Profiles

Betty Nissen's Cruising Dream

by Maura Flaherty, Posted October 11, 2012

Betty Nissen had a dream for a life at sea. Sixty years ago, she and her husband, John, co-founded what is now the largest organization for voyaging cruisers in the world.

Matt Rutherford: Mission Accomplished

by Andy Schell, Posted September 18, 2012

"Matt Rutherford is a better sailor than you are." I wrote that in June 2010, right after Matt had returned from his second singlehanded transatlantic passage—which included runs across the North Sea and Bay of Biscay...

Catching Up with Wendy Hinman

by David Schmidt, Posted September 12, 2012

Some cruisers wait for the perfect boat; others simply go. Wendy Hinman (48) and her husband, Garth Wilcox (52), of Seattle, Washington, paid off their mortgage early and just went.

Eight Bells: A Conversation with Ned Cabot

by David Schmidt, Posted September 6, 2012

Ned Cabot recently died in a tragic accident aboard Cielita along the coast of Newfoundland. The following interview took place in May.

A Conversation with Sheila McCurdy

by David Schmidt, Posted August 17, 2012

Growing up in a distinguished sailing family has its advantages, but as Sheila McCurdy discovered, nothing trumps experience. Her late father, Jim McCurdy (of McCurdy & Rhodes Naval Architects), loved racing, but mainly sailed offshore with clients until he designed Selkie, the family’s 38-foot sloop, in 1986.

The Life with Henry Strauss

by David Schmidt, Posted July 17, 2012

Henry “Hank” Strauss, still tack-sharp at 97, had to give up sailing solo a few years back but still regularly gets out on San Francisco Bay with friends. His lifetime in sailing spans the evolution of cruising under sail as we know it.

Catamaran Trailer-Sailing

by Neil Blavin, Posted July 16, 2012

The best piece of boat-buying advice I received was this: buy the boat that suits your present needs, not the boat you dream you will need. We keep our big-boat desires in check by chartering in the Caribbean and New Zealand, but a trailer-sailer suits most of my needs.

Sailing For a Cause: Thomas Watson's Pink Boat

by Hilary Sharp, Posted May 23, 2012

In what he has dubbed the Pink Boat Project, Watson plans to sail around the world non-stop in his 1960 Pearson Triton Hull to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. He will be the first to circumnavigate the world starting from San Francisco and making his way east.

The Bumfuzzles’ Liveaboard Lifestyle

by Lindsey Silken, Posted May 22, 2012

If you haven’t started following Pat and Ali Schulte’s blog on our sister site, Sailfeed.com, you’re missing out on the following: intimate details of the day-to-day of circumnavigating with young kids, adorable snapshots of said kids, lessons learned when fixing a boat in a foreign country and the distinct sense of pleasure that comes with dictating the terms of your own life.

Sailing for a Cause: David Summerville's Irish Sea Journey

by Hilary Sharp, Posted May 22, 2012

In the next few months, Summerville and fellow sailor Steve Cockerill will sail the 115 nautical miles between Dublin, Ireland, and Southport, England, to raise money for mental health awareness and sailing support services. Sailing on Lasers, their journey will take between 12 and 15 hours to complete, depending on conditions.