Experience: An Unexpected Breeze

My wife, Randy, and I sail the Catalina 320, Downtime, out of Mamaroneck, New York, at the western end of Long Island Sound among such beautiful harbors and bays as Rye, Larchmont, and City Island to the north, and Hempstead Harbor and Manhasset Bay to the south. Last year we got into the water by …

Partners in the Wind

Sometime this summer, construction is set to begin on a 704-megawatt offshore wind farm called Revolution Wind in southern New England waters. Inevitably with a project of this magnitude, there is much to learn, and that’s a primary driver behind an unusual new partnership between Revolution Wind …

Seamanship: Rethinking Anchoring

It’s 0930 and we are approaching our destination, having gotten under way early to avoid melting under the Caribbean sun. As my wife, Alison, and I sail Ben-Varrey, a 1969 Luders 33, through the anchorage, we pick out a couple spots that we like and agree on a favorite. I head forward to drop the …