Sitting in the cockpit of our friend’s sailboat, I listen to conversation and laughter, children playing, music thumping from the speakers, and two seagulls who…
Finding our sea legs on an epic weekend cruise
Hand over hand, I pulled the mainsail up like a mad sailor who could hardly wait to shut the engine off. I couldn’t. Outside the breakwater…
Cruising friends rejuvenate the sailing soul
It’s the second-to-last day of February and I find myself sitting behind the computer thinking, “Wow, what an awesome month it has been.” Winter in…
This must be the place
A steady rain pitter-patters on the deck above the nav station while I type. Magnus naps in the V-berth and Porter is taking some time to…
Riding blissfully free at 60 degrees north
Sitting on a broad, sun-warmed pebbled beach, I gazed out at sweeping mountains with glaciers hanging in their valleys. Yahtzee bobbed just offshore in a sea so…