Mentally Preparing for an Ocean Crossing
Being mentally confident to spend days out at sea is quite an accomplishment. I’m sure there are many people who have just went for it and had everything go just fine more times than not….
Continue ReadingBeing mentally confident to spend days out at sea is quite an accomplishment. I’m sure there are many people who have just went for it and had everything go just fine more times than not….
Continue ReadingC-Tow Captain’s Call: A Day Nearly on the Rocks I have been boating the BC Coast all of my life. Some even say I was born with saltwater in my blood. I started as a…
Continue ReadingOutfitting a sailboat for long-term cruising can seem like an overwhelming task. With so many things to consider, it can be difficult to know where to start. If you’re serious about cruising and want peace…
Continue ReadingOne thousand, one hundred and sixty-seven days. That’s how many days Travis and I have been living on our sailboat at the time of writing. One of the most common questions we’re asked is how…
Continue ReadingLast year we spent quite a bit of time in Long Island in the Southern Bahamas and absolutely fell in love with it. It’s a special island with fewer cruisers than the Abacos or Exumas….
Continue Reading-Tow Captain’s Call: A 48-Hour Rescue on Lake Huron As a C-Tow Captain, one of my most memorable rescues took place in early September, 2022. My territory for C-Tow is the Kawarthas, specifically the Tri-Lakes…
Continue ReadingHow long before you start to live your cruising dream? Are there many years of itchy, sweaty, painful boat work in your future? Does your to-do list seem to be forever getting longer? I think…
Continue ReadingIn this month’s blog, I’d like to share some of the most important equipment onboard Jibsea that we find most useful while living and cruising full time on our monohull sailboat. We’re not going to…
Continue ReadingAlthough we do not name every inanimate object that we own, the tradition of giving a boat a name is a long standing one that goes back to ancient times. Many people believe that boats…
Continue ReadingThere are an endless number of things to explore and each country has its own unique characteristics, but here are the top 3 things that matter to us as cruisers and where to find them…
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