Nica Waters

🎧Difference Between Fridge and Ice Box

Published on September 17, 2019; last updated on January 29, 2025 by Nica Waters

Do you need to find ice, or do you need to find power? Learn why this question matters when you’re looking to buy a boat!

Published on September 10, 2019; last updated on April 12, 2024 by Nica Waters

Boat projects sometimes include removing gear to get it fixed. Learn what we removed and why.

Published on September 3, 2019; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

What’s important to know about going cruising? It’s got nothing to do with boat size!

Published on August 27, 2019; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Nica Waters

Some snippets of actual conversations we’ve had over the past few months as we commute between Virginia and Vermont

Published on August 20, 2019; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Nica Waters

Jeremy Waters, creator of the weather routing service FastSeas, tells all.

Published on August 13, 2019; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Nica Waters

Spending hours on the road over spring break turned me philosophical. How is time different on board?

Published on August 6, 2019; last updated on May 19, 2023 by Nica Waters

My experience with pressure cookers has been a bust, but supposedly the new ones are far better. What made me decide to try again?

Published on July 30, 2019; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Nica Waters

Get in the habit of saving water on land, before you go cruising. This simple trick will help!

Published on July 23, 2019; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Nica Waters

From targeted to free-flowing, lists are a great way to stay on top of the projects you need to do aboard. Learn 3 ways to think about those lists!

Published on July 16, 2019; last updated on May 25, 2023 by Nica Waters

Not too big, not too small; not too much, not too little. Hitting the magic food amount takes some surprising perspective, but it’s very very doable!