Well, if you’ve been reading the “Tehani-li Logs” you will notice they are dated. In fact, they are seven years old because we finished the honeymoon voyage and, sadly, had to sell Tehani when we hit Barcelona, Spain. They say the second happiest day in a sailor’s life is when he sells his boat. I can’t say it was true for me. I was sad to let her go but we needed the money to return to the US, buy a house (right at the top of the market!) and start a family. Selling a boat overseas is a difficult task and I will write a post about it another time.

Seven Lean and Hungry Years

So, we did sell Tehani and buy that house and get a job and had two wonderful children and all that good stuff. And we have been boat-less for

Marge: Dear God, this is Marge Simpson. If you stop this hurricane and save our family, we will be forever grateful and recommend you to all our friends! So, if you could find it in your infinite wisdom to…

Lisa: Wait! Listen, everybody.[the sunlight shines and birds chirp] The hurricane’s over.

Homer: He fell for it! Way to go, Marge!

We have lived in Hong Kong almost six years now. The city state, now ruled by Beijing, sits at 22 degrees, 16 minutes north, putting us just below the Tropic of Cancer and into the tropics. Half of the year it is hot and sweltering, with the ever present threat of typhoons sweeping through laying waste to the unfortunate and unprepared, while in the other half the climate is more agreeable.  However, what you may have heard about the alarming levels of

You don’t have to buy your own boat to go cruising. Many people see the world from the deck of someone else’s ship. Some even get paid to do so. Not a bad gig for a young adventurer. However, the focus of this blog is cruising which does not include superyachts with paid crew in fancy uniforms. That is one way to do it, of course, but those people are in a different league and in a different game.

“Can you give me a lift?”

You can find crewing positions on other people’s yachts. This is particularly true for longer passages – trans oceanic – where another pair of hands and eyes is useful, especially if it is just a couple sailing. There are websites such as Crew Seekers International or Click here to continue reading

Something I’ve noticed about cruising is many singlehanders didn’t start out that way; they usually began as a couple. And most singlehanders are men. Obviously, something happened and the female part of the crew left. Guys, this unfortunate sequence of events can be avoided by following these five simple rules.

It may be your lifelong dream to sail the seven seas. I know, it was (and still is) mine, but likely as not, it isn’t hers. She may go along with you but that doesn’t mean you share the same goals – and this is dangerous.

The Chinese have a saying here:

“Same bed, different dreams.”

How do you get her to share the dream? Well, to be honest, sometimes you can’t. BUT you can still make it work naturally by following these simple rules. Forget or ignore them at your peril.

1) You may be the Captain but she