Following is a selection of my published work.

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Voyage for the sea

AS SEEN IN JAN 2024 SAILING MAGAZINE


The Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūlea recently completed 2,800nm of its Moananuiākea tour, bringing a message of unity and restoration to thousands along the North American Pacific Coast.

The double-hulled traditional-style vessel had embarked from Juneau, Alaska mid-June on the first leg of a planned 43,000nm, four-year expedition. Over five months the voyagers visited 35 communities, connecting with indigenous people and groups who share Hōkūlea’s vision of healing and protecting the planet.


SEE THE COMPLETE ARTICLE HERE

Friday, December 1, 2023

Through the big ditch

AS SEEN IN JULY 2023 SAILING MAGAZINE 

The ups and downs of a transit through the Panama Canal


Of my many madcap boating adventures around the world, transiting the Panama Canal is the one that always elicits the most oohs and aahs. It’s been declared “the epitome of man’s mastery over nature,” and “a mighty symbol of a centuries old dream come true,” by some, but most people just call it a bucket list item.


I’d checked the canal off my bucket list nearly 10 years ago, but that gave me a leg up when friends David and Sheri Normandin were looking for experienced crew for their upcoming passage. It definitely is the kind of experience you would do again and again so I jumped at the chance to revisit the Big Ditch.


READ ABOUT THE WHOLE ADVENTURE HERE

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

AS SEEN IN ULTIMATE SAILING

WORTH THE WAIT


The pandemic put a lot of things on hold and one of the most significant was the 2020 Olympic Games. Across every nation, the world’s finest athletes were holding their collective breath, waiting for the Games to resume. Along with them: primo photographers Jesús Renedo and Pedro Martinez – working as “Sailing Energy” – official photographers for the 2020 Games!

One of their major, most difficult tasks that year, in fact, was just getting the paperwork completed to enter Japan. Covid had a huge impact on protocol, he added: “The paperwork was crazy and lots of media peers gave up, as it was really complex.”

But Pedro and Jesús persevered. Arriving in Japan, “It was like reaching the summit of a mountaintop! And such a privilege, as many fellow photographers were not able to make it.”

Disembarking to an empty airport was “mind-blowing,” they continued. The country was locked down and in the middle of curfew. “This was our second Olympic Games and it could not have been more different than Rio 2016.”

 FULL ARTICLE

Monday, January 9, 2023

As seen in Sailing Magazine 

RACING THE CHARTER WAY

Spice up a charter by throwing in some competitive fun

Chartering isn’t always about lolling around at anchor in turquoise splendor. For avid racers, bareboat chartering offers a chance to enjoy competition in new and exciting venues, with fresh opponents and an international flair. That’s how we ended up at the Caribbean Multihull Challenge, a relatively new event in the winter racing season, organized by the people who made the Heineken Regatta synonymous with seriously fun racing in paradise.

Thursday, December 1, 2022

Perseverance pays off big

As seen in Sailing Magazine 

PERSEVERANCE PAYS OFF

Sailors overcame hurdles on their way to great racing at the J/70 World Championship

When California Yacht Club tried, and tried again, to host the J/70 World Championship regatta, members of the Marina del Rey, California-based yacht club and neighboring organizations stepped through the year of pandemic postponements, protocol and obstacles to pull off a world-class competition.

“This event has been years in the making,” said Chair Marylyn Hoenemeyer, who pressed on even as travel constraints and uncertainty threatened to disrupt the regatta. But in early August they prevailed, welcoming 62 competitors from 11 nations for five days of racing in Santa Monica Bay. 




Wednesday, April 13, 2022

BETSY CROWFOOT-SENESCU HONORED AS AMERICAN RED CROSS 2022 RISING STAR 

Betsy Senescu is a long-time communications visual storyteller and blogger/writer volunteer who has made many contributions. In 2021 & 2022, she volunteered her time and talents to capture photos and videos that were used to capture the work of the Red Cross and our supporters in action. Betsy’s work “behind the scenes” has enabled us to share the Red Cross story far and wide.

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Monday, March 21, 2022

 FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS

Rainbow Sandals Founder Has Giving in His ‘Sole’

Rainbow Sandals founder Jay ‘Sparky’ Longley has philanthropy in both his soul and sole, he joked, as the long-time sandal manufacturer presented a $50,000 donation to the American Red Cross of Orange County.

“You guys are the best; a huge organization doing wonderful things all over the world,” Longley declared, as he acknowledged the 152 Red Cross Societies around the globe, and the work the Red Cross is currently undertaking in Texas following winter storm Uri.



“When I started, I never had the money or the time to help anybody else, but now I’m in a position to, and I really like giving back,” Longley continued. “I try to help everyone a little bit. I figure everybody needs a little help and it’s fun to give. I just do a little bit – and hope that people follow my lead.”