With an out-of-season hurricane snapping at their heels, a cruising couple struggles to save their new boat.

Midwinter 2003 By Dodge Morgan There are aspects of a Maine winter experience that remind me of being at sea. One of them is the struggle I have with the meaning of time. In both cases the awareness of time is intensified, either because it drags or it flashes past.Read More

Midwinter 2003 By Tom Snyder I recently discovered the answer to one of the oldest questions that hovers around the world of boating. The question is: “Why is cruising in the Caribbean so darned boring compared to cruising in Maine?” The answer is: “Because Caribbean cruising is not hard enough.”Read More

October, 2002 By Dodge Morgan I can sense that an evolution in recreational boating has occurred now that the failed revolution is behind us. The large majority of boaters now are back to knowing what they are doing afloat. The revolution was a yuppie trend that, like many yuppie lifestyleRead More

October, 2002 By Tom Snyder I grew up living and cruising aboard sailboats captained by my father. He had a way with words that can be explained by five years of being strafed, kamikazed, torpedoed, and fired on by other ships. Linguistically, he brought all of the resulting urgency toRead More

September, 2002 By Dodge Morgan If I were to run a sailing club in the style of those guys who have been running companies such as Enron, Tyco and Adelphia I would: Change the name to “World Dominance Yacht Club,” incorporate, and appoint a board of directors composed of beautifulRead More

September, 2002 By Tom Snyder I’m the kind of guy who likes to tell people what kind of guy he is, and I’m the kind of guy who likes to confront his demons. Another way of putting this is that I am not the kind of guy who does notRead More

August 2002 By Lance and Kester Heaton POACHED mackerel with vegetable medley THIS RECIPE REQUIRES A STOUT FISHING POLE or at least a good friend willing to share his catch, say Lance and Kester Heaton, who sail their 32-foot Pearson Vanguard out of Belfast, Maine. The rest is easy. INGREDIENTS:Read More

August, 2002 By Dodge Morgan My cab was careening through the streets of Paris in 1983 on my way to interview French naval architect Guy Ribadeau Dumas. I thought he could be the designer of the boat I intended to sail around the world alone and non-stop. Dumas had createdRead More

August, 2002 By Tom Snyder Did I go too far? You be the judge. The date was June 1. I was sitting in my apartment, unable to tolerate the two meaningless days until I was to depart on a cruise. I stared at my empty dining room table, ready toRead More