Around the World With an All-Girl Crew
August 5, 2016
Lee Quinn always believed that women make the best shipmates Sailors of a certain vintage may remember seeing a B-movie back in the day titled
Lee Quinn always believed that women make the best shipmates Sailors of a certain vintage may remember seeing a B-movie back in the day titled
Before choosing which inflatable dinghy is right for you, there are many factors to consider Some sailors claim that the inflatable boat has killed the
Mast rake is the angle at which a mast slopes aft from vertical as viewed from the side. In the rare event that a mast
A. A solid fiddle that fits tightly around the top of the stove helps keep spills in place. To prevent it from interfering with the
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Once again, January finds me jobless. I’ve developed ways of coping with this. I read, fix things, take long walks and take to the water.
The challenge of sailing offshore, and the excitement and camaraderie that goes along with an ocean race, are why I have taken a navigator’s berth
From the moment my father first put me in a sailboat he told me that safety and seamanship come first, above all else. He served
When you’re talking seafarers of old, the Vikings are right up there with the Phoenicians, the Chinese and the Polynesians. Maritime historians may bicker about
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In an alternative universe, I might be writing about how I test sailed the new X4.3 performance cruiser in a super-scary thunder squall, and the
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With just one leg remaining before the finish of the 2023 Ocean Race, check in on the standings and all the highlights from Leg 6,
Adventuring solo was her joy. How would that fit on a two-month cruise with her teenage son?
