Someday, your life or the life of someone you love may depend on a Lifesling. How to make sure it will deploy correctly.
Water Usage on a Boat
How much water do cruisers typically use? And how do they use it? Here’s what you need to know before you head out on a longer trip!
Sailing in Hurricane Season: Is It Safe?
The internet says don’t. We did it for 17 years, from Mexico to the Bahamas. Here’s how we made it work.
Electric Windlass as a Safety Feature
Electric windlasses aren’t cheap and require attention to detail in their installation, but provide important safety benefits.
Working While Cruising
Working while cruising works — but the tradeoffs are real, and the time to think them through is before you go, not after.
Prepping for the Bahamas
Taking your boat to cruise the Bahamas? We have a general guide, a behind-the-scenes look at our prep, and other resources to help.
How to Get Your Prescriptions While Cruising
Worried your daily meds will derail your cruising plans? Here’s how liveaboards actually handle prescription refills, at home and abroad.
TeamO PFD with BackTow
Marine product: An inflatable PFD/harness with TeamO’s patented BackTow technology — the only system that keeps you face-up and breathing if you fall overboard while tethered. 170N (38 lb) buoyancy, integrated harness with crotch straps, sprayhood, water-activated light, and inspection window. Offshore model with ProSensor Elite firing head. UK-made.
Weather Basics For Boaters
Book: A practical, easy-to-understand guide to using weather apps like Windy and PredictWind to make confident go/no-go decisions on the water. Read past the overview, find the layers and data most boaters never see, and translate forecasts into what you’ll actually feel.
Maine and New England Cruising Guide
Cruising guide: Quick reference for New England from Cape Cod to Eastport, Maine — anchorages and mooring fields by protection direction, storm holes, free docks, fuel, propane, pumpouts, dog walking, bridges, inlets, and haulouts. Buzzards Bay, the Vineyard, Nantucket, Boston, Casco Bay, Penobscot Bay, MDI, and Down East in one book.