Overboard!
A series of bad decisions leads to a potentially fatal situation. Squalls were building rapidly...
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Night of the Falcon
Hitting a Tanker in the Dark Sailing through the night is a phenomenal experience. I have had some...
Read MoreCruising Small and Simple
The challenges and rewards of 48 days sailing the Florida Keys It took hours to rig, pack, and...
Read MoreLegendary Creatures
A desert native goes cruising and takes a leap into unfamiliar territory. The story starts in...
Read MoreA Beautiful Voyage to the Columbia River
Sitting in the cockpit together, my wife Jill and I watched daylight slowly appear over the...
Read MoreFalse Alarm
When a PLB is accidentally activated in a remote area, the Canadian Coast Guard responds. This...
Read MoreArt in Slow Motion
To rest or wait out weather, heaving to remains a tried and true tactic at sea. Some seafaring...
Read MoreWhen Good Old Boats Become TV Stars
This Old Boat author Don Casey used the Coronado 35 as the poster child for ugly sailboats....
Read MoreThe Lemonade Cruise, Part 1
When life gives long-held racing plans lemons, you make cruising lemonade. In late 2017, I decided...
Read MoreLittle Wings
For six-time circumnavigator Webb Chiles, small boats are bluewater revelations. I have owned...
Read MoreSmall is Bountiful
Size evokes no envy when sailing is its own reward My wife, Jen, and I were settling down in one...
Read MoreSmall Boat, Big Love
If one Bristol Channel Cutter fulfilled their sailing dreams, two could only be better. “This...
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