From the salon of their 48-foot Hatteras trawler, AfterMath, Debbie Daigle and her husband, John, speak wistfully but without much regret about leaving their sailing days in the wake of twin props. “We loved sailing,” Debbie, a retired school teacher, …

As a cruising sailor, inching lazily past a round-the-buoys race can be a real eye-opener. The grace and speed and well-oiled crews are nothing short of awe-inspiring. But hey, you may think, I actually enjoy sailing; that looks too much …

When Mark Heath retired to Grenada in 2003, he seemingly had it all.  The tropical climate made him the envy of friends and family back in his native U.K.  The people on the southern Caribbean island were friendly and the …