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The Voyage in Between

The Red Sea presents a challenging platform, with threats of piracy, headwinds from the Med, sandstorms, and corrupt Suez Canal officials. Any respite, like the one offered by this secluded anchorage off a barren, dramatic island, is welcome.

Interlude on the Orinoco

In the vast Venezuelan delta south of bustling, crowded Trinidad lie the distinct sounds and sights of the jungle.

Pearls Around the White Continent Part IV: Home, Sweet Home

In Part IV of this five-part series, Deborah Shapiro and Rolf Bjelke, on board their 40-foot steel ketch, Northern Light, return to places on the Antarctic Peninsula that they first visited in 1984. Their pleasure turns to dismay, however, when they become witnesses to the profound affects brought to the region by climate change.

Running the Pass

For these sailors in French Polynesia, the lure of the atoll’s calm anchorage and a good night’s sleep outweigh the barricade of breaking seas.

Baksheesh!

Determined to lend friends in dire need a helping hand, two sailors instead find only officials with their hands out for gifts.

Returning to the Good times

An 11-year-old sailor (and author) from California revels in the magic of cruising within Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

The Voyage in Between

The Red Sea presents a challenging platform, with threats of piracy, headwinds from the Med, sandstorms, and corrupt Suez Canal officials. Any respite, like the one offered by this secluded anchorage off a barren, dramatic island, is welcome.

Interlude on the Orinoco

In the vast Venezuelan delta south of bustling, crowded Trinidad lie the distinct sounds and sights of the jungle.

Pearls Around the White Continent Part IV: Home, Sweet Home

In Part IV of this five-part series, Deborah Shapiro and Rolf Bjelke, on board their 40-foot steel ketch, Northern Light, return to places on the Antarctic Peninsula that they first visited in 1984. Their pleasure turns to dismay, however, when they become witnesses to the profound affects brought to the region by climate change.

Running the Pass

For these sailors in French Polynesia, the lure of the atoll’s calm anchorage and a good night’s sleep outweigh the barricade of breaking seas.

Baksheesh!

Determined to lend friends in dire need a helping hand, two sailors instead find only officials with their hands out for gifts.

Returning to the Good times

An 11-year-old sailor (and author) from California revels in the magic of cruising within Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

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