Sirocco and Bora Bora Breezes
Continuing “Croatian Tapestry” The builders of Korcula were excellent urban planners. Inside the walled city the narrow alleyways feel mazelike, but in fact they are…
Category: Flotillas
The Scientific Testing of Sladoleds
Continuing “Croatian Tapestry” We woke up early in Hvar to proper gusts straining us back on our mooring ball and a half-chafed through bow line.…
Fighting for Hvar
Continuing “Croatian Tapestry” The sail between Komiza and Hvar was a stretch in and out of lulls and wind alleys, which made for an active…
Otherworldly Blue
Continuing “Croatian Tapestry” The evening we anchored in Komiza marked the end of a splendid day of sailing. We left Luka Vis in the morning…
Anchor Tango
It’s like sticking to the right lane of traffic if you’re driving more slowly than everyone else. It’s just good etiquette, and will give you…
Six brandies, two kittens, and one lamb
Continuing “Croatian Tapestry” The destination for our second day was the tiny island of Vis. After a lunchtime stop at Tito’s private submarine base (which…
Pag Cheese, Please
Continuing “Croatian Tapestry” I rather dread the process of provisioning. Some people might enjoy it, but I’m so finicky about what I eat at any…
Croatian Tapestry
Croatia is a stunningly beautiful country. Decades of time here are layered in clear relief: Renaissance structures sit atop pre-Roman ones, graceful Gothic windows are…
Thousands of Words of Wilderness
Trying to capture July’s Gulf Islands flotilla with one-dimensional words would be futile. The wild beauty and solitude of the Canadian cruising ground is best…
Flotilla Fever
Three weeks from today I’ll be touching my toes in the Adriatic, commencing ASA’s first-ever Croatia flotilla! Jimmy Tanaka, an ASA Instructor, just returned from…
A Global Flotilla
I wasn’t aboard for this June’s San Juan Islands flotilla, but seeing the photos folks brought home, I wish I had been! The San Juans…
“Hrvatski Voda Flotile”
(That’s what the shirts from our Croatia Flotilla will read!) As ASA staff members return from attending the recent San Juan Islands and Gulf Islands…
Croatiaah!
What the heck is she so excited about? This girl is ready to return to the Adriatic for ASA’s Croatia flotilla in September! Grab your…
Beaches ‘n’ Cream
Continuing “Trekking by Sail: Exuma Islands” Having spent a second (drier) night on Farmer’s Cay, we were well-rested and ready to spend the day sailing.…
Rainstorm Gourmet
Continuing “Trekking by Sail, Exuma Islands” I had never tasted fresh tamarind before. We cracked open the furry skins and picked out stringy strands of…
Bahamian Magic
Continuing “Trekking by Sail, Exuma Islands” We slept soundly under cool pine trees, fifteen feet from the hushing surf. The next morning, after spiced omlettes…
Watercolors
Continuing “Trekking by Sail, Exuma Islands” At 7:30am it was warm and windless as I walked to breakfast past heavy, punch-colored blooms and lemon-blossomed trees.…
The Sea Pearl 21
Continuing “Trekking by Sail, Exuma Islands” Shortly after being greeted by a hot wave of tropical air on the George Town runway, I was greeted…