MORSE ALPHA Expeditions

Maine Coastal & Overnight Expeditions

Rocinante — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:42:18 +0000

Coastal Overnight Description The coast is where all the action and challenge is: commercial traffic, rocks, tides and currents. Maine is one of the most difficult areas to sail in the US, notorious for large tides and thick fog—but the beauty is unbeatable! These expeditions feature long days of lessons, planning, hands on navigation, drills, scenarios and fun. We sail ... Read More

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Watch Standing Essentials & Standing Orders

Rocinante — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 01:08:19 +0000

When you’ve got a steady breeze, comfortable seas, and the boat is moving sweetly along—it’s tempting to slip into a casual watch schedule. But when a cold front approaches, the wind rises, and the boat demands undivided attention, that’s when discipline pays off.

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Ep 34: John Neal on Boat Choices, Outfitting, Insurance, and Experience

Rocinante — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:36:01 +0000

This is a topic that every sailor eventually faces, and that’s choosing the right boat, navigating insurance, understanding the market and important outfitting considerations. Our guest today is John Neal. John is widely respected in the sailing community for his decades of passage making experience and for his consulting work, helping sailors select seaworthy boats for offshore voyaging. We first ... Read More

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Ep 33: Cruising Lessons & Insight From The Mediterranean Sea

Rocinante — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:36:01 +0000

We talk with Will and Sarah of @hydrovane and @jillian.greenawalt aboard SV Mugup, who have just completed 14 months in the Med with their 3 kids exploring and enjoying the history, culture, food and kid boats! This is an informative episode with lots of info that applies to any cruising destination in general, but that’ll also surely make you want to set a course ... Read More

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Ep 32: Why you need a great surveyor and an honest broker

Rocinante — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:36:01 +0000

Loved chatting with these two professionals! Our guests this episode are Scott Woodruff, a seasoned boat broker and consultant, and Ian Stewart, an experienced marine surveyor. It’s a great episode, worth careful listening for the nuggets are plentiful and the conversation moves quickly through a bunch of great topics. This episode dives into how to buy and sell used cruising ... Read More

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Ep 31: Atlantic Crossing: West to East – what it takes to cross an ocean

Rocinante — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:36:01 +0000

This is a fascinating episode with lots of great insights and experience shared! Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean is a demanding undertaking! In this episode we discuss the preps and plans for a West to East crossing with two sailors, who recently made the passage. We discuss what they were thinking about before departure, the projects they did, the weather ... Read More

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Ep 30: Oops My Boat’s Too Big – how to determine what size boat to get

Rocinante — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:36:01 +0000

The trend in bluewater cruising, liveaboard, oceans sailing yachts has been moving towards bigger boats, comfortable living spaces with multiple cabins, galley, and larger bathrooms. But these sailboats are expensive to buy, maintain, and insure, requires more crew, are more difficult to handle, both offshore and in marinas or tight areas. We talk with Kim Stephens & John Harries about ... Read More

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Ep 29: World Schooling Around The World

Rocinante — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:59:14 +0000

World schooling is the educational approach where learning takes place primarily through travel and experiencing different cultures and environments around the world. Sometimes, World Schooling can involve short-term trips, like the 3-months Teresa and I are currently spending in Italy while our son, Haven, attends a school here. We’re doing this with a program called Boundless Life. Sometimes, world schooling ... Read More

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Ep 28: Sailing to, and Cruising The Bahamas

Rocinante — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:39:28 +0000

Today we’ll eavesdrop on a conversation Ben had with two sailors who are cruising in the #Bahamas. Our guests are @nicawaters who you may know from the @theboatgalley or her blog Fit2Sail, and Dave Martin, @sailingwithcupcake, a former MoA Student and marine industry professional turned (mostly) full-time cruiser. Ben talked with them about their recent crossings to the Bahamas, which they did earlier this season. So, ... Read More

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Ep 27: Lessons Learned From A Yacht Delivery

Rocinante — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:13:23 +0000

In this episode, we’re talking about delivering boats with two sailors who recently completed their first yacht delivery and learned a lot. Teresa sat down with Nicki Ripple, a professional captain who’s worked for Morse Alpha, Outward Bound, and a number of tall ships. We’re also talking with Mischa Kapijimpanga who was a Morse Alpha student last summer (2023) and recently bought his ... Read More

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