Cruising

The town of Milford, Connecticut has the longest shoreline in the state and a sheltered harbor with a well-marked, wide channel.

Sailing is in my blood, but I learned what I know from my dad.

The Shoreline Sailing Club offers a variety of activities. There are daysails, weekend overnights, and weeklong cruises.

The big question is: What is the ideal boat for us Northeasteners?

This will make our second Christmas aboard Persevere since we left in October 2014.

I remember reading someplace that sailing before the summer solstice and after the autumnal equinox in our corner of Maine was when you’d find wind, and this weekend was not a disappointment.

One of their standard techniques in cross-swells was indeed to “Spring the Rode.”

Dispatches from the Rath family (Colin & Pam, daughters Breana, Meriel and Nerina), who departed Stamford, CT in the fall of 2014 for a worldwide cruise aboard their Hanse 545 Persevere.

First, bareboat chartering is defined as renting a boat, power or sail, catamaran or mono-hull for a period of time – typically a week or two, where you are the skipper.

The difference between a good experience while boating and a very bad experience can all come from an annual pre-season vessel inspection. Finding what looks like a small issue in the spring could likely avoid a catastrophe.