cruising world (usa) / april 2016

Cruising World (USA) / April 2016 print issue

"Finding Home at the Bottom of the World" - Story & Photos by Somira Sao

A destination piece about our in-port life in Puerto Williams (post-shipwreck) is featured in the upcoming print issue of Cruising World (USA). Magazine should be available on stands by April 1st and arriving by mail to subscribers now.

Thanks to editors Mark Pillsbury & Jennifer Brett for printing this piece and to Dave Weaver for the beautiful layout.

cruising world (usa) / "southern ocean, family style" is now online

From the Cruising World (USA) / February 2016 print issue
"Southern Ocean, Family Style" - Story & Photos by Somira Sao

A story I wrote in 2013 (just after Pearl's birth) that was published in the February 2016 issue of Cruising World (USA) is now available to read online:  Southern Ocean, Family Style

The piece documents a 30-day non-stop family passage we made aboard Anasazi Girl in the Southern Ocean in April 2012 from the Cape of Good Hope (Simons Town), South Africa to Fremantle, Western Australia . At that time, Tormentina and Raivo were ages 3 and 1.

The type of sailing you experience at this latitude is without a doubt some of the most difficult and challenging you can take on. It takes a certain level of sailing experience, risk management skill, the right kind of boat, crew & conditions, as well as a very high mental & physical threshold for discomfort.

Tough is tough, but when the sailing here is good, it's really damn good. It's that feeling you ride long after the voyage is over.