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three part image featuring a photo of Rose Linda's boat, her wearing a face mask, and the BLM marches in New York.
Sailing USA

What it’s Like to Sail America’s Northeast Coast Amidst a Pandemic

The reality of sailing the Northeast coast amidst Covid-19 and the BLM Movement. Veteran broadcast journalist, Rosa Linda Román (NewMexicast.com) lives with her husband and 3 kids on the sailing catamaran s/v Dawn Treader. Like many cruisers, the family planned to spend hurricane season in Grenada, but Covid-19 changed everything. Read more…

By Rosa Linda Román, 6 months5 months ago
A white yacht with its sail up moored just off the coast of a tropical, deserted looking area. The sky is moody, it looks like sunset time. The water in the foreground carries a light chop.
Sailing

From Superyacht Staff & Boat Deliverers to Adventure Sailing Entrepreneurs – Meet Ocean Passages

I was born a traveler, spending my childhood jet setting unaccompanied all over the United States. I recall the smiling faces of many flight attendants who were my temporary guardians of the sky. Their hair perfectly trimmed or tucked in buns, uniforms pressed neatly as they carried on their shifts Read more…

By Vivian Vuong, 6 months6 months ago
three kids decked out in colourful shirts, standing on the deck of their sail boat. The boat is floating on incredible turquoise water. There are a few other sailing vessels floating i the background.
Sailing

3 Kids, 2 Years, 1 Sailboat in the Caribbean: Meet the Family who made it Happen

The decision to leave behind everything we knew, to cruise on an old sailing boat on the other side of the world, was one that forever changed us. Guest post by Erin Carey My husband and I thought living off the grid and sailing the world’s oceans with our three Read more…

By Erin Carey, 1 year6 months ago
two part image - the first is Brian and Karin sitting onboard SV Delos in the sun as they cruise through the ocean; the second is of them filming themselves on their professional camera for YouTube
Lifestyle Sailing

SV Delos’ Brian Trautman on Sailing Around the World & Life as a Full-Time YouTube Creator

Guest post by Brian Trautman of SV Delos When I was growing up, I always wanted to be a train engineer or an airline pilot. I felt drawn to gigantic machinery and airplanes. The inordinate power that a diesel locomotive or jet airplane could produce fascinated me. If it was Read more…

By Brian Trautman, 1 year3 months ago
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  • 10 Best Surfing Books to Inspire You from Anywhere September 9, 2020
  • What it’s Like to Sail America’s Northeast Coast Amidst a Pandemic August 4, 2020
  • The Best Surf Bikinis & Suits to Eliminate Nip-Slips July 18, 2020
  • From Superyacht Staff & Boat Deliverers to Adventure Sailing Entrepreneurs – Meet Ocean Passages July 17, 2020
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