Checklists
Coming from an aviation background, John was used to having a checklist for just about everything. He was interested in what he could find out there in a similar vein for sailing. … Continue Reading
Victoria to Maui Race
We just got done watching a Distance Shores episode about the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) and wondered if there was a similar event on the Pacific Coast. Turns out … Continue Reading
Bumfuzzle
I just finished another book. It is from a co-author (Patrick Schulte) from another one I read called Live On The Margin. This one is about him and his wife … Continue Reading
Day Skipper Course in Malta – Part 2
In Part 1, we wrote about what we thought of the boat we spent the week on, and what we think we want in any future boat, either chartering or buying. The … Continue Reading
Day Skipper Course in Malta – Part 1
We just got back from our great trip to Malta. We had reserved a week-long live aboard course with Sailing School Malta. We found the school by checking the directory … Continue Reading
Malta Sailing
John & I just got back from a sailing week in Malta where we qualified to be “Day Skippers” of a sailboat – complete with official ID cards. We lived … Continue Reading
The CPS Boating Resource
Here’s a bit of a shout out to the Canada Power and Sail Squadrons (CPS) that we have been doing some courses with. We stumbled across another resource they have that … Continue Reading
180 South
In our attempt to find another sailing movie (which is surprisingly hard by the way) we came across this on Netflix. The film follows adventurer/slacker/dirt-bag (that’s what they actually call … Continue Reading
Another Course Out Of The Way
I got one more course out of the way, The Maritime Radio Course, again through the Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons (CPS). As with most CPS courses you can complete The Maritime … Continue Reading
Get Her On Board
Two days after finishing my latest book, I just finished another one by the same author, Get Her On Board by Nick O’Kelly. Advertised as a man’s guide to sharing The … Continue Reading
Live On The Margin
I just finished another book called Live On The Margin by Patrick Schulte and Nick O’Kelly. Patrick has a blog (and book) called Bumfuzzle, and Nick wrote another book which … Continue Reading
No Boys on This Boat
Here’s an interesting article that we received via the Sail Magazine newletter that shows up periodically in our inbox: http://www.sailmagazine.com/cruising-news/no-boys-boat Sometimes information specifically for women can be in short supply … Continue Reading
PCOC
As John would say, I finally got my Pleasure Craft Operating Course (PCOC) completed online through the CPS website. While it’s not required over here in Italy, it is required to … Continue Reading
Books Books And More Books
Here is the latest bunch of books to arrive courtesy of Amazon a few days ago. We come across the titles through various means, with no one real trusted source. … Continue Reading
World Cruising and Sailing Wiki
We recently found an interesting website called the World Cruising and Sailing Wiki. Here’s a description from the main page: “The World Cruising and Sailing Wiki (an online world … Continue Reading
White Squall
I remember watching this movie when it first came out back in the 90s. After watching again with Christa, it’s likely not the best film to get her excited about … Continue Reading
Two In A Boat
I was away for work for a week so I took the opportunity to finish reading Two in a Boat since Christa had already read it herself. This book was not my … Continue Reading
Sailing Vacation
All the planning and reading we have been doing is obviously necessary, but at some point we actually will need to spend some real time on a boat…together. While we feel … Continue Reading
More Courses – More Smarts
I now have two more courses out of the way. They were both done as self study through the National Canada Power and Sail Squadrons office. The first one … Continue Reading
The Essentials Of Living Aboard A Boat
We have been slowly switching all our reading over to something related to cruising and/or sailing. We’ve been getting our selections mainly from other sailing/cruising blogs and the recommendations that … Continue Reading