Adventures of a Waterlogged Wanderlust
I crossed the Atlantic Ocean under sail: 3,800nm/4,400mi/7,000km sailed, exactly one month shore to shore, 25 days underway. We started the crossing on 09 January 2019 from Cape Town, South Africa and finished on 09 February 2019 at Salvador, Brasil,
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I crossed the Indian Ocean under sail: nearly 7,000nm/8,000mi/13,000km, just under three months shore to shore, 47 days underway, stopping in Indonesia, Christmas and Cocos Keeling Islands, Mauritius, Reunion and South Africa. We entered the Indian Ocean on 04 September
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I crossed the Pacific Ocean under sail: nearly 10,000nm/11,500mi/18,500km, six months shore to shore, 90 days underway, stopping in Panama, Ecuador (Galapagos), French Polynesia (Marquesas, Tuamotos and Society Islands), Niue, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and Australia. We entered the Pacific with
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Before you cast off the bowlines, you think you are embarking on the most romantic adventure of your lifetime. You look forward to spending all day every day alone together with the person you most love. You imagine lazy days
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Amara made landfall in the Marquesas Islands on 17 March 2018 after 17 days at sea. That’s 435 hours living on a sailboat that is yawing in following seas, pitching in confused seas, rolling in swell and bouncing in surface
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“Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances….” Rule 5, Inland Navigation Rules, 33 CFR 83.05 Watches
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We set sail from Cartagena on December 2 – the first time we had hoisted our sails since pulling into Cartagena on August 27. There is no cure for the boatyard blues like a glorious blue water sail. The weather
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Published October 2016, Sail Magazine “My name is Petty Officer Jaime Vanacore. I am your rescue swimmer.” Her Dolphin helicopter hovering 70ft over the peaks of the waves, Jaime had zipped down from the helicopter to the ocean, first with
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On a sailboat at sea at night, the only company you have is the wind, the waves, the bioluminescence (if the water is clean), the stars (if the sky is clear) and the moon (if you’ve timed your passage with
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Q&A with Tracy Edwards – Published in the Debevoise Womens Review By Brita Siepker / October 14, 2022 Published in the Debevoise Womens Review Let me tell you about a little girl who dreamed about sailing around the world. Now what if I
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“The world is truly round and seems to start and end with those we love.” — Nelson Mandela Five years ago this week, I left my job, my city, my family and my friends. In my departure memo, I said
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Published January 2020, Sail Magazine On October 18, 2008, Dustin Reynolds was hit by a drunk driver while he was riding his motorcycle in Hawaii. On an operating table in Oahu, his surgeon explained the risks of the exploratory surgery
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