Blog
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January 4, 2013The Expensive Winos*Michael Robertson laments that cheap beer seems to be a thing of the past now that the Del Viento crew is cruising in Canada.
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July 21, 2010Here In Hula HeavenThe passage from the mainland was great, and Hawaii serves up some earthly delights. From the Roger Henry Files for our July 22, 2010, CW Reckonings
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July 26, 2011Boat ShoppingLooking for "the one" in a sea of fiberglass can be a daunting task, but it's still fun!
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March 29, 2012Why The Radical Life Change?In early 2006, after our second daughter, Frances, was born, I had the mother of all epiphanies: we should quit our jobs, sell everything, buy a boat, and sail around the world.
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October 24, 2012She's Under Way!70-year-old British solo circumnavigator Jeanne Socrates left Victoria, BC, Monday morning to begin her third attempt at an unassisted, non-stop solo circumnavigation of the planet via the great southern capes.
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March 26, 2013RTW Day 153 - wind steering rudder fell offWas awoken before 6am, soon after dawn, from a short sleep while still hove-to by a banging on deck.
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February 3, 2011A Feast Worthy of the NameWhen in Tonga, well, do as the Tongans do: sit, enjoy, and eat.
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October 4, 2011Top 10 Books to Prepare You for CruisingThere are a ton of books out there about cruising. Before we left, I scoured the internet looking for great books about cruising and found them to be very helpful in preparing me for this journey.
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July 16, 2012The Morro MooringWe were interlopers, seeking to join a flock not so that we could join their social order, but so that we could fly their burgee and reap the benefits of affiliation. What was I thinking?
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December 13, 2012Holidays AboardCelebrating the Christmas season aboard offers unique challenges—and opportunities.
Electronic Updates
The Vesper Marine WatchMate Vision is arguably the most advanced Class B AIS transponder ever built, and was honored with an Innovation Award in Miami.
