The sail south to Antigua- the lost jib…..
“The jib just blew into the water!” I shouted. The 22 knot wind swallowed my words. I knew Michael
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
Interesting Posts
Sailing with the Surgeons
Dodging Hurricane Nicole
South to Annapolis
And we are off……………
The Shorthanded 100 mile race- 2022
What’s up with the Eco lodge?
Going south
A sailor’s dream is to sail south to Paradise. Images of swinging in a hammock in a gentle breeze while watc
South to Annapolis
Getting a 34,000 pound 51 foot sailboat transported to the east coast is no easy task. The first question that
It’s All About The Weather
It is said that the pessimist complains about the wind, an optimist hopes it’ll change, and a sailor adjusts
Covid-19 and the Bahamas- “You are under strict quarantine!”
After ariving at the Grand Bahamas Yacht club the first thing that I did was raise our quarantine yellow flag.
The Red In My Father’s Beard
It was sunrise in early November, 2021. I knew we were close to Grand Bahama Island because of the GPS trackin
Getting ready…. B.O.A.T (break out another thousand)
The last wave of the pandemic has been the worst of all of the waves this far. The omicron variant was far eas