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  • Peter Swanson

    Newspaper editor. Cruiser: Nova Scotia to Caribbean. Writer for boating magazines, specializing in Florida, Bahamas and Greater Antilles. Captain of excursion catamarans in the Dominican Republic. Delivery skipper. U.S. Coast Guard master's license.

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    Crown Weather has 30-plus years experience forecasting tropical storms, hurricanes, severe weather and winter weather.

  • John Johnson - Yacht Buoy

    I joined the Royal Navy (EW) at 16, travelling the world on three frigates & an aircraft carrier. After 6 years, I served in London’s 999 services and the RNLI. Later, I built two successful insurance brokering businesses. Now, I write about boats!

  • Genevieve Jacobs

    Genevieve Jacobs landed in Vermont in 1987 after a lifetime under sail. She is a long time professor of psychology, a mother and grandmother, and hopes you enjoy this excerpt from her current work in progress, “Jenny: A Night Sea Journey”.

  • Robert DeVito

    Writer, Tibetan Buddhist practitioner, novelist. Essays from the Himalayas on dharma, sacred objects, Madhyamaka philosophy, and AI governance. Author of Waya. Cherokee Wolf Clan. The long road from Key West to the Kora Path.

  • Tate Westbrook

    Retired naval officer, professional Mariner, trawler enthusiast, amateur writer.

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