If it feels like I’ve been spamming you with sailing content lately, well…I have good news: the season is officially over. And what better way to wrap up months of evenings on the water, race days, questionable weather decisions, and…

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If it feels like I’ve been spamming you with sailing content lately, well…I have good news: the season is officially over. And what better way to wrap up months of evenings on the water, race days, questionable weather decisions, and…

Wellness ·
There are some days when your skin needs a little extra attention…and you need a little time to slow down, too. That was exactly the case when I recently spent an afternoon at Sense+ Skincare & Wellness in Great Neck, NY for…

With my surgery now just a couple of weeks away, I’ve reached that strange point in the countdown where it suddenly feels very real. There’s still plenty of time before the big day, but close enough that I’ve started thinking…

If you sail, you know the weather is really in charge. You can have the boat ready, the weekend blocked off and a race on the calendar, but none of it matters if Mother Nature has other plans. And this…

I’m still not quite ready to admit that summer is ending, so I spent Labor Day weekend doing what I do best: pretending it isn’t. For four days, I bounced between my local beach, an ocean beach and the pool,…

I came across an Instagram reel recently about perspective, and it got me thinking about this summer. Maybe it’s because Labor Day weekend is here and, as much as I hate to admit it, summer is starting to wind down….

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