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…
Close to the Water: Opening Day
Opening Day means different things for different sailors. For some, it means practicing maneuvers and parading past judges while steering in formation. For others, it’s a sailboat race that starts the spring series. Since I…
#TBT: Grasshopper to the San Juans
In our latest Throwback Thursday, we follow the Rooks brothers on an adventure to the San Juan Islands in a decidedly unique cruising craft. After spending a year-and-a-half living in Vancouver, British Columbia, I moved…
"Sometimes, adventure is best…
#TBT: Never Say Easy
In our latest Throwback Thursday, were are reminded that, on a boat, some of the simplest days can turn into the hardest. “It’s going to be a clear short trip tomorrow, we don’t have to rush in the morning. It will be easy.”…
It was late February when a plan for heading…
After a week exploring the islands on…
An Accidental Jibe and Rediscovering a Passion for Sailing
Yep. It happened to me on the last night of my 22-day circumnavigation of Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii. My confidence was high. I had just sailed with two-time solo circumnavigator, Mark Schrader (I’ll call him Schrader…
Still So Worth It
A New Year’s Cruise Only Slightly Derailed By A Dreadful Daycare Bug
