Writing, Sailing & Life Adventures

Magical Mázatlan

Magical Mázatlan

Is it a Señor Frog’s tourist trap or a cultural paradise? Yes and yes. If you have one week to build sandcastles with the kids, squeeze limes into beer, and...

Magical Mázatlan

Is it a Señor Frog’s tourist trap or a cultural paradise? Yes and yes. If you have one week to build sandcastles with the kids, squeeze limes into beer, and...

Sailing the Wide Open Sea

Sailing the Wide Open Sea

Well, almost. We weren’t exactly crossing the Pacific, but Colin and I were heading from Baja to Mazatlán, a journey of roughly 200 nautical miles across the Sea of Cortez....

Sailing the Wide Open Sea

Well, almost. We weren’t exactly crossing the Pacific, but Colin and I were heading from Baja to Mazatlán, a journey of roughly 200 nautical miles across the Sea of Cortez....

Lessons From a Year of Living Dangerously. And Vibrantly. And Spontaneously.

Lessons From a Year of Living Dangerously. And ...

Last Christmas, the length of our to-do list would have overwhelmed Santa. Colin and I were hip-deep in selling our furniture, renting our house, prepping the boat for its new...

Lessons From a Year of Living Dangerously. And ...

Last Christmas, the length of our to-do list would have overwhelmed Santa. Colin and I were hip-deep in selling our furniture, renting our house, prepping the boat for its new...

Mariachi Christmas  from Mother Nature

Mariachi Christmas from Mother Nature

We hope you are enjoying a very Feliz Navidad and will have quite the Prospero Año Nuevo as well. While we really miss our beloved family and friends, we’re also...

Mariachi Christmas from Mother Nature

We hope you are enjoying a very Feliz Navidad and will have quite the Prospero Año Nuevo as well. While we really miss our beloved family and friends, we’re also...

Recipe for Apple Pie à la Mer

Recipe for Apple Pie à la Mer

Start with a three-day coastal passage from Ensenada to Turtle Bay, delayed until your departure falls smack on Thanksgiving. Next, consider carefully what festive holiday dish can be made using...

Recipe for Apple Pie à la Mer

Start with a three-day coastal passage from Ensenada to Turtle Bay, delayed until your departure falls smack on Thanksgiving. Next, consider carefully what festive holiday dish can be made using...

Belonging, in San Diego

Belonging, in San Diego

When this sailing dream was new and fragile, I probably talked about it a little too often. The common concerns I inevitably heard voiced—storms, rogue waves, and a variety of...

Belonging, in San Diego

When this sailing dream was new and fragile, I probably talked about it a little too often. The common concerns I inevitably heard voiced—storms, rogue waves, and a variety of...