Coast Guard approves official electronic charts
Interesting news. I’ve had more than one person tell me that electronic charts had been officially allowed for years. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard published guidance Feb. 5 that … Continue Reading
Category: Education
Miami Boat Show – Strictly Sail Miami
Less than a week to go! The annual Strictly Sail Miami show kicks off in Miami on February 11, and as usual there’s a strong multihull contingent. Among the new … Continue Reading
Cruising Cost(s)
So we want to retire on a sailboat, a catamaran to be specific, and to be even more precise, likely a Lagoon 440 or 450. We just returned from a Christmas … 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
Catamaran vs Monohull
As we get closer to Strictly Sail Miami we’re trying to load up with as much information as possible. We came across and interesting set of videos from SV Delos on their YouTube … Continue Reading
Cruising Catamarans
We’re headed to the Strictly Sail Miami boat show in February since it will be the best place to try and get on as many catamarans (and likely some monos) as … 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
Climbing the Mast Video
I have a thing for watching mast climbing videos. Probably in part because Christa is terrified of heights and I tend to torment her with them… I posted the first … Continue Reading
COLREGS Mnemonic
People generally like using mnemonics to help us remember things. We are no exception. For example, when we were learning how to sail, our instructor Stephen from Sailing School Malta … 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
COLREGS
Yes, we’re neglecting our blog since our recent move, but just to remind anyone watching that we are still here, we came across a neat little COLREGS guide put out … Continue Reading
A Midnight Encounter
A great lesson for all of us out there off Sail Feed We had a similar jaw dropping surprise when a cruise ship passed our stern off the coast of Malta … Continue Reading
Sound Signals and VHF Protocol in the Fog
We’re starting to look forward to getting back to North America, and thinking about the various places that we can do some sailing. Growing up on the East Coast we are … Continue Reading
Shameless Plug For PADI
Great promo video from PADI.
45 Years of Sailing
A great article from Sail Magazine on how technology has advanced over the past 45 years.
COLREGS – International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
Here’s an interesting vignette to help you consider a right-of way situation we found on The Log – California’s Boating & Fishing News. We frequently test each other when encountering another … Continue Reading
A Shout Out to Canada Power and Sail Squadrons (CPS)
Fly the CPS-ECP Flag Contest Fly the CPS-ECP Flag and Win! Share a picture of yourself hoisting the CPS-ECP flag (regular/life member) on Twitter or Facebook and automatically be … Continue Reading
Looking Back One Year Later
While sitting in a hotel room during our (most recent) move, we decided to look back on our previous location, and this inevitably led to what we accomplished on the cruising front. Our first … Continue Reading
Catania Visit and Sail
John had 2 vacation days left that he had to expend prior to the end of the fiscal year, so we bought some (very) cheap plane tickets from Naples to … Continue Reading