Andrew Parkinson

Editor-in-chief Andrew Parkinson reflects on the remarkable modern age of passage making.

There are no rest stops along the transoceanic highway.

There comes a time in every older trawler’s life when her owner is consumed by the desire to spit on his palms, hoist the black flag and consider a major refit.

Coastal cruising has generated some of my most enduring memories and all the challenges I’ll ever need.

Will our own cruising rituals of today at all resemble our children’s nautical endeavors of tomorrow?

Pondering the modern definition of passagemaking and what the future might hold.

Never underestimate the little things that can turn south in a hurry on the water.