My name is John Hagen. Most of my life has been spent as a surgeon. I needed a change. Change never comes easily….but just like sailing, if you persist you can always head in the right direction…..
Interesting Posts
End of the line….. Georgetown
June 3, 2025
I thought I escaped unscathed…
May 30, 2025
The final leg to Hampton
June 2, 2025
Sailing stories
June 6, 2025
South to Annapolis
June 6, 2025
Avoiding Hurricane Melissa
The screen shot of PredictWind shows strong winds off the east coast. The dark red indicates winds of 30 knots
It is not that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better.”-Sir Francis Drake
In another month, I’ll be at sea. I found out in the spring that when a sailor plans a voyage, often the des
The new boat
After losing the first boat in a storm 240 miles off the coast of New Brunswick, I once again approached Pat S
The “fair weather” sailor
The image of sailing in a warm breeze with the sun gently bathing bikini clad beauties lounging on the foredec
Sailing stories
Sailors are big story tellers so I am always looking for a good sailing story. I have watched hundreds of sail
Going south
A sailor’s dream is to sail south to Paradise. Images of swinging in a hammock in a gentle breeze while watc