Crew portrait on a sailing bow at golden hour, looking forward to sea
Stories

Passages, refits, and the owners behind them

Long-form essays, voyage logs, and the quiet decisions that keep a vessel performing across decades of ownership.

A four-day clockwise around Isle au Haut — coastal Maine waterway
Passage note7 min

A four-day clockwise of Isle au Haut

Tide, fog, and a friendly encounter with a lobster boat skipper worth telling your crew about before they ask.

A marine surveyor at work — the kind of detail that drives a refit essay
Refit essay11 min

What a $650 survey actually bought us

On the difference between a survey that protects your purchase and one that protects the surveyor — and the wording that reveals which one you got.

Newport to Bermuda race start — bow of a 34-foot sloop railing downwind
Voyage log9 min

Newport to Bermuda in a 34-foot sloop, 2024

Three things I would have packed differently, two things I would not change, and one decision that quietly saved the boat.

Liveaboard hands over the logbook — owners gathered at the helm
Owner profile14 min

A livaboard hands over the logbook

Forty-two owners share advice: maintenance rituals, provisioning habits, and a few opinions on technology that you can take or leave.