We’ve been making our way east along the Alaska Peninsula, enduring the rain, enjoying some sun, and trying to eat our way through our remaining stores. Here are some more scenes from Southwest Alaska… When Short Passages Feel Long The 3 day/280nm sail from Unalaska Island in the…

After leaving Dutch Harbor, we had a pretty great time exploring Unalaska Island, where we encountered a grand total of three boats and three people. Here are some scenes from our time… Refueling at Dutch Harbor If you want to feel small, take a 44’ sailboat to North…

We’ve now finished the last of three long, offshore passages: 22 days from Mexico to the Marquesas, 17 days from the Tuamotus to Hawaii, and 15 days from Hawaii to Alaska. Those weeks in the middle of the ocean are a little like sensory resets. Life shrinks down…

Unlike the rest of the crew, for me this crossing is the whole journey. Or maybe more accurately, the second of two adventures. The first at the beginning of Flyer’s year at sea, the other nearing the end. I joined the crew sail Flyer down to San Francisco…

Greetings from the fine yacht Flyer, now only 330 NM due south of Dutch Harbor, AK. This will be a fast/scattered update as we have our hands full fixing things and trying to keep Flyer going fast!  It’s been a bit of a race against time here lately.…

For the first time since December, the crew on Flyer are wearing socks again! The air temperature has been dropping precipitously since we passed through a front almost 36 hours ago. The wind picked up from the northeast and with it came a welcome blast of cool air. …