Archive for September, 2007

“Around Monterey Bay” DVD Clips and Commentary

Friday, September 28th, 2007
“Around Monterey Bay” DVD Clips and Commentary

It seems that every year around late September or early October there comes a perfect evening in Santa Cruz, California. It’s Indian summer. A balmy breeze blows along the shoreline. The full moon rises with the setting sun. Locals beat a path to the sea and in a bacchanal display »

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Santa Cruz Island DVD Backstory

Monday, September 24th, 2007
Santa Cruz Island DVD Backstory

What drove us to do something as crazy as making a sailing DVD? Here’s the backstory. Click here to purchase the whole DVD In late 2004, we returned to Santa Cruz, California after a six-year voyage that took our family through the Panama Canal, across the Atlantic, around the Mediterranean, and home again. Once returned,... »

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Blowback 2 – The Trip Takes Us

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Blowback 2 – The Trip Takes Us

Like you, the idea of voyaging under sail infected me at an early age. I don’t think I took it seriously. It was a fantasy. People who actually did push-off were wild-eyed adventures or rich jet-setters. The reality of voyaging crept up on me slowly after years of day sailing, racing, and weekend cruises. One day... »

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The Rules

Monday, September 3rd, 2007
The Rules

 The Skipper always makes the RULES. The Rules are subject to change at any time without prior notice. No Crew can possibly know all the RULES. If the Skipper suspects that the Crew knows all the RULES, the Skipper must immediately change some or all of them. The Skipper is never wrong. If the... »

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