Weather Resources
Recently we had a great sailing adventure to The Bahamas with friends that own a Leopard 45 catamaran. We will be forever grateful to them for getting us out of … Continue Reading
Category: Books
Anchor Gear
One of the great things about living on a boat, is the ability to anchor just about anywhere you like without the need for infrastructure like a marina or mooring … Continue Reading
Another Magazine – Charter Savvy
Charter Savvy is a free online magazine and describes itself as, “filled to the brim with compelling stories and great photography of bareboat chartering worldwide, with insider tips on everything from … Continue Reading
The Cruising Guide To The Virgin Islands
One of the more useful items that we had for our most recent charter was The Cruising Guide To The Virgin Islands. You can see in the picture all the … Continue Reading
Bareboat Charter Checklist
I tend to be a checklist guy, at least up to the point that an essential task is performed enough times to become routine or automatic BUT still have something … Continue Reading
Ashley Book of Knots
The Ashley Book of Knots (41.1MB) is the bible when it comes to the subject. It is a beast of a book with over 600 pages and can be quite … Continue Reading
Fish ID Cards
Each time we went snorkeling or diving we would always say afterwards that we wished we had an ID card or book available to help identify the spectacular sea life that … Continue Reading
I learned something new already this morning! | Zero to Cruising!
We subscribe to the blog zerotocruising.com from fellow Canadians Mike and Rebbecca Sweeney. In today’s newsletter their article was I learned something new already this morning! It was about a … Continue Reading
Dockmanship
Dockmanship is a neat little book from David Owen Bell that covers all the important stuff associated with being close to the dock in about 100 pages. It starts with the basics … Continue Reading
Changing Course
As John & I prepare to become full-time sailors, we’ve been reading lots of great books…and now I have another one to add to the list of must-reads. Changing Course: A … Continue Reading
Letters From the Lost Soul
We just finished reading another book from Bob Bitchin. Letters From The Lost Soul is the sequel to Biker to Sailor even though the first edition came out 15 years … Continue Reading
Biker to Sailor
Biker to Sailor is the latest book from Bob Bitchin’ of Latitudes and Attitudes and Cruising Outpost fame. It was our first book from Bob, and it was a very … Continue Reading
The Boat Who Wouldn’t Float
It seems that we have done more reading about sailing that we have done actual sailing for quite some time, which is unfortunate, but has its benefits. While our street-smarts may … Continue Reading
Sailing The Farm
The other day we started looking for items about food and drink on board, and that turned into a whole lot of rabbit-holes about surviving on board in general, and … Continue Reading
Fasntet, Force 10
As I write this we’re sitting in London, lucky enough to get here for work, and Christa came along for the weekend. That’s not too far away from the start … Continue Reading
Get Her On Board
When John ordered this book, I was intrigued by the title Get Her On Board. It’s a guy’s guide to convincing a reluctant wife that sailing off into the sunset … Continue Reading
Handling Storms At Sea
For a number of reasons we haven’t been able to get back on a boat since our trip to Tunisia. In the mean time we continue to plow through our … Continue Reading
The Practical Mariner’s Book of Knowledge
The Practical Mariner’s Book of Knowledge: 460 Sea-Tested Rules of Thumb for Almost Every Boating Situation is described by Amazon as, “either the most useful boating book ever designed to … Continue Reading
True Spirit
True Spirit is another biographical account of sailing, this time from a young person’s perspective…a very young person. It’s the true story of Jessica Watson, a 16-year-old Australian who sailed solo, … Continue Reading
Bumfuzzle
I finished reading Bumfuzzle – Just Out Looking for Pirates a couple weeks ago however it took a while to percolate my opinion of the book. It’s a tale of a young couple deciding to give up their careers to … Continue Reading