(published August 2016) We have a lot of favorites in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands, but Urupukapuka is the one place that had it all: protected […]
Urupukapuka, New Zealand
Coastal Cruising Meets Passagemaking
After selling their Dufour 35, Namani, the author and her family enjoy a final month aboard during the delivery along the East Australian Coast (published June […]
Going with the Flow: Navigating the East Australia Current
Funny how the beginning and end of a voyage can parallel each other, even when they’re three years and thousands of miles apart (published April 2016) […]
Fiji: Flirting with the Date Line
On paper, crossing the Pacific in one season seemed like a perfectly good plan. But once there, we were like kids in a candy store: everything […]
Fitting Out
Readying a small boat for a Pacific crossing (published December 2015) Outfitting a boat for an ocean crossing is no easy task. Like so many aspects […]
Connecting the Dots in the South Pacific
The author and her family find paradise on the South Pacific island of Suwarrow (published July 2015) Cruising can be a game of connect the dots, […]
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 […]
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 Tongan Feast
Finding the best of what this beautiful island kingdom has to offer (published November 2014) Apparently, we had it all wrong. The best thing about Tonga […]
Here, Kitty Kitty
Working while cruising, can the two mix? (published October 2014) Sounds good, doesn’t it: working as you cruise around the globe. Many sailors fantasize about such […]