Working while cruising works — but the tradeoffs are real, and the time to think them through is before you go, not after.
Developing Skills for Cruising
Cruising involves so very many things -- and some skills that many of us find a little different than for living on land.
Good news -- you can develop many of these long before you set foot on a boat.
Learn how here.
Cruising the ICW for the First Time
First ICW trip coming up? Here’s the honest, practical guide to what you’ll actually find out there.
How to Build Boating Experience for Insurance: A Realistic Path
You need experience to insure a cruising boat, and what counts is narrower than you’d think. Here’s the path that actually works.
How to Build Your Cruising Skill Set
Do you wonder how to build cruising skills? There are some great options out there. You can even start today.
Spend Time on the Water – the Best Prep for Cruising
Spend time on the water before you start cruising. It’s better than classes, books. or videos. It can’t be beat.
Cruisers Benefit from Doing New Things . . . Badly
Doing new things is part of the cruising life. But you’ll handle it much better if you can be comfortable doing new things badly.
Practicing Cruising Skills
Practicing cruising skill is worth starting before you throw off the lines. Here are boat skills you can practice now to help you later.
How to Get Good Sleep While at Anchor
Yes, cruiser’s can get a good night’s sleep at anchor. And stay safe. Here’s how we do it–and you can too.
🎧Anchoring Basics – A Dictionary of Sorts!
5 basic terms to learn, with what they actually mean
🎧(Re)Learning Weather Lessons
It’s easy to try to read what you want to in a weather forecast. It’s better not to.