Where the Dream Schemes Are - Of all the anchorages in the BVI few match the peculiar magic of Trellis Bay.  Sure, Trellis has its detractors—there's the airport for starters—but for many the mix of attractions as well as proximity to the airport make it easy to love. Charter crews love it because they can pick up guests and get on their way with a minimum of fuss. People watc...
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The last leg of the last race decides the 2007 NCNC -  It's hard to imagine how it could have been closer.  The 20th and final race of the weekend saw bMobile Team BVI two points behind Team Holmberg BEYC.  The BVI team needed to finish the final race with two boats between them for a tie or three for a win.  This was not very likely with the super consistent Holmbergs scor...
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New software warns of extreme waves  - Few sailors would dispute the existence of rogue waves, those mysterious and rapidly forming 100-foot-tall monsters that arise out of relatively calm seas and just as rapidly dissipate.  Their power and size are thought to be the cause of otherwise unexplained disappearances of large ships at sea. Many methods of detecting these waves have been atte...
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When to Say "When" - Provisioning for a sailing trip can be a tricky process.  Depending upon with whom you travel with, any manner of hurdles may present themselves to be jumped. Availability, budgetary concerns, personal tastes, allergies, religious beliefs, and dependencies both emotional and chemical must sometimes be considered.  Many questions abound that must be answered. One very...
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Bent it like Beckham - The foot was doing OK as it slipped down the wet, slick sugar-scoop transom, but when it reached the teak “traction” strips and stopped dead, something deep within me said “Uh-Oh!” (or words to that effect).  The foot might have stopped but the rest of me kept going and rolled right over it, putting some extra angle to the ankle.  I tried to...
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Nautical Valentine - Hopefully it’s not too late to think about this topic, as three separate people have come in over the past week asking my opinion on a sailing book, a piece of polished brass barometer and Sperry sailing shoes/boots. All three were from very nice women who do not sail, wondering if their Significant Others - all men who do sail - would want new gloves, a hat and a shiny ...
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The Second Round - The other shoe drops as travel giants merge - Two of the biggest players in the world sailing market had just conjoined to produce a mammoth organization where economies of scale and marketing muscle could combine to rule the waves.  That the merger hasn't been smooth sailing is no secret but, as the construction at Wickam's Cay II indicates, there is a plan in plac...
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