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🎧Provisioning to Cross an Ocean

Published on June 24, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Lin Pardey

Blue water cruising is far more enjoyable if you have great food to enjoy along the way. Ensuring you buy the right provisions before you set sail is one more key to voyaging successfully.

Blue water cruising is far more enjoyable if you have great food to enjoy along the way. Ensuring you buy the right provisions before you set sail is one more key to voyaging successfully.

🎧Catamaran or Monohull?

Published on June 22, 2018; last updated on March 30, 2024 by Carolyn Shearlock

We've owned, lived aboard and cruised both a bluewater monohull and a small coastal cruising cat. So I'm often asked which is the better boat.

We’ve owned, lived aboard and cruised both a bluewater monohull and a small coastal cruising cat. So I’m often asked which is the better boat.

Finding the Perfect Boat

Published on June 20, 2018; last updated on June 12, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

Planning to cruise? Looking for the perfect boat? Tips to find her.

Planning to cruise? Looking for the perfect boat? Tips to help you find her.

🎧Grilling Aboard

Published on June 19, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

Outdoor cooking is great, and what's more natural than grilling on your boat? In this episode, Nica Waters tells of her favorite grilling gear.

Outdoor cooking is great, and what’s more natural than grilling on your boat? In this episode, Nica Waters tells of her favorite grilling gear.

🎧 Dealing with Broken Gear

Published on June 15, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

When gear breaks, it obviously has to be fixed. Even if you've got the parts, it might be hours or days until the repair is complete. What do you do in the meantime?

When gear breaks, it obviously has to be fixed. Even if you’ve got the parts, it might be hours or days until the repair is complete. What do you do in the meantime?

Summer in the Keys

Published on June 13, 2018; last updated on July 31, 2021 by Carolyn Shearlock

Is it really feasible to spend the summer on a boat in the Keys? My experience (spolier: this is our second summer here).

Is it really feasible to spend the summer on a boat in the Keys? My experience (spolier: this is our second summer here).

🎧Bring the Joy

Published on June 12, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

How do you decide what comes with you on the boat and what stays behind? Space is limited, to be sure, but that doesn't mean you can't have ANY treasures aboard!

How do you decide what comes with you on the boat and what stays behind? Space is limited, to be sure, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have ANY treasures aboard!

Downsizing 101

Published on June 11, 2018; last updated on September 3, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

You’ve decided to downsize, but where do you even start? The job can appear overwhelming. Here’s a guide to making it manageable.

🎧Staying Healthy in the Tropics

Published on June 10, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Lin Pardey

How do you stay healthy when cruising in tropical heat? Tips from Lin Pardey's years of experience.

How do you stay healthy when cruising in tropical heat? Tips from Lin Pardey’s years of experience.

🎧Monitoring Batteries

Published on June 8, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Knowing the amps in and out of your batteries is the first step to having plenty of power aboard. Installing a battery monitor is a fairly simple DIY project.

Knowing the amps in and out of your batteries is the first step to having plenty of power aboard. Installing a battery monitor is a fairly simple DIY project.

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Carolyn Shearlock

Hi! I'm Carolyn Shearlock. My husband and I have been living on a boat and cruising over 17 years and 13,000 miles, first on a Tayana 37 monohull and then on a 34' Gemini catamaran. Along the way, we sold pretty much everything we owned (twice!), gained a great boat dog, had a bunch of wonderful times and some adventures . . . and learned a ton about what does and doesn't work!

      

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