Seasickness Prevention 101
Seasickness is a form of motion sickness triggered when the brain receives conflicting messages from the eyes, inner ears, and sensory nerves. Whil…
Category: Sailboats
How to Sail The West Coast of Vancouver Island
Hidden coves, towering cliffs, and untamed seas promise adventure to those bold enough to seek it.
Self-Taught or School-Taught Sailing: Which is Better?
When it comes to learning to sail, this old saying rings especially true. Whether you’re nervously approaching a crowded dock or reefing a ma…
From 7-Up to Nuns in Red
Understanding the U.S. Aids to Navigation System (ATONs) is essential for safe and confident navigation. In this guide, you’ll get a clear explan…
Things a Marine Survey Can’t Tell You
A marine survey is essential when buying a boat, but it can’t catch everything. Learn 16 common issues surveys miss and how to prepare beyond ins…
Sailing Through Stress: Understanding the Stress Continuum at Sea
Stress at sea can be invisible but dangerous. Learn how sailors can recognize early warning signs, use the Stress Continuum, and apply practical to…
Storm-Ready: Choosing a Safe Spot for Your Boat
Since 2003, I’ve studied hurricane damage patterns up close. One truth has become clear: where you put your boat is just as important as how you …
The Six Senses of Sailing
Enhance your sailing skills by engaging all six senses—sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste, and intuition—to navigate, troubleshoot, and fully …
VHF Confidence: Five Pro Tips
Improve your VHF radio communication skills with these five pro tips for sailors. Learn how to use working channels, scan important frequencies, ha…
What is a Refit?
Planning a boat refit for long-term cruising? Learn the top 5 priorities every cruiser should focus on, from hull integrity to rigging, sails, elec…
Cruise with Confidence
Through over 20 years of mentoring and preparing sailors for the cruising lifestyle, Lisa and Andy Batchelor have developed sound advice for the as…
Choosing Your Offshore Escape Vessel
The dream of buying a boat and sailing to exotic islands is a powerful and exciting one and an important part of achieving that dream is selecting the…
Why Join a Boat Club?
As a boat owner who utilizes his sailboat like a front porch, commuter vehicle, and the lobby of a hotel, I wanted to understand the allure of joining…
The Cost (and Joys) of Owning a Boat
Some of the best days in life are spent on a boat — despite what the old cliche tells us. Part of happy boat ownership includes accurately estimatin…
Racer-Cruiser Royalty Fit for a Legend
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to be part of the unveiling of Lenny, Beneteau’s new First 44, dedicated to the memory of my mentor and frien…
Parts of a Sailboat – The Deck
Understanding the deck of a sailboat is all part of learning to sail. Essentially, the deck of a boat is both your office and your supply cabinet, fro…
What Type of Sailboat is This?
Do you know the difference between a junk and a sloop? What about a Yawl and a Ketch? This guide to sailboats will have you identifying boats like a l…
What is a keelboat?
There is a pretty good chance that the sailboat you have in your mind is a keelboat. Your imagination most likely recalls a schooner, and that most li…