“ The danger of venturing into uncharted waters is not nearly as dangerous as staying on shore, waiting for your boat to come in.” ― Charles F. Glassman It amazes me how human beings can reduce something as mighty, powerful, awe inspiring and immense as the ocean to a cheap thrill ride filled with gluttony…
Good News, Bad News… It’s All Relative It’s important to remember that setbacks, failures, and tragedy are a part of life. Whether we manage to find joy and success in the daily struggle of life is largely dependent on our ability to persevere through even the toughest adversity without ever giving up. Gilles Douaire….
There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures. William…
John Kretschmer Passage – Part 5 ” A tourist remains an outsider throughout his visit; but a sailor is part of the local scene from the moment he arrives.” – Anne Davison We remained on course, sailing forward with an eye behind, watching the large ship following us drift farther and farther away. We went…
John Kretschmer Passage – Part 4 “She watched the gap between ship and shore grow to a huge gulf. Perhaps this was a little like dying, the departed no longer visible to the others, yet both still existed, only in different worlds.” ― Susan Wiggs, The Charm School It is an eerie feeling the first…
“To believe in luck, you must believe that the universe is a roulette wheel and instead of paying out to us what we have earned, it pays out only what it wishes. But it is not a spinning wheel of chance, it is a work of art, complete and framed by eternity.” (Dean Koontz, Innocence) …
Staying Healthy at Sea With the prospect of leaving behind the safety of home and land, there comes to mind a plethora of concerns. The first thing people usually ask me when they learn that my husband and I are planning on sailing around the world for 10 years, is…”Aren’t you afraid of storms?”. Only…
Twelve days until the big trip. A growing feeling is gnawing at my insides, a feeling of uneasiness and self doubt. I have talked a good game, pretended that I am capable of throwing caution to the wind, but in reality, do I really have what it takes? 10 days aboard a boat with 5…
Storm Chasing 101 Sixty-foot waves, hurricane force winds, boats being tossed about like peas in a giant, boiling cauldron. Stories of mariners battling the force of stormy seas are legendary. I’ve watched The Perfect Storm, read stories by John Kretchmer such as At the Mercy of the Sea, where sailors battle a hurricane and…
The biggest news in our future is…. Dan and I will be leaving in January for a 1,000 nautical mile training passage with John Kretschmer. Many of you might not be familiar with this name, so let me give you a brief history of this amazing man. Dan and I met him at the Miama…