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Nica Waters

🎧Fit2Sail: An Introduction

Published on March 13, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

Is being fit to sail a matter of physical strength or are there other qualities needed to be fit to head out cruising? Nica Waters introduces her podcast.

Is being fit to sail a matter of physical strength or are there other qualities needed to be fit to head out cruising? Nica Waters introduces her podcast.

🎧How Big a Boat Do I Need?

Published on March 6, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

Trying to figure out how big a boat you need to comfortably cruise? Nica changes the question and helps you get out cruising a little faster.

Trying to figure out how big a boat you need to comfortably cruise? Nica changes the question and helps you get out cruising a little faster.

🎧Is Cruising Really Healthy?

Published on February 27, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

How healthy is cruising? Nica explains the good points and bad and what you can do to make it better.

How healthy is cruising? Nica explains the good points and bad and what you can do to make it better.

🎧Provisioning Practice

Published on February 20, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

Provisioning skills you can gain while still living on land. Not all boat skills are related to navigation and repair -- planning for cooking aboard is important too!

Provisioning skills you can gain while still living on land. Not all boat skills are related to navigation and repair — planning for cooking aboard is important too!

🎧When Does Cruising Really Start?

Published on February 13, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

How do you define what's "really" cruising? There are as many definitions as cruisers and here Nica Waters gives some pointers on what it means to be cruising.

How do you define what’s “really” cruising? There are as many definitions as cruisers and here Nica Waters gives some pointers on what it means to be cruising.

🎧 YES is Best

Published on January 30, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

Paralysis by analysis: we've all been there, when we're just overwhelmed by trying to figure out what the best solution is. Nica Waters has a strategy to cut through that.

Paralysis by analysis: we’ve all been there, when we’re just overwhelmed by trying to figure out what the best solution is. Nica Waters has a strategy to cut through that.

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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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🎧 No Foreign Land – A Great Resource for Cruisers

May 31, 2025 By Nica Waters

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

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The Roam Device – Remote Boat Monitoring

May 31, 2025 By Carolyn Shearlock/John Herlig

Read the Roam Device review transcript to hear what John Herlig thought of this remote boat monitoring product.

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How to Survive Dirty Boat Projects

May 29, 2025 By Carolyn Shearlock

Wondering how to survive dirty boat projects? These tips will make you less miserable during even the worst boat jobs.

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