Dinghy Decisions
May 13, 2013 in At the Helm
Time for a new tender? Here’s a look at the pros and cons of different types of dinks.
By Cruising World’s Jen Brett

May 13, 2013 in At the Helm
Time for a new tender? Here’s a look at the pros and cons of different types of dinks.
By Cruising World’s Jen Brett

March 11, 2013 in At the Helm
Here’s a simple app that could save a life.
By Cruising World Editors

The Man Overboard app for iPhone from Intelligent Maintenance is super simple to use. Read the rest of this entry →
March 11, 2013 in At the Helm
By Cruising World’s Elaine Lembo

The mantra for this trip is that far-away blizzards do have their upsides, especially when they blow while you’re exploring new places. We’d barely made it halfway through our crewed charter aboard the Trade Winds Explorer in the Bocas del Toro archipelago of Panama when word trickled in: “Big snow coming back home.” Read the rest of this entry →
February 12, 2013 in At the Helm
By Cruising World’s Jen Brett

The girls discussing boat design. Never mind the mess on the dock—the grown-ups were probably to blame as we were all preparing our boats for the coming winter.
I’ve often wondered what it would be like to live in a neighborhood with oodles of kids around for my daughters to play with. The kind I grew up in where the last place we wanted to be was inside. This is one of the things that I felt we had to sacrifice for a liveaboard life, and it’s always made me a little sad. Read the rest of this entry →