herb’s watch

The 46-foot yawl Endeavor was an impressive sight off Cape Horn.

Following Up With Falkland Friends

It was strange to see a rugged yawl in the mostly abandoned harbor Newport Harbor riding nicely on a mooring with the mizzen set to help stabilize matters during a shrill, cold, 25-knot northwester. She was a steel 46-footer called Endeavor, sailed by Candy and David Masters. As it turned out, I knew both the yacht and the sailors

Lin and Larry Pardey, at home on New Zealand's Kawau Island, pose with their well-traveled 29-footer, Taleisin.

A Cove of Their Own

Voyagers Lin and Larry Pardey find a New Zealand refuge at the water’s edge. “Herb’s Watch” for our September 2, 2010, CW Reckonings

After Ocean Watch sailed back into Seattle, the author and his 12-year-old daughter, Maggie, piled into his pickup and headed east on the North Cascade Highway into the solitude of the mountains.

A Tough Act to Follow

What the long-distance voyagers who sailed before us have said about coming home is very true. “Herb’s Watch” for our August 5, 2010, CW Reckonings

A side trip to Portland, Oregon, meant slamming over the Columbia River Bar.

The Circle is Closed

This recipe for adventure called for a dream, one giant island, a common sea, and a cutter to connect the dots. “Herb’s Watch” for our July 8, 2010, CW Reckonings

After bashing north off Baja, Ocean Watch stopped at sunrise for fuel in Turtle Bay.

Bashed off the Coast of Baja

Sure, you can learn from your mistakes, but sometimes it still doesn’t pay off. “Herb’s Watch” for our May 27, 2010, CW Reckonings

The 46-foot yawl Endeavor was an impressive sight off Cape Horn.

Following Up With Falkland Friends

It was strange to see a rugged yawl in the mostly abandoned harbor Newport Harbor riding nicely on a mooring with the mizzen set to help stabilize matters during a shrill, cold, 25-knot northwester. She was a steel 46-footer called Endeavor, sailed by Candy and David Masters. As it turned out, I knew both the yacht and the sailors

Lin and Larry Pardey, at home on New Zealand's Kawau Island, pose with their well-traveled 29-footer, Taleisin.

A Cove of Their Own

Voyagers Lin and Larry Pardey find a New Zealand refuge at the water’s edge. “Herb’s Watch” for our September 2, 2010, CW Reckonings

After Ocean Watch sailed back into Seattle, the author and his 12-year-old daughter, Maggie, piled into his pickup and headed east on the North Cascade Highway into the solitude of the mountains.

A Tough Act to Follow

What the long-distance voyagers who sailed before us have said about coming home is very true. “Herb’s Watch” for our August 5, 2010, CW Reckonings

A side trip to Portland, Oregon, meant slamming over the Columbia River Bar.

The Circle is Closed

This recipe for adventure called for a dream, one giant island, a common sea, and a cutter to connect the dots. “Herb’s Watch” for our July 8, 2010, CW Reckonings

After bashing north off Baja, Ocean Watch stopped at sunrise for fuel in Turtle Bay.

Bashed off the Coast of Baja

Sure, you can learn from your mistakes, but sometimes it still doesn’t pay off. “Herb’s Watch” for our May 27, 2010, CW Reckonings

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