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In 2026, I sailed 9,300 miles from New Zealand to Alaska to see tidewater glaciers before they disappeared, or before I did. Start here if you are curious about the journey.

Ice Frontiers •Jean Peccoud

Letters from the Dock

Articles using sailing as a metaphor for resilience and uncertainty.

Sailing Prince William Sound

Letters from the Dock

Sailing Prince William Sound

Prince William Sound looked pristine: clear water, empty anchorages, immense mountains and glaciers. It took a whale hundreds of miles later to make me wonder what we hadn’t seen — and whether I would know the difference between a healthy wilderness and a diminished one.

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Letters from the Edge

Essays on change, loss, and transformation.

Getting Back on Trail

Letters from the Edge

Getting Back on Trail

After the plan I had for the boat did not work, I have three options: sell her, operate her commercially, or sail for sport or pleasure. Each path forces me to ask why I bought her.

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Logbook

Personal notes shared with an inner circle of co-travelers pursuing their own frontiers.

Is that it?

Last week, I reached Victoria. It felt like a failure.

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From the Archives

What is a skipper?

Letters from the Dock Featured

What is a skipper?

What separates a skipper from a captain, an owner, or the crew? The one who holds final responsibility for the boat — and decides to take it on.