I’m excited to once again be speaking at the Wooden Boat Festival (WBF) in Port Townsend, which takes place September 6th through the 9th at…
A sublime farewell tour of The Great Land
When we sailed through Southeast Alaska for two months in the spring and summer of 2017, one of the places we wished we’d gone was…
Endless Alaska summer rolls along
Anchored to the west of a tall mountain peak rising vertically from sea level, the sun is up and filling the bay, but not quite…
The Kenai Peninsula is a stunning playground
Looking up into the cockpit at Jill, Porter and Magnus, sunshine bursts over tall mountains and fills Yahtzee with warmth and light. I reach for my…
Taz Basin: Sunshine and a “hole-in-the-wall”
From my vantage point atop a large, round granite boulder, sweeping views of the Gulf of Alaska and rugged Kenai Peninsula coast seemingly stretch on…
The ups and downs of Aialik Bay
Reaching south out of Resurrection Bay past the Rugged Islands, an easterly swell rolls from our port side like small grey hills and a dense…
The Dream Continues
With Yahtzee’s anchor set, I attached the snubber to bow cleats and rolled out the last few feet of chain. Though our family has anchored…
Coaching an epically rewarding Performance Race Week
I’m happy to report that I’ve been doing a ton of sailing lately, none of which has been on Yahtzee though. As many readers are…
One month till take off
One month from today, we’ll be untying Yahtzee’s dock lines, waving goodbyes and steering our way out of Seward Harbor. Which is a somewhat crazy…
Testing new sails on a sunny weekend cruise
With our new genoa and mainsail trimmed tight, Yahtzee leapt forward with an acceleration I’d truly never experienced from her before. In just 7 or…