Grab a cuppa and follow these links to some marvelous writing, insights, and photography from the websites and blogs of fellow salty sailors that we’ve met along the way (listed by boat name). Some are young, some are old, some sail with kids (*marked with an asterisk), and some have sailed solo around the world—and every one of them have amazing stories to tell!
[UPDATE: Several of these folks have moved on since this list was originally created... either to another boat, or, they've swallowed the anchor and are now living ashore. Their writings are still a wealth of insight, entertainment, and information and so, the links remain here as long as they continue to work.]
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- ANNAPURNA | Nautor Swan 38 Brian (BJ) Caldwell (solo)
- ANASAZI GIRL | Open 40 James Burwick & Somira Sao *(+kids!)
- LEANDER | Bristol 41.1 Paul Robertson and Ayse Sima Baran *(+kids!)
- MOMO | Mason 43 Bernie Heise and Michelle Elvy *(+kids!)
- SEEKER | Hylas 49 Peter Jamar (solo)
- TENAYA | Hallberg-Rassy 40 Jim and Katie Thomsen
- TIN SOLDIER | Waterline 50 Glen and Marilyn Middleton *(+kids!)
PHOTO ABOVE: Shanachie beating to weather on one of our early ocean passages—with original hanked-on jib sails, long before roller furling became the preferred choice of cruisers.

WINDS WILL
...the smallest boat we ever met that attempted a circumnavigation of the planet. We met Bill Dunlop on his 9-foot sailboat in 1984, already having sailed from Maine, USA, and here shown tied to the quay in Papeete, Tahiti, shortly before we both headed further westward. We were amazed that the gear we both carried was virtually the same—but ours was spread out over nearly 50 feet to his 9 feet! Unfortunately, Winds Will was lost at sea in a gale off the Cook Islands, nearly 800 miles away from Papeete. Shanachie’s route was much further north during the southern ocean winter in late June/early July, but we were hit by heavy winds and seas from the same storm on our way to the island nation of Niue.For those interested in more of the story, here’s a link to an article that appeared in 2009, noting the 25-year anniversary of the disappearance of Bill Dunlop and his tiny boat, Winds Will.