Clearing the Hurdles Around Vancouver Island

A Circumnavigation Reinforces Cruising Confidence As a sailor in the Pacific Northwest, I’ve pursued a modest bucket list—sailing to popular destinations including Princess Louisa Inlet and Desolation Sound. But a remaining…

#TBT: One Tack & Two Jibes, Alaska to San Francisco

Being the time of year when some Pacific Northwest cruisers are heading south, we're throwing it back to the Yahtzee crew's memorable 1,300-miles romp from Alaska to San Francisco. Wedged between the lee cloth and cushions…

Editor’s Letter: Cruisers Exchanging Prudence

I have been known to extol the virtues of group cruising… well, ad nauseam. I’m still doing it, but it’s not for lack of new ideas. My inspiration to raise the topic this month is precisely the opposite—cruising in a group…