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Bareboat chartering for the first time? The excitement level is high, but so is the anxiety if it's your first time living on a boat.
 
A bit of knowledge will go a long ways to reduce the stress and increase the fun!

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🎧Anchoring for Squalls

Published on August 10, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

How do you prepare for an unexpected squall? Can you? Sure you can! Tips for anchoring.

How do you prepare for an unexpected squall? Can you? Sure you can! Tips for anchoring.

🎧13 Tips for Cooking & Eating Meals Underway

Published on May 25, 2018; last updated on February 3, 2025 by Carolyn Shearlock

Cooking -- or even just eating -- while you're underway is a bit of a learned skill. Quicken your climb up the learning curve with thirteen of the most important things I've learned to make it easier and safer.

Cooking — or even just eating — while you’re underway is a bit of a learned skill. Quicken your climb up the learning curve with thirteen of the most important things I’ve discovered to make it easier and safer.

🎧It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere

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

Having an alcohol policy on your boat can lead to having more fun in your cruising, not less, we learned.

Having an alcohol policy on your boat can lead to having more fun in your cruising, not less, we learned.

Calculate Your Boat Fuel Range

Published on April 4, 2018; last updated on November 29, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

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

Published on April 3, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

Ending your cruising time -- even just a charter -- always requires an adjustment. Nica Waters discusses how to deal with re-entry.

Ending your cruising time — even just a charter — always requires an adjustment. Nica Waters discusses how to deal with re-entry.

🎧14 Simple Fixes for an Outboard

Published on March 23, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

What do you do when the outboard won't start . . . besides curse? Fourteen simple things to try that work most of the time. No mechanical skills needed!

What do you do when the outboard won’t start . . . besides curse? Fourteen simple things to try that work most of the time. No mechanical skills needed!

Provisioning without a Car

Published on March 5, 2018; last updated on January 12, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

How in the world do you go grocery shopping or, worse yet, a really big stock-up without a car? Five alternatives for you.

🎧Organizing the Galley on a Charter

Published on February 9, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Where to start in organizing the boxes of provisions you bring aboard for a bareboat charter. A solid strategy to make sure you end up with everything you need for your meals aboard.

Where to start in organizing the boxes of provisions you bring aboard for a bareboat charter. A solid strategy to make sure you end up with everything you need for your meals aboard.

Weather Watching

Published on January 29, 2018; last updated on June 12, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

If you're living on a boat, weather is just as important when you're at anchor, on a mooring or even at anchor as it is on passage. Another key for staying safe in your cruising.

If you’re living on a boat, weather is just as important when you’re at anchor, on a mooring or even at anchor as it is on passage. Another key for staying safe in your cruising.

🎧Life’s More Interesting

Published on December 22, 2017; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Going outside your comfort zone is an easy concept . . . on paper. But how do you actually DO it? Listen in for my story of making my life more interesting.

Going outside your comfort zone is an easy concept . . . on paper. But how do you actually DO it? Listen in for my story of making my life more interesting.

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