We lifted anchor in the predawn darkness and raised the sails, turning Amaya around. It was chilly. I had fur at least. The sky was unusually bright, and the water sounded somehow muffled past the hull. Indigo was stretched out on the port bench, fiddling with her camera.
“You know, I know [...]

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“Is this Amaya?” she asked.
I nodded, crossing my arms as I stood on the Scafell stone dock, watching the wavelets ripple against Amaya’s green hull. For this trip, a sort of zig-zag around the inner seas of Sansara was the general idea (we had no idea exactly what places we would visit while there, [...]

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“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” - Lao Tzu
My idea, this time, wasn’t to sail a thousand miles (kilometers? maybe more accurate for our world). Nevertheless, working some time for a sail into my routine required quite a bit of schedule massaging. The end result [...]

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It’s funny how things start. I have no idea how it was that I discovered how pervasive sailing in our world was. It’s not something very many furries seem to do, unless they follow military discipline, or are pirates (arr!). Contrary to what seems to be popular belief, it’s not because cats are afraid of [...]

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Thank you, Jane, for the warm welcome to these pages.  As well, thank you MTW for giving me the opportunity to present a column as well.  I only apologize for taking so long to come up with an idea for what I want to present (I’ve had authoring rights for some time now), and it [...]

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Although a great deal of discussion in these pages focuses on different aspects of sailboat racing, most sailors use their boats primarily for cruising and rarely race. They spend time at the helm navigating the extensive waterways that crisscross Second Life.  SL sailors have considerable interest in recreational cruising, and Elisha Paklena’s discussion of Pleasure Cruising is one of the most [...]

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