This April I have the privilege—along side my long-time friend, America’s Cup winner Carol Vernon--of crewing a group of sailing women around Grenada. No men...

“I do,..” “bark,” “bark” Ahhhh, dreamers…. The ultimate, romantic Caribbean vacation can only be bested by one extremely personal occasion --- a wedding on a...

One of our wildest charters was with two happy couples from Texas who won their charter through a Humane Society charity auction. When Carol and Steve and Ma...

Out of the mouths of babes… Two little girls were among Winston’s favorites on chrter.... He recalls, “Catherine and Elizabeth, two tiny little girls with hu...

Finding a yacht job is like charting your course in the ocean… Now that you’ve made it to Fort Lauderdale and accomplished setting your sails as we recommend...

The Tug Cable -- Sailing in heavy fog off Newport, RI, toward Block Island, we encountered a tugboat pulling a barge – actually, we encountered not the tug b...

Let’s ask a different question… how do I know if Im NOT cut out for yachting? You love taking long showers. You spend more than four minutes fixing your hair...

Finding a yacht job is like charting a course in the ocean. Here’s how to set your sails: One dose serious self-examination – Why do you want to work in yach...

Busy, tiny pack rats are said to stow every little thing they find into their underground nest, whether they need it or not, whether it fits them or not, whe...

How do you feel about the Bravo TV reality show, Below Deck,featuring seven to ten crew members working on a super yacht? Watch just one episode and you migh...

The Tug Cable -- Sailing in heavy fog off Newport, RI, toward Block Island, we encountered a tug pulling a barge – actually we encountered the half-mile-long...

Minimalism is a tempting trend. It intrigues anyone who dreams of selling everything, or threatens to call the dumpster guys to haul off the entire contents...

Ever feel like you changed someone’s life? Winston and I recently had lunch in Fort Lauderdale with a handsome young man, 15 years after he was a 12-year old...

Feel more like an elephant than a dolphin when you “dress” in mask, fins and snorkel? Then let me hold your noodle… A noodle, first of all, isn’t a long stri...

How easy to move when everything you own fits in a dinghy! By Cynthia Zvanut Hovey Mobile Traveler From a two-bedroom, two-bath, grand piano-equipped condo o...

When I began learning my job as manager of Pirates Pub on Saba Rock in the British Virgin Islands, I had a real fear of my boss Gayla's computer. Well, not s...

On a whim, I just opened up my favorite book, Illusions - The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, by Richard Bach,to get inspired. It's been a particularly cr...

Winston and I can hardly believe it! As of November 1, 2018, we officially became published authors. When we think about the four years of outlining and chan...

Are you lucky enough to depend on your neighbors? So are we, though they don't live next door; they live across the water. There’s a great thing about yacht ...

"There's a Yacht More to Life", the new book by Cynthia Zvanut Hovey and Winston Hovey was recently featured on the Facebook page of "Women Who Live On Rocks...