Beth A. Leonard
Author/Photographer
27 Drumlins Terrace
Syracuse, NY 13224
(315) 446-6775
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
The Voyager’s Handbook: The essential guide to bluewater cruising (2nd edition). Camden, Maine: International Marine, 2006.
Blue Horizons: Dispatches from distant seas. Camden, Maine: International Marine, 2006.
Following Seas: Sailing the globe, sounding a life. Hartford, CT: Tide-Mark Press, 1999.
The Voyager’s Handbook: The essential guide to bluewater cruising. Camden, Maine: International Marine, 1998.
ARTICLES
“Cost-effective Coastal Cruising,” Good Old Boat, July/August 2009, pp. 38-41.
“Onboard Communications,” Practical Sailor, June 2009, pp. 20-22.
“Storm Tactics for the Onboard Relationship,” Cruising World, June 2009, pp. 40-43.
“All We Have to Fear,” Cruising World, February 2009, pp. 52-55.
“The Wreck of the Wager” and “Mischief in Patagonia,” Yachting World, February 2009, pp. 70-71.
“Heavy Weather Gear,” Practical Sailor, February 2009, pp. 20-30.
“Gwaii Hanaas: Place of wonder,” Pacific Yachting PNW, January/February 2009, pp. 23-26.
“Defensive Sailing,” Good Old Boat, January/February 2009, pp. 51-55.
“Cures for Seasickness,” Practical Sailor, January 2009, pp. 26-31.
“Cruising without the Fridge,” Cruising World, January 2009, pp. 60-63.
“Passage Notes: First Year Blues,” Cruising World, December 2008, pp. 40-41.
“Expanding Your Range: Preparing for an extended coastal cruise,” Good Old Boat, November/December 2008, pp. 34-38.
“Picking a Boat for the Inside Passage,” Pacific Yachting PNW, November/December 2008, pp. 38-44.
“Eight Ways to Make Cruising Easier,” Cruising World, October 2008, pp. 96-101.
“Changing Gears,” Pacific Yachting PNW, September/October 2008, pp. 44-48.
“Passage Notes: Micalvi meetinghouse,” Cruising World, September 2008, pp. 52-56.
“Afloat on a Sea of Illusion: Winter cruising in the Sea of Cortez,” Sailing, September 2008, pp. 52-57.
“Natural Treasures of the Isthmus,” Cruising World, September 2008, pp. 78-83.
“Back Across the Curve of Time,” Pacific Yachting PNW, July/August 2008, pp. 35-41.
“Spend a Season in Baja,” Cruising World, June 2008, pp. 48-55.
“Doublehanded Watchkeeping,” Cruising World, June 2008, pp. 72-78.
“Flexible Furlers for the Cruising Fleet,” Cruising World, May 2008, pp. 88-89.
“Riding the Wind,” Good Old Boat, May/June 2008, pp. 68-71.
“Norcross Hawkeye Sonar,” Practical Sailor, May 2008, p. 22.
“Restless Possibility,” Cruising World, April 2008, p. 15.
“Matching Charge with Demand,” Cruising World, April 2008, pp. 80-82.
“To Leap or Not to Leap,” Pacific Yachting PNW, January/February 2008, pp. 45-50.
“Cruising Connections: Christmas in Baja,” Cruising World, January 2008, pp. 38-42.
“A Bluewater-capable Yacht: Design considerations,” Good Old Boat, November/December 2007, pp. 19-23.
“Two Fine Ladies,” Practical Sailor, November 2007, pp. 8-13.
“Emergency! 4. Fire,” Yachting World, October 2007, pp. 114-120.
“Passage Planning,” Sailing, October 2007, pp. 32-37.
“A Bluewater-capable Yacht: Examining individual boats,” Good Old Boat, September/October 2007, pp. 19-23.
“Sew It Yourself,” Cruising World, September 2007, pp. 140-141.
“Cruising Sofware,” Practical Sailor, September 2007, pp. 18-21.
“A Bluewater-capable Yacht: Narrowing the field,” Good Old Boat, July/August 2007, pp. 27-34.
“A Sailor’s Island,” Cruising World, April 2007, pp. 56-63.
“Cruising Budgets That Work,” Cruising World, October 2006, pp. 106-115.
“The Three Ds of Cruising,” Cruising World, September 2006, pp. 40-46.
“Pacific Passage Pleasures,” Cruising World, September 2006, pp. 132-139.
“Guided by Totems,” Sailing, September 2006, pp. 58-63.
“Headin’ for Honolulu,” Cruising World, August 2006, pp. 78-84.
“Fickle Fortunes in the Foul Forties,” Cruising World, July 2006, pp. 90-98.
“New Zealand North to South,” Cruising World, April 2006, pp. 58-67.
“Cruising through Midlife,” Cruising World, March 2006, pp. 36-40.
“Get Ready for the High Latitudes,” Cruising World, March 2006, pp. 76-83.
“Taking the Hard Road,” Sailing, February 2006, pp. 70-77.
“Sourcing the Weather,” Sailing, January 2006, pp. 72-75.
“Time to Put on the Brakes,” Cruising World, December 2005, pp. 68-73.
“Sailing in Slow Motion,” Cruising World, December 2005, pp. 74-79.
“Blue Horizons,” Blue Water Sailing, monthly column, September 1999-October 2006.
“Opening Doors,” SAIL, May 2005, pp. 48-51.
“Fast Is Fun,” SAIL, April 2005, pp. 55-57.
“The Golden Rules of Cruising,” Cruising World, February 2005, pp. 36-39.
“Home Is Where the Heart Is,” SAIL, February 2005, pp. 44-47.
“Cruising Underneath Down Under,” Sailing, January 2005, pp. 46-53.
“Coming Up Short,” Cruising World, January 2005, pp. 74-81.
“Where’d All the Cruisers Go?”, Cruising World, August 2004, pp. 25-27.
“Cruising in the Glacier’s Lee,” Sailing, July 2004, pp. 41-46.
“Adagio Passage,” SAIL, July 2004, pp. 49-51.
“The Highs and Lows of Hawk’s Southern Ocean Odyssey,” Cruising World, May 2004, pp. 88-89.
“Short-handed Sailhandling,” Yachting World, May 2004, pp. 94-99.
“Feasts Under Glass,” Cruising World, February 2004, pp. 78-84.
“Cruising in the Southern Ocean,” Yachting World, February 2004, pp. 84-92.
“Sudden Squall,” Sailing, December 2003, pp. 40-41, 53-55.
“Silk’s and Hawk’s Budgets Compared,” Cruising World, October 2003, p. 52.
“Easy Reefing,” SAIL, August 2003, pp 26-27.
“Challenging Chile,” Cruising World, July 2003, pp. 36-41.
“Health Insurance That Goes the Distance,” Cruising World, June 2003, pp.72-79.
“Letter from the Chilean Channels,” Yachting World, monthly column, December 2002-May 2003.
“Coasting Down the Argentine,” Cruising World, March 2003, pp. 34-39.
“Mixed Motivations at Cape Horn,” Cruising World, January 2003, pp. 21-24.
“Two Pilgrims’ Progress,” Cruising World, January 2003, pp. 66-75.
“When the Going Gets Tough,” SAIL, November 2002, pp. 64-67.
“A Tale of Three Islands: St. Helena,” SAIL, September 2002, pp. 106-107.
“Reinventing Ginny,” SAIL, May 2002, pp 56-59.
“Fire and Ice,” Sailing, January 2002, pp. 77-85.
“The Best of Both Worlds,” Cruising World, December 2001, pp. 27-30.
“Letter from the Northern Isles”, Yachting World, monthly column, June 2001-November 2001.
“The Tenor of the Place,” SAIL, November 2001, 70-75.
“Cruising the Forgotten Faroes,” Sailing, October 2001, 56-61.
“Reality Check,” Blue Water Sailing, September 2001, 58-63.
“Pressure Drop,” SAIL, August 2001, 58-61.
“A Sip of Scotch Broth,” Cruising World, July 2001, 46-53.
“Your Bluewater Neighborhood,” SAIL, May 2001, 15.
“Offshore Passage Planning,” SAIL, May 2001, 77-81.
“Health Insurance for Cruisers,” Blue Water Sailing, May 2001, 32-39.
“Fitting Out for High Latitudes,” Yachting World, April 2001, 66-72.
“Making the Perfect Getaway,” SAIL, March 2001, 67-71.
“Island Spirit 37” and “X-482” boat reviews for Top 10 2001, SAIL, February 2001, 58,64.
“E-mail in the Real World: A summary of cruisers’ actual experiences,” Blue Water Sailing, January 2001, 52-60.
“Flying to Ireland,” Sailing, December 2000, 61-67.
“Hawk’s Sail Inventory,” Blue Water Sailing, September 2000, 34-41.
“An Ounce of Prevention,” Sailing, September 2000, 22.
“Café au Lait in a Gale,” Sailing, August 2000, 14-19, 63.
“Moving On Up: Should You Get a Bigger Cruising Boat?” SAIL, August 2000, 60-64.
“Out There,” www.SailNet.com, monthly column, July 1999-June 2000.
“The Bottom Line: How much will it really cost you to live the cruising life?” Blue Water Sailing, June 2000, 62-66.
“Couples Cruising: A Love-Hate Relationship? Part I. Crossing the Great Divide,” SAIL, June 2000, 64-67.
“Classic Passage: Southern Indian Ocean and South Africa, Part II,” Blue Water Sailing, May 2000, 40-45.
“Classic Passage: The Southern Indian Ocean Route, Part I,” Blue Water Sailing, April 2000, 46-51.
“Face to Face with Fear,” SAIL, April 2000, 85-89.
“What We Left Off Hawk—and Why,” Blue Water Sailing, March 2000, 46-51.
“In Harmony with the Waves,” Sailing, February 2000, 18-23.
“Land of Survivors,” Yachting World, January 2000, 98-103.
“Safe Sailhandling,” SAIL, November 1999, 26-32. (With Evans Starzinger)
“Refitting a Fiberglass Classic,” SAIL, August 1999, 64b-64p.
“Cooking on the Move,” SAIL, March 1999, 63-65.
“Fijian Feelin’,” Blue Water Sailing, February 1999, 48-52.
“Making It Through the Worst,” SAIL, January 1999, 92-95.
“Safety at Sea—A Survey of Actual Experiences,” Cruising World, October 1998.
“A Glimpse of the Galapagos,” Yachting World, September 1998, 106-111.
“Rite of Passage,” Blue Water Sailing, July/August 1998, 20-23.
“Ride the Wind,” SAIL, July 1998, 65-66.
“Combating Sail Chafe While Passagemaking,” Blue Water Sailing, June 1998, 30-31.
“Cultural Literacy for Blue Water Sailors,” Blue Water Sailing, May 1998, 19-24.
“Make Your Boat Watertight,” Sailing, April 1998, 28.
“Self-steering Solutions: Successful Alternatives for Blue Water Voyaging,” Blue Water Sailing, April 1998, 26-33.
“The Azores: Crossroads of the North Atlantic,” Yachting World, April 1998, 72-77.
“An Ounce of Prevention: Ten Steps to Medical Preparedness,” Blue Water Sailing, March 1998, 30-37.
“Deck Level Weather Forecasting,” SAIL, February 1998, 73-77.
“Worldwide Route Planning—Seasons and Reasons,” Blue Water Sailing, January 1998, 21-27.
“Navigating Safely with GPS,” SAIL, January 1998, 96-99.
“Self-sufficiency: Getting Home on Your Own,” SAIL, November 1997, 16-24.
“Readying for Rough Weather,” SAIL, November 1997, 36-38.
“Managing Fresh Water,” Blue Water Sailing, October 1997, 16-20.
“Equipping a Boat for World Voyaging,” Blue Water Sailing, September 1997, 6-9.
“Unwinding the Red Tape,” Cruising World, September 1997, 29-32.
“What to Stow Before You Go,” Cruising World, September 1997, 86-91.
“Are You Up to the Big Passage?” Sailing, August 1997, 68-71.
“In Search of the Perfect Voyaging Boat,” Blue Water Sailing, July 1997, 1, 13-15.
“An Apple a Day When the Doctor’s Away,” Cruising World, July 1997, 66-69.
“Splendid Isolation,” Yachting World, July 1997, 64-68.
“Provisioning: Making Things Last,” Blue Water Sailing, May 1997, 7-11.
“Commonsense Cruising: Bluewater Sails,” SAIL, December 1996, 42-45.
“Find It, Fix It, Maintain It,” Cruising World, August 1996, 35-39.
“By Way of the Canal,” Sailing, August 1996, 66-70.
“Commonsense Cruising: Cruising Budgets,” SAIL, June 1996, 52-55.
“Here’s Dough in Your Eye,” Cruising World, May 1996, 184.
“First Mates: Is Cruising for You?” Cruising World, February 1996, 87.
“A Sailor Is Born on Kadavu,” Cruising World, June 1994, 97-98.
“Shakedown!” Cruising World, May 1994, 60-65.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Cover photo, May/June 2008, Pacific Yachting,
March 2003, Cruising World, Table of Contents two-page spread, pp. 2-3.
“Nutcracker’s Irish Suite,” Cruising World, June 2002, pp. 52-57.
July 2001, Cruising World, Table of Contents two-page spread, pp. 2-3.
January 2001, SAIL calendar.
Cover photo, SAIL, January 2000.
It is not the goal but the way there that matters, and the harder the way the more worthwhile the journey.