A hundred miles out, he fixed on Bermuda, sure that land meant safety. But closing a reef-strewn coast in big seas is harder than the open water behind you, ...
Before crossing the Atlantic, we refit the whole boat: new bimini, repaired dodger, fresh lines, new autopilot. Problems still came, but they were small ...
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Drop anchor, then go introduce yourself to the cruisers and the locals, and take them sailing. Plenty of people near a busy anchorage have never set foot on a ...
Northern Hemisphere storms spin counterclockwise, and the front right quadrant is the worst of it, where forward motion stacks on spin to build the biggest ...
Jani was twenty and brand new to sailing when he signed on to cross the Atlantic. The captain bragged he didn't need weather routing. They sailed straight into ...
How to survive a tropical storm at sea: A true sailing survival story. If you’ve ever wanted to sail offshore, you NEED TO WATCH THIS. It may save your life. ...
Join us this week while we sail from the USVI to the BVI! We pick up a couple of friends and explore the famous Willy T (a Floating pirate ship bar), Virgin ...
Ep. 70 After losing our engine to a fire and the use of our main sail, we decided to contact the Coast Guard to give them our coordinates just in case. The ...
Ep. 63 Crewing on a sailboat from Charleston to Puerto Rico, Day 1. The owner hired the crew to sail the boat down to Puerto Rico, at which time, he'd be ...
Ep. 60 ~ I am having a mild break down and Donovan gets his first crewing gig on a 45' catamaran. Links to sea sickness and lightning graphics are below. ...
We venture all the way down to the Southern Hemisphere to Patagonia! Join us on a sailing adventure aboard Sea Rover II, and Oyster 435, sailing south from ...
Meet Alex, the first crew member to join me on this journey and learn about how he went from working as a welder in Michigan to becoming a sailor! The Le ...
February, 2012 - I interviewed charter race boat captain AJ Smith in Saint Martin. We had just completed a 1,500 nautical mile sail from Savannah, Georgia ...