I have been in the breezes most of my life. As a sailor and writer, I've been fortunate to blend my passions: boats, books, travel and the sea, to create a story that's occasionally harrowing, often funny, at times enlightening, and rarely boring.
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The Anatomy of a Passage Part 3: Bermuda Bound
Planning a Passage to Bermuda
Bermuda is an almost perfect landfall. A speck of an island just three miles wide and 15 miles long, it’s between 600-1000 miles from just about everywhere. It’s an oasis in the southwest Atlantic but not a pl...
Remembering Mitch
I often go looking for history, especially nautical history, it’s something of an obsession and that’s putting it gently. Samuel D. Champlain, Robert Louis Stevenson, Polynesian navigators, Herman Melville, Bernard Moistessier and many othe...
The Ambassador of Seasickness
In this heart felt piece, Vivian Vuong writes about keeping your spirits up when you are feeling miserable.
Even after sailing 100,000 miles I still get seasick. It’s awful and oftentimes discouraging but I keep my spirits up because I lov...
Powering a Starlink Mini
A practical exercise and electrical primer
Starlink connectivity is a game-changer, but many people are confused about how to power it and which service to choose. I am not going to touch the vagaries of the service plan and its many chang...
Dinghy Tales
The Best Dinghy for Far Flung Cruising? Not sure you should ask me!
Four months ago I was lost in a small patch of forest on the outskirts of Opua, New Zealand. It was not my finest moment. I am a navigator, that’s my thing, a navigator fi...
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I have been in the breezes most of my life. As a sailor and writer, I've been fortunate to blend my passions: boats, books, travel and the sea, to create a story that's occasionally harrowing, often funny, at times enlightening, and rarely boring.
I am an engineer, rigger, and a sailor. Sailing for 45 years, engineering a few years less, and rigging for nearly 25 years. My specialty is equipping bluewater boats and sailors for success offshore. Let's talk about how I can help you!
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