Let’s face it—without islands to sail to, cruising wouldn’t be nearly as much fun. No matter where you sail, arriving at a destination by boat has a magic of its own. Mount Desert IslandBy Tom Egan44.3924° N, 68.3021° WAll the qualities that make Maine a great cruising ...read more
The Dry TortugasBy Mark & Diana Doyle24.6285° N, 82.8732° WYep, they’re out there, 70 miles from Key West…the wrong way!In the 1500s Ponce de Leon named this cluster of seven islands the “Tortugas,” acknowledging their abundant sea turtle population. “Dry” was sagely added to ...read more
Feelings of awe-inspiring exuberance were in the air when my friends Spencer, Anna and Aaron and my brother Tyler walked through the door of the Zeus hostel in Athens, Greece. While the five of us have spent a lot of time adventuring together, the expedition we were about to ...read more