It's a new year, that hopeful time when many people look ahead and set resolutions for the coming year. I'm not normally big on resolutions, but last year I set one simple goal: sail more. My thinking was that sailing more would increase my quality...
You might call me an accidental entrepreneur. For that matter, you could say I'm an accidental sailor. Both sailing and entrepreneurship came into my life when I least expected them. I learned to sail when I moved to New York City (after all, Manhattan is an...
"Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night." - Hal Borland I have a confession to make: I love fall sailing. We've reached that time of year - the autumnal equinox,...
Music and sailing just seem to go together - we all have our favorite sailing songs, right? There's something about the wind and the water, the motion of the boat, and that laid back sailing lifestyle that begs to be put to music. A good...
When women sailors get together, good things happen. I was privileged to join over 100 other sailors at the 16th annual Women's Sailing Conference event, held in Marblehead, MA at the lovely Corinthian Yacht Club. The goal of the Women's Sailing Conference is to provide women...
Well the racing is over, the dust has settled, and we have a new America's Cup champion: Emirates Team New Zealand. In stunning fashion, they crushed Oracle Team USA 7-1 in the finals to take the Auld Mug back to Auckland. You have to hand...
Here in the northeast US, sailing season is (finally!) here. And that means spring sail racing starts too. Are you ready for racing season? Whether you're a regular Wednesday night series racer or competing in weekend regattas, good preparation is key to your success. As...
Sailing season officially kicked off last weekend with the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show. We had a fantastic time at this year's show, meeting lots of new sailors and seeing many return customers too, which is really cool. The weather was amazing, resulting in a record turnout...
St. Patrick's Day means all things green, and shamrocks are everywhere. According to tradition, the four leaf clover symbolizes luck. But what do shamrocks have to do with sailing? Actually, there is a very famous sailing shamrock: J Class yacht Shamrock V, one of the original...
"I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it is because in addition to the fact that the sea changes, and the light changes, and ships change, it is because we all came...