Those Who Can’t Do, Teach
April 14, 2025
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In Joe Jackson’s song, “On Your Radio,” one line has the protagonist paying homage to the enduring inspiration, influence, and impact from his teachers.
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The Ups and Downs of Buying and Selling the Dream
March 24, 2025
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In the middle of the year 2000, we made a pivotal decision that would set the course for a new chapter in our lives: we decided to sell our coastal sailboat and embark on the search for a blue water cruising sailboat.
All It Took Was An Idea
March 6, 2025
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“You can do that?” My wife, Dannalie, and I looked at each other with eyes wide, mouths open, and heads filled with so many questions. As soul-mates, we knew exactly what each other was thinking. Must. Learn. More.
Add it to the To-Do List!
January 21, 2025
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Boats are like potato chips, it’s hard to have just one. My husband Jim and I have lived aboard boats for decades and at one point we owned three boats of 40-feet or greater (yes, we have the boating bug badly!) However, in the last few years we whittled our “fleet” down to just one 40-footer, a Willard trawler.
Schooner Living
December 31, 2024
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While attending the Gloucester Schooner Festival a sweet schooner with a family seemingly having the time of their lives caught my eye. I had to meet them and thought you should too… here is their story:
Where the Sea Meets the Earth: A Sailor’s Journey from the Open Ocean to Life on Land
December 31, 2024
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I always thought I’d die out here. Not like you’re thinking—more metaphorically. There is nothing that has given me more pleasure or sense of accomplishment than the feats of human endurance I’ve faced at the hands of our favorite mistress.
A Classic Sailing Story, and a New Owner Perhaps?
December 17, 2024
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As Christian’s sailing story led to the beginning of mine, I have written about him over the years. And, here we are again, perhaps writing a final chapter, which will hopefully lead to a new beginning.
Quick recap. Christian and my father immigrated to the US in 1966, several months before I was born. My father was Swiss, Christian was what was called Yugoslavian in those days.
Aboard Mermaid Monster
June 23, 2023
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One morning, at the dock in Antigua Harbour Marina, we saw a Nordhavn arrive, and it was hard not to
Teens Aboard
May 10, 2023
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Our names are Sara and Lee, and for the last eight years, we’ve been exploring the seas with our
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