Tender Feelings
May 23, 2024
There comes a time in many major rebuilds when thoughts of infidelity arise. You’ve just spent $600 on a spray foam insulation kit; emptied your boat’s interior of every last cushion, book, and can of baked beans; taped over…
The Dreaded Lopez Channel
February 29, 2024
Making it into Fisherman Bay Takes Patience and a Sing-Song Assist

Marina del Rey to Astoria
February 22, 2024
Hopping North Up the Coast to Get a Newly Acquired Grand Banks Home

Healing My Sailing Anxiety
February 15, 2024
How I Learned to Enjoy the Sailing Portion of the Cruising Lifestyle I Love

Cruising Stories,Featured,Guest Dock
Close to the Water: A Second Cruise with My Mate
February 13, 2024
A Second Cruise Brings Border Crossings, Uncertainty, and Lessons Learned.

Sailing With Strangers
November 22, 2023
Finding Worldwide Voyaging Experiences Aboard Other People’s Boats

Dancing Bear Magic
November 16, 2023
A passage from Haida Gwaii to Tofino brings big winds, seas and learning opportunities.
Predicaments in Paradise
October 26, 2023
Since buying our 1984 Grand Soleil 39, Yahtzee, in Seattle in 2012, our family has cruised over 15,000 miles from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska, south through Mexico, Central and South America, and now in…

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