Sailing to Bermuda in 30 to 50 knots is a great way to lose weight
byWe weren’t expecting what was waiting for us. The warmth of the sunrise, a slowly building northerly breeze, and some of the strongest coffee on the…
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Comanche: Here’s what 25 knots of easy, breezy, record breaking boatspeed looks like
bySometimes things just fall into place. Like yesterday’s little pre-Newport Bermuda Race practice run we did from Newport to Block Island and back on Jim Clark’s 100-foot…
Smilin.’ Hull Flyin.’ And buzzing the tower like Tom Cruise in Top Gun
bySo, the title pretty much sums up this story like the 14-Mile Sunfish Cruise sums up last weekends hi-jinx. But the cool thing about buzzing the committee…
Sometimes You Simply Need To Go For a 14-Mile-Long, Cape Cod Sunfish Cruise
byI’d actually wanted to sail my mighty Sunfish to Nantucket. The plan was to shadow the FIGAWI fleet on its annual booze-cruise to the cobbled streets of…
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…
Behold The Awesomeness
byOk, so, I’m a dad. And I love my cute little family. But I still like to ride expensive bikes and sail fast boats with my…
Indian Ocean Exotic: Sailing in the Seychelles
byWarm, sweet air washed over us like aromatherapy. After 30-some hours of flying from Boston to Mahé Island off the east coast of Africa, Caroline and…
The magic and utter insignificance of an internet troll
byI’m hardly the first person to report that the internet is an amazing, equalizing, entertaining, informative and at times, even kinda inspirational communication platform. And I’m…
Sailing Shout-Out: Exotic. Iconic. Cuba.
byThe following is an excerpt from a fantastic post about a recent sail to Cuba written by my friend Andy Schell of 59 North, Ltd. Please…
America’s Cup Behind The Scenes: Sir Ben Ainslie Knows Best
byMy buddy JC (who happens to live in TriBeCa) has asked some very good questions regarding this weekend’s historic, high-profile, fantastic—and frustrating—America’s Cup World Series event…
Superyacht spotlight: Tripp-designed 280-foot superyacht is NOT too big to SAIL
bySince I’ve been following and writing about this 280-foot “superyacht that actually sails well”since 2014, I feel weirdly connected to it, and vicariously proud that she…
America’s Cup + NYC + Star Power + Behind the Music= Game Of Thrones?
byIt may have been rainy. And cold. And the combination of ultra-light winds and ripping current may have forced an early stop to the “racing.” In…