Articles by Ellen

Survival Tips to Combat Marine Insurance Hell

February 15, 2023 // 0 Comments

Curious whether 25 free spins on registration are the real deal or just a hook? This 2026 guide gives you an honest assessment, separating genuine value from empty promises and helping you spot the offers that are actually worth your time. For players who prefer to keep their gambling budget [read more]

Demand Plastic-Free Packaging When You Shop – Help Our Ocean Environment

January 26, 2022 // 0 Comments

“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” Robert Swan Let’s change the world’s attitude toward plastic! Almost half of plastics are used just once and then thrown away. When we were provisioning for our latest Atlantic crossing in Europe, it was [read more]

Exploring Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai Volcanic Island Before the Eruption

January 15, 2022 // 2 Comments

2022 Update: When we had the privilege of exploring Hunga-Tonga, Hunga-Ha’apai before its destruction by the 2022 eruption. When we sailed there, it was an almost-new land form, having been formed by an earlier 2014 eruption. The erosion of waves and wind continued to change its form; the [read more]

Sailing Back Across the Atlantic

December 27, 2021 // 4 Comments

Time to Leave the Mediterranean After sailing across the Atlantic to the Mediterranean in 2015 and spending two seasons there, it was time to head back so we could fulfill the dream of sailing the South Pacific before grandchildren come along. During our time in the Med our travels took us to [read more]

Tenerife’s Thrilling Once-in-a-Decade Storm Surge

December 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

Once-a-Decade Waves Pound Huge Waves Pound Tenerife’s North Shore from sv Golden Glow on Vimeo. Tenerife’s North Shore from sv Golden Glow on [read more]

What Goes On After Dark on Golden Glow?

December 20, 2021 // 4 Comments

after 1200 miles, it was time to refill our two diesel tanks from our backup jericans An imperfectly attached outside shower hose leaked and payback was late-night bailing – lessons learned! Ellen cleans the locker where we keep our extra diesel yamaha outboard fuse change by headlamp on the [read more]

Swimming with Sharks – HUNDREDS of Sharks!

December 13, 2021 // 2 Comments

Fakarava seen from space Fakarava We sailed to Fakarava, which is the second largest – and one of the more populated – atolls in the Tuamotos (the other being Rangiroa). Fakarava’s lagoon is more than 30 miles long and unlike any other atoll we’ve visited, you can traverse [read more]

Chaps Aren’t Just for Cowboys

February 5, 2021 // 1 Comment

To our non-sailor friends, “Chaps” refer to the leather covering a cowboy wears over his jeans. Those chaps serve a number of purposes besides looking cool and focusing appreciative glances. When riding horseback, the tough leather protects legs from heavy brush; in the cattle pen, while [read more]

Tahitian Vanilla – from Farm to Table

December 3, 2020 // 6 Comments

This post shares what we learned about vanilla farming in French Polynesian and at the bottom has delicious recipes for cooking fish with vanilla sauces. Vanilla – Don’t Settle for less than The Real Thing Morita’s brother hard at work tending the vanilla vines Vanilla has been [read more]

Catamaran Sunbrella Sunshade

October 25, 2020 // 13 Comments

To get ready for the South Pacific, we had a sunbrella sunshade made that covers the whole front of Golden Glow, reaching all the way back behind the mast to cover the salon roof. The shade keeps the inside of the boat so much cooler, and creates a whole new dimension to living space on the boat. [read more]

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