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Passages: Cape Horn and Beyond By Lin Pardey I have lived and breathed sailing for the past two years, not just afloat, but ashore. While David and I were cruising on Sahula and meandering through the 250-mile-long coral fringed lagoon of New Caledonia, I spent several mornings each week writing the first chapters of a…

Winter in New Zealand By Lin Pardey Gale force gusts of wind rake across the cove. I dodge a wintery rain squall as I run between the house and my office. Yesterday it was bright and sunny, crisp. David had walked into my office late in the afternoon to say, “I am tired of being…

We are anchored in a very quiet spot just 12 miles from Noumea, New Caledonia. After three weeks of great weather, rain has set in. Perfect time to do a bit or writing. Today I finished editing a short story I started when we were preparing Sahula for the voyage away from the New Zealand…

Today I enjoyed fun zoom calls with two of my favorite sailing writers, John Kretschmer and Herb McCormick. I am doing research and preparation for the seminars I am presenting over the next weeks, Storytelling for Sailors, writing, blogging, video can they add to your cruising life? (I’ll be doing these at the Port Townsend…

 We have run away from home. I know many of you won’t think that is anything new for us. Yes, David and I set off from Kawau on two previous voyages since we met five years ago, the first to sail south and explore Fiordland, the second time to head north into the Pacific and…

Spring is slowly fighting its way past frontal troughs and low pressure systems here in New Zealand. Every third day is sparkly bright with light or moderate winds. David has been given the almost permanent loan of a 25-year-old Laser in quite good condition (as it had no name, he has decided to call it…

  San Francisco memories, they came flooding back when Ben Shaw began interviewing me for his Out The Gate Podcast program. We had wonderful adventures on the bay in both Seraffyn and Taleisin. In fact, I was introduced to the delights of Sausalito even before we began sailing as you will hear if you click…