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Developing Skills for Cruising
Developing Skills for Cruising
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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 & Money

Published on August 25, 2021; last updated on June 16, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

How much money will you need to start cruising?

The Most Important Way to Prep for Cruising

Published on June 2, 2021; last updated on July 4, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

You can take classes. You can read books. You can watch videos. But there’s only one thing you can do that will make you a more successful cruiser over time.

Gaining Boating Experience To Get Insurance

Published on June 27, 2020; last updated on February 12, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock/Laura Lindstrom-Croop

Have you bought a boat before learning to sail? Here are some ideas for gaining boating experience so you can insure your vessel for the best rate.

🎧Learning What Works

Published on August 16, 2019; last updated on May 28, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

When you first start living on a boat and cruising, the learning curve is steep. But pretty soon, you figure out what works.

🎧Best Books for Soon-To-Be Cruisers

Published on February 8, 2019; last updated on January 10, 2025 by Carolyn Shearlock

The best books for cruisers, to help you buy a boat, maintain it and cruise it. Reference books you'll find yourself returning to time and time again.

The best books for cruisers, to help you buy a boat, maintain it and cruise it. Reference books you’ll find yourself returning to time and time again.

9 Great Books for the Soon-to-Be Cruiser

Published on November 5, 2018; last updated on January 7, 2025 by Carolyn Shearlock

Books for boat owners and cruisers

Nine great books on everything from deciding to go cruising and how to do it to buying a boat and maintaining it, with a couple of “let’s dream about it” selections too.

🎧Building Cruising Skills: Googling

Published on November 4, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

Yes, Googling IS an essential cruising skill and a great one to be practicing as you’re in the pre-cruising learning phase.

The Courage to Try Something New

Published on April 23, 2018; last updated on June 12, 2020 by Carolyn Shearlock

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.

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.

🎧How Do You Learn To Sail?

Published on April 10, 2018; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Nica Waters

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.

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.

🎧Don’t Blindly Follow Experts

Published on January 27, 2017; last updated on December 13, 2023 by Carolyn Shearlock

It's great to get opinions and ideas from other people . . . but don't blindly follow their recommendations if they don't make sense for you!

It’s great to get opinions and ideas from other people . . . but don’t blindly follow their recommendations if they don’t make sense for you!

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