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…

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

Islands in the Stream

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

Haves and Have-Nots on the Waterway

After a 1996 winter cold snap in St. Augustine, I was eager to head south, far below the frost…

The Return of Cujo

Southwestern Florida, including the Everglades and a necklace of keys ending with the Dry Tortugas, is a paradise for…

Small is Beautiful . . . and Cute

Life in a municipal marina is an opportunity to meet a wide spectrum of interesting neighbors―from…

Happening in George Town

The boating season in George Town extends for the entire non-hurricane period in the Caribbean, December through…

The Blue God

I admit to an obsessive interest in the Atlantic Gulf Stream. Over the years I collected data and trivia on the Stream, much of it with…

A Tourist in Nassau

Sailing into the Bahamas archipelago, across 120 miles of Bahama Banks from Bimini to Nassau felt strange. It was a…