... And What's Actually Worth Adding to Your Cart It's that time of year again! Prime Day is here and while most of the internet is loading up on air fryers and robot vacuums, we are over here quietly stocking the boat with gear we've been eyeing for months. If you've been...
My Viral Project, Summarize For Your Pleasure So... I took a little writing hiatus. Not entirely, though. To address the elephant seal in the room: I haven't been aboard Avocet in nearly two years. What was supposed to be a six-month stint on terra firma turned into something...
Navigating the uneasy distance between isolation and connection and facing the unfamiliar familiarities of the seasons pasts By Christopher Neely The first light in the Sea of Cortez doesn’t arrive all at once, but rather spills in slowly, like carefully pouring my coffee into...
When the sea gives way to silence, what remains? So… we aren’t at the Annapolis Boat Show this year. Trust me—we wanted to be. Well, I wanted to be. Annapolis has always been a highlight for us: a yearly reunion with friends from around the globe, where the laughter flows like...
Here We Go Again Maybe I make chaos poetic because I’m a writer. Or maybe it’s just the irony I can’t unsee. Five years ago, the Creek Fire chewed through 379,000 acres of the Sierra National Forest—the place I call home. I wrote about it; that piece ended up in a book and the...
(and a few more for good measure) I don’t consider myself a judgmental person per se… but when I step aboard another vessel, I can’t help but glance at the ship’s library. Books tell you a lot about a sailor—whether they lean toward self-improvement, practical manuals, humor,...
The only thing better than the sound of new sails is the sound of your friends cheering from the shoreline… or at least, that’s what I wanted this year’s High Sierra Regatta to be about. But like most good sailing stories, things didn’t quite go according to plan. It was a...
It was another day in the office—filing new boater applications, counting rent checks, and talking shop with whoever wandered through. As a marina manager, I heard a lot of stories. Some tall, some tired, most told over a counter sticky with salt. Meanwhile, I was daydreaming...
June 16th, Journal Entry (aka the "land" version of a Captains Log) One full year away from our sweet Avocet.We never meant to be gone this long.But life had other plans—less salt, more soil. In that time, I’ve come to understand just how rare and remarkable our floating home...
How We Spent 15 Days in Italy and Greece It all felt strangely familiar—like déjà vu wrapped in jet lag and excitement. Just a few years ago, we boarded a plane to Italy for our very first international family trip together, a whirlwind of gelato, grappa, and group texts with...
