September 5, 2017
Solar Eclipse- Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming
September 2, 2017
Rock Art & More Canyons - Southeastern Utah
August 29, 2017
Grand Staircase - Escalante, Utah
April 27, 2017
Whales & Wildflowers - Baja, Borrego and Beyond
April 15, 2017
Christmas Road Trip Sedona-Zion-Death Valley
January 28, 2017
Passage to Mallorca and Leaving Tenaya
December 9, 2016
Italy - Otranto, Sicily, Vulcano
October 31, 2016
Molat, Split, Vis, Lastovo Croatia & Kotor, Montenegro
October 15, 2016
Katie's View: Last Night on Tenaya
September 22, 2016
Punat Marina Krk, Croatia
September 4, 2016
Slovenia
Video: Slovenia in Two Minutes
September 3, 2016
Road Trip to Bolzano and Cortina d'Ampezzo
August 10, 2016
Video: How we almost lost our boat
July 10, 2016
Murano, Burano, Torcello & Padua
June 2016
Venice, Italy
Video: Venice in Two Minutes
May 30, 2016
Winter in California
May 5, 2016
Katie's View: It's weird going home again
March 25, 2016
Jim and Katie answer questions about Bluewater Gear in Ocean Voyager 2016. Check out who's on the cover!
March 6, 2016
Katie's article, A Voyage through Papua New Guinea, has been published in Cruising Helmsman Magazine. Click to read.
February 13, 2016
Video: Tenaya's Passage to the Floating City
by Chris and Joy Lombardo of Red Guitar Films
September 30, 2015
Dwight & Elisa meet us in Venice. Train trip to Florence.
September 24, 2015
Croatia with Chris and Joy
September 20, 2015
Two minute video: Tenaya Travels to Greece
September 9, 2015
Montenegro
August 16, 2015
Northern Albania
August 15, 2015
Central Albania
August 12, 2015
Southern Albania
July 28, 2015
Zakynthos, Kefallonia, Preveza & Corfu - Ionian Sea, Greece
July 25, 2015
The Corinth Canal and the Gulf of Corinth
July 8, 2015
Westbound in the Aegean Sea, Greece
June 20, 2015
Cruising between Didim and Bodrum, Turkey
June 18, 2015
Didim Area Sites, Turkey
Herakleia, Lake Bafa, Turkey
Two minute video: Tenaya Travels to Turkey
June 16, 2015
Marmara and the Dardanelles, Turkey
The Aeolian Coast, Turkey
The Ionian Coast, Turkey
June 10, 2015
Katie's article Palau - Discovering Paradise, Cheeseburgers and a Little Slice of America has been published in Blue Water Sailing Magazine. Click to read.
May 12, 2015
Winter and Spring 2015
April 21, 2015
Katie's article Jurapura Discovered has been published in Blue Water Sailing Magazine. Click to read.
February 15, 2015
Katie's article A Passage for the Birds has been published in Blue Water Sailing Magazine. Click to read.
January 10, 2015
Video: Sand Drawing in Vanuatu
November 30, 2014
Blogs and Mags
Katie's article about Sailing in Papua New Guinea has been published in Blue Water Sailing Magazine. Click to read.
November 11, 2014
Books, Cruising Guides and Charts For Sale
October 2, 2014
Katie's View - 10 Reasons Why I Don't Want to Stop Traveling for Six Months
August 31, 2014
Stories from Sailing Turkey's Black Sea Coast
July 19, 2014
Tenaya's Journey From Thailand to Turkey
Video: Tenaya's Route 2006 - 2014
July 11, 2014
Istanbul, Turkey
June 20, 2014
Hong Kong
June 19, 2014
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
June 16, 2014
Katie's article about Sailing Canoes in Papua New Guinea has been published in Blue Water Sailing Magazine. Click to read.
June 9, 2014
Road Trip in Laos: Vientiane to Pakse
May 28, 2014
Angkor Wat and more Cool Places around Siem Reap, Cambodia
300 Kilometers in a Tuk Tuk - Siem Reap, Cambodia
May 21, 2014
More time in Thailand
May 1, 2014
Read Katie's article in Australia's Cruising Helmsman Magazine Smell the Sea and Feel the Sky on sailing in Fiordland, NZ
April 24, 2014
Katie's View - Woman Spontaneously Combusts
April 20, 2014
Thai Cooking Lessons and New Friends
April 7, 2014
Butang Islands & Phuket, Thailand
March 31, 2014
Langkawi, Malaysia
March 26, 2014
Singapore to Pulau Penang - Georgetown
March 22, 2014
Katie's View - Boat Kids
Singapore
March 16, 2014
Danum Valley Conservation Area, Kinabatangan River & Sepolik. Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo
March 1, 2014
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
February 25, 2014
Passage from Palau to the Philippines to Kota Kinabalu
January 2, 2014
Palau and the Rock Islands
December 27, 2013
Read Katie's article in the OCC's Flying Fish magazine- Cakes, Kava and Sewing Machines
December 4, 2013
Seoul, Korea A visit with Corinne
November 11, 2013
Cheeseburgers and Typhoons in Palau
November 9, 2013
Passage from Papua New Guinea to Palau Diverted to Jayapura, Indonesia
Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia
A Passage for the Birds - Jayapura, Indonesia to Palau
Updated Route Map 2013
November 1, 2013
Read Katie's story Sailing Back in Time in Blue Water Sailing about Tanna, Vanuatu
November 4, 2013
Sailing Canoes in Ninigo, Papua New Guinea
November 1, 2013
Mal Island, Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea
October 27, 2013
The Hermit Islands, Papua New Guinea
October 26, 2013
Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
September 12, 2013
Sailing Canoes in the Louisiades, Papua New Guinea
September 1, 2013
Panapompom, The Louisiades, Papua New Guinea
Photo Gallery of Panapompom
August 23, 2013
Panasia, The Louisiades, Papua New Guinea
August 2, 2013
Passage from Cairns, Australia to Panasia Island, The Louisiades, Papua New Guinea
July 15, 2013
Diving the Great Barrier Reef
July 12, 2013
Hinchinbrook Channel to Cairns
July 11, 2013
Townsville, QLD
July 9, 2013
The Whitsunday Islands
June 19, 2013
Sailing from Gladstone to Mackay
May 30, 2013
Carnarvon Gorge, Queensland
May 23, 2013
Pittwater to Gladstone Passage
May 9, 2013
Six Weeks in the USA
May 5, 2013
Katie's article on sailing in Stewart Island is published in both hemispheres. Click to read one or both.
March 17, 2013
Sydney, Australia
March 16, 2013
Pittwater, NSW, Australia
February 13, 2013
Equipment - Generator repair
January 29, 2013
Coffs Harbour
Video during storm in Coffs Harbour
January 25, 2013
2012 Ocean Cruising Club awards - We got one!
January 15, 2013
Read Katie's article: Sailing in Fiordland published in Blue Water Sailing, January 2013
January 12, 2013
Koalas and Kangaroos, Scarborough Marina, QLD
January 7, 2013
California for the Holidays
January 6, 2013
Video: sailing in Fiordland 2012
Fiordland Sailing 2012 for iPad
December 9, 2012
Santo, Vanuatu to Bundaberg, Australia with a stop at Chesterfield Reefs
Chesterfield Reefs Photo Gallery
December 5, 2012
WWII Relics, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
November 29, 2012
Peterson Bay & The Blue Hole, Santo, Vanuatu
November 29, 2012
Banks Island Village, Luganville, Santo, Vanuatu
November 28, 2012
Welcome to Santo, Aore Resort, Vanuatu
November 25, 2012
Loltong, Pentecost, Vanuatu
Pentecost Photo Gallery
November 23, 2012
Londot Village, Wali Bay, Pentecost, Vanuatu
Chief Molsais, Pentecost, Vanuatu
November 17, 2012
Ranon, Ambrym, Vanuatu
Photo Gallery: Ranon, Ambrym, Vanuatu
November 11, 2012
Lamen Bay, Epi, Vanuatu
November 10, 2012
Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu
October 24, 2012
Ikquaramanu Village, Tanna, Vanuatu
John Frum Movement, Sulphur Bay, Tanna, Vanuatu
October 23, 2012
Circumcision Ceremony Yakupen, Tanna, Vanuatu
October 20, 2012
Circumcision Ceremony Manuapen, Vanuatu
October 8, 2012
Photo Gallery: Circumcision ceremony in Manuapen
October 7,2012
Yachties, Welcome to Port Resolution
Port Resolution Map and Information
September 30, 2012
Jim Goes Back to Work
September 27, 2012
Port Resolution, Tanna, Vanuatu
Photo Gallery Port Resolution 2012
September 26, 2012
Cultural Tour at Anelacauhat 2012
September 14, 2012
Aneityum, Vanuatu Revisited
September 10, 2012
Lifou, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
July 10, 2012
New Zealand to New Caledonia Passage
June 23, 2012
What we do between sailing trips
June 10, 2012
New Zealand Circumnavigation
Sailing to Fiordland and Stewart Island, what you need for a successful circumnavigation of New Zealand (pdf file)
April 22, 2012
Our trip around New Zealand ends
April 11, 2012
Napier
April 4, 2012
Akaroa
March 31, 2012
Dunedin
Updated Route Map 2012
March 29, 2012
Oban, Stewart Island
March 26, 2012
Updated Land Birds of New Zealand
Updated Water Birds of New Zealand
March 19, 2012
Breaksea Sound and Broughton Arm
Dusky Sound and Luncheon Cove Part 1
Dusky Sound and Luncheon Cove Part 2
Pickersgill Harbour Dusky Sound
Cascade Cove Dusky Sound
Passage to Stewart Island
South Arm, Port Pegasus, Evening Cove
South Arm, Port Pegasus, Boat Harbour Cove
North Arm, Port Pegasus, Ben's Bay
February 19, 2012
Golden Bay and Nelson
Sail to Fiordland - Milford Sound
George Sound
Thompson and Bradshaw Sounds
Doubtful Sound
Route Map 2012
New Photo Gallery: Fiordland Reflection
January 10, 2012
Christmas in California
November 6, 2011
Sailing from Noumea, New Caledonia to Opua, New Zealand
October 17, 2011
Epilogue Tanna, Vanuatu
October 15, 2011
My Friend Mary
Photo Gallery: Ikquramanu Village, Tanna, Vanuatu
October 14, 2011
Three Days in a Remote Village, Tanna, Vanuatu
Katie's View - A New Perspective
October 10, 2011
Hot Springs, Port Resolution, Tanna, Vanuatu
October 9, 2011
Circumcision Ceremony Launabeknai Village, Tanna, Vanuatu
October 8, 2011
Market Day, Tanna, Vanuatu
October 6, 2011
Port Resolution, Tanna, Vanuatu
Mt. Yasur Volcano, Tanna, Vanuatu
October 5, 2011
Photo Gallery: Vanuatu People
Photo Gallery: Vanuatu Children
October 2, 2011
Introduction to Vanuatu
Aneityum Island, Vanuatu
August 28, 2011
Sea creatures added to New Caledonia
August 26, 2011
New Caledonia
August 25, 2011
Photo Gallery - New Caledonia
Photo Gallery - New Caledonia Birds
Photo Gallery - New Caledonia Fish
August 12, 2011
Crossing from New Zealand to New Caledonia
July 28, 2011
Completely new and updated albums in Photo Gallery
June 19, 2011
Killing Time in New Zealand
June 15, 2011
Updates to Equipment Comments
Fireboy Automatic fire extinguisher
Storm Trysail
Storm Jib Sailbag
LED Lights
May 28, 2011
Preparing to leave New Zealand
April 30, 2011
California
March 26, 2011
West Coast, South Island
New Zealand Route Map
March 15, 2011
Otago Central Rail Trail
March 7, 2011
Milford Sound
March 5, 2011
Doubtful Sound and the Kepler Track
February 25, 2011
Stewart Island, New Zealand
Land Birds of New Zealand
Water Birds of New Zealand
February 17, 2011
Otago Peninsula & The Catlins
Updated Route Map
February 12, 2011
Central South Island - East Coast
February 8, 2011
Kayaking in Abel Tasman National Park
Stranded Pilot Whales
February 1, 2011
Crossing Cook Strait and visiting Farewell Spit
Land Birds of New Zealand
Water Birds of New Zealand
2011 Route Map
January 28, 2011
Tongariro Crossing
January 25, 2011
Driving South on the North Island
January 11, 2011
More Birds of New Zealand
January 6, 2011
Meet Gerty and Aotearoa
January 5, 2011
Tutukaka and Kawau Island
December 28, 2010
Sailing in the Bay of Islands, NZ
December 19, 2010
Opua Part Two
December 18, 2010
Birds of New Zealand
December 16, 2010
Updated Equipment Comments
Selden In-Mast Electric Furling
Gooseneck Fitting
Vent on front deck
Weld Bimini Frame
Yanmar engine coolant shut-off valves
December 3, 2010
Opua, New Zealand
November 21, 2010
Fiji to New Zealand Passage
Video - Fiji to New Zealand
November 5, 2010
Vuda Point Marina, Fiji
October 31, 2010
Fiji
Fiji Photo Gallery
October 15, 2010
Return to Vava'u
October 7, 2010
Vava'u, Tonga - Part Two
September 30, 2010
Kingdom of Tonga
Photo Gallery - Kirk & Sheila
September 20, 2010
Niue
Photo Gallery Niue
Updated Route Map
September 12, 2010
Palmerston Island, Cook Islands
August 29, 2010
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Rarotonga Photo Gallery
August 19, 2010
Bora-Bora
August 16, 2010
Raiatea and Tahaa
August 9, 2010
Huahine
August 8, 2010
Katie's View - Was it that bad?
August 4, 2010
Taking care of business - California & Tahiti
June 28, 2010
Moorea
June 27, 2010
Papeete, Tahiti
June 15, 2010
Rangiroa, Tuomotu
June 8, 2010
Ua Pou & map of the Marquesas
Nuku Hiva
Caribbean charts and books For Sale
June 4, 2010
Fatu Hiva
Tahuata
May 25, 2010
Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands
May 22, 2010
Pacific Crossing - Galapagos to Marquesas Islands
April 28, 2010
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos
Isabela Island, Galapagos
Photo Gallery - San Cristobal
Photo Gallery - Santa Cruz and Isabela
April 17, 2010
San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands
April 13, 2010
Sailing to the Galapagos Islands
March 31, 2010
Transiting the Panama Canal
March 23, 2010
Waiting to transit the Panama Canal
March 18, 2010
San Blas Islands, Panama
March 4, 2010
Curacao
February 20, 2010
Bonaire
Updated Route Map
February 11, 2010
Short stops at Martinique, St. Lucia and Bequia
February 10, 2010
Video: Bequia
January 31, 2010
Updated Katie's View
Video: Waterfalls and Lakes - Hiking on Dominica
January 22, 2010
Video: Hiking to Boiling Lake
January 21, 2010
Helping Kids in Dominca
Hiking in Dominica
December 28, 2009
Guadeloupe & Isles des Saintes
December 23, 2009
St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat
December 18, 2009
Saba
Merry Christmas
December 15, 2009
Saint Martin/Sint Maarten
Updated Equipment comments
Batteries
Shore Lines
Lee Cloths
Propane
Hella Fans
Impeller
November 23, 2009
North California Wine Country
Nanny Cay, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
September 26, 2009
Oregon Road Trip
Scott and Amy's Wedding
August 17, 2009
Summer: Wandering in the West
June 4, 2009
Tenaya stored for the hurricane season
May 30, 2009
Hauling out in Nanny Cay, Tortola, BVI
May 24, 2009
Updated Katie's View - End of a very good year
May 23, 2009
Scott and Amy visit the BVI
May 13, 2009
North Sound, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
May 5, 2009
Updated Katie's View - Buddy the Barracuda
Easter Holiday
Additional pages and catalogs in Wilderness Experience, Chatsworth, California
April 3, 2009
British Virgin Islands/Friends Visit
March 25, 2009
Books and Charts For Sale
March 21, 2009
Saint John's in Antigua and Frigate birds in Barbuda
St. Barts
Updated Equipment Comments
March 9, 2009
English Harbor, Antigua
March 7, 2009
Isles des Saintes & Guadeloupe
March 6, 2009
Dominica Carnival
Dominica - Portsmouth
February 17, 2009
Dominica
February 12, 2009
Martinique
February 10, 2009
St. Vincent & St. Lucia
January 31, 2009
Tobago Cays with Friends
January 26, 2009
More Bequia
January 19, 2009
Bequia update
January 14, 2009
Barbados and Bequia
January 3, 2009
Atlantic Crossing
Updated Katie's View - We made it!
Updated Route Map
December 15, 2008
Cape Verde Islands
Sailing with Dolphins video
December 4, 2008
La Gomera Island, Canary Islands
Katie's View - It's Time!
November 26, 2008
La Palma Island, Canary Islands
November 21, 2008
Tenerife, Canary Islands
New Katie's View - Storing Groceries
November 13, 2008
Marina Rubicon, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
October 23, 2008
Exploring Lanzarote, Canary Islands
October 21, 2008
Transpac 52 racing
October 12, 2008
La Graciosa Island, Canary Islands
October 1 - 7, 2008
Almerimar to the Canary islands
September 29, 2008
Tenaya's First Regatta
September 26, 2008
Updated Katie's View - No Need for Speed
Projects completed in Almerimar
September 15, 2008
Added Video: Sailing around the Western Mediterranean
September 6, 2008
The story of Jim's first company, Wilderness Experience
Back in Almerimar preparing for our Atlantic crossing
Find on Google Earth
September 4, 2008
Updates to Equipment Comments
New page Jim's Ramblings
August 23, 2008
Southern Italy and a little Sicily & Sardinia
Life on Tenaya - Boat Games
August 11, 2008
Updated Katie's View - Winter in the Caribbean
August 8, 2008
Elba, Anzio and Nettuno, Italy
Pontine Islands
Naples, Pompeii and Herculaneum
Ischia, Capri and the Almalfi Coast
July 31, 2008
Italian Riveria and Cinque Terre
July 20, 2008
Monaco
July 16, 2008
The French Riviera
July 10, 2008
Bonifacio, Corsica
Maddelana Islands, Sardinia
Calvi, Corsica
June 27, 2008
Menorca
June 26, 2008
Mallorca & Isla de Cabrera
Updated Route Map
June 18, 2008
Update to Katie's View
June 6, 2008
Palma, Mallorca
Added Video - Anchorages on Ibiza
May 28, 2008
Anchorages on Ibiza
May 23, 2008
Calpe
Espalmador
Ibiza
Added pictures of Spain to Photo Gallery
May 20, 2008
Video - Sailing from Almerimar to Calpe
Update to Katie's View
Route Map 2008
Almerimar to Cartagena
Cartagena to Calpe
Added pictures of stern anchor, AIS antenna, outside chart plotter and SSB antenna insulators to Equipment Comments
May 11, 2008
New paint, final projects and we are ready to go
Added picture of Reverso oil pump on Equipment page
May 4, 2008
Tenaya maintenance projects
Added pictures of removable bow sprit
April 23, 2008
California's Highway 1 & Oakland Boat Show
April 7, 2008
Moving and Skiing
March 26, 2008
Easter weekend in the mountains
March 20, 2008
Almerimar and California
February 21, 2008
The Zoo & Buzz Bombs
February 2, 2008
Updated Katie's View Physical Exam
Updated Photo Album
Belgium France Holland Morocco
Norway Portugal Spain California Nevada
Updated Equipment Comments Gori folding propeller
January 29, 2008
Time in Antwerp
December 31, 2007
Buying a boat and learning to sail....in Europe
December 16, 2007
Updated Katie's View Antwerp
December 6, 2007
Merry Christmas
December 2, 2007
Almerimar Yacht Race
November 30, 2007
Updated Katie's View Mom
November 19, 2007
A visit to a past life - Eastpak party in Brussels
The story of Eastpak: 2000-2005
November 16, 2007
Updated Katie's View Home
November 15, 2007
Updated Katie's View Clueless
November 6, 2007
Bike riding around Almerimar
Equipment - Chart plotter and GPS
November 2, 2007
Updated Katie's View
October 29, 2007
Living in Almerimar and planning for 2008
October 26, 2007
Visit from a friend
October 19, 2007
Guadix and the cave dwellings
October 18, 2007
Granada and the Alhambra
Capileira, Bubion and Trevelez
October 7, 2007
Updated Katie's View
October 1, 2007
Almerimar Marina
September 24, 2007
Morocco
Updated Route Map
September 19, 2007
Gibraltar
September 16, 2007
Isla da Culatra & Rota
Equipment comments - AIS
September 11, 2007
Last day in Lagos
Updated Katie's View
September 8, 2007
Still in Lagos, waiting for our radar to be repaired
Added examples of our Daily Log and Passage Plan pages
September 5, 2007
September Part One: Lagos, Portugal
September 2, 2007
August Part Four: Figueira da Foz, Peniche & Cascais
August Part Five: Sintra & Lisbon
Updated Katie's View
Equipment comments - Preventer & High lifelines
Updated Route Map
August 30, 2007
Updated Route Map
August 28, 2007
Updated Route Map
August 22, 2007
August Part Three: Portugal
Updated route map
August 15, 2007
Updated Katie's Life on Tenaya - Laundry
Equipment comments - Tender/Motor & WiFi
August 13, 2007
Updated Katie's View
August 12, 2007
The Spanish Rias
Updated route map
August 3, 2007
Crossing the Bay of Biscay
Updated route map
Updated Katie's View
July 29, 2007
Preparing for our crossing of the Bay of Biscay
We leave today and will arrive in La Caruna in 3-4 days
July 25, 2007
Update to Katie's View
Brest Castle
July 23, 2007
Morlaix, L'Aberwrac'h & Brest
July 17, 2007
Treguier, France
July 15, 2007
St Peter Port, Guernsey
July 12, 2007
Update on Katie's View
July 11, 2007
In Cherbourg
Updated Route Map
July 7, 2007
Finally, a great sailing day from Boulogne to Dieppe
July 5, 2007
Traveled about 150 miles since leaving the Netherlands
Now in Boulogne, France
Katie talks about her haircut in Boulogne
Updated Route Map
June 30, 2007
Finally left the Netherlands and heading south
June 24, 2007
Getting everything ready to start sailing south!
June 12, 2007
Norway trip, 21 days & 1300 miles
May 15, 2007
Our last month in the Netherlands
Making Tortillas, repairing a Jib Furler and planning for our trip to Norway
May 3, 2007
Posted pictures of Spectra Watermaker
April 30, 2007
April was a great start to our season
April 23, 2007
Katie talks to a bird on her birthday
April 21, 2007
Video of a Dolphin
April 19, 2007
Latest update April
Additions to Katie's View
March 31, 2007
Added 2 videos to the Photo Album
March 26, 2007
Started a list of Equipment on Tenaya
Medical Supplies
March 20, 2007
Mahina Expeditions Offshore Cruising Seminar in Seattle
Visits to our kids, Corinne in Seattle and Scott in Lafayette
February 12, 2007
The Valley of Fire, The Goldwell Open Air Museum and the ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada
January 29,2007
Whale watching off San Diego
January 22, 2007
SCUBA class
January 18, 2007:
Changes to the Photo Gallery
January 2007
December 23, 2006:
Additions to December 2006
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