seamanship

Picking a favorable weather window from the east coast of the United States to the Virgin Islands  (published April 2016) The hardest part about the passage […]

December of 2015 and the first week of January 2016 will live in the weather records, history books, ships’ logs and personal diaries for the unusual […]

Regardless of what you’re trying to accomplish as a team or crew, clear communications is central to success  (published March 2016) Anchored off a lee shore […]

Sometimes all the preparation of getting ready to go cruising makes my head hurt but never more so than when it came time to replace/upgrade our […]

You read that right. A 230 foot long replica of Noah’s Ark collided with a Norwegian Coast Guard vessel as it arrived in Oslo, Norway on […]

The onboard medical kit  (published February 2016) After a few days ashore at a new destination everyone falls ill with a terrible flu. Is there enough […]

Heading to the tropical reef systems of the world is the driving reason for many cruisers. However, when we get among the reef systems of the […]

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 […]

Preparing a boat for an ocean voyage is a big process, and it requires even more effort and planning if you intend to cruise the world’s […]

After having spent the past eight years crossing oceans on our 40 year old Valiant 40, we have discovered what equipment has given us the best […]