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Jack Van Ommen onboard the original Fleetwood 2013

Jack Is Back!

June 26, 2020
Last week we received a letter from Jack Van Ommen saying he is back in Cape Charles, VA after a four-month stint in the Caribbean.
Malolo sailing

Fiji Opens Up to Cruisers

June 24, 2020
A bit of good news for cruising sailors out there: The South Pacific island nation of Fiji once again opens its doors to cruising yachts and super-yachts.

A Solo-Sailing Mountain: Point Reyes and Back in a Day

June 22, 2020
On Memorial Day weekend, singlehander Graeme Lowe decided to attempt a “crazy but incredible” race against time. The skipper of the Berkeley-berthed Baltic 38 Merope had been planning a solo passage to Drake’s Bay over late May's holiday weekend,
Brotzeit Restaurant

Local Dine-in Cruising Destinations

June 10, 2020
What are your favorite waterfront restaurants that offer space to tie up a boat or are located less than three blocks from a marina?

Are Sailors Stranded at Sea Seeing a Light at the End of the Tunnel?

June 5, 2020
Has the COVID-19 pandemic forced some countries to breach international maritime laws and deny sailors safe harbor? Are cruisers, who are by nature transient and who cross borders regularly, caught between a particularly unique rock and a hard place, or are they just stuck in inconvenient situations like the rest of us? More »
Freeport Bridge

Cruising Close to Home

June 3, 2020
With one of us furloughed and one working remotely, we decided to head toward the Delta aboard Penelope, our Newport 27.
Forklift with paletted buckets

Cyclone Harold Relief Efforts in Fiji

June 1, 2020
In the aftermath of April’s Cyclone Harold, many South Pacific sailors have banded together to help those who were most impacted by the storm.