Pearls from the Ships Log

Mast down on a sailboat prepared for canal travel

Mast Down: De-Masting Your Boat for Canal Travel

Mast-down canal travel takes planning, patience, and a tidy deck. This cruising note keeps the practical feel without overpromising.

Mast Down: De-Masting Your Boat for Canal Travel

Mast-down canal travel takes planning, patience, and a tidy deck. This cruising note keeps the practical feel without overpromising.

Coast Guard The Navy & Dolphins to the Rescue, U.S. Navy destroyer sailing in the ocean.

Coast Guard, The Navy & Dolphins to the Rescue

Lessons Learned: - Know where your emergency tiller is stowed and what it is made of – is it substantial enough to control steering? - Check the fitting to make...

Coast Guard, The Navy & Dolphins to the Rescue

Lessons Learned: - Know where your emergency tiller is stowed and what it is made of – is it substantial enough to control steering? - Check the fitting to make...

Coast Guard Panpan call heard on VHF Channel 16

Coast Guard Panpan Call on VHF Channel 16

Coast Guard radio calls can make a quiet watch tense. This Panpan story keeps the VHF lesson practical, plain-spoken, and cautious.

Coast Guard Panpan Call on VHF Channel 16

Coast Guard radio calls can make a quiet watch tense. This Panpan story keeps the VHF lesson practical, plain-spoken, and cautious.

Saint Pierre back to Canada

Saint Pierre back to Canada

This was arguably our most memorable and enjoyable summer cruise. The scenery is breathtaking, the navigation challenging and the people truly the salt of the earth. We learned tremendously from...

Saint Pierre back to Canada

This was arguably our most memorable and enjoyable summer cruise. The scenery is breathtaking, the navigation challenging and the people truly the salt of the earth. We learned tremendously from...

France from Grand Bank by sailboat cruising route and harbor photo

France From Grand Bank by Sailboat

France from Grand Bank is a short-sounding sail with a real offshore feel. This logbook note keeps the passage plain, useful, and personal.

France From Grand Bank by Sailboat

France from Grand Bank is a short-sounding sail with a real offshore feel. This logbook note keeps the passage plain, useful, and personal.

Swamp snag cruising story in the Great Dismal canal

Swamp Snag in the Great Dismal Canal

Swamp cruising can turn slow and memorable fast. This Great Dismal story keeps the anchor trouble, canal mood, and old logbook feel intact.

Swamp Snag in the Great Dismal Canal

Swamp cruising can turn slow and memorable fast. This Great Dismal story keeps the anchor trouble, canal mood, and old logbook feel intact.