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.
When You're Underway
Life underway is full of excitement and fun, but can be challenging too.
Here's some of our "standard operating procedures" that reduce the stress and increase the enjoyment.
🎧You’ll Never Be Ready
Making the transition from “preparing to cruise” to actually cruising can be tough. It’s filled with so many unknowns! Tips for casting off the dock lines!
🎧Sleeping on Passage
Sleeping on passage is essential for safety and enjoyment. But being able to do it is harder. Tips to make sleeping well easier!
🎧Medical Issues & Cruising
Medical issues can really throw a monkey wrench into cruising plans and schedules. A framework for deciding when to continue on and when to stay.
🎧Cruising in Hurricane Season
How we cruise in hurricane-prone areas right through hurricane season. It’s not for everyone, but there are ways to reduce the risk.
Faking It
How do you fight nerves when doing something a little scary? Me? I just fake it . . .
🎧Mistakes Happen
Accidents are no fun, but they happen. Hopefully they’re just “fender-benders” and the boat isn’t totaled. Life does go on.
🎧Notes at the Helm
Tides, bridges, bail out locations . . . how do you remember it all? And make sure that everyone else knows it too? Listen in for our solution.
Passagemaking and Sleep
Planning your first overnight passage? Wondering what it’ll really be like . . . and how you’ll sleep? Sleeping well begins long before laying your head down 😴
🎧Do I Need a Windlass?
You can just hand-pull the anchor every time. But if you’re full-time cruising, there are some safety tradeoffs to consider.