The Offshore Voyaging Reference Site
Phyllis tackles the thorny subject of garbage management on an offshore voyaging boat.
Big city living aboard Morgan’s Cloud.
Liscombe Lodge makes a fun stop with its mix of nature walks and hotel amenities.
Deserted beaches and partridgeberries, only two of the many benefits of the aptly-named Shelter Cove.
Cape Negro and McNutts Islands on the Nova Scotia southwest shore offer beautiful anchorages…in the right weather conditions.
The Tusket Islands make for a challenging but rewarding cruising ground.
When non-sailors ask John and me what it’s like to live on a sailboat, we often equate it to being in a spaceship, as in the sailboat being a self-contained entity immersed in an environment that’s hostile to human life. But is our analogy correct? What do we actually know about life in a spaceship?
As an ocean sailor, or an aspiring one, we are sure you are as concerned as we are about the rampant overfishing of the world’s seas. But there is some good news: you can eat fish sustainably and avoid dosing yourself with horrible industrial toxins at the same time. Learn how from this book.
We have written before about young people who have chosen sailing as their way to have adventure, see the world, and, for a good number of them, make a difference, whether it’s through their films, photographs, blog, relationships developed while underway, etc. We’ve just added another young couple to the group we link to—thank you […]
Phyllis has just completed a six month long self-assigned course on polar bears. In this post she shares what she has learned about this beautiful animal and the ways her new knowledge will affect our behavior when we go north. She also expresses deep concern about what we believe to be the badly flawed policies of Parks Canada.
Due to pressure building on all sides (Canada, Norway, etc.), I finally caved, took a Boating Safety Course, passed the exam, and am now the proud bearer of a Pleasure Craft Operator Card (Canada).
I have to admit that I was leery about writing this review of Carolyn Shearlock’s and Jan Irons’ fresh-off-the-press cookbook, since John and I do a lot of cooking, both on and off the boat, and are a long way down the gustatory road from making casseroles with condensed mushroom soup and dried onion soup […]
Phyllis discusses what they would do differently in the future to handle a life-threatening situation like John’s hiking accident.
Though road-served, Rose Blanche still has an out-of-this-world feeling.
Burgeo, Newfoundland—bakeries, beaches, and…a canal?
Deadman’s Cove has it all: a sheltered anchorage (in most conditions), challenging hike, stunning scenery, and a private swimming pool.
McCallum is another friendly Hermitage Bay village with a quirky custom.
A visit to Hermitage to do the laundry became a visit filled with great experiences in an unexpected treasure of a place.
Gaultois doesn’t see very many visiting sailboats and so the townsfolk come to the wharf to visit. Unfortunately, on this visit the weather didn’t allow Morgan’s Cloud to stay long.
The outport of Francois has a lot to offer, including a floating dock and hiking—everything from short strolls on the boardwalk to an epic.
John and I were working below, tied up to the dock in Hermitage—a place that doesn’t get a lot of visiting boats—when we heard a thump on the deck. Poking his head out the companionway, John was met with a bag of perch fillets, from fish caught in the bay that day, landed from a […]
Ramea, though on an island off the south coast of Newfoundland, is served by a car ferry from the road-connected town of Burgeo.
The south coast of Newfoundland offers two beautiful fjord anchorages at Doctor Harbour and White Bear Bay.
A while ago I wrote about how we keep our hands warm when sailing and a number of commentors mentioned they really like Sealskinz gloves. Well, when something gets that much good press, who are we to argue? So we went ahead and bought ourselves a pair of Chillblocker Sealskinz gloves. And yes, you all […]
The outport of Grand Bruit, Newfoundland—closed in 2010, it’s a beautiful and eerie waystop.