It’s not just about the destinations reached, beautiful though they are, but about the journey itself and the lessons learned about ourselves, each other, and the world along the way. In essence, true adventure is a mindset—a willingness to engage deeply with the world, to be continually...
It had been a dozen heavy weather lessons all packed into a short time span. . . I need four hours to qualify for a “full day at sea” (for my captains license), so I sailed to the other end of the marina and back and STILL had an hour left. The sun had set when I got ...
more comfortable on passages, thinking about safety and preventing disaster, keeping things orderly, and planning menus, routes, shoreside excursions, and homeschool lessons. Homemade bread I suffer from occasional imposter syndrome. I am introduced on podcasts as a brave live-aboard sailor who ...
I wasn’t sure what they would say – never mind that my high school and college Spanish lessons hadn’t covered much detailed medical jargon – but I had heard that they weren’t as strict as the States. I slid the paper over to a nice gentleman, who reviewed it for a few minutes...
● Find sailing near you. The most important lesson you can learn in sailing is how to do it safely, with the help of experienced sailing coaches. 3 Then ask your parents to call them to find out what lessons or camps they have for kids in your age group. ● Prepare for your lesso...
They often tell me they feel hungry, and feature on the boatyard’s unusual burgee below! Boatyard prices were I reckon half those of southern England. Furthermore you could stay on your boat, something now denied in most UK yards. Xufre Boatyard (For those with an interest in such ...
 Bo and Allison have started up Junior Captains, or a way to virtually take children on their sailing adventure with them, providing stories, lessons, and videos along the way.  Each landfall will mark an fun and intriguing lesson that each child can locate on their map, learn about...
bottle nipples and stuffed toys. We didn’t want to bring (and risk misplacing) their favourites, but the babies were unimpressed with the options we’d brought along and expressed their displeasure vocally as well as by impressivelyyeetingtoys into the opposing Pack and Play. Lessons learned...
Here the Aquitania is seen in a stern view, illustrating the elegance of her design. She was under construction at the time of the Titanic disaster and, in response to the lessons learned, she would be equipped with enough lifeboats to accommodate all of her passengers and crew. ...