WE CROSSED THE LARGEST OCEAN ON THE PLANET WITH UNFORGETTABLE 3 !!! And suddenly, the time had come, a natural consequence of three and a half years of ...

We finally buy our boat, move aboard and sail away! We spill some champagne, and sail through some storm conditions in 30kts and 5-6 foot waves to move SV ...

During lockdown in Antigua we found ourselves with time on our hands for projects that we don’t usually have time for. Lacking temptations like drinking with ...

The situation most skippers dread … being pinned on the dock by high winds. So what do we do? In our case we have a big cat behind us and the wind is blowing a ...

The passage between St Kitts and St Barts is 32nm +/- and these gaps between islands can be brutally exposed. You get swells and wind unbroken, with fetch that ...

The Oyster service team in Las Palmas had suggested engine service tasks, but there wasn’t time to do them, so I arranged for the necessary parts to be ordered ...

Squalls are focused small storms, with wind speeds that can approach and exceed gale force. As we get closer to the Caribbean, these become more and more ...

In this middle section of the passage we make the turn west into the trade-winds. We’ve headed almost 200nm south and are now just north of the Cape Verde ...

Welcome to the Best Sailing Show on Youtube! In Episode 1 we Sail from Key Largo to Bimini dodging tropical storms and sharks. Had one hell of a rodeo trying ...

And then it happens! Departure day arrives and we have a time slot to leave! Our nerves are frayed to the ragged edge, but this is what we came for. We’re ...

On day three of my blue-water adventure, we left Oshima Island and set sail for Hota, which is on the Eastern side of Tokyo Bay and Western coast of the Chiba ...

As time winds down to departure for the 2019 ARC, boat crews frantically try to finish last minute projects. The ARC opening ceremonies, complete with parade ...

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Many people promised us that Formentera is the Caribbean of the Med: blue water, sandy beaches and palm trees. Well they weren't wrong! This place is ...

The ARC, or Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, has been held every year now for over 30 years. As a vehicle for “safety in numbers”, 189 boats participated in the ...

Day two of my 8-day cruise, we left Misaki and were gone with the wind, reaching a milestone in my sailing journey: Oshima Island! The cruise was amazing, and ...

⛵🌒 In this Florida Keys Boating Trip... Because of new outbreak of Florida coronavirus Dawn Hunters decided to take a small 'vacation' and take our trawler ...

Tips on Passing the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Exam: These mostly from local RYA instructors. Contact me off-list for a more robust version of what follows. ...

Our race westward continues with a long 860nm passage from the island of Malta, located between the Sicily and the continent of Africa, to Cartagena, Spain. ...

Finally, after 13 months and many ups and downs, I've set off for deeper waters beyond Tokyo Bay. With the help of my crew, we cleaned and prepped the boat, ...

After four days waiting out the weather in Mykonos (Greece), we finally head off southwest and west toward Malta, the first major leg of a trip that eventually ...

We visit four of the best spots in southern Turkey for cruising sailboats, Bozak Boku, the cliff tombs of Dalyan, Gocek Bay, and Cokertme. We get some good ...

The eastern Med never fails to amaze. Our stops were largely dictated by what we heard from other cruisers. Someone would say "you have to go here, here, and ...

Welcome to our first PODCAST episode! Stick this one in your headphones and go about your day, or indeed watch it as a video, we don't mind. We are looking ...