Antigua and Barbuda are way more than just “luxe destinations” for me
byAntigua’s magnetic pull on my soul only seems to intensify with the passage of time. And it all started in 1993 when I washed ashore at…
Soul
Cruising Antigua and Barbuda: Caribbean Strong
byEditors Note: I’m reposting this story from way back in an effort to bring some attention to the sheer beauty of sailing in the Caribbean with the…
Bermuda is special
byIt just is. It was the first real “foreign country” I visited (as a 23-year-old) wannabe sailor/adventurer/runaway. Bermuda’s round “entry by sea” stamp was the first one,…
Gratitude List 2016
byI love the week between Christmas and New Years. We always spend that time in the foothills of the Blue Ridge and bask in the down home…
Happy 300th Birthday Boston Light!
byI don’t use exclamation points in titles that often (actually I don’t think I ever have), and Boston Light’s official “birthday” isn’t until tomorrow, and the story of…
Bikes. Boats. Protecting Our Oceans. Bellissimo!
byNow, you folks out there who have come to expect a heaping helping of fast boats, and opulent boats, and luxurious boats, and beautiful beaches, and sun…
Miles Davis, Marco Pantani, and Me
byI’m utterly compelled to watch the vid of “il Pirata” blazing up through Italian mountain towns in the drops because it’s…..compelling. The maliga rosa. The bald…
130 Miles Of Awesome: Biking From Belmont to Provincetown In A Day (Redux)
bySoooo, my annual, get-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-ride-130-miles-on-or-about-my-birthday-to-officially-kick-0ff-summer is almost upon us again. And since I’ve been running way more than riding these days, I’ve warmed up a post from…
Caribbean Kismet
bySometimes things just work out…. I wasn’t supposed to be on this trip. Meetings in Boston. Basement remodel. Bidding war for the house of our dreams….
When the going gets tough…the tough get going on a 90 mile downwind sleigh ride from St. Martin to Virgin Gorda
bySo…things have been pretty “sporty” in Swizzle-land recently. And the manic pace shows no signs of slowing up now. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not…
Gratitude List
byAs is often the case, the idea for this post came to me in the middle of the night. This is partly because we’ve been a…
Offshore, Offline, and the Essence of Ocean Crossing
byAs the world continues to erupt into violence, bigotry, hatred and…the banality of red Starbucks cups or the size of Kim Kardashian’s ass being “news,” I’m even…