It was January in the BVI. From our anchorage in Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke, we watched a parade of bareboats and crewed yachts come and go, twenty to thirty every day. Business, to our eye, seemed normally robust. Why, I wondered, were people still willing to charter while the sails of the economy were losing their wind?Curiosity and my rowboat took me to seek answers that I figured
Sailors and non-sailors alike respectfully refer to the ocean beyond my home waters of San Francisco Bay as Outside the Gate. Along the northern California coast there are miles of rocky coastline separating the few harbors of refuge, which often have challenging entrances. Along the way you had best be prepared for strong winds, fog, and sizable seas. Of course, it may also
Sailors and non-sailors alike respectfully refer to the ocean beyond my home waters of San Francisco Bay as Outside the Gate. Along the northern California coast there are miles of rocky coastline separating the few harbors of refuge, which often have challenging entrances. Along the way you had best be prepared for strong winds, fog, and sizable seas. Of course, it may also
Pirates in the Gulf of Aden received much international media attention this month with the Maersk Alabama incident and the subsequent retaliation attack against the Liberty Sun. The pirates vowed to kill Americans. Until now, flags have not seemed to influence the pirates’ choice of ships to hijack, but perhaps that has now changed. All types of boats, from giant cargo ships to
In the book by Chris Santella, Fifty Places To Sail Before You Die, he and Jon Wilson describe Croatia as a hidden gem. Their description was so appealing that we decided to go and see for ourselves. We were joined by our regular racing crew, Dave Usechak and Steve Gaudette.The four of us arrived at Marina Kremik, just north of Split, Croatia in late April.
In the book by Chris Santella, Fifty Places To Sail Before You Die, he and Jon Wilson describe Croatia as a hidden gem. Their description was so appealing that we decided to go and see for ourselves. We were joined by our regular racing crew, Dave Usechak and Steve Gaudette.The four of us arrived at Marina Kremik, just north of Split, Croatia in late April.
Its not because you cant get there. Or that its dinky. In fact, its the biggest city on the biggest freshwater lake in the world. Its just that it is the farthest end of the biggest and baddest freshwater lake in the world.H.O.M.E.S: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior. Childhood mnemonic for memorizing the five Great Lakes.By now all you Carmen Sandiego
Its not because you cant get there. Or that its dinky. In fact, its the biggest city on the biggest freshwater lake in the world. Its just that it is the farthest end of the biggest and baddest freshwater lake in the world.H.O.M.E.S: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior. Childhood mnemonic for memorizing the five Great Lakes.By now all you Carmen Sandiego
Its not because you cant get there. Or that its dinky. In fact, its the biggest city on the biggest freshwater lake in the world. Its just that it is the farthest end of the biggest and baddest freshwater lake in the world.H.O.M.E.S: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior. Childhood mnemonic for memorizing the five Great Lakes.By now all you Carmen Sandiego
It was late June, and my wife, Lyn, and I were halfway through an 11-day vacation cruise onboard Fellowship, our Hunter 26 trailersailer. We were visiting the islands at the western end of Lake ErieSouth Bass and Kelleys islands on the American side, Pelee Island on the Canadian sideas well as Leamington, Ontario, on the mainland about 15 miles north of
As one of this year’s Magenta Project Mentees, I’ve had the opportunity to try out a new bit of kit in the form of Mustang
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