A collection of insights into the world of cruising,
as seen by the founder and publisher of Cruising Outpost, Latitudes
& Attitudes Magazine and the television show of
the same name. See what makes people love the
cruising lifestyle.
Sample Chapter (partial):
Okay, so it was a pretty near perfect crossing. We’d
left Fatu Hiva and the Marquesas behind us, and for the last
four days we had been sailing in paradise. There were 18-20
knots of wind coming from over our shoulder, the main,
mizzen, staysail and headsail were out, and we were making
a good 8 knots in calm seas. It couldn’t get much better.
Just after dawn on the fifth day we spotted Manihi in
the Tuamotus. Andy won the beer for sighting land first, but
I think he cheated, because he climbed the mast to do it.
That’s kinda taking unfair advantage of an ageing and sizeimpaired
captain, whose last trip up the mast was about 20
years and 50 pounds ago.
But beer-be-damned, it didn’t matter. I had been
dreaming of visiting the Tuamotus since I started sa
