Advertisement

steel

Bearing a remarkable resemblance to his great-great grandfather—the skipper of the HMS Beagle, Lieutenant Robert FitzRoy of the Royal Navy— Michael FitzRoy poses with sketches of his famous ancestor in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

The Descendants

On a square-rigger voyage across the Atlantic with heirs of the protagonists from the legendary HMS Beagle—Lieutenant Robert FitzRoy and naturalist Charles Darwin—the real and the surreal are barely distinguishable. From our September 2012 issue.

Secured with lines to shore, Northern Light lies at anchor at Melchior Island, her crew's jumping-off point for the return to South America after their Antarctic Peninsula visit.

Pearls Around the White Continent Part IV: Home, Sweet Home

In Part IV of this five-part series, Deborah Shapiro and Rolf Bjelke, on board their 40-foot steel ketch, Northern Light, return to places on the Antarctic Peninsula that they first visited in 1984. Their pleasure turns to dismay, however, when they become witnesses to the profound affects brought to the region by climate change.

Roger Henry arrives at Thunder Bay, in the Kenai Fjords National Park.

Where Might & Majesty Meet

A cruising couple sailing the North Pacific arrives in Alaska to discover that where there’s smoke, there’s desire. A feature from our November 2010 issue

Diana entertains a stowaway en route to Samoa.

The Samoan Way

Alvah and Diana visit Robert Louis Stevenson’s grave in Samoa. From The Roger Henry Files for our September 16, 2010, CW Reckonings.

The Grahams' tranquil anchorage in the Palmyra Atoll.

The Scene of the Crime

Alvah and Diana encounter tropical beauty and the scene of a double murder in the Palmyra Atoll. From the Roger Henry Files for our CW Reckonings for August 19, 2010

Alvah takes in the rhythm of the sea as the Roger Henry heads to Hawaii.

Here In Hula Heaven

The passage from the mainland was great, and Hawaii serves up some earthly delights. From the Roger Henry Files for our July 22, 2010, CW Reckonings

Bearing a remarkable resemblance to his great-great grandfather—the skipper of the HMS Beagle, Lieutenant Robert FitzRoy of the Royal Navy— Michael FitzRoy poses with sketches of his famous ancestor in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

The Descendants

On a square-rigger voyage across the Atlantic with heirs of the protagonists from the legendary HMS Beagle—Lieutenant Robert FitzRoy and naturalist Charles Darwin—the real and the surreal are barely distinguishable. From our September 2012 issue.

Secured with lines to shore, Northern Light lies at anchor at Melchior Island, her crew's jumping-off point for the return to South America after their Antarctic Peninsula visit.

Pearls Around the White Continent Part IV: Home, Sweet Home

In Part IV of this five-part series, Deborah Shapiro and Rolf Bjelke, on board their 40-foot steel ketch, Northern Light, return to places on the Antarctic Peninsula that they first visited in 1984. Their pleasure turns to dismay, however, when they become witnesses to the profound affects brought to the region by climate change.

Roger Henry arrives at Thunder Bay, in the Kenai Fjords National Park.

Where Might & Majesty Meet

A cruising couple sailing the North Pacific arrives in Alaska to discover that where there’s smoke, there’s desire. A feature from our November 2010 issue

Diana entertains a stowaway en route to Samoa.

The Samoan Way

Alvah and Diana visit Robert Louis Stevenson’s grave in Samoa. From The Roger Henry Files for our September 16, 2010, CW Reckonings.

The Grahams' tranquil anchorage in the Palmyra Atoll.

The Scene of the Crime

Alvah and Diana encounter tropical beauty and the scene of a double murder in the Palmyra Atoll. From the Roger Henry Files for our CW Reckonings for August 19, 2010

Alvah takes in the rhythm of the sea as the Roger Henry heads to Hawaii.

Here In Hula Heaven

The passage from the mainland was great, and Hawaii serves up some earthly delights. From the Roger Henry Files for our July 22, 2010, CW Reckonings

Advertisement

Email Newsletters and Special Offers

Sign up for Cruising World emails to receive features on travel destinations, event listings and product reviews as well as special offers on behalf of Cruising World’s partners.

By signing up you agree to receive communications from Cruising World and select partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You may opt out of email messages/withdraw consent at any time.

Advertisement