Life at a Heel

Heeling, Close Hauled on a J24, New York Harbor

Amara made landfall in the Marquesas Islands on 17 March 2018 after 17 days at sea. That’s 435 hours living on a sailboat that is yawing in following seas, pitching in confused seas, rolling in swell and bouncing in surface

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Home is Where the Anchor Drops

I’ve lived 39 years without owning real estate. I’ve never even signed a lease for longer than one year. I currently live out of one duffle bag for clothes, one duffle bag for gear, a backpack for technology, and a

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I Want to Cross an Ocean

I want to cross an ocean. I didn’t come by this sailor’s life on purpose. I am the “Accidental Sailor,” forced into sailing lessons by my parents and reengaged as an adult solely as a way to get out of

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