John Neal

From Mallorca in Spain’s Balearic Islands, to Morocco and then the Canary Islands, the crew of Mahina Tiare had one adventure after the next  (published March […]

From Lisbon on the Atlantic coast, they cruise to Gibraltar, the south of Spain and the Balearic Islands  (January/February 2018) Amanda and I had an excellent […]

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 […]

Two of the world’s most experienced offshore sailors and dedicated seamanship educators, share what they have learned over lifetimes at sea  (with John Neal and Amanda […]

John and Amanda Neal, aboard their Hallberg Rassy 46, Mahina Tiare, take their expedition crew on a true high latitude adventure on the 1,500-mile cruise from […]

Mahina Tiare‘s crew settles in for a journey south along the U.S. Pacific coast  (published February 2017) March 23, 0115 hrs, 44.53 N, 124.38 W, Log: […]

North Sea gales, sunshine and Fair Isle landfall!  (published November 2016) What an exciting morning landfall! On May 6, we were located between the Orkney and […]

At 0400 on July 16 the first half of our Atlantic crossing was completed with our landfall at Lajes on Flores Island in the Azores  (published […]

A three year plan to get you prepared for an extended offshore cruise  (published April 2015) Deciding to make the transition from coastal to offshore sailor […]

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 […]