How to plan a summer sailing vacation that will take you to new cruising grounds and help you build cruising skills along the way (published March […]
Summer Sailing Vacation Guide
Mahina Tiare Sails into the Med
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 […]
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 […]
Sailing to the Extreme
Five offshore adventures that will build your blue water skills and may change your life (published August 2017) There is no better way to build the […]
Sailing Schools Will Make You An Old Salt
Learning to sail is one of life’s great rewards and choosing the right school and the right progression of courses makes all the difference in the […]
Cruising Earth’s Edge, Spitsbergen to Iceland
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 […]
Sailing Schools and Community Sailing
Whether new to sailing or a boat owner, taking classes through a sailing school can ensure better and safer sailing for all (published August 2015) SAILING […]
Knowledge is Freedom
How upper-level cruising courses can take your passagemaking skills to new distances (published August 2014) Somewhere between Tortola and St. Martin I sat on the leeward […]
Sailing Expeditions
From learn-t0-voyage experiences to Antarctic adventures, there are lots of ways to fill your sea boots with salt water (published August 2013) Most of us don’t […]
Southern Learning
Why heading south this winter for a sailing course might be right for you (published August 2013) Having taught everything from Learn to Sail to Race […]