Chris Bray and Jess Taunton bought an old 29 ft. sailboat in Halifax, Canada in 2009, rebuilt her and sailed through the Northwest Passage to Alaska. Already professional photographers and adventurers (check out their website), they reached many fans on the Internet thanks to a popular Youtube series of their voyage. They are also currently …
The beauty of the Arctic: interview with Chris and Jess Bray Read More »
Humans can’t survive for long in the ocean without the aid of technology. The development of technology is a key factor to enhance sailing performance but while very important, there are other factors that influence success in sailing. The extraordinary ability that humans possess in adapting to different environments and the mental capacity to withstand …
Push your mind and body further: interview with Matt Rutherford Read More »
There are special people that redefine the concept of normality. Sometimes a lone individual takes on a challenge and defies conventions through a unique journey. In this case, it’s an entire family. The Coconuts are a sailing family of six, Jay, Natasha, Sol, Luna, Caribe e Artico, who sailed for six years in the South America, …
Ellen Massey Leonard and Seth Leonard both already fulfilled their childhood dream to sail around the world onboard their first sailboat Heretic, and now they are fostering new voyages of exploration towards the Arctic Ocean onboard Celeste. They do all this while conducting an intense professional career, and documenting their sailing adventure on their website gonefloatabout.com. …
Living a Happy Outdoor Life: interview with Ellen & Seth Read More »
Cruising couples spend a great lot of time together, basically every minute of the day, working towards a common goal, sharing good and bad moments. There is a common saying that if you survive living on a boat as a couple than you can survive anything. There had been famous sailing couples, like Susan and …
Keeping the cruising couple healthy: interview with Giulia Casani Read More »
James Baldwin has become an established point of reference for small sailboat enthusiasts. His website atomvoyages is a wellspring of informations for people who are planning to start cruising affordably. He is author of two books about his voyages aboard Atom, a Pearson Triton built in 1963 that has been twice around the world. Most of …
Small boat, big ocean: an interview with James Baldwin Read More »
Sailing competitively is tough. There are very little reward for the very hard work involved, and variables out of the athlete’s control can influence drastically the outcome of a race. To perform consistently in this scenario sailors have to learn how to control their inner state and avoid that their own mind gets in the …
The Flow of Sailing: An interview with Tim Herzog Read More »
There is a special boat afloat on the ocean. As it often happens to boats, she was created following the dream of a young man. But this boat somehow differs from the others, because even if she was born out of one man’s dream, she soon became a dream open to everybody, especially to those …
A boat for everybody: meet “Lo Spirito di Stella” Read More »
Webb Chiles is an American sailor, 5 times circumnavigator and author of seven books. He had throughout his life reached impressive sailing achievements but also, as a writer, he confronted the reader with the fascination of his peculiar human experience, or as his website states he goes “to the edges of the human experience and …
Sail ever more simply and efficiently: interview with Webb Chiles Read More »