The Spell of Maupiti
When a mysterious dot in the South Pacific drew in a pair of sailors in, it didn’t take long for them to discover the charm of the island and its residents.
When a mysterious dot in the South Pacific drew in a pair of sailors in, it didn’t take long for them to discover the charm of the island and its residents.
At Wake Island, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is exploring the deep into better understand what lies below the surface.
An abandoned island dog brings out the best in a group of cruisers.
After a long journey from Mexico, the crew of Helios sail into the majestic Marquesas.
A voyaging couple explore a new territory and discover an unexpected cruising nirvana.
Hidden in a corner of New Zealand’s Bay of Islands, this little-known hideaway came in handy during a late spring gale.
After decades of world voyaging, the sailors aboard Roger Henry immerse themselves-for the very first time-in the pristine beauty, local cultures, and fascinating history of Micronesia.
In an island nation where the universal greeting means “welcome, friend” and “g’day,” it’s hard to tell which is better — the isles, or their wonderful people.
Attached to a mooring during a 35-knot wind gust, a couple learns a valuable cruising lesson — and almost loses their boat to the South Pacific.
Last year, a volcanic eruption in the Pacific changed the geography of Tonga and gave birth to a brand new island.
Don’t blink or you may miss Penrhyn, the most remote atoll in the Cook Islands. But if you make the effort to sail there, you’ll be rewarded in countless ways.
No matter how many people who have done the trip before, no matter how commodotizied and normalized the activity might seem to us, it really is a big deal, sailing to South America with the family, across the bleedin’ Pacific Ocean and all. If only there was a little more food on board…
When a mysterious dot in the South Pacific drew in a pair of sailors in, it didn’t take long for them to discover the charm of the island and its residents.
At Wake Island, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is exploring the deep into better understand what lies below the surface.
An abandoned island dog brings out the best in a group of cruisers.
After a long journey from Mexico, the crew of Helios sail into the majestic Marquesas.
A voyaging couple explore a new territory and discover an unexpected cruising nirvana.
Hidden in a corner of New Zealand’s Bay of Islands, this little-known hideaway came in handy during a late spring gale.
After decades of world voyaging, the sailors aboard Roger Henry immerse themselves-for the very first time-in the pristine beauty, local cultures, and fascinating history of Micronesia.
In an island nation where the universal greeting means “welcome, friend” and “g’day,” it’s hard to tell which is better — the isles, or their wonderful people.
Attached to a mooring during a 35-knot wind gust, a couple learns a valuable cruising lesson — and almost loses their boat to the South Pacific.
Last year, a volcanic eruption in the Pacific changed the geography of Tonga and gave birth to a brand new island.
Don’t blink or you may miss Penrhyn, the most remote atoll in the Cook Islands. But if you make the effort to sail there, you’ll be rewarded in countless ways.
No matter how many people who have done the trip before, no matter how commodotizied and normalized the activity might seem to us, it really is a big deal, sailing to South America with the family, across the bleedin’ Pacific Ocean and all. If only there was a little more food on board…
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