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JAWS in La Paz
Whale sharks are probably one of the coolest things with fins, and honestly, one of my main I kicked around the Sea of Cortez for so long. In some cases whale sharks span more than 30 feet, but...
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To Chiapas, and Beyond!
****This is an old post, but a necessary one. Sorry for the late update**** Chiapas represented two things for Panache; the last stop in Mexico before crossing into El Salvador (I decided to skip...
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Sailing the “Happy Coast” with Dad
If you were to make a graph, where age is the x-axis and parent/child animosity is the y-axis, you would get the most perfect bell curve a TI-86 calculator could produce. Everyone’s bell curve is a...
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Loathing Lightning in Beautiful Costa Rica
When I left El Salvador, Panache was ready for a 30+ day crossing to the Marquesas. After getting 20 miles offshore, I decided to change course towards Costa Rica for three reasons: 1. My Nikon...
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Galapagos to the Marquesas
Eight words to sum up my crossing from Galapagos to the Marquesas: Long. Void. Hands-free. Are we there yet? Now that I’m safely tethered to land in Fatu Hiva, it’s time to reflect. The problem is...
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Land Ho! Fatu Hiva
Twenty-four days and a handful of minutes had sailed past, and I had seen nothing in front of my bow to challenge Panache. It was otherworldly to be so close to ... something. It was green. How could...
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Roommate/Crewmate
Sailing solo for 8 months was an amazing experience that sharpened my tenacity, deepened my personal accountability, and developed my self-reliance. It also gave me some of the most devastatingly...
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Hiva Oa & Tahuata – A Taste of The Marquesas (and Internet)
Hey Zack, it’s your brain. I think we should start moving west?! You caught a fish and hiked to the waterfall, and now it’s time to get a move on. We need to make it to New Zealand before December....
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Beautiful Disaster: How Panache Finally left Niue with a Newly Repaired Rudder.
I’ve had my fair share of trouble aboard Panache, but nothing quite as somber as my fractured rudder. The accident left me unable to carry on, literally and figuratively. Looking into a mirror I knew...
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