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How To Disinfect Your Boat With Bleach

Published on December 26, 2024; last updated on December 22, 2024 by Carolyn Shearlock

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How to disinfect your boat with bleach–the correct solution, some things not to do, and other helpful info.

🎧Great Cutting Board for the Boat Galley

Published on December 21, 2024; last updated on January 4, 2025 by Carolyn Shearlock

A cutting board on your boat doesn’t only protect your counter and knives. It has to stay put. Here’s one that does.

How to Celebrate from Afar When You Are Cruising

Published on December 19, 2024; last updated on December 18, 2024 by Carolyn Shearlock

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A concern for many cruisers is how to share special occasions with family and friends when you’re apart. Five ways to celebrate “together!”

Stay Warm When Cruising in Chilly Weather

Published on December 18, 2024; last updated on December 17, 2024 by Carolyn Shearlock

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How do you stay warm when cruising in cold weather? Here’s my favorite cold weather gear for the boat and for you.

🎧More Weather Considerations

Published on December 14, 2024; last updated on January 4, 2025 by Nica Waters

Weather windows to the Bahamas in November of 2024 were challenging! Here are a few of our considerations for cruising in hurricane season.

How to Decorate the Boat for the Holidays

Published on December 12, 2024; last updated on December 17, 2024 by Carolyn Shearlock/Amy Alton

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Ready to decorate the boat for the holidays? Ideas for a festive boat that are affordable and friendly to the environment.

Holidays on a Boat

Published on December 11, 2024; last updated on January 4, 2025 by Carolyn Shearlock

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Holidays on a boat are different from celebrating on land. But here are tips to make it no less fun.

🎧Making Holiday Treats Onboard

Published on December 7, 2024; last updated on January 4, 2025 by Carolyn Shearlock

Making holiday treats on a boat isn’t difficult–as long as you take a few suggestions.

Baking Holiday Treats on a Boat

Published on December 5, 2024; last updated on December 4, 2024 by Carolyn Shearlock

Want to make holiday treats on a boat? Feeling frustrated by lack of counter space, tiny oven and heat? Here are the tips you need.

3 Great Cruising Memoirs 

Published on December 4, 2024; last updated on December 3, 2024 by Carolyn Shearlock

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Here are three great cruising memoirs I’m sure you’ll will enjoy–for yourself, or for gift giving this season.

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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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Liveaboard Boat Insurance: Coverage for Full-Time Cruisers

June 2, 2025 By Carolyn Shearlock/Ben Belyea

Liveaboard boat insurance can be hard to find. What’s a cruiser to do? Here’s what you need to know to find coverage.

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🎧 No Foreign Land – A Great Resource for Cruisers

May 31, 2025 By Nica Waters

We’ve found the No Foreign Land app a vital source of practical information in new anchorages. Here’s what we love about it.

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The Roam Device – Remote Boat Monitoring

May 31, 2025 By Carolyn Shearlock/John Herlig

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