Pacific Crossing

I crossed the Pacific Ocean under sail: nearly 10,000nm/11,500mi/18,500km, six months shore to shore, 90 days underway, stopping in Panama, Ecuador (Galapagos), French Polynesia (Marquesas, Tuamotos and Society Islands), Niue, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and Australia.  We entered the Pacific with

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Life in the (Not-So) Fast Lane

We finished a 1200+ nautical mile passage from Tahiti to Niue in almost 8 days (184 hours) last week, averaging 7 knots / 8.1 statute miles per hour / 13.1 kilometers per hour. Welcome to life in the “not-so-fast” lane. A

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Sink or Swim

Before you cast off the bowlines, you think you are embarking on the most romantic adventure of your lifetime. You look forward to spending all day every day alone together with the person you most love. You imagine lazy days

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