a merchant sailing vessel, […]
Montague Harbor, Gulf Islands, British Columbia
48° 53’ N, 123° 23’ W (published March 2014) Sometimes the best anchorages are unexpected ones. The weather had been perfect for our cruise in Desolation […]