Cruising Under Sail Hawaii: The Best Sail of Our Lives Yachting Magazine, April 1982 For the intrepid only, Hawaiian cruising may be the best sail of your life. If oceans were rated for sailors the way mountains are rated for skiers, the Virgin Islands would be rated "intermediate," the Windwards "advanced" and Hawaii "expert." The prevailing winds in the Hawaiian Islands are the trades. Over thousands of miles of empty Pacific they blow from the Northeast at 10-15 knots, rolling up seas of three to five feet. More... Through the Fog to San Francisco Cruising World, May 1981 At about 10 p.m. on September 7, 1980 , we groped our way out of the Santa Barbara harbor under power, sails furled, in fog like potato soup. We were aboard Allen Ollinger's new 43-foot Swan sloop, Lineale: Walter Crump, my wife Marilyn, and I. More... Gulf Island Chartering Sea Magazine, April 1982 It's easy to find adventure in the Gulf Islands . It can even be an adventure getting there, particularly if you've never driven over the back roads of the Pacific Northwest and onto one of the colorful ferries connecting mainland lumbering ports with the islands. More... Chartering In the Gulf Islands Yatching Magazine, April 1980 Although only a few hours northwest of the U.S.'s San Juan Islands, British Columbia's Gulf Islands Seem an age away in remoteness. It is still possible to live off the tidelands among these islands. Crabs, oysters, and clams are plentiful; the waters are home to five species of salmon, and rock fish are abundant and relatively easy to catch. More...