Scariest Sailing Moments

Scariest Sailing Moments

FALLING Among all of the scariest sailboat moments, this is usually the first. It may sound silly, but you and your crew risk falling as you board the boat. In all the excitement, people typically make a leap of faith while holding something in one hand or both. The landing pushes the boat just enough […]

Couples Enjoy Sailing

Couples Enjoy Sailing

I get asked, “How far down in the water do the buoys extend?” Those two USCG buoy tenders were still there at  the Yorktown Training Center, and today the classroom work had moved outside. As we sailed past, we got to watch them pick up a red buoy off the deck and extend it over […]

Best Quick Guide to Cayman Paradise

Best Quick Guide to Cayman Paradise

We returned to Grand Cayman after an earlier vacation, looking for relaxation and the Caribbean sunsets. Every day is sunny, warm and breezy, comparable to perhaps 30 days all year in Tidewater Virginia. No wonder people flock here from Ohio, Canada, Germany, Poland, you name it. There are no panhandlers, no crime, no police sirens, […]