#TBT: Grasshopper to the San Juans
July 10, 2025
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…
#TBT: Never Say Easy
May 1, 2025
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.”…
An Accidental Jibe and Rediscovering a Passion for Sailing
February 27, 2025
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
February 20, 2025
A New Year’s Cruise Only Slightly Derailed By A Dreadful Daycare Bug

#TBT: Rowing the Rapids of the Inside Passage
February 13, 2025
In our latest Throwback Thursday, heading south from the Broughtons on a small boat, the big rapids of the Inside Passage are calling. If you haven't already read the first in Bruce's series on his Inside Passage small boat…

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