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Nica Waters

🎧 3 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Left

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

Three Things to Know Before Going Cruising

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

🎧Road Trip Conversations

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

🎧FastSeas- an Interview!

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.

🎧Time – One Thing I’m Looking Forward To

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?

🎧It’s a Pressure Cooker!

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?

🎧My Favorite Water Saving Tip

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!

🎧Boat Project Organization

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!

🎧The Goldilocks Effect

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!

🎧 Iconic Photos; Amazing Cruising Memories

Published on July 9, 2019; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

Three photographs and their stories, all from our first cruise

🎧Templating: How and Why

Published on July 2, 2019; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Nica Waters

Creating a new horizontal surface in thin air on the boat is hard. Less hard when you template first.

Creating a new horizontal surface in thin air on the boat is hard. Less hard when you template first.

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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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Ahhh, Thanksgiving. It would actually be pretty easy for me to be sad about all we’re missing this particular Thanksgiving. It’s my favorite holiday, a chance to gather family and […]

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