Smuggler’s Cove
Boaters cruise the Channel Islands for Labor Day Last year, we decided to get the boat ready and head out to California’s Channel Islands over …
Bucket List Realized
Member reminisces on conquering the open water In 1997, I retired from my sales job. I had long dreamed of going blue-water sailing. For 20 …
Our First Cruise
Despite rocky beginning, one member reminisces about what keeps her coming back My husband, Dave, and I joined Wilmington Sail & Power Squadron in 1963. …
St. Johns River Cruise
Boaters embark on journey of Florida’s longest river Sponsored by the Sunnyland chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society, the annual St. Johns River …
International Delivery
Boaters bring their new boat home from Montreal to Seneca Lake My wife, Jacqueline, and I cleared our calendars, grabbed fresh cups of coffee and …
The Journal of the Indigo, Part II
Boater documents two-week sailing charter with friends Jim Ament, the author of this journal, was a crew member on Indigo, a sailing charter boat based …
The Journal of the Indigo, Part I
Jim Ament, the author of this journal, was a crew member on Indigo, a sailing charter boat based in Grenada, Windward Islands. Jim’s journal captures …
Santa Barbara couple spend July asea
July 2022 was a busy month for us and Libertad, our 46-foot Amel Maramu sailboat. It started with a trip to pick up Libertad from …
Hawaii to California
A 19-day voayge across the Pacific Many people would probably consider 19 days at sea to be a long time. And it can be—or not, …
Octogenarian Odyssey Part VIII
To celebrate both of us turning 80 and our 60th wedding anniversary, my husband, David, and I took a long-distance cruise on the Down East …
Block Island Memories
As I look out my back window watching the snow gradually cover the backyard, the radiator emits a reassuring hiss of heat that warms me …
Octogenarian Odyssey Part VII
To celebrate both of us turning 80 and our 60th wedding anniversary, my husband, David, and I took a long-distance cruise on the Down East …
