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🎧 Jury-Rig Your Rigging
A rigging failure is one of the scariest things that can happen on an offshore passage. Techniques for getting yourself to safety without outside assistance.
Quick & Easy Linguine and Scallops Recipe
Try this quick and easy way to make tender scallops with pasta. Leave out the Parmesan and it’s dairy free!
🎧Downsizing to Move Aboard
How to get started on that monstrous job of downsizing. A roadmap of the things you need to do to reach a minimalist life.
🎧Making the Bed on Board
A v-berth is a great place to sleep. Making the bed up there look lovely is a whole other story
Fit After Forty On A Sailboat
Can you stay fit on a sailboat? Absolutely! Here’s how.
Beef & Banana Curry
Sweet, savory, totally delicious and very boat-friendly (as long as you don’t object to bananas on board). A great make-ahead meal!
🎧Boat Maintenance and the Black Box
The best tip for staying out of trouble . . . keep your black box filled up! Learn more about it here and specific things you can do to avoid trouble when motoring.
🎧When Life Gets in The Way
Summer seems endless. Except when every weekend is filled to the brim of everything BUT boat projects! Is this okay or not?
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.