For those in search of fair winds, an umbrella-laden beverage and an increased sense of adventure, Cuba provides. U.S.-Cuba relations easing in December of 2014 provided an opportunity for voyagers to sail the island. One year later, we arrived to our charter in the southern Cuba port of Cienfuegos to begin a 600-nm voyage to Havana.
I recently heard from Ruth Ishihara that her beloved partner of 33 years, Dave Smead, died last April.
Anyone who’s spent a lot of time on a sailboat can probably recall some uncomfortable voyages.
Wild Oats XI set a new course record in the 73rd running of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart race, knocking nearly five hours off the previous mark. But the skipper and crew aboard the supermaxi barely had time to celebrate the win.
Unpredicted and thus far unpredictable waves of vast height and sudden destructive power have long animated the imagination and concern of deepwater sailors.
These days there are social media apps for singles, business executives, knitters and book lovers. Why not one for sailing too?
Recently, the U.S. Naval Academy resumed the instruction of celestial navigation to midshipmen after cutting that field of study in the early 2000s.
You could argue that there are many “most important” systems on your trawler: diesel fuel delivery systems, firefighting systems, head and holding tank systems, electrical systems, etc.
Living in the heat of south Florida, I never thought my 15-year-old sailboat would have any resins, polyesters or epoxies that would not be fully cured by now.
The Peterson 44 is a great cruising boat.
Kiwi Roa had spent some time in Southern Africa, cruising from Cape Town up the Skeleton Coast to Namibia.
We asked the live-aboard sailors on four voyaging vessels some questions about the battery setups on their boats.
Batteries are the heart of your boat’s electrical system.
Batteries come in many types and sizes depending on the needs of the owner.
The recent article describing various vessel groundings and losses in the Pacific during the last year or two (“More than zoom levels,” January/February 2018) highlights a glaring weakness in many electronic charts.
We had wanted a new cabin sole/floor in our 1972 Tartan 34.5 for several years.
Although mostly now remembered as the captain of HMS Beagle in her five-year voyage around the world with a young Charles Darwin, Robert FitzRoy was a man of the scientific age who made contributions in many fields.
