Lifestyle
Cruising the Mediterranean: A Bluewater Sailor's Guide to the World's Most Storied Sea
Your complete cruising guide with anchorages, clearance tips, and local knowledge.
Lifestyle
Cruising With Kids: What Families Need to Know Before Casting Off
Your complete cruising guide with anchorages, clearance tips, and local knowledge.
Choosing and Maintaining Your Cruising Dinghy Outboard
Your complete cruising guide with anchorages, clearance tips, and local knowledge.
Atlantic Hurricane Season and Bluewater Sailing: What You Need to Know
The hurricane math I ran before penciling in our own Atlantic legs: which windows actually work, the four routing rules, and the insurance fine print that can cost you $35,000.
EPIRB Guide for Bluewater Cruisers: How to Choose, Register, and Use One
The Category 1, GPS, float-free EPIRB spec I'm putting on our family's circumnavigation cat — plus the PLB and AIS MOB units to back it up, with real model names and 2026 prices.
How to Provision for an Atlantic Crossing: The Complete Guide
Everything you need to plan a safe and enjoyable Atlantic passage.
Weather Routing Software for Ocean Passages: PredictWind vs Windy vs NOAA GRIB Files
Forecasts are accurate maybe five days out. PredictWind earns its $99/month for ocean passages, Windy is a free comprehension layer, and NOAA GRIB files are the substrate — not the answer. How I'm thinking about routing tools for our family circumnavigation.
Best Satellite Communicators for Bluewater Cruising: Iridium vs Garmin inReach vs Zoleo
Our top picks and detailed comparisons to help you choose the right gear for offshore sailing.
The Atlantic Crossing Guide: Canary Islands to the Caribbean — Everything You Need to Know
Everything you need to plan a safe and enjoyable Atlantic passage.