
The Joy of There
Go off on your long voyages. I still may, but I will also charter and miss the in-between drudgery.

Go off on your long voyages. I still may, but I will also charter and miss the in-between drudgery.

Spending the time to make an owner’s manual for your boat will pay dividends in the long run.

Call me a codger, but I believe we have reached the point of over-teching everything.

Knowing what to say while raising a glass is an honored skill and seafaring tradition.


The skills of boat owners come in handy when dealing with life on land.

Rowing through anchorages helped establish my pretty-boat rating. It still holds water.

Boating is a wonderful opportunity for serendipitous discoveries, which are often a lot more fun than the planned destination

Bareboat charters allow you to get your fill of faraway lands and foreign adventures, without any of the getting-there issues.


Smarter steering means frequent, but only short, glances at the chartplotter.

In an emergency, a properly maintained, easy-to-launch life raft can make all the difference.

Why we chose to build our dream version of a Selene 60 from the keel up.

Exploring the Utrechtse Vecht on the redesigned Elling E4.

Two decades after their first circumnavigation, Don and Anja Richards are crossing oceans again to help their son, Keith, kickstart his own cruising dream.

We caught up to the liveaboards at their winter roost in Southwest Alaska to chat about following your dreams and living a life less ordinary.

The gig is more workaday than champagne and caviar, and sometimes the harbor patrol saves our bacon.

How I learned to love the solitude and adventure of cruising with my canine companions.

A veteran sailor brings celestial navigation skills to a motoryacht’s transatlantic passage.

Bearings From The Editor’s Desk