Hard Aground, Again is a collection of cruising and boating stories, offering a "stuck up" look at the underside of cruising and the frustrations "land-cuffed" sailors experience when our plans for coastal exploration and tropical destinations run aground on the shoals of family, finances and failing health.

These columns first appeared in Carolina Cruising and Coastal Cruising Magazine, plus a number of other boating publications—all of which went out of business.