Modern sailboat cockpits can rival flight decks, packed with screens and instruments-impressive tools, until the power goes out. bublikhaus/stock.adobe.com Last year, I had the opportunity to operate ...

What a wonderful holiday in the Virgin Islands! I took my family down to charter a sailing catamaran very similar to the one we owned four years ago (read more). We chartered a Voyage 440 catamaran ...

Phyllis Woolwine is a U.S. Coast Guard captain, national board certified science teacher, professional botanist and natural science illustrator. For 18 years, she lived in several Alaskan communities, ...