Cruising itself may be new, and it’s made up of all sorts of individual items that are going to be “something new” too. Preparing for the challenge of doing all sorts of new things.
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🎧Using Propane on a Boat
Do you know how to operate a propane stove? It’s not difficult, but it IS different. Learn the ins and outs before your first time cooking on one!
🎧A Day Aboard Totem
Cruising days generally involve life – cooking, eating, adventuring, fixing things. See how one day played out for 9 people on board Totem.
🎧The Joys of Sailing
Just because you’re an accomplished sailor doesn’t mean you don’t have things to learn. Join Lin Pardey as she takes us along with her on an afternoon spent messing about on Felicity, her Hereshoff 12.5.
🎧It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere
Having an alcohol policy on your boat can lead to having more fun in your cruising, not less, we learned.
🎧How Do You Learn To Sail?
It’s easy to second-guess the best way to learn to sail. With all the options out there, how can you decide? It’s not that complicated. Come along with Nica as she shares 4 different ways she learned, and what she thinks is the best way possible.
🎧Living with a Tiny Refrigerator
Small refrigerator and less frequent stops for groceries when cruising. How can you have the foods — especially fresh food — you want?
Calculate Your Boat 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.
🎧Re-Entry Grief
Ending your cruising time — even just a charter — always requires an adjustment. Nica Waters discusses how to deal with re-entry.
🎧On Watch
Being on watch at sea can be calm and collected, spiced with adrenaline-pumping frights, and filled with busy activity. Listen as Lin Pardey shares on-watch moments that encompass all these moods.