Sailing the Worries Away:Cruising with My Mother
February 23, 2023
The author's mother aboard Hecate in Princess Louisa…
Homeward Bound, Part 3: Naha, Japan to Port Townsend
September 15, 2022
Irene’s route through Japan and across the North Pacific.
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A Sailor’s Sourdough Comes to Life on a Honeymoon Cruise
May 17, 2022
A several month cruise through British Columbia gives a couple a chance to celebrate their recent marriage, experience their new home waters, and grow a shipboard sourdough starter. The following article originally appeared…
Homeward Bound: Part 1, Turkey to Singapore
May 10, 2022
Last month, we were introduced to Peter and Ginger Niemann — award-winning Seattle-based circumnavigators whose journey home through the pandemic-closed world found them boat-bound for more than 300 days. They were in Turkey…

Sailing a small boat is…
The author's husband, Andrew, has spent his…
With Jill at the helm and me working…
The author settled in behind Kagán’s…
Irene’s route from Singapore to Japan.…