Straight from the helm
Steve writes the long version: passages, passes, anchorages, provisioning, and what went wrong. The latest entries are below — read them right here, or on Substack where every photo and video lives.
America used to run on more trust than it does now. It took sailing from Mexico to Fiji, where strangers left car keys in the glove box and lent us nearly $700, for me to see how golden that was.
Fifteen moorings, a dinghy crane, graves along every road, and a customs officer who stamped passports on the roof of his car.
Sailing our Lagoon 450 into a muddy harbor still under construction, three anchor rescues, and why we didn't leave.
Fifty-dollar moorings, five-thousand-dollar bungalows, an eighth anniversary, and the best lagoon in French Polynesia
Sacred blue-eyed eels, a vanilla farm that sent us packing, a 43-inch yellowfin tuna, and the last big grocery run before Bora Bora
The Queen of the Pacific - Tahiti - and her beautiful sister, Moorea.
Saying Goodbye to the Tuamotus and Hello to The Society Islands.
Makemo, Fakarava & Apataki - and nearly a burial-at-sea.
Welcome to the most beautiful place you've never heard of!
A peaceful passage, but then mayhem anchoring in this small harbor. And... an automobile accident!
The short, practical version of each big landfall — where we anchored, where to leave the dinghy, and what surprised us.
Steve’s long-form dispatches from the helm — every passage, every landfall, and the parts that didn’t make the video. Free.
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