“Remember, every experienced skipper was once a beginner. The important thing is to get out there, keep learning, and enjoy the adventure!“ ~ Sailing According to Coach Penny There’s a moment in every sailor’s journey when you realize that you’re ready to take charge. No instructor beside you, no experienced skipper making the decisions. Just…
Repost from July 2018, Sail Nelson As I complete my thoughts about our trip, I have realized that there are some basic rules and things to know before heading off on a trip like this. Here I shall share them with you. My commandments of offshore sailing: Hope you enjoyed our journey and you have…
Repost from July 2018, Sail Nelson Aug 11 2018 – 48’7.33 N, 126’8.77 W Today is Geoff’s birthday! And no one will let him forget it for a minute! Ha. Sound familiar? We have decided we are living groundhog day every shift. We have a “routine” of get up, get food, get dressed, look for…
Repost from July 2018, Sail Nelson Aug 7 2018 – 41’30.67 N, 140’32.32W Today is my birthday and no one will let me forget it for a minute! Nope. Every time I get up for shift someone yells “Happy Birthday Penny!”. Ha. The first few times I felt really special and spoiled… now I have…
Repost from July 2018, Sail Nelson Aug 3 2018 – 37’8.60 N, 152’44.60 W So we have lost the door to our head. Poor Turnagain is getting pretty beat up on this trip and I can’t help but feel for Travis as he tries to manage all of us and our “intricacies”. I have been…
Repost from July 2018, Sail Nelson July 30, 2018 – 28’10.6 N, 158’28.08 W We have been on a starboard tack for 4 days now. I don’t remember what it feels like to stand on solid ground and my hips are bruised from bracing myself against the counters and tables whenever I walk around inside…
Repost from July 2018, Sail Nelson One of the things that struck me during our trip is just how small we felt. We were on a 50ft boat that weighed over 26,000 lbs… and yet, when the waves said up, up we went. It made me want to learn more about the Pacific Ocean so…
Repost from July 2018, Sail Nelson July 25, 2018 – Hawaii Yacht Club 21’16.35 N, 156’56.51 W Tomorrow am we cast off and head to Hanalei Bay for snorkeling before our sail across the Pacific Ocean to home! I am very excited to get out on the Ocean and to see how Turnagain performs with…
Our trip was fantastic! What an expedition and it was a great experience overall. I thoroughly enjoyed being out in the Big Blue, and I’m already thinking about my next voyage… Our boat… Turnagain is a 50 foot Beneteau Oceanis and she was very well equiped for this trip. This was not her first time and…
“Drop the hook with confidence – and get the good night’s sleep every skipper deserves.” ~ Sailing According to Coach Penny Anchoring is one of those sailing skills that looks simple until the wind picks up at 2 a.m. In this episode of the From Passenger to Confident Skipper series, we walk through the essentials…
