We spent about 18 months in New Zealand, cruising and land-traveling. It is a paradise on earth. Here is some information that was current as of 2001. **IMPORTANT NOTE: The information below is NOT intended to be complete, but rather is selective, opinionated, and reflects our own particular experience at Read more…
Statistics from the Logbook June 1998 through December 2000 (Florida to New Zealand) From departure until January 1, 2001, Heartsong III sailed 12,000 miles and visited 70 different ports (some more than once) and 17 different countries or island groups. We have averaged about 650 nautical miles per month, including one multi-day Read more…
This post is from Alan. Sailing Terminology Avast Ye: “I say there good sailing person, could I have your attention please?” Bow: Pointy front end of boat Forward: Toward the bow Stern: Flat back end of boat; or serious demeanor not often seen afloat Aft: Toward the stern Abaft: Behind Read more…
Okay you lubbers — and you know who you are. Here are answers to questions we get all the time. (This page was written in Auckand, New Zealand, in 2000.) 1. What has been the scariest part so far on your trip? Round-the-clock exposure to my husband’s sense of humor. Read more…
Published in Boca Magazine, Trinidad & Tobago Imagine three couples, long-time friends in land-locked Dallas, Texas. Imagine further that they first met in a 30-boat sailing club on a lake five hundred miles from the nearest salt water. How unlikely is it that all three of these couples are now Read more…
***IMPORTANT NOTE: THE INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE IS NOT CURRENT. IT WAS WRITTEN IN 1994. DO NOT RELY ON THE INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE OR ON THIS WEBSITE FOR ANY NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES WHATSOEVER.*** If we had about a week to see the Virgin Islands for the last time, here’s what Read more…
Below is a copy of an off-the-cuff guide I wrote back in the early 1990s for some friends who were chartering in the Virgin Islands. Be aware that some of the info will be very dated. One more caveat: I wrote this long before my first multi-day bluewater passage, years before we Read more…