Cruising with Critters: Viewing Wildlife from a Boat
"Who is that?” I asked my husband Frank while on a mooring ball at Sucia Island. It was one of our first overnight trips in our 26-foot sailboat, and I was still learning how to sleep on board, surrounded by unfamiliar…
Trouble in the Park
Emergency Repairs in the remote waters of Gwaii Haanas National Park We were burned out and needed to get away. For many recreational boaters, this means spending an hour buying groceries and beer, casting off the dock…
Dean, Dennis, and Alan on…
Cruisers Sharing Seafood
There’s something about seafood and cruisers. Maybe it’s fresh sushi in Bahía Asunción, on Baja California Sur’s Pacific coast in Mexico, made by a Canadian singlehander for a US-dated Thanksgiving potluck dinner hosted by a…
Lugger Lore: A Small Boat Adventure to Princess Louisa
"You can choose between a cooler and a toilet, but we can’t have both,” I said to my long-suffering wife, Jordy, with a sheepish look, hoping this revelation wouldn’t completely derail my vision of sailing our Drascombe…
Shifting Gears: Pulling the Emergency Brake
The trusty C-Dory was a rescue boat on…
Splendid Summer: 48° North Cruising Rally 2025
There are as many ways to go cruising as there are boats, destinations, and people interested in waterborne travel. No one thing, no approach or region, no dynamic or itinerary, no ethos or adventure will suit everyone. On…
Editor’s Letter: What Would You Do?
I lounged in the cockpit of my friend Ed’s elegant Tiara Coronet 3100, swaying gently on the hook on the north side of BC’s Russell Island on the third day of the 48° North Cruising Rally. We had just strolled the island,…
A Barkley Sound Adventure
New cruisers test their boat and skills with a voyage out the Strait of Juan de Fuca The engine’s bass vibrations rumbled below me as I laid on the teak planks of the cockpit. The sun was out, the dodger blocked our apparent…
Once adequately attired, the author was in…