Messing About In Boats

There is a distinct playful, childlike pleasure to be found in sailing a small boat. Sailing a bigger… [more]

Ship’s Log: 4th of July Weekend, 2011

I've found, time and again, that no plan is the best plan. This weekend was a perfect proof of that theory.… [more]

Shine Bright!

I have intentionally been hiding and diminishing my joy of and excitement about life for years in order to make other people feel more comfortable.

Ship’s Log: June 13th—Monitor®/QuickCover® Test Sail

I headed up to the mast and released the main halyard clutch… too late to notice that I had cleated the coil just below the clutch. With the halyard fully jammed

Childhood Experiences… Missing

Ruby understands that there are many things we will be giving up to go sailing around the world but I don't think she's got the context to understand it fully yet. The following are some of the experiences that Ruby and Miles might never share with their peers.

Ruby’s 9th Kyu Test

by Tucker Bradford on October 10, 2009

Errata: I initially labeled this “Ruby’s 8th Kyu Test”, having counted backwards from 10. I forgot that she was a AikiExplorer before she was 10th Kyu. So when you see the movie title, you’ll know which to believe.