An excerpt from Blue Water, by Arthur Sturges Hildebrand: Now cruising is more than a sport; it is a means of travel, a manner of living, an attitude towards life. I mean cruising under sail. Steam, or gasoline, is preferred by some: these have engine-rooms, very neat and shining, and they listen to the hum …
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Es Tiempo Por Amor!
Lin and Larry Pardey are well-known legends in the sailing and cruising world. Larry especially earned a reputation for maintaining stubborn simplicity, exemplified by his refusal to install an engine. Having built two wooden live-aboard boats, written countless magazine articles and published several books and videos, they supplemented their income further by giving talks as …
Delivering Love A’Fayre – Part 1 of 3
While Fayaway is undergoing refitting this winter (see About…), Kelly and I are assisting in yet another delivery of a sailing vessel (Love A’Fayre), from Rhode Island to Tortola, BVI. She’s a very nice Fountaine Pajot Astrea 42 catamaran. Our course will depend upon weather indicators before and throughout the passage. The preferred course (see …
Gordon’s Freedom
CapnChris & Captain Gordon on his Freedom 36. Gordon's Freedom 36 sloop, with it's crazy “mid-boom” flopping jib, free-standing mast, and somewhat quiet ride, graciously provided us with a fun-filled, enjoyable interim passage from our home-base of Newburyport to Hampton, Virginia. Departure day was chosen about ten days prior, simply because it fit a busy …
Winter is Coming
Quiet time before sunrise in Vinalhaven. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came.John F. Kennedy I awoke early to watch the sunrise on yet another glorious cool, misty day. The water …
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