Safety and Security in the Caribbean
April 12, 2016
Generally speaking, the Caribbean is a safe place to sail—petty theft is not uncommon, and you only have yourself to blame if you don’t lock
Generally speaking, the Caribbean is a safe place to sail—petty theft is not uncommon, and you only have yourself to blame if you don’t lock
A few years back I made the decision to ditch my pressure-cooker job in favor of a midlife sailing hiatus. I went searching for my
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I was reminded of a few things during my week of cruising in the Pacific Northwest—you can’t always trust a weather forecast, it is a
Out of Lisbon in the Gulf of Cadiz tonight and southbound for Tangier, with 20 to 25 knots of wind on the port quarter and
First came a stroll down the canting keel of his IMOCA 60, Hugo Boss, while under sail. After that came a sprint up the mast.
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Thursday, April 21, in Lorain, Ohio. The forecasts are calling for clearing and gradual warming, but at 8:30 in the morning when I arrive at
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