. The engines purred below the sole while our stout little ship gracefully lifted over each beam swell, gently ... tended to the ship's log, updated our position and checked the engine vitals. Then, as I stood ...

expected, allowing us to cast off our lines by 9:30 a.m. The engines purred and wafted diesel in the early ... was simple: shower, clean the interior, steer, cook, eat, sleep, navigate and check the engines. There were ... , bilges to clean, engines that need to be checked." Left unchecked, the decades-old debate of sail vs ...