Offshore Explorer with Scott Dodgson

There is an interesting subset of men who move onto their boats after a degree of emotional trauma to make a new life. Options exist to learn lessons about themselves. Some men chose to learn and cha…

In the process of researching for the truth behind the Myth of the American Mariner for a new series, Scott ponders a time when he wasn’t quite ready to tackle sailing to Bermuda from New Jersey in h…

Scott recounts being struck by lightning between Bermuda and New York City. Chances are 1 in 1000 for a boat to be struck by lightning according to US Boat Insurance. Lightning is as unpredictable as…

This is a true story. I changed the names to protect the guilty. God will have to be his own judge on this one. Self judgement begs review. I can safely say it is not looking good for him. As for me …

Freelance photographer. Specialized genre includes on, off and above-the-water locales and venues. A native of Northern California (Lake Tahoe and the San Francisco Bay area), Steve also travels with…

Before GPS, before Loran, before the sextant, before the astrolabe, before the cross-staff the perception of time was very different than it is in today’s modern mind. Time has changed, at least the …

We’ve heard about it. We have probably used the phrase “to be rudderless.” We probably felt aimless at times. We might even know that boats and planes have rudders and that they function the same way…

Antibes had long been in my mind as a destination. Just knowing about a small town in the South of France was something of a feat for a young boy from the streets of Northeast Philly.  The French coa…

Captain Tim Boehmer has been a tugboat captain for 20 years. He has plied the waters of the east coast of America.  Captain Tim offers insights into sharing the waterways with recreational boaters, t…

During this time of strife Scott is reminded of Mutiny, and an experience he had. While running charters for the Four Seasons Hotel on Nevis Island, Scott runs into trouble when his mate attacks him.…

Rita is a professional book author, a skillful writer and copywriter, creative, producer and translator, with a proven track record of delivering tangible results and an Award winning Journalist (1 s…

When you stop at a port in a country for the first time, there is a protocol for checking in to the country. They usually combine immigration and customs in one office except for Greece. The offices …

Consider this mental experiment for a moment. When you stand outside in your own town, histories, incidents, observations, all rush through your mind creating a feeling of nostalgia, romance, anger, …

Tommy “Twang” Ivicevich is my friend. Saying that really means something. He is beloved by all, even the ex-wife. Tommy’s spirit is best described as the boy who rode his bike down the biggest hill i…

For me not to mention the virus racing through humanity causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and untold economic and emotional misery would be shortsighted and unfair to the reader. I have known m…

Let me be clear, people who yell at me on a boat will be thrown overboard and allowed to swim home. If they can’t swim, then they should drown with a proper sense of decorum and shame! There is no ro…

Marilyn Monroe, dead bodies, and pickles, what do they have in common? A 12 year old Scott spends a summer with his grandfather, The Casket Salesman. 

He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1922. He…

Here is a simple exercise in relationships between the physical past and the physical present. How much can you physically carry in your arms? 

Where you are going? What is the reason you are carrying…

How does one get to where they are? It is rarely a straight line. Sometimes it’s just luck. Graduate high school, go to college, meet your sweetheart, get married, get a job, have kids, and retire th…

Kapoor’s story was like a lot of others who end up working and living in the world of yachts. 

Kapoor was born in India. He snuck aboard a freighter in Chennai bound for France. His uncle, a crewman, …