
Pure Spirit
I fell in love with Betsy in Jacksonville, Florida, while she…

God on the Wide Open Ocean
The night of the third day I slept. I meant to be up again in…

Overboard
The third day. Dead tired, no sleep, dehydrated, seasick, feeling…

Sailor Knots
The sun came out like a newborn baby, I was that elated to see…

Slow Leak
Having a baby is very like offshore sailing: ahead of the birth,…

Authority
The first rule at sea is don’t fall off; you never let go unless…

Armed
Coming into Mobile Bay, tying up at Dog River Marina, I had a…

Virtue of the Easy Way
We had been on the move for a month. Starting out, I had tried…

Strain
We anchored in Sabine Pass, among giant oil rigs used for drilling…