We left the island of St Lucia in the Caribbean heading north for Antigua – a 27 hour/180-mile passage. Unfortunately, due to our buddy boat experiencing a massive sailing disaster, we didn’t make it very far. The good news is that everyone is okay. The bad news is all the damage that was done. Our[Read More]
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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]
5 Reasons To Find A Boat Buddy
Whether you’re just starting out as a full-time cruiser or are in your fifth season, finding a boat buddy (or buddies) to sail with providing numerous benefits. Some boats buddy-up with one other boat and others can be found sailing amongst five to ten other boats. Some boat buddies stay with each other for the[Read More]
