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…And There You Are

Land was only four or five miles...

Time for the Final Exam

There comes a point in every sailor's...

…And There You Are

Land was only four or five miles ahead of me. It had to be. The fact that I couldn't see a blessed thing out there didn't change the mathematics of the situation. According to every calculation I'd made, every noon sight I'd taken, every line I'd drawn on the chart, the Big Island of Hawaii was right in front of us. It simply had to be. The problem was that nobody else on board knew I was having doubts. And as captain, I wasn't exactly eager to share them. After all, the other four people...

Time for the...

There comes a point in every sailor's life when the ocean quits handing out quizzes and decides it's time for the final exam. This was...

And Sometimes It’s...

It was one of those days that reminds you the ocean really doesn’t give a damn about your plans, your schedule, or your opinion...

What You Find...

As you rack up the years on this rock, you eventually stumble into one unavoidable truth that hits harder than a rogue wave at...

Biker

You’re riding with a partner. He swears he knows the surrounding area and roads for miles and miles. He insists you take a turn-off that...

Good Read –...

Grand Bay is a Treb Lincoln novel. It all started in Grand Bay in Bahia Navidad, Mexico. Treb Lincoln arrives after delivering a catamaran...

We Are Off...

There's always that moment, right after the lines are cast off, when reality sneaks up and taps you on the shoulder with a greasy...

Why? Better Yet,...

I didn't set out to learn sailing like a man signs up for a class. Nah. It crept up on me the way the...

Sailing The Marquesas...

Ua-Pou. Say it slow and it tastes like salt and history. It’s only about 26 miles from Nuku Hiva, but it might as well be...

Fools Rush In

Ever notice how the old salts down at the dock all sound like philosophers… right up until they start telling you about the time...