Cruising southern France
Fifteen friends from District 28 traveled to France in May. We spent time in Paris, on the Rhône and Saône rivers, and at the French…
Octogenarian Odyssey Part I
After many years spent boating on lakes near our Fort Worth, Texas, home, my husband, David, and I sold our 1979 44-foot Trojan and purchased …
Kayaking a Canadian Paradise
My friend Nicki and I unloaded our kayaks off my Forester and set them on the beach in the rain. We had planned to explore …
Life jackets for paddlers
A life jacket, or personal flotation device, is the most important personal safety device for boaters, and all mariners should wear one while on the …
Emergency room afloat: Coastal first-aid kit
In the Summer 2019 issue, I discussed creating a first-aid day kit. When considering what to include in a medical kit, the most important consideration …
Michael F. Haines
Michael Francis Haines, 76, born July 18, 1945, in Miami, Florida, was the son of the late Harry Patrick and Eleanor America (Hockman) Haines. Mike …
John P. “Jack” Wilson
Columbia and Folly Beach, South Carolina – John P. Wilson passed away on June 9, 2022, after 81 years of a marvelous life. He was …
Phyllis Buskirk
Phyllis Buskirk was born in Hollis New York, the daughter of William E. and Amelia (Amy) A. (Tuemmler) Richardson. The younger of two daughters, her …
Phyllis A. Stender
Phyllis Anne Stender, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully from pancreatic cancer on April 1st, 2022, surrounded in her last hours by …
Arthur N. Ferrucci Sr.
Arthur Nicholas Ferrucci, Sr. of New Haven passed away April 13, 2022, in Yale-New Haven Hospital-St. Raphael Campus. He is the beloved husband of 69 …
Stop, Star Dust, Stop
While cruising with her husband, one sailor awakes to find her boat’s anchor dragging. Read her account of how they saved their boat.
Skin Cancer 101
As I write this, the Northeast is having the first nice spring day of the year—sunny and relatively warm, a harbinger of the sunny days …
Great Lakes Adventure
Sunday afternoon, July 3 The deep blue sky had just a few picturesque fluffy white clouds. A cold front had brought down the temperature and …
