Scott Skursky, with an issue of The Log in his hands, is from Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. He works in Niagara Falls and is seen here in front of the Canadian Falls with a beautiful rainbow. Rainbow Bridge (an appropriate name as you can see from the photo) allows people to cross not only Niagara Falls but also cross over the border between Canada and the United States. Scott hopes his friends in Seal Beach will let him know when they see this photo in the newspaper of him holding a copy of The Log.

Jeff Pollak and Joy Dornick brought their copy of The Log to the Trent-Severn Waterway in Ontario, Canada. Pictured in front of lock 20 in Peterborough, they are one month in on a 14-month trip around America’s Great Loop on their boat Tidings of Joy.

Moti Cohen-Doron recently traveled with wife, Jill Cohen-Doron (pictured), to Stocking Island, Exuma in The Bahamas. The couple visited the island during the National Family Island Regatta. This annual regatta includes five days of sailing on Bahamian native sloops in George Town’s Elizabeth Harbour. Launched in 1954, the National Family Island Regatta is one of the oldest regattas in The Bahamas.

Barbara McKenna attended the Douarneznez Maritime Festival in Brittany, France in July and snapped this photo from the 65-foot Pilot Cutter, Agnes. The festival is held every other year and attracts hundreds of classic boats from England, Ireland and France. “There was music and displays every day, and of course we went sailing in the afternoons,” she said. “A most wonderful experience and one I will want to repeat!”

Sept. 9, 2016

Barbara McKenna recently attended the Douarneznez Maritime Festival in Brittany, France in July and snapped this photo from the 65-foot Pilot Cutter, Agnes. The festival is held every other year and attracts hundreds of classic boats from England, Ireland and France. “I had booked a passage on Agnes, which was captained by her builder, Luke Powell. A total of seven of us were passengers, while Capt. Luke was assisted by his cook Diana,” McKenna told The Log. “There were many three-masted ships, such as the copy of the Hermione, which was the ship Lafayette took to aid in the American Revolution, French naval cadet training ships, barks, brigantines, luggers, fishing vessels, etc. There was music and displays every day, and of course we went sailing in the afternoons. A most wonderful experience and one I will want to repeat!”

Pat and Vince Flynn of Coronado Yacht Club pose with a copy of The Log while on the Aranui 5 freighter in Ua Pou Island, Marquesas. Aranui 5 is a working cargo ship that delivers supplies and vital goods to islands in French Polynesia. Visitors can experience life aboard the freighter during cruises that depart every three weeks from Papeete for small and inhabited islands such as Ua Pou, the third largest of the Marquesas Islands best known for the ballast peaks that stand as the focal points of the island.

Long Beach Yacht Club members Dick and Carol Ramseyer visited the Cape of Good Hope, the most southwestern point of Africa, during their travels to South Africa. The cape is where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic and is known for its stormy weather due to the convergence of the warm waters from the Indian Ocean and the cool currents from Antarctic waters. In addition to the Hope Nature Reserve, there is also a lighthouse on Cape Point, which is a little more than 1 mile away on the east of Cape of Good Hope.

Past Commanders Allan Bombard and Paula Vance on the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with The Log. Malecon, or esplanade, is a city favorite for residents and tourists as the walkway is surrounded by stores, hotels, sandy beaches, artists, bars and restaurants. Known as the historic center of Puerto Vallarta, the Malecon features Los Arcos (an open-air amphitheatre), a local fishermen’s market and several pieces of artwork and statutes.

Point Loma Yacht Club members Christine and Knut Hildebrand and Jan and John Cone stopped at Cape Agulhas, South Africa, the southernmost tip of Africa, during a visit by the Cones’ to the Hildebrands’ lovely home in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Known as one of the great capes where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet, Cape Agulhas is considered by anglers to be one of the best fishing spots in South Africa. But sailors regard the area as a hazard due to its winter storms and rogue waves.

Sharon Wells and husband, John Sadler, holidayed in Los Angeles, where they picked up a copy of The Log and brought it back home to Gloucestershire, England. The couple took The Log down to the Gloucester-Sharpness canal where they keep their narrowboat, Thomazina. Their canine crewmate, Smuggler, joined them during a walk at the Gloucester Docks where the Victorian port is now a mix of warehouses and buildings that have been converted into shops and other attractions that make the docks a popular draw for tourists and locals.

Don and Jill Shannon of Newport Beach, California brought their copy of The Log to a jungle outpost called the Rafiki Lodge that is about an hour inland from Dominical, Costa Rica. The lodge is a wilderness luxury tent camp located in the rainforest where guests stay in Safari tents imported from South Africa. The couple first visited Costa Rica 25 years ago when they sailed there from Newport Beach on a one-year cruise through the Panama Canal to the Caribbean. Don, who originally sailed to the East Coast from South Africa, owns The Yacht Fixer in Newport.

Jarme Condell from Oceanside, California traveled to Cuba with a medical missionary group in December 2015, where she even visited Morro Castle. Constructed into a cliff in 1589, Morro Castle guards the entrance to Havana Bay and saw action in 1762 during the Battle of Havana as part of the Seven Years War. The fortress made Havana the most-fortified city in Spanish America during the 17th and 18th centuries. “It was like traveling back to the ’50s,” Condell wrote in an email to The Log, “an incredible experience.”

Jot and Linda Hollenbeck of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, enjoy reading a copy of The Log with a life-size statue of Charles Darwin in Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz. The couple spent some time with the biologist during their trip to the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos Islands are known as “a showcase of evolution” as unusual plant and animal life have been found on the islands. Darwin, author of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, formulated his theory of evolution and natural selection while on a trip aboard HMS Beagle, which included a stop at the islands.

Dana West Yacht Club members climbed the eastern slopes of the Andes to walk along the ruins of the Inca people at Machu Picchu. Situated in steep mountainous terrain among lush tropical forests of the Amazon Basin, Machu Picchu is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world as the ruins of the “lost city” hold clues as to why the Incas built the site and how it was used. Pictured from left to right: Jim and Kathy Ferguson, Carolyn and Roger Williams, Cindy and Roger Salway stand atop Machu Picchu with a copy of The Log. The travelers spent time admiring the intricate walls, terraces, ramps and structures engineered by the Incas more than 500 years ago.