Articles By William Thomas #celerity

This is how it feels to make the long passage from San Diego to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands. Prose poem by William Thomas, as published in Sailing Magazine.

A talking trimaran? Recounting her early adventures, if Celerity could speak this is what she'd say.

Celerity is a plucky, 31-foot trimaran built in a Gabriola Island backyard. She sailed 40,000 sea miles around the Pacific Ocean, making the first nonstop North Pacific crossing by multihull, before tying up at the same berth she'd departed from eight years before.

When a captain must decide between saving his boat or saving his mate, there is no choice at all.

Before putting to sea for the first time, it's advisable to consult the I-Ching. Just be sure you're ready for the anser.