How do you decide what back-up systems and components you need on your boat. Here’s the framework we use.
Calculate Your Boat’s Fuel Range
Knowing how to calculate your boat fuel range — your true range, not the theoretical one that the manufacturer tells you — is critical for any trip.
Cruising Stories: Elena | Sailing Kittiwake
What’s it REALLY like to cruise on a tight budget and try to make money as you go? Elena’s Cruising Story tells it as it is.
Getting Packages When Cruising
Cruisers need stuff. Sometimes, “stuff” that can’t be found locally. So we have to get packages. But how? Strategies for both domestic and international shipments.
Smartphone Communication Apps
Four great apps for cruisers wanting to have real-time communications with friends and family around the world.
The Night Sky
Living on a boat and cruising certainly puts you in closer touch with nature. And one of the things I’ve come to love is watching the ever-changing night sky.
Favorite Weather Apps
Our three favorite weather forecasting apps (each deals with a different aspect) as well as the email forecast service we love for Florida and the Bahamas.
Mistakes Happen
Yes, mistakes will happen. But happens next?
Bahamas – Sea of Cortez Comparison
Both the Bahamas and the Sea of Cortez are popular first foreign destinations for US cruisers. We’ve had great times in both, but they’re very different!
Cruising with Kids
Wondering if sailing with kids is really a good idea? Here’s what we’ve learned from watching hundreds of cruising families.