So there we were, on a starboard tack, ripping along at a steady 7.5 knots when one of the crew mentioned lunch. Again. A racing crew sails on its stomach and require constant feeding. The crew of Shock Therapy are…

So I was chatting over sundowners the other night with a fellow cruiser who was regaling me with tales of all his charter trips. He asked me my cruising plans. When I mentioned up the Florida coast to the Abacos…

Oh boy oh boy oh boy, I’m going sailing! I can’t wait. In just 23 days at this time I’ll be 2/3 of the way to Fort Lauderdale! I’ll grab my rental car while I wait for my bags. Then…

So we’re heading to the Bahamas we think, or so we’ve planned. Apparently Mother Nature has some other plans for us. There is no weather window. Crossing to the Bahamas needs a winds that’s SE – SW. We wait. And…

It’s a gorgeous sunny day, let’s go sailing! Okay, where are we? Most people know where they are, we usually do. We have dual sailing personalities, summers are spend in Canada racing on Lake Ontario, winters (or summer 2) are…

The good news about ciguatera is that you are not likely to die (less than 1% mortality rate). The bad news is that during the run of it, you’ll wish you were dead. Ciguatoxin originates from toxic algae in coral…

Hurricanes are tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin (Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico) and in the Pacific east of the International Date Line. Typhoons are tropical cyclones over the northern Pacific west of the date line. Tropical cyclones…

Here’s a Sailorgirl tip on how to make your life easier when checking in or out with customs officials: Have ALL your boat information and crew lists in a handy dandy form photocopied to give the nice customs person. Before…

Langosta 10 lobster tails 2 limes butter 4 cloves garlic Clean the tails, remove the shells by snipping up both sides, pull the shells off and remove any stringy veins that appear. Rub the tails with the cut garlic cloves….

The stick in the middle is the mast. The grey sail to the left of the mast is the main sail. The green sail on the boat on the left is a jib and the blue sail on the boat…