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Nica Waters

🎧Nobody Does It Alone

Published on February 1, 2022; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Nica Waters

From lending an ear to lending a home, we’ve been lucky with our support system.

🎧Contemplating the Stack Pack

Published on January 25, 2022; last updated on January 4, 2025 by Nica Waters

Building our own stack pack involved a lot of creativity and decisions

🎧Yet Another List of Boat Projects

Published on January 18, 2022; last updated on May 19, 2023 by Nica Waters

Heck with going stern to stem. This time, we’re focusing on specifics.

🎧Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Published on January 11, 2022; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Nica Waters

Who is more relevant for cruising information–the old-time cruisers or today’s YouTube stars? And does it matter?

🎧Bring Home the Bounty

Published on January 4, 2022; last updated on May 23, 2023 by Nica Waters

You found the store. They had most of what you needed. Now how to get it home?

🎧 Provisioning for Coastal Cruising

Published on December 28, 2021; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

Provisioning along the coast taught me a lot about how to stock the boat successfully

🎧Other People’s Boats

Published on December 21, 2021; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Nica Waters

Why sailing a big boat affirmed our love of small boats

🎧Fitness Aboard: 3 Tips!

Published on December 14, 2021; last updated on September 7, 2025 by Nica Waters

Sharing some tips about exercising aboard, learned while cruising Calypso!

🎧Wrapping Up

Published on December 7, 2021; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Nica Waters

Trying to remind myself that hauling out isn’t the end of our cruise – it’s just part of it

🎧Annapolis by Water!

Published on November 30, 2021; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Nica Waters

Finally hitting the boat show on our own boat, and what we learned about Annapolis as a cruiser.

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Welcome

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!

      

Latest Articles & Podcasts

Roasted cabbage slices - cabbage for a cruising boat

10 Ways to Use Cabbage While Cruising – Podcast Transcript

September 15, 2025 By Nica Waters

Way to use cabbage while cruising that are easy and delicious. It’s a miracle vegetable for living on a boat.

Boat in slings being hauled out - questions to ask before hauling out

🎧Questions to Ask Before Hauling your Boat

September 13, 2025 By Carolyn Shearlock

What are the questions to ask before hauling your boat? If you ask them, you’re less likely to have expensive regrets.

Person on a bosun's chair at the top of a mast - climbing the mast

Stay Safe When Climbing the Mast

September 11, 2025 By Carolyn Shearlock

Are you safe when climbing the mast? How about those on deck? Here are the tips you need to know.

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