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🎧How to Get a Long Stay Visa for French Polynesia

Published on July 26, 2025; last updated on July 22, 2025 by Nica Waters

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If you want to stay longer than 90 days, you’ll need a long stay visa for French Polynesia. Here’s everything you need to know to apply.

🎧Why to Add Corn Tortillas to Your Boat Pantry

Published on July 12, 2025; last updated on July 8, 2025 by Nica Waters

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There are several reason to add corn tortillas to your boat pantry. Listen to learn more about this versatile staple.

Corn Tortillas for the Boat Pantry – Podcast Transcript

Published on July 7, 2025; last updated on July 30, 2025 by Nica Waters

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Make sure you have corn tortillas for the boat galley. This versatile ingredient makes meal planning easy–even when you’re tired.

🎧Sweet Potato Black Bean Tacos – Perfect Boat Pantry Meal

Published on June 28, 2025; last updated on June 24, 2025 by Nica Waters

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Sweet potato black bean tacos are a perfect boat meal. They’re versatile and can be made even when your stores are light.

🎧Provisioning in the Marquesas

Published on June 14, 2025; last updated on June 4, 2025 by Nica Waters

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Provisioning in the Marquesas was said to be difficult and expensive. The truth is better. Here’s what I learned.

🎧 No Foreign Land – A Great Resource for Cruisers

Published on May 31, 2025; last updated on May 22, 2025 by Nica Waters

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We’ve found the No Foreign Land app a vital source of practical information in new anchorages. Here’s what we love about it.

🎧How (and Why) to Catch Rainwater from your Boat

Published on May 17, 2025; last updated on May 13, 2025 by Nica Waters

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How to catch rainwater from your boat. And why you should, even if you have regular access to water elsewhere.

🎧Laundry in a Bucket When You Live on a Boat

Published on May 3, 2025; last updated on April 27, 2025 by Nica Waters

Laundry in a bucket? Yep, it doesn’t have to be awful. If you follow these steps and use one handy, and unusual, tool.

🎧Nica’s Pacific Passage

Published on April 19, 2025; last updated on April 14, 2025 by Nica Waters

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Pacific Passage Highlights from Calypso’s journey to French Polynesia. Even the simplest things become epic underway.

🎧 How to Provision for a Long Passage in an Unfamiliar Place

Published on April 5, 2025; last updated on March 30, 2025 by Nica Waters

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Do you know how to provision for a Long passage? How about from an unfamiliar location. Here are my best tips.

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Carolyn Shearlock

Hi! I'm Carolyn Shearlock. My husband and I have been living on a boat and cruising over 17 years and 13,000 miles, first on a Tayana 37 monohull and then on a 34' Gemini catamaran. Along the way, we sold pretty much everything we owned (twice!), gained a great boat dog, had a bunch of wonderful times and some adventures . . . and learned a ton about what does and doesn't work!

      

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🎧How to Get a Long Stay Visa for French Polynesia

July 26, 2025 By Nica Waters

If you want to stay longer than 90 days, you’ll need a long stay visa for French Polynesia. Here’s everything you need to know to apply.

Coast Guard Documentation – Need to Knows

July 24, 2025 By Carolyn Shearlock

Is your boat documented by the Coast Guard? Should it be? Here’s what you need to know about documenting your cruising boat.

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🎧Minor Injuries During Boat Projects

July 19, 2025 By Carolyn Shearlock

Caring for minor injuries from boat projects is key to avoid infection. And they’re common when you have to wedge a hand in to get a job done.

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