Four Souls: Sailing the World

Sailing Vessel IBIS

A howling wilderness does not howl, it is the imagination of the traveler that does the howling.

Thoreau

We are given two lives. We live one life and once we realize we only have one life, our second life begins.

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Nov 20, 20216 min read

Last Pacific Sunset

Sitting on the bow pulpit seat, I can barely hear the throb of the motor. In these calm waters, the last few hundred miles to Australia,...

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Nov 20, 20212 min read

There’s not much to say about Tahanea.

Which is quite sublime. Most places in the world could have a book written about them. Two or ten thousand years ago this place was much...

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Nov 20, 20212 min read

Zen and the art…of repair.

This is my friend at ElectroSAV. I am at an electronics shop and he’s showing me how to solder in a new resistor for the galley lighting...

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Nov 20, 20215 min read

Memento Mori

It’s 2am and I’m on watch as we sail from Tahiti to the Tuamotus. Fakarava actually. The crew is below, asleep. My cockpit companions:...

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Jul 10, 20204 min read

The Feline Astronomer.

You can point out the moon to your cat, but she will probably just nuzzle your finger! A provocative line in a book I’m reading. It made...

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Jul 10, 20205 min read

This is the only therapy a human needs.

I crane to look above me, slowly turning and searching for the source of the wrinkled, falling shadows. Through the motes of early...

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Jul 10, 20201 min read

Ultimate Construction

We aim to cultivate thoughtfull intelligence. We want our kids to know how the world works, but also the joy and power of learning, and...

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Feb 1, 202022 min read

Crossing the Pacific--Ships Log

Today we will leave civilization. We will hoist and stow anchor and sail south across the doldrums and then 3200 nautical miles...

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Jan 29, 20205 min read

The end of an engine...

In the stillness of early morning the whales are crying in the sea. The mournful calls transmit across this shallow ocean through our...

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