A First Mate, Lost—Barb’s Way
Barb was my badass first mate, the person who made me a better captain.
Two-and-a-Half Anchorages Near Espíritu Santo
There’s no sign of cell service or provisions, but they’re closer than you think. A half-day trip lets you restock provisions, catch up on the news, or seek more isolation.
Crocodiles
Departure from a known world brings surprise. It can mean danger.
Sometimes, a known world of our own construction is the threat, when what I took for truth turns out to be wrong.
Cruising In the Time Of Covid
How can we plan in this pandemic? How can we not plan?
Cruising boats have three broad options: shorten sail and change course; heave to; or abandon ship.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, He Will Break the Oven: Espiritu Santo
This is how cruising goes. One minute you’re swimming in a perfect anchorage; the next, you’re clutching your abandon ship bag.
Who's a Liar, Who's a Thief? Part II
It’s so much easier to name when you’re an outsider. You have no power, no responsibility to change.
11 Reasons For A Dinghy Ride: San Miguel, Isla del Rey
Sometimes you need incentive to get off the boat.
Time and Tide Wait For No Woman: The Rule of Twelfths
Like the Pirate Code, it’s more what you’d call ‘guidelines’ than actual rules.
The Art of Stealing Your Own Boat, Conclusion: Pandemic Panama
As long as you arrive legally, nobody cares how you left the last place.
The Art of Stealing Your Own Boat, Part 3: Constant Vigilance
Chart the course. Stand watch. Trust yourself. Trust the boat.
Improv: The One About Corruption
I’m getting a bad feeling. Like he isn’t the solution. He’s the problem.
Check-In Checklist: Clearing Into A Foreign Port
What does it take to clear Customs in a foreign port?
Advent to Adventure
“Whatever it is you think you’re doing, wherever you think you’re going, something completely different is about to happen. ”