If you had told me when I was a ragtag tomboy kid from the poor side of Birmingham that one day I would go sailing in the Caribbean, I would not have even kn...

I was sailing on Pensacola Bay and was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time and I captured this video of American Magic, the 38' prototype...

I’ve been saying this for a long time, and finally someone did a scientific study and proved my theory – Sailing Blows All the BAD Stuff Away! Last month I h...

Sadly, we left Yamelby and Abraham’s warm and friendly Airbnb in Cienfuogos, headed to the historical town of Trinidad about an hour bus ride to the east. Du...

The morning started with a quick chug of coffee while chasing down a taxi NYC style in a primarily Catholic country where nothing happens on Sunday morning. ...

This series of blog entries may be only a little about sailing, but a lot about adventure. But, aren’t the two interrelated? The trip began long before our a...

We traveled to Cuba mainly to check out the Dream Yacht Charter base in Cienfuegos as a potential sailing charter destination, but learned so much more. If y...

I don’t know if I should hug her or cuss her, my mother, that is. She is at least partly to blame for my inheritance of that pesky little DRD4-7R gene, otherw...

I thoroughly enjoyed sailing with all these wonderful people during 2018! Look forward to mo re of the same in 2019!

When my son was younger I read "The Cleanup of Codfish Cove" to him over and over. When Codfish Cove becomes cluttered with trash, Shamu the whale wants to m...

Sailors know that being on the water offers a peace that is rarely found elsewhere. The salt air and wind on your face is a natural stress reducer. I always ...

I recently received a GoPro for my birthday and had to share my first video!

I've been dragging my feet to write about our last day on this magical trip, just like we were dragging our feet to leave Sandy Island and return our charter...

Clearing out of one country always involves a subsequent clearing in to another. Today we needed to clear into the country of Grenada, and we did so in the t...

We probably would have stayed longer at Mayreau had we not run out of cash and water, so we had no choice but to head to Union Island to restock and clear ou...

After a short sail westward from the Tobago Cays we landed in Salt Whistle Bay, Mayreau, a small island with beautiful beaches and spectacular views from the...

As much as I love Bequia and wouldn't mind spending the rest of my life there, I love the Tobago Cays even more and couldn't wait to share it with my friends...

Well stocked with Hairoun, the local beer, Very Strong Rum (seriously, that's the name of the local rum), water and provisions, we left St. Vincent and saile...

I am an early riser and wake up at daybreak, which maddens me sometimes. But, today it didn't. I needed no alarm clock to get us up and out of Soufriere on ...