Adventures & Cruises

The author and his wife, Molly, prepare for the Valiant’s renaming ceremonies – from Lantana to Chanticleer -- which called for champagne and a live rooster.

Trials with the F Word

March 10, 2013 at 12:00 am

For us, this meant fiberglass. Our old wood yawl was not as bulletproof as she was beautiful, and we wanted a monocoque hull to keep the water out. The transition wasn’t that easy.

American Gothic 2005: Dave and JaJa Martin pose playfully on their 25-acre parcel in Round Pond, Maine, where theyÕre building a home.

Back on the land

June 1, 2005 at 10:20 am

After five years of roaming the seas, the Martin family has found a spot of land on which to live, at least for now.

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