With enough time and miles at sea, encountering problems and equipment failures is inevitable. Having the original equipment manufacturers’ authorized spares and repair kits onboard is […]
Reaching Into Your Bag of Tricks
Herd Instinct
Deciding when to head offshore can be tricky, and subject to the opinions of those around you (published February 2014) It had been a rough passage […]
Wicked Bad News!
Hurricanes aren’t as entertaining in real life as they may appear on TV (published September 2013) The warm September morning started out peacefully enough. As dawn […]
The Fickle Finger of Fate
Lightning, electrical failure, computer crashes all happen on a whim of the gods. Safety and lives may hang in the balance and navigation’s basics can tilt […]
Overtaken
A sudden storm dampens a passage from Grays Harbor, WA to San Francisco (published September 2012) When I tell the story of a recent storm encounter, […]
From Meek to Mighty
The awesome adventures of the Linda O (published July 2012) The lunchtime office escapee had been enjoying a beautiful fall day at the Wahoo Cut Public […]
An Act of God
The doubled-up wave on the quarter immediately spun the 50-footer’s stern down and the bow up to weather. But, the worst was to follow… I met […]