Joshua Wheeler has sailed and lived on small craft for 15 years and 25,000 nautical miles. Credits include a 2019 transit of the Northwest Passage, two solo circumnavigations of Vancouver Island in 2018 and 2023, the Inside Passage to Alaska in 2022, and a Pacific tour in 2023-24. He’s holds a USCG Inland 100-Ton Masters and 25-Ton Near Coastal, has a recurring column in Latitude 38’s ‘Lectronic Latitude and Small Craft Advisor called The Resourceful Sailor Series, and enjoys small boat racing.
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Just Released: Now in paperback, The Resourceful Sailor, a compilation of 45 resourceful essays previously individually published in Latitude 38 and Small Craft Advisor.


For more videos about stepping and unstepping masts (with real people and real boats), visit this Sailing With Josh page.
Sailing With Josh