Choosing a Chinese Junk Rig

It is November 30th and the end of another Florida hurricane season. I am grateful for a nine-year stretch…

Watching the Whale Hunters

Preparing for another migration on a great circle route over the Atlantic and Arctic oceans, I recall a northern…

Dixie in Bavaria

The word “Dixie” evokes images of southern gentility mixed with slavery and a brutal war of secession. Therefore, I was surprised…

Imagining Havana

You cannot hang around Key West for very long without getting the urge to visit Cuba. There are constant reminders that it is…

Introspection or Narcissistic?

David Brooks wrote a column for the NY Times (08/08/2014) on the question of introspection versus…

Sixteen Million Bricks

That’s what the Park Ranger said, “Sixteen-million, give or take a few” when I asked how many bricks it took to build…

The Conch Republic

— South of the Real World

Hiking Between Alms

I hike to sight-see and stay healthy. Bavaria is a good place for both of these activities with plenty of choices from…

Islands in the Stream

It was a personal accomplishment, sailing singlehanded all night across the infamous Gulf Stream from Ft. Lauderdale…

Sailing to Poland

BBC announced that the secessionist “NO thanks” vote prevailed in Scotland, and Ukraine continues a struggle with Russia to…