Cruising Destinations,Featured
Lazy Days in Greenway Sound
May 18, 2023
Greenway Sound should be on your list of places to visit…
Costa Rica Recap: The Pura Vida Experience
May 21, 2022
If you're planning to cruise Central America, don't skip Costa Rica. The good life is for real. Prior to November 2021, our family had never visited Costa Rica before. From friends and acquaintances who have come to Costa…
Winter Shakedown: A Year-End Cruise in Icy Alaska Offers Family Warmth
December 16, 2021
This article was originally published in the November 2021 issue of 48° North.
Featured,Guest Dock,Cruising Technique
What’s life like on passage?
December 8, 2021
From Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska, all the way south to Mexico and Central America, one of the things I've always enjoyed about writing this blog (going on 7 years!) is that I get to share our family's…
Cruising Stories,Featured,Guest Dock
Happily Home on the Sea
November 22, 2021
Last week I wrote a sailing story for the blog, but it felt a bit rushed to jump back in after so many months off and I didn't hit publish. We'd recently returned home to Yahtzee in southern Mexico, cleaned her up, gotten…
Cruising,Cruising Destinations,Featured
Weekend Warriors: Alaska Amazes Again
August 5, 2021
The surprise of a borrowed power-cruiser gets the Cross family back out on the water to one of their favorite anchorages in Alaska. Sitting in the cockpit of our friend's sailboat, I listen to conversation and laughter,…
Cruising Stories,Featured,Guest Dock
Embracing ‘One Week Cove’
May 1, 2021
When a lone anchorage unexpectedly becomes home base for a week, the best thing to do is make an adventure out of it... Sitting on Yahtzee’s cabin top, I watch in utter fascination as prehistoric-looking pelicans catch their…
Boating Lifestyle,Featured,Guest Dock
Farewell Lifeline Netting, You Were a Win-Win
April 1, 2021
At this point 7 years ago, Porter was on the verge of his first birthday and in the preceding few months had become increasingly mobile aboard Yahtzee. Holding onto the settees and cockpit coaming to stand up and take small…
Destination El Salvador: Embracing a New Country and Cruising Style
March 13, 2021
Motoring over a glass calm sea towards the coast of El Salvador, the excitement of getting to a new country is palpable. To the east, the sun has just come up and is throwing golden light on conical volcanos and then…
Cruising,Boating News,Featured
48N Editor Andy Cross Wins Boat Writers International Award!
February 18, 2021
Our own Andy Cross wowed a panel of judges in Boat Writers International's annual contest, winning first place in the coveted Boating Adventures category. Congrats Andy! by Joe Cline