Here’s what sailors pay for food in eight different countries in Europe and the Caribbean/Central America. But before you watch the video, please allow me to introduce your hosts, Emily and Clark! Emily from Emily & Clark’s Adventure’s (check them out on YouTube here) got in touch with me a little over a month ago[Read More]
Life Aboard
How MEANING Makes Boat Life Heaven Or Hell
The meaning that we attribute to things and events in our lives causes us to have a bad time or a good one. By becoming aware of the meaning you give to things and then changing that meaning you can create far more good times than bad. And living on a boat will provide you[Read More]
Cruising Couples Communication Tips
Rewind 18 years to when we knew nothing about cruising couples communication tips. It was time to do my very first stern-to mooring. The plan was for my husband, Simon, to back the boat into the marina jetty, I was going to throw an aft line and grab another line from a dockhand. Then I[Read More]
Is The Sailing Lifestyle Worth The Effort To Make It Happen?
Are you toying with the idea of living the sailing life but not sure if it’s worth the effort? Do you worry that it might not be all it’s cracked up to be? Are you afraid that once you get the boat and start sailing there will be an initial high but like everything else[Read More]
Life After Lockdown As A Sailing Cruiser
Life after lockdown as a sailing cruiser in Grenada feels almost normal. If you have a boat or are about to get one you could be living quite a wonderful life if you can get to this southern Caribbean country. The airport has yet to open and cruise ships can’t come in. The only way[Read More]
Living In A Marina On A Sailboat
A lot of our readers are wondering if the sailing cruising life is really for them. Is living in a marina on a sailboat for them? Is anchoring in a beautiful bay for them? And what about cruising from one destination to the next? Getting a boat, learning how to sail, maintaining a bunch of foreign[Read More]
What is the Perfect Sail?
Did you know that there’s a massive percentage of new sailors that head out for the perfect sail only to return and never go sailing again? A perfect sail isn’t too perfect when things break, the weather turns unexpectedly for the worse or you feel out of your comfort zone. So what is the perfect[Read More]
Rescue At Sea
If you had to perform a rescue at sea would you know what to do? Would your partner, guests, family, or friends sailing with you know what to do? In this video, we explain and show you a recent REAL Man Overboard that we experienced. While we were sailing a mile or so off the[Read More]
Buddy Boating – The Number 1 Amazing Resource to Finding Boat Buddies
What is buddy boating? Buddy boating involves two or more cruising sailboats traveling together, particularly for longer or more challenging passages. This could mean loose coordination of plans for a few days or weeks or more structured travel nearby. We’ve always found our boat buddies on the go. We’ll enter an anchorage, share a beverage with the[Read More]
The Top 10 Benefits To Sailing With A Buddy Boat
A buddy boat is when you find a friend or family that lives on a boat to buddy up with. Many boaters make friendships in anchorages and some decided to do passages together. In some cases, a couple or group of boats might even sail the whole season together heading from, say, the Bahamas to[Read More]
