When I wake up each morning I walk out to the cockpit and see the shore with its amazing sandy beaches and green landscape rising up….its a rough life. I…
People often ask how ended up on a boat, since I was born and raised in Dallas and spent half my life in Denver. What they don’t realize is…
A couple months ago I was sleepy when something hit my boat. Turns out another boat drug anchor and was sitting right on top of me. As I walk to…
If everybody had a boat Across the U. S. A. Then everybody’d be sailin’ Like the Caribbean You’d seem ’em wearing their glasses Sundowners in hand the wind blowing through…
Don’t get me wrong I understand that plastic is what makes a lot of our technology possible with its light weight and moldable qualities, but that is not what I…
When I have guest aboard I love cooking for them and usually will do 3 dinners during a 7 night charter. But what about the other 4 nights you may…
So, for the last couple days the wind has all but dies here in the Virgin Islands. With very light winds all the boats at anchor drift in different directions….
Today I was asked a question I get all the time and that is “does it rain a lot and should I bring my rain gear?” The truth is that…
When my friend and her family were with me we anchored off the west coast of Vieques for two nights. On the second day a thunderstorm came in and the…
One day this summer I was anchored in the harbor of Charlotte Amalie with the wind blowing a steady 25 knots. I was just hanging out on the boat cleaning…
There is nothing more awesome than cruising up to a long stretch of shore and having it all to yourself. You pick the perfect spot, so you can enjoy the beach…
Now a days, in order to see the world you must have one thing….a passport. This official booklet from your country of citizenship is required to visit almost any other…
Everyone has a place in their home where they throw loose change. Mine is a ceramic pirate rum bottle my father made when I was just a wee sailor (1…
Here in the Virgin Islands I start seeing jelly fish in mid July and August is when they really are around. What I see almost every time is moon jelly…
Everyone, I am always trying to improve my website in order to entice readers to continue to return day after day. With that said what I am going to try…
If I would have been thinking about it I would have known the Germany was going to be in the World Cup final. This is not due to my vast…
I have always been a fan of snorkeling and seeing wild life in its natural setting. Now in California, where I am from, sad to say you don’t often see…
The local store specializing in pirate stuff (and where I got a lot of the decorations for the pirate cabin) is closing in a couple months. This is a total…
One day I was sitting on the boat and I saw a fellow cruiser puttering slowly near my boat, so I got up and checked out what he was doing….
I have been blessed to see whales 3 times and swim with dolphins this year. Here is some footage of these amazing creatures. Enjoy and book a charter this summer…
Everyone, My latest article to be published is about my trip through the Spanish VI and was published in Cruising Outpost’s Spring 2014 issue. If you would like to read…
Before I sent it to some magazines to publish, I would like to share the walking map of historic Charlotte Amalie I wrote to my loyal readers. Enjoy! CHARLOTTE AMALIE…
I can’t believe the colors we see down here sometimes!!!! This was taken at my favorite anchorage in the Virgin Islands…Salt Pond Bay.
Just as my mother shared things she learned while being aboard last week, I learned a few things while having my parents visit. Be careful of how much you make…
Cruz Bay is the western bay and town on St John. It is important because it is the easiest place to check into the US. When you are entering…
Every now and then everyone falls into a funk, including me. I try to have a positive “go with the flow” attitude, but once in a while I fall into…
Last Sunday afternoon my friend Chase stopped by to see if I wanted to hit the beach with him before he shipped out. So I jumped on his boat and…
Sometimes it is the littlest things that get us thinking about how much we enjoy something. For me it is living on a boat. Even with the endless list of…
Even though I have the same boat and I am the same person cruising and chartering are completely different approaches to boating. When I am cruising the pace is very…
Thanksgiving in the islands is a wonderful thing. The weather is warm, the water is blue, and the palm trees cast a cooling shadow. I was lucky enough to be…