S/V Spindrift

Heading Home.

The family leg, by the numbers. Sarah, Hannah, and Sam fly out of Palma on Friday…
Live Outside.On the deal you make with Mother Nature.

Sam, Hannah, Sarah and I are anchored in Sa Calobra, on the north coast of Mallorca.…
The Three Ring Circus

I am writing this in Portals Vells on a rainy day in Mallorca. My buddy Rick…
Flying Colors!

Flag Etiquette While Cruising Europe. This is the Royal Navy’s gin pennant. More on this later.…
In Defense of the Sunfish

A love letter to the sea’s most glorious weirdo Sarah and I were heading back towards…
Andratx to Andratx: Old Friends, Calm Seas, and the Orange Bomb

We left off in Port d’Andratx, freshly arrived from Ibiza after a full day of glassy,…
Adra to Andratx: DANAs, Lost Boys, and the Prime Meridian

We left off sitting tight in Puerto Adra, coated in Saharan dust and watching the forecasts.…
The Tramontana: Bouncer of the Balearics

I’m writing this from Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, but this time instead of a coffee…
Gibraltar to Adra: Skydiving, Saharan Dust, and Mother Nature’s Bill

It’s the morning of April 9th and I’m sitting in Puerto Adra with a coffee, thinking…
Lagos to Gibraltar: Five Days, Three Stops, One Strait

Getting Spindrift into the Med It’s 0835 local and I’m sitting in Alcaidesa Marina in Gibraltar…
Under the Floorboards

A look at what keeps Spindrift moving when the wind doesn’t This one’s for my gear…
The Hours Between

Life at sea when the rest of the world is sleeping I’m writing this from the…
The Levante Trap: Patience Before the Strait

Sailing from Lagos, Portugal into the Mediterranean We’ve made it to the southern coast of Portugal…
Sopromar Boat Yard, Lagos

After four months on the hard at Sopromar boat yard in Lagos, Portugal — where the…
Drying Out: When Your Boat Needs to Sober Up

“Drying out” — stumbling home after one too many, swearing off the sauce, and spending the…