The off season is a great time to increase your skills.    The Canadian Power and Sail Squadron hosts many courses that can help make your cruising experience top notch.   Take some time this winter and increase your skill.  https://cps-ecp.ca

One of the more intimidating moments if you are new cruising is to know whether you should tie alongside another boat or anchor by yourself. Is it ok to ask? Should you assume that everyone is ok with you coming Read more…

Flag etiquette for recreational boats has a rich history; flags are how sailing ships communicated at sea before there were radios. Flags can tell a lot about a boat and its crew: where the yacht is from, what yacht club Read more…

Here are a few of my own stories. Perhaps you have some too. When this booklet is published online there will be a place for you to tell you tales of “Boat repairs in Exotic Places” Belts A couple of Read more…

There is a very big difference between taking your boat out for an afternoon or one night and going for a week or more. Once you get to a week, and are comfortable, there really is no limit to the Read more…