Healing My Sailing Anxiety

How I Learned to Enjoy the Sailing Portion of the Cruising Lifestyle I Love

Close to the Water: A Second Cruise with My Mate

A Second Cruise Brings Border Crossings, Uncertainty, and Lessons Learned.

Rune Sails the Salish Sea

Rune is a 16-foot Pearson Hawk. In July 2023,…

TBT#: Head Out for Some Winter Cruising

From the February 2008 issue of 48°…

Close to the Water: Cruising With My Mate

Sailing Luna westward through the San Juan Islands on…

Close to the Water: Finding Awe in the New Year

As boaters, we get to see the world from a unique perspective. We arrive in cities or towns by water, taking in the view of cliffs, trees, and mountains rising from the earth. Out on a bay, river, or lake, the glint of the…

A Weekend Cruise with the Whole Family

The author enjoying local sailing. "Hold…

Thanksgiving Aboard

Rewarding No Matter Where You Go or What You Eat The sweet smell of pumpkin pie wafted through the cabin and out of the companionway as Jill hoisted the tasty dessert up to me. Admiring it, I gently placed it under Yahtzee’s…

Dancing Bear Magic

A passage from Haida Gwaii to Tofino brings big winds, seas and learning opportunities.