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Category Archives: Sail Skills
BV2: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times (Night Shifts)
You’re out there. Nothing but denim blue water lapping the sky as far as you can see. The sun has just set, so each chop has a bright pink cap reflecting the magenta sky. Colors and senses are heightened. The … Continue reading
VIDEO: 5 Days Across the Gulf of Mexico
Go offshore with us, followers! As Phillip and I sail our Niagara 35 five days across the Gulf of Mexico in some sporty bluewater conditions. This was one of our more intense offshore runs with 24 hours of 20-25 kts … Continue reading
Posted in Bahamas Bound, Gulf Crossing, Sail Skills, Videos
Tagged bluewater, gulf of mexico, key west, offshore, rough seas, sailing
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My First Delivery Request: a 1992 Catalina 28
“You are not writing about this,” was his only caveat, when Phillip and I agreed to do the delivery. I knew I shouldn’t have given him a copy of None Such Like It when he was boat-shopping. But, after the … Continue reading
Posted in Boat Projects, Sail Skills
Tagged boat u.s., captain, captain annie, catalina, Catalina boats, icw, passage, yacht delivery
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Captain’s Tribute
A little over 10,000. That’s how many blue water miles I’ve racked up since I started sailing. In preparing my Sea Service forms for my Captain’s License application, I’ve had to mentally trek back through my many offshore passages and … Continue reading
Top 5 Lessons from Sea School
Ahhh … Sea School. What a great experience. It was five full days of classroom and hands-on training primarily on how to respond to emergencies on-board a vessel but also personal safety, emergency medical response and how best to prevent … Continue reading
Posted in Sail Skills, Sea School
Tagged cpr, emergency response, emergency training, firefighting, first aid, Sea School, stcw, survival training
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Good Stress
It’s actually called eustress. Have you heard that term? I first saw it in Timothy Ferris’s Four Hour Work Week. Definitely an exciting, kick-in-the-keister read if you’re looking for a book to make you rethink and reform your work habits. … Continue reading
Captain’s School: Conquering Fears
“I figured that was the best reason to do it. Because I was afraid to.” This was something a very good friend of mine told me years ago. (Sonnie, if you’re reading this, thank you!) She was talking, at first, … Continue reading
Posted in Sail Skills, Sea School
Tagged boat docking, captain's license, captain's school, docking, helmsman, Sea School, stcw, survival training
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#93: Cuba Voyage Finale: Gulf Stream Crossing and Landfall in Cuba
The current of the Gulf Stream is no joke, particularly when it is pushing you into head winds. Watch as we reef up and cross a pretty kicked up sea state across the Gulf Stream, sing to our first Cuban … Continue reading
Posted in Gift of Cruising, Sail Skills, Videos, Voyage to Cuba
Tagged cuba, customs in cuba, Gift of Cruising, gulf stream, landfall, marina hemingway, offshore, passage, patreon
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How to Reduce Heeling
We’re not perfect sailors, we just are sailors because we have a sailboat and we get out and go. We don’t have any piece of paper or certificates that even tell us we can sail. We just do, which means we … Continue reading
Posted in Sail Skills, Voyage to Cuba
Tagged cuba, furling genoa, heavy weather sailing, offshore, reefing, sail tactics, sail tips, sail trim
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#90: Cuba Voyage II: Heavy Heeling
Get ready for it to blow! These weren’t super heavy winds but they were on the nose and had Plaintiff’s Rest really heeled over during the second night and day of our voyage to Cuba. Our Niagara 35 proved she … Continue reading