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
After a few years of cruising, you will get a good idea of the things that fail, and you will learn to carry spare parts and consumables. Fluids, belts, gaskets, nuts and bolts, screws, gaskets, various bits of hardware, wire, Read more…
Do not neglect maintenance on your boat, boat systems, especially your engine. It is every boat-owners responsibility to learn a little bit about all the systems on your boat. Everything on your boat requires regular inspection and maintenance if it Read more…
It is often mentioned that when cruising your boat is your house and your dinghy is your car. You will use your dinghy to visit other cruisers, go to shore, set a stern anchor, go shopping, lug fuel, dispose of Read more…
BASIC ANCHORING The two most common anchors we would all be familiar with are the fluke anchor, (Danforth or Fortress), and a plow-style anchor, (CQR or Bruce). Fluke anchors, being flatter, are easier to store in an anchor locker. The Read more…