Lessons Learned on The Great Loop
Captain John’s guide to cruising America’s Great Loop is an information-packed book that offers tips and suggestions for undertaking a successful Great Loop cruise.
My bloggy colleagues over at The Monkey's Fist are making posts for the wonderfully helpful topic of things that make life aboard better a...
The emergency ditch bag is to cruisers and offshore racers what generators are to land lovers: you invest in it and pray that you never have to use it...
It's a Necessity: Inside Our Sailboat
Expert Tips and Ideas on Boat Maintenance & Repair from the Crew at Go2marine.com
Step by step instructions to that glossy reflective varnish finish that gives your boat the best curb appeal. For under $250, we made Optimystique's teak look amazing. Here's how...
Five great ideas that make living – and cooking – in a small space a lot easier.
Living off-grid is especially challenging when you're on a 50-ft sailboat in the middle of the ocean. My guest today is Rick Moore, whose sailboat, the Sophisticated Lady, is fully set up to live off-grid for months at a time, with solar and wind power, a water desalination unit, and even a garden on board. Rick walks us through his systems and helps figure out how we can apply them to tiny house living. Stick around!
Nine great books for cruisers, on everything from deciding to cruise to buying a boat and maintaining it. You'll refer back to these time after time.
Anchoring for idiots. Mistakes made when anchoring by two sailors new to the cruising lifestyle. Detailed descriptions of Med mooring, anchoring out and taking lines to shore.
Details (and a download) on what is included in our offshore sailing medical kit, plus how to create your own kit. OutChasingStars.com
Ever wonder how two people actually live aboard a boat and don't kill each other? After all, our living space is about 100 square feet -- YIKES! When I think about it like that it even scares ME! Here are some tips!
Mike and Rebecca aboard s/v Zero to Cruising tackle clutter in a way that puts reading materials that are needed to hand out of the way, an...
Anybody who knows JR or has been reading this blog for a while, knows how particular he is about things. Sometimes I want to strangle him because he takes forever to make a decision but in most cases, I’m thankful for his “precision.” When we decided to go with the semi-flexible solar panels, JR wanted…
Simplify your life on-board cooking experience with these clever tips from Bill Cullen
THE CHAIN SCRUBBER I made this for my husband, he gets so muddy when he brings up the anchor :-). Found the design on another blog. Basically, it is three scrub brushes fixed in a triangular shape to capture and scrub the chain as it comes to the surface. We will also have a saltwater…
After one year of cruising & sailing over 10,000 nm on our boat, we reflect on the biggest challenges we faced as a new cruising couple. OutChasingStars.com
What you need to know to have a great boat dog. Learn how to take any size dog on your boat, how to keep them safe, and best places to cruise with a dog.
13 points to consider when buying kitchen equipment for your boat galley. Features you may not have considered but are important when living on a boat.
