Staying True to You: Staying Afloat Financially
I met high and low seas during first year of my voyage. Sailing to find surf was exhilarating, but I spent much of my time wracking my brain about how to stay financially afloat.  People often wonder how I manage monetarily. Many suppose Iâm some sort of  trust fund kid. I wish that were true! […]
Worship the Sun Safely: Navigating towards a ‘safe sunscreenâ
Every since I was a kid, putting sunscreen on was considered a âhealthyâ thing to do. Whether I was sailing small sailing dinghies, playing on the beach, or surfing, I was always caked with sunscreen. Like most consumer products, I never questioned its safety for my body or the environment. Sunscreen was something that […]
Journeys to Activism Patagonia Event Tour: Our choices define us
Last year, Patagonia contacted me about participating in a series of events about âwomen in activismâ. I felt excited. To me it meant that I was being recognized as an âactivistâ for the planet because of the choices Iâve made in my own life to cause less harm and use my voice to […]
Empowering the Sisterhood: voyaging with two amazing sea sisters
Last year I got to meet fellow Patagonia ambassadors Kimi Werner and LĂŠa Brassy for the first time. Patagonia generously arranged for all of us to meet upon the waters of some remote atolls that have come to be my beloved backyard and playground. From all that I knew about them, I expected weâd […]
Procrastination in paradise: book-writing on board
Blog updates have been limited this year because I’m writing a book! Last year, Patagonia Books proposed that I write the story of my voyage. The timing felt right, and now that I am more than halfway through, I have mustered the courage to announce it here. Itâs been a about 11 months since I […]
Reunited and it feels so Good!! Tropicat is BACK
In case you havenât heard via IG or FB, Amelia turned up about a week after I posted the blog about âletting goâ!?! Itâs ironic how often when we stop trying to control things, accept, and trust the Universe…beautiful surprises are in store! I was overjoyed to get a phone call from the manager […]
Amelia the Tropicat: Sometimes love is letting go <3
Iâve had a few pets on Swell over the last 9 years, but most of them made their way aboard on their own. Aside from a lost baby seabird I found after a cyclone, my non-human guests have been uninvited. I donât mind the geckos that often show up in a banana stock. They […]
Never too late…
“If 67 years young can do it, you can do it, too.” âAleksander Doba A huge congrats and a stinging high five to, Aleksander Doba, who received the mega honor of earning the most votes for the National Geographic People’s choice award, making him the official NG Adventurer of the Year 2014. I was […]
National Geographic Adventurer of the Year??!!
Iâve been nominated for National Geographicâs Adventurer of the Year!
Nominees
You can vote for your favorite everyday until January 31st!
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Thank you for the support that helped me earn it!
Solidarity and the Sisterhood: United we rise
âSeriously???â Was the only word out of the police officerâs mouth as she leaned in to the driver side window of Annaâs 91′ Nissan truck âCharlieâ. I cringed and sunk low in the passenger seat. It was my fault. Rules had slipped my mind… In the height of our sunny day joyride to […]
