Happy 2018!

Happy 2018!

  “I’m Starting off 2018 at light speed!”  Well, sailing at a brisk walking pace.   Mark Twain wrote “Travel is fatal to Prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”  Often I’m asked how safe traveling by...
1 year with Tiama

1 year with Tiama

Surprisingly, my relationship with Tiama started a lot like it did with Rudis.  Mostly with me and friends working to get her ready for world cruising.  In the last year we have installed a windlass, dinghy davits, solar panels, bottom paint, cutlass bearing, and...
Nine Years as a double amputee

Nine Years as a double amputee

Once again the anniversary of the crash that claimed my arm, leg and nearly my life is here. I usually take this time to reflect on how things have changed for the better.  I celebrate that I chose to continue my life. I also thank my friends and family that have...
28 Days On The Hard

28 Days On The Hard

So like all cruisers’ plans, mine seem to be written in the sand at low tide.  I hoped to spend my first few months back in Thailand sailing, writing, and working on video content for my website. Fate via a broken cutlass bearing had other plans for me. I am often...