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Nica Waters

🎧Three Reasons Exercise on a Boat is Hard 

Published on December 12, 2023; last updated on January 4, 2025 by Nica Waters

Exercising on a cruising boat is more challenging than you could expect. Here’s why.

🎧Balancing Power Needs on your Boat

Published on December 5, 2023; last updated on January 4, 2025 by Nica Waters

Do you have enough amps available for all your wants? Here are some thoughts on balancing your power needs.

🎧Best Ways to Learn How to Cruise

Published on November 28, 2023; last updated on January 10, 2025 by Nica Waters

Is the best way to just buy a boat and go? Or are there some better ways to learn how to cruise?

🎧Keep the Paperwork

Published on November 21, 2023; last updated on January 4, 2025 by Nica Waters

Installing new gear on the boat? Yes, it’s worth making room for the paper manual–here’s why.

🎧Final Step for Any Project

Published on November 14, 2023; last updated on January 4, 2025 by Nica Waters

No boat project is really finished until you do this final step–testing your work.

🎧Rigging Considerations

Published on October 31, 2023; last updated on January 4, 2025 by Nica Waters

Need to replace your standing rigging? Here are two questions to ask before contracting with a shop to do the work.

🎧The Best Boat Slippers

Published on October 24, 2023; last updated on January 4, 2025 by Nica Waters

What’s the most important feature of boat slippers? Here are one cruiser’s thoughts–along with her favorite pairs.

🎧Community Matters, Even in Boatyards

Published on October 17, 2023; last updated on January 4, 2025 by Nica Waters

Price, facilities, convenience–all good things to consider in a boatyard. But what kind of community does it have?

🎧Focus on Favorites When Provisioning

Published on October 10, 2023; last updated on January 4, 2025 by Nica Waters

When provisioning in places where basics are always available, focus on your favorites. Here’s what that means.

🎧Cruising IS Real Life!

Published on October 3, 2023; last updated on September 27, 2023 by Nica Waters

Yes, cruising is real life. Here’s a glimpse into a day in the life.

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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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