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Join the Cat Crowd
A rare sight on the world's waters 20 years ago, catamarans are now ubiquitous. At boat shows, they elbow aside monohulls, clamoring for attention. And they get it. Their mere presence demands it. They're big and brash, they offer bountiful creature comforts, and they revel in their exuberant styling.
Catamarans have evolved over the past three decades, and the public perception of the cruising cat has gone from oddball and dubious to mature and proven. Viewed more clearly through the lens of experience, the spectacular flips of some early racing models are accepted now as the inevitable outcome of experimentation and the price of progress. Modern cats have benefited from the "oops" moments of these pioneers, and they're now considered at least as safe as monohulls.
A win-wind proposition
Seven-day cruises for $500 to $600 in September. Fifty percent off a companion's room at an inclusive club on a Caribbean island. A fourth night free at a luxurious resort in the Bahamas.That's good.
But many travelers will jump on these deals without giving a thought to why prices are discounted.
That's bad.
The reason? IT'S HURRICANE SEASON.
But don't automatically shy away from that cruise to Mexico, that all-inclusive on Jamaica, that diving expedition in the Cayman Islands.
Just be aware that nature has a habit of disrupting agendas during summer and fall. If your vacation plans include areas susceptible to hurricanes, purchase travel insurance when booking a trip.
It's important, however, to know what kind of insurance you are buying.
Putters see the sputters of ‘volcano’
Tell me you negotiated a million-dollar deal while surfing pipe in Hawaii, sealing the deal with a handshake between surfboards, then I might be impressed.Tell me you sealed a million-dollar deal after failing 46 successive times to putt a ball through a windmill, then I'd really be impressed.
As you can probably tell, I prefer miniature golf to regular golf.
I realized how much I prefer miniature golf to regular golf last year after I read a Washington Post article about Hilary Bruggen, a workplace consultant who specializes in helping people understand how much business can be conducted on a golf course.
She calls herself a business-golf expert.
Golf seems to be the only sport that could spawn such a curious occupation.