There’s an old saying among sailors: the wind doesn’t care about your politics. Neither does the ocean. Neither does the tide. Neither does the guy on the dock who forgot to tighten his fuel cap and is now wearing half...

Every sailor has a list of things they wish they'd done sooner. For some it's installing a windlass before their shoulders gave out. For others it's finally buying decent ground tackle. And for a whole lot of cruising sailors,...