The storm was upon us. The sail got pinned against the mast and the yard and boom bent back around at angles I’d never seen before. I thought they were about to break, but we headed up into the wind and dropped the main. read more

When I go to describe something as remarkable as what I saw that day, I could only say it was a place of dreams. The water is crystalline clear, a mixture of opalescent colors and frosted with white tips. read more

You are going to fall in the water. Your head will go under. Depending on how big a wave you fall on, it’ll be like falling into a cross between a cement mixer and a fast flowing river. read more