THE CAPTAIN'S BLOG

Growing up, Hunter Bland learned to respect the water and always wear a PFD. It was ingrained in him to never step foot on the water without wearing one. He knew how important a PFD was, but would he ever actually be in a situation where he relied on it?

Last summer, optimistic and untethered by the ephemeral nature of passage on the Atlantic, Mariele Guerrero set out with a goal of circumnavigating the entire province of mainland Nova Scotia, by stand-up paddleboard, solo. 

Annie Nagel is an accomplished competitive kayak fisher who discovered the sport after a terrifying car accident changed her life. As soon as she reeled in her first acrobatic rainbow trout, she was hooked. This is her story of living beyond land.

Many people, including Jimmy Martinello, escape to a warmer climate before the cold weather truly hits. This past fall was a different story for him. He was invited to Iceland. A dream trip and he jumped at the chance. 

Female sailors are some of the best, and Meg Reilly from the Ocean Racers bases that on her many years of personal experience rocking ocean racing courses with women around the world.

Three years ago, nearly to the date, Brooke left a familiar life that she loved to explore something completely new and unknown. Since untying the lines in Ensenada, Mexico, in November of 2018, her and Conlee have made over eight thousand miles at sea.  

Katy was a dinghy race coach for ten years before making the leap into training on yachts in the UK and later launching Sea to Sky Sailing in Vancouver, British Columbia. 

After nearly two years of ‘staying put’ in the pacific waters around British Columbia–most of which were spent exploring the province’s miles of intricately worn and wild coastline–this year, Brooke Landon and her partner, Conlee Wilson, were once again finally able to journey beyond Canada’s Pacific Northwest. 

To the adventurer, go the memory-laden spoils. Winter adventures included. To make the thought of taking off on a winter sailing trip way less daunting, Celeste Brooke-Landon’s got her top 10 tips for winter sailing in this edition of Aboard Akhlut.