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2024 March 1 - 12:00 am

Cruising connection

Sailing the San Juan Islands brings both joy and challenges to an extended family that finds kindred spirits along the way

By Tor Johnson
I think we’ve lost steering,” my brother Alex said in a calm, matter-of-fact voice, his tone out of place in light of our situation. Kyoko and four-legged family members buzz back to the boa
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2019 March 1 - 12:00 am

When the sea is in a snit

One of the scariest legs of a journey halfway across the world turns out to be a section of the Caribbean Sea, where monster waves, big winds and current combine for a wild ride

By Tor Johnson
I saw the wave coming, just ahead and to windward. As we approached I noticed an unusually deep trough opening between the second wave in the train and the first. The seas and wind had been build
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2016 September 1 - 12:00 am

Paradise times two

Exploring the native beauty of Tahiti is even better on the stable platform of the twin hulls of a catamaran

By Tor Johnson
It started as an April Fools’ joke. I never would have thought of  Kyle Ryan as particularly gullible. He’s an experienced sailor, a big wave surfer and a divemaster. He has spent years at sea as an officer with NOAA. And he recently proved to be sound crew on a rough crossing from Fiji to New Zealand aboard my Beneteau 473. Which is why I was surprised when he believed the ridiculous story my wife and I concocted in the early morning hours of April 1.Schedule

Perry on Design

  • Tanton No. 309

    This rugged pilothouse cutter can handle the rough stuff in comfort

  • Full Circle 30

    This small oceangoing cruiser can be built by DIY builders

  • Dragonfly 40

    This folding trimaran for fun cruising offers plenty of options

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