HAWSEPIPER: The Longest Climb

Well, time is flying by now that I'm home, of course. The sense of 'never enough time' is strong as it always is, but it's b...

Well, I'm winding down here from yet another tour here at HAWSEPIPER's Afloat Global HQ/The SS Betty Ford.   Looking forward to goin...

Yesterday might have been a bit of a capstone for me... or, better put, a warning sign.  I'm pretty good at multitasking, but I don...

Sunday has never really been a day of rest for me.    While I am religiously observant, I have never been good at observing the Day Of Res...

I'm reviewing the Rules of the Road in preparation for an upcoming licensing exam to up the tonnage on my captain's license, and oh,...

Mr Bobby is now the seniormost citizen among our afloat staff. He's in his mid 70's, and is the Able-Bodied Seaman aboard one of our...

 I picked up some kind of bug. Feeling crappy.