Sailing
Offshore to and through
The Caribbean
I’ve been sailing to and through the Caribbean for more than 25 years, and writing about those voyages for a variety of magazines.
Below is a list of articles to help you make the voyage. Click on a link to read a story and see my photographs. Inactive links are stories I'm still working on.
This might also be an initial outline for a future book.
Introduction
So, You Want to Sail to The Caribbean?
First, What Boat Will It Be?
Designing a Proper Offshore Sailboat
Dinghy Shopping for Caribbean Cruising
Buying Searcher - my fourth boat
Outfitting Searcher
The Joy & Pain of Ownership
Searhing for yacht Insurance
Offshore to the Islands of the Caribbean
My Newport Boat Show Lexcture slides
Three Routes South to the Islands
The 2021 NARC Rally: Newport to Bermuda
The 2021 NARC Rally: Bermuda to the Caribbean
A Fall Voyage: Newport to Bermuda
Duck and Run - A Spring Delivery North
The Crew: Watch standing
Telemedicine at sea
A Comedy of Errors - Lessons to Learn
Parking Your Boat in the Islands
Cruising The Islands
The First Timers Guide to the Islands
Ten Favorite Caribbean Anchorages
Cruising The French West Indies
Chatham Bay to Bequia
* Articles in Caribbean Current newsletter 2024/25
Living The Island Life
Tips for First Timers to the Islands
My Beach Bars of The Lessr Antilies
The Coconut Telegraph: Staying Connected
Caribbean Events
The West Indian Work Boat Regatta
Festivals, carnivals, races, music, art
Winds, Storms, and Hurricanes
Summer is Coming - Time to Head North
Surviving Hurricane Hugo - Cruising World
After HurAftere Berly’s Passage
People I’ve Met
* Video - Libby Nicholson at Pineapple House
I’ve seen the Future: Youth Sail Training in Antigua
The Bakers of Saint Anne * Video - The Bakers of Saint Anne
The West Indies in Black & White
Larry Tyler and The Dove
Photographing Your Adventures
Photographing the Cruising Life
The West Indies in Black & White
Off Season - Cruising Maine