If a sailboat lies unattended even for a short time, its decks and canvas can quickly become grubby from bird droppings and windblown dust. I have counted 50 of the little darlings perched along the triatic stay on my schooner Britannia, all...
My husband, Dan, and I are based in Bellingham, Washington, in the sailors’ paradise known as the Pacific Northwest. For almost 20 years, we’ve sailed Moonlight, our 1979 Seawind 31, surrounded by the beauty of the blue-green Salish Sea,...
Take your boat out cruising enough times, and you’ll be smacked upside the head once or twice by the golden rule. No, I’m not talking about the “doing unto others” thing. I’m instead referring to the golden rule that should be etched into the trim...
George Eldridge first published the in 1875. Its new edition, published by the sixth generation of his family, is an impressive feat of continuity.
is not only my favorite Jimmy Buffett album, but it’s one of my favorite records ever. If I were marooned on an island and could bring only five CDS with me, this would be one of them.
Sometimes, a seamanship or safety issue requires sailors to give up and turn around. But other times, it’s just fear taking control of a situation that can be handled.
