Sailboat Delivery Captain I had just received my U.S. Coast Guard 100 Ton Masters Captains License and was offered this job to completely outfit, test, commission and eventually deliver this amazingly beautiful Island Packet 485 52′ yacht. Becoming a USCG Sailing Captain First, before I became a USCG Captain, I had to have the sea […]
A Day Trip to Anegada Island BVI We take a day trip to Anegada Island from Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Waking up early we have to be to the ferry terminal before sunrise to catch the first ferry and make it a great day. We were only 2 of 10 tourists on this […]
Sailing – French Polynesia – The Marquesas Island of Nuku Hiva Nuku Hiva, Marquesas The Baie de Taiohae was packed with other Pacific Puddle jumpers. There were about 80 yachts (big and small, but mostly big) packed into the bay. Since we weren’t familiar with the bay, the tide, current and such, we decided […]
Sailing – Mexico – Mainland by Sea and Land Mazatlan The wind and waves began to pick up in the morning just prior to pulling into Marina Mazatlan. If you’ve never sailed into this harbor (like us), it’s a little tricky when there are waves breaking in the small bay. We read in our cruising […]
