Wrecked by a storm & abandoned – lost places on Norwegian coast [ep26]
This time we’ll sail to three different places that all have been abandoned for one reason or another. Information about…
What’s better for cruising: Mexico or the Caribbean?
Hopeful cruisers sometimes wonder where to start their adventures afloat. Pacific side of Mexico or the Caribbean – both beautiful…
Weather routing for passages
Jamie will be the first to tell you he’s not a weather router. But weather advice has crept into the…
Preparing a boat for haulout
Leaving Puerto Peñasco’s harbor in our wake last December, I really expected it would be years – many years! –…
Managing resources: propane on board
We ran out of propane last night. Inconveniently enough (is it ever convenient?) it happened in the middle of cooking…
Going in the face of uncertainty
Taking our children under the Golden Gate Cheering on a family beginning their cruising dreams this morning, I imagined the…
Offshore crewing and inclusion
The catch-22 of getting offshore experience: being required to have prior offshore experience in order to join a crew. Where…
When she comes to the boat [ep9]
This time we sail to a small fishing village, do some night navigation, anchor in a protected bay, and go…
Embrace the boring
Totem recently made landfall in Baja after a placid passage of a little over three days: north up the coast…
Sailing and… SKIING! Snow and sailboats do mix [ep4]
I’ll show you a few typical days of sailing and skiing in the spring, when the sun finally rises after…