Steve & Linda Dashew
have been cruising on their FPB 83 Wind Horse. In the past three years they have put 25,000 miles on the log, and are presently heading to the UK from California, via Panama, the Bahamas, Newfoundland, and Greenland. (For more info on the Wind Horse design, click here.)

Joe Boyle and Christy Fisher
are cruising with their young daughters in the Caribbean and Europe aboard Zia, a Switch 51 catamaran. They "devoured" the SetSail Sailor's Logs while getting ready to go cruising - now that they're out there doing it, they're passing along their own lessons learned to inspire the next generation of sailors.

Michel and Jane DeRidder
have spent the last 40+ years sailing aboard Magic Dragon, a 40-foot light-displacement twin keeler. True pioneers of the cruising lifestyle, we are glad to have them share their vast store of real-world experience with the SetSail community.

George Backhus and Merima Jaferi
are circumnavigating aboard Moonshadow, a Deerfoot 2-62. After several years in the South Pacific and Southeast Asia, Moonshadow has sailed through the Red Sea and is now exploring the Med. Along with plenty of good tips on seamanship, equipment and the cruising lifestyle in general, you will also find interesting commentary on the cruiser's social scene.

Scott & Ryan Bannerot
report from the 41-foot aluminum centerboard sloop Elan in the Pacific. The co-author of the classic Cruiser's Handbook of Fishing, Scott is also SetSail's resident fishing guru - and Ryan is coming along fast.

Kate & Hamish Laird
spent years sailing in the Southern Ocean, and called upon this experience when designing Seal, a 56-foot cutter optimized for high-latitude cruising. They've been cruising with their two young daughters in Greenland and the British Isles, and are now headed south for Antarctica.

 Al & Beth Liggett
are sending periodic e-mail updates on their third circumnavigation aboard Sunflower, a 42-foot Bob Perry design double-ended cutter. They currently report on cruising in Southeast Asia.

Lynne & Chris Morgan
are sailing around the world on Malaika, a 39-foot steel cutter. Starting in South Africa, they crossed the Atlantic to South America, the Caribbean, and back to Colombia (where they survived a pirate attack). They're currently in Panama. Their zest for adventure, and their ability to live the cruising dream on a tight budget, will inspire all who long to cut the dock lines and head for distant horizons.

The following reporters have moved on from the cruising life or are no longer writing for us on a regular basis, but their logs remain interesting:

Dave & Jaja Martin
circumnavigated aboard a Cal 25, starting a family in the process. For the past several years they explored north of the Arctic Circle with their three kids aboard Driver, their hard chine 33-foot sloop. Most recently they sailed from Norway to Iceland, Greenland, and Nova Scotia, and have now built a cabin in the woods in Maine. Start your week with this wonderfully humorous look at the cruising life.

Brian Savage & Colleen Ryan
have sailed Theta Volantis, their Sundeer 64, from the East Coast of the US to Europe, and then back across the pond to New Zealand, through the Southwest Pacific, to Australia, Southeast Asia, through the Red Sea, and are now in the Med. The authors of a series of diving guides to the Eastern Caribbean, they are frequent contributors to Yachting World magazine.

Kristin Sandvik
bought a fixer-upper Santana 37, spent a year refitting the boat, found crew, learned how to sail on the fly, then took off for the South Pacific and ultimately New Zealand. She kept a remarkable journal during these years of making her sailing dreams come true.

The Neri Family
has finished cruising the West Indies aboard Calvin, a 38-foot high-performance design. Their style of writing mixes humor and hard information...and even the kids have contributed reports. While the Neris are back on land for the time being, if you have not followed their adventures in the past, this will give you a great feeling for a different style of cruising.