Aqua Map is a fantastic app for route planning and navigation, with excellent (and affordable) charts. Learn all the features that make it a winner.
Keeping Band-Aids On
A simple trick for keeping Band-Aids and other adhesive bandages on, even if you’re active, sweating or swimming!
Where to Store the Ditch Bag
Where and how to store your boat’s ditch bag so that you can grab it instantly, plus five tips so it’s ready for an emergency and will serve you well.
Sunset Traditions
Sunset is an important time of day for cruisers, and we’ve all developed rituals it seems.
The Mental Aspect of Cruising
Cruising is mentally challenging. There are so many new things to be learning, to be coping with. Seven helpful ways to deal with the stress and make cruising enjoyable.
Choosing Your Emergency Contact
What to know in choosing your emergency contact for your EPIRB, float plan and medical emergency, including what information to give each one.
Travel Time
Travels by boat are so much more uncertain than travels by land. We think we understand that and allow for it, but any cruiser’s first trip seems to be filled with surprises about just how long it takes.
Summer in the Keys
Is it really feasible to spend the summer on a boat in the Keys? My experience (spolier: this is our second summer here).
Redundancy and Back-Up Systems
How do you decide what back-up systems and components you need on your boat. Here’s the framework we use.
US Check-In via ROAM App
A smartphone (or tablet) app to check in to the US when arriving by small boat — regardless of your nationality! Learn the ins and outs of the CBP ROAM app.