Coping with the emotional roller coaster as you say goodbye to family and friends and hello to new adventures.
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🎧3 Reasons I Love Varnish Day
Maintenance is a necessary chore. Finding side benefits makes it fun, even when it means hauling yourself up the mast each spring.
What Is Cruising?
Cruising has lots of different definitions; you can make it what you want. Eight areas to think about as you contemplate a cruising life.
🎧Storms at Sea
What does it feel like offshore when winds top 50 knots? We’ll tell you, review some common heavy weather equipment, and share ideas for coping.
Baked Tuscan Chicken
Chicken, bacon, spinach, cannellini beans, tomatoes and a hint of rosemary — a delicious make-ahead meal that’s perfect for entertaining.
🎧A Microwave in Your Galley?
Three important questions to help you decide if a microwave is a good use of space and power in your galley.
🎧Secret Life of About-to-Be-Cruisers
When you’ve got an exciting plan to take off cruising and you want to share it – but what happens when you can’t do that sharing in your land life? Where can you turn?
9 Great Books for the Soon-to-Be Cruiser
Nine great books on everything from deciding to go cruising and how to do it to buying a boat and maintaining it, with a couple of “let’s dream about it” selections too.
🎧Building Cruising Skills: Googling
Yes, Googling IS an essential cruising skill and a great one to be practicing as you’re in the pre-cruising learning phase.
Un-Rolled Egg Rolls
A taste of Asian that’s low carb (and gluten-free)? And no soy? YES, please! Even those who aren’t eating keto/LCHF will love this recipe.