Maintenance is a necessary chore. Finding side benefits makes it fun, even when it means hauling yourself up the mast each spring.
🎧Secret Life of About-to-Be-Cruisers
When you’ve got an exciting plan to take off cruising and you want to share it – but what happens when you can’t do that sharing in your land life? Where can you turn?
🎧 Boat Show Hangover
It’s not the painkillers that make returning from the show so tough – it’s the different world you’re inhabiting. Learn why boat shows are worth it!
🎧Budgeting for Cruising
Everyone wants to know how much it costs to cruise; everyone out there has learned lessons that affect the budget. Here are some of Nica’s lessons!
🎧Calypso Guest Checklist
Guests invited aboard might hope they’re headed for a cruise ship – this welcome email helps them reality check their expectations.
🎧Preparing for Florence
Hurricane preparation is part mental and part physical. Learn about how we dealt with both as we prepared our 28′ sailboat for Florence.
🎧Making the Bed on Board
A v-berth is a great place to sleep. Making the bed up there look lovely is a whole other story
🎧When Life Gets in The Way
Summer seems endless. Except when every weekend is filled to the brim of everything BUT boat projects! Is this okay or not?
🎧3 Tips for Line Etiquette
Tying your boat up well is a characteristic of good seamanship. It’s even more important for a storm. Learn what to do and what not to do!
🎧 Are Timelines the Same as Deadlines?
There’s a lot of life that happens while getting ready to go cruising. How do you use the life events to guide the cruising prep?