Changing of the Tides: How One Family Returned to Life on Land
You can take the couple out of cruising, but I can guarantee you that you won’t take the cruising out of the couple. After having the opportunity to get to know sailing dreamers and achievers, Jenn and John, I can say with confidence, once a sailor always a sailor.
How One Powercat Owner Started a Multihull Trend
‘There is always a different explanation for how each of our yacht owners decided to buy a Leopard Catamaran. For the owner of Arrgh Boat, a Leopard 43 Powercat, Ron Buck and his wife followed the path to ownership in a way many of our owners do. It’s the “try before you buy” method. Leopard’s […]
12 Things I Learned While Cruising
The 12 things that I learned while I was a full-time live aboard are equally applicable to my life back on land, by John Millard.
The Tropicool Family is Defining Adventure
What is cooler than being cool? Tropicool. And the Tropicool family gives the word “cool” a whole new meaning.
Setting a Course for Every Season
Glenn and Trista have some seasonal patterns. Summers are spent in the water, winters over the snow. Fall and spring come and signal transition, resting periods filled with meticulous planning and preparation for the coming season. This is their map, a course that meanders around the country and off its coasts.
Finding a Home in All the Edges of the Map
There’s nothing quite like a Category 5 hurricane to remind you what’s important in life.
In Search of the Unfamiliar
For Jason and Nikki Wynn, saying yes to the next adventure isn’t a question anymore. After three years of living full time on a Leopard 43 Sailing Catamaran, and many years before that traveling overland in their RV, finding new opportunities to explore the world is familiar terrain.
Monohull Sailors Find Fulfillment in a Multihull
Plan A was to lead a conventional life on land. Plan B was to navigate around the world. Plan A was to navigate the world in a 65ft monohull, Plan B was to navigate in a Leopard Catamaran. All of life’s events leading up to now indicated that their boat would be called “Plan B”.
Cooking Across the Sea
What happens when a craving for a specific food strikes when you’re sailing? In a word, you work with what you have. At least, that’s what Brooke Bass did when she was hungry for Chinese food while she and her husband, Barrett, were cruising along on their Leopard 40, named S/V Soulstice.
One Life, Sail It!
“The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever,” said legendary undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau. And there is so much wonder in the vast blue space that spans over 70 percent of our world’s. It is believed that, above the azure surface, many islands remain yet to be explored. […]
