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 is a 16-foot Pearson Hawk.
In July 2023,…
The Puget Sound Cruising…
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.
Transformation and Therapy for Veterans on the Sea
The author, relaxed at the helm of his Cooper 416 while…
