The South Pacific is closed

In the wild elasticity of time since Coronavirus shadows began gathering, although it feels like an age since we canceled plans for the South Pacific – it’s barely been a week. Since February we’ve been in prepare /…

How Coronavirus is Impacting Totem’s Plans

Longtime Cruising Columnists, Behan and Jamie Gifford, Share How Coronavirus is Affecting Their Impending Passage Plans Totem’s bow floats high thanks to the anchor and ground tackle that lies on the concrete dock just…

Schedules, cruising, and the 800-mile passage nobody wants to make

“After this, no more schedules!” Jamie ranted a little while coiling lines at the mast possibly a little more vigorously than necessary while we motored into Banderas Bay yesterday morning. It’s a basic principle of…