Our sailing adventures took us to 63 countries, over seven years. It would have required several Michener-size tomes to include all the memorable events and places in my two books, but you can read more in these accounts. I will add additional dispatches from my log once Crossing Pirate Waters is published, so check back if you get through these and want more.
Sailors call it provisioning, others call it stockpiling. Here's a tip to free up space in your refrigerator.
Lack of sleep, long hours on watch, too much caffeine and fuzzy thinking almost ended in tragedy off Australia.
Scarcely touched by the world outside, Ambryn Island is where village men gain rank by giving away their most prized possessions.
No sissy stuff there like sturdy bungee cords and harnesses. Instead, land divers, tie liana vines around their ankles and plunge from 100-foot-tall towers constructed of bamboo and branches, held together by vines and a promise.
Women of the Banks Islands in Vanuatu give literal meaning to the term Water Music. Watch what happened when Glen and I anchored there on our way to New Caledonia. There is nothing like a video to fully appreciate this unique traditional island music.
Vanuatu gave incredible us insight into the old ways on Pacific islands, when men wore nambas (penis sheaths), women wore grass skirts and all survived off the fruits of the ocean, tarot roots and drank kava as a community every afternoon. Enjoy this short video of native dancers on Ambryn Island in Vanuatu.
I loved long passages—21 days seemed our magic number for the three longest. Some of what kept me busy I described in my book
if you have to say goodbye to something wonderful and start a new phase of adventures, Bali, Indonesia is a good place to start.
I just finished an interview about Escape from the Ordinary during which I was asked “How do you prepare for a quest as big as sailing around the world?”
Meeting boaters on the Great Loop we are sure to run across again over the 7,000 miles ahead, makes me think about the way people come in and out of our lives. As well as the importance of keeping real friendships alive. Here’s a story that might prompt you to reach out to people who matter, but have been off your radar.