Cruising
Offshore Provisioning: Building a 30-Day Pantry That Actually Works at Sea
The provisioning question almost everyone gets wrong on their first long passage is volume. Two adults eating well at sea need around 2,500 to 3,000 calories
Seamanship
Pre-Passage Standing Rigging Survey: A Methodical Bottom-Up Inspection
Standing rigging fails in three places: at terminations, at fittings, and where the wire passes through anything that flexes. A good pre-passage survey is not about climbing the
Seamanship
Heaving-To: The Storm Tactic Most Sailors Skip Until It's Too Late
Heaving-to is the maneuver most cruisers know exists and most cruisers have never actually performed in 35 knots. It is also the maneuver that, in the right conditions,