Zip tie a long funnel into the back corner by the backstay and route a hose over the side, and you've got a head you can use underway. It sounds dumb, but it ...

Hydration is the part of seasickness people underestimate, and it's the part that actually kills. One captain ended up having to scuttle his boat after the ...

The fastest part of seasickness to fix is your muscles. Getting behind the wheel and taking some control helps your brain settle, and if you're too sick to ...

If your passage runs longer than three days, bring crew - with five or six aboard you can run a revolving watch and only stand two night watches every five ...

Billionaire or broke, it makes no difference offshore. Sometimes you're just putting karma in the bank for the night it's your turn, and that's a fine reason ...

Seasickness is your body trying to purge a poison that was never there, triggered when your eyes, inner ear, and muscles stop agreeing on what's happening. ...

On a well-built offshore boat, keel bolts are torqued at the factory and designed never to be touched. Production boats are a different story, but if you're on ...

When your autopilot dies offshore, you need a backup plan. Two bungee cords and properly trimmed sails can keep you on course for thousands of miles on a ...

A full-keel boat like the Tayana 37 tracks with minimal input and keeps the rudder well protected from grounding damage. For offshore work, those trade-offs ...

350 miles offshore and a restricted vessel calls "sécurité" on channel 16. It's up to you to understand what that means and act accordingly. You get on the ...

Median yacht length has increased every year since 1960. This Pacific Seacraft 61 is a good look at where things are heading. 📗 Get My Book: ...

The passage to Easter Island can be straightforward or it can beat you up for weeks. The year you go matters more than you think. 📗 Get My Book: ...

A skeg protects the rudder and gives it two bearing points instead of one. Losing your rudder offshore is a serious emergency, and improvised fixes don't hold ...

1,800 miles from the nearest road and the autopilot is in pieces on my lap. It didn't fail in a storm - it failed in 15 knots and 3-foot waves. The boat just ...

Before Robert Perry's Valiant 40, you were either on a fast racing boat or a slow full-keel cruiser. His decision to combine a fin keel with a skeg-protected ...

Lin and Larry Pardey logged hundreds of thousands of miles on small boats. I'm starting to see the light of their message - smaller means lower costs and more ...

Cheap gear usually becomes expensive gear eventually. You buy the cheaper option, spend hours installing it, then replace it months later with the thing you ...

Not everyone can take months off to sail — but that doesn't mean you can't get real offshore experience. The Atlantic is full of passages that will take you ...

Most watermakers don’t fail because they’re old - they fail because they’re neglected. Membranes get destroyed, systems corrode internally, and owners skip ...

Cruising boats are systems-heavy machines, and buyers can feel overwhelmed fast. Keeping a detailed boat document — from filters to line lengths to spare parts ...

Marine electronics age fast. Support disappears, charts stop updating, and expensive systems quickly become outdated. Buyers often overvalue electronics, but ...

A boat can be insured on paper and still not be covered in practice. For solo sailors, the fine print matters as much as the policy itself. 📗 Get My Book: ...

Not all marine engines survive equally well over time. Certain engine designs last dramatically longer in saltwater environments, why mixed metals become a ...

Buying a boat in Europe comes with a major tax reality most buyers don’t fully understand. VAT status, shell companies, and ownership structure can completely ...