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I'll be doing quite a bit of cruising in the Mediterranean so this book was intriguing to me. Rod does a good job of explaining the facilities, anchoring and weather issues. The Mediterranean offers a really unique place to spend time as there is so much culture and history along its shores that you can spend a lifetime exploring it.

Recently, on a charter with a new Oyster 575 ("Endless One", hull #2) I had time to evaluate the yacht from a viewpoint of a passenger 'just along for the ride' as well as someone who sails. It's a lovely Blue Water yacht, obviously made with great care and craftsmanship and is decidedly deserving of its reputation in the industry. Likewise, we were extremely pleased with using Oyster...

We had a nice time sailing around the BVI's but now it's time for our return journey back to St. Martin. It's an 80nm distance of open water to cross so it's a significant trip. We've been watching the weather window not because of any storms but to see if we can get wind from the right direction so we can sail back rather than have to motor like we did on the way over.

Every once in a while you need to take a break from 'camping out' on the yacht and partake of some land-based facilities. Lucky for us, we were anchored close to the new Scrub Island Resort. Finished in 2010, the facility is beautiful and has a number of restaurants, a full service spa, pools and of course a nice marina.

This was a good read in the format of a journal. This Swedish couple took turns writing chapters about where they were and what they were doing. They documented the reality of trying to get repairs in foreign ports along with the joy of discovering new places. This book brought back memories for me as we completed a flight around the worlds in 2008 and a circumnavigation of South...

One of the key attractions to the BVI's (from a sailing viewpoint) in the winter months is the consistent trade winds which blow pretty much non-stop for 4-5 months. Our visit is in February and I can attest to this first-hand. We have had between 15-25 kts of wind almost every day (except for our crossing from St. Martin two weeks back when we had to motor the entire way). Our...

So after a 24 hour re-provisioning stop in Road Town, BVI (along with a really nice job placing the yacht on the dock by Andy) we're off to another island in the BVI's, Jost van Dyke. Tonight we anchored close to the breakwaters over a reef that is hit from the swells from a northerly wind. We are in the protected cove but can hear the waves as they break over the reef just a short...

There is more to this seemingly simple task that you would imagine. Like everything in life, you can always learn just enough to get by or learn to do it really well. There's a book I've read on this topic before this charter, The Complete Anchoring Guide, that goes into fantastic detail on everything you wanted to know about this subject however nothing is a good as seeing it for...