March 1, 2026 Update
I’m enjoying a calmer pace! After working for 52 years at a blistering pace, I’m really enjoying having more time to work with my many Boat Purchase Consultation clients worldwide plus enjoying more swimming, running, hiking, kayaking, cycling, yoga and making new friends. One of our most exciting adventures planned for this summer will be meeting Bill, a former expedition member and now consultation client in Germany where he’ll be taking delivery of his new Sirius 35 DS and completing a training cruise to Denmark, Sweden and Norway which should qualify him for insurance. I’ve long been a fan of Sirius yachts and am hoping to have time to visit their yard. We’re also hoping for a chance to stop for a night at Hallberg-Rassy yard in Sweden to catch up with old friends there and check out their latest designs.
June 1, 2025 Update:
END OF AN ERA – After 38 seasons the May-July Scottish Isles training expeditions series was my last. What a fabulous time it’s been, exploring some of the most remote and exciting cruising areas in the world while training 1800 sailors how to sail their own boats safely anywhere in the world. I’ve recently assisted previous Mahina Expedition members Julie and Gio Cappelli setting up their own sail-training program, Pelagic Blue in the PNW, using the Garcia Exploration 50 Obelix, and also Ken Parker and Renee Evans who have announced their training program, Koru Expeditions for Haida Gwaii and later the Pacific Islands utilizing their 50′ performance catamaran.
Mahina Offshore Workshop held annually at Marine Tech Center in Anacortes, WA, November 7 & 8, 2026. I’ve given this part of Mahina Expeditions to my former students, clients and co-presenters, Julie and Gio Cappelli and am looking forward to being a guest co-presenter with them at this incomparable facility in January.
I’ve just updated BOATS TO CONSIDER FOR OFFSHORE CRUISING LIST I’ve just totally gone through updating, adding and eliminating boats from my four-page list of 158 builders and 424 models worldwide, based on recent findings and input from surveyors, boatyards and owners worldwide. Click HERE for the updated list.
Check out new list of seminar co-presenters and colleagues HERE. My goal is to make this Team Mahina page a resource linking to my trusted colleagues around the world, saving you time and money.
VIRTUAL MAHINA SEMINAR with ebook version of the 260-page Offshore Cruising Companion completed and available! After an exciting and intensive four days of filming with two camera crews going simultaneously, the 10+ hour version of our 2-day Mahina Offshore Workshop held annually early March at the Marine Tech Center in Anacortes is available, with unlimited digital access or as a USB drive. The $299 price includes periodic updates and the 260-page Offshore Cruising Companion (normally $60). Email me: sailing@mahina.com for payment details. A huge thanks to Julie and Gio Cappelli and of course to SVC Program Chair Mike Beemer.
More updates coming soon!