“…….Would not say shit if they had a mouthful.” That’s funny, I’m stealing it. Nice article. Agree. Thanks.
Practice cruising before you cruise. Take a course. Read a book. Take a captained boat charter. Bareboat charter. Vacations with…
Hi John, An excellent article: shows much wisdom and experience. I wrote an article on “Cruising as a life Style”:…
Something I would add is the “Make Tea” approach. I read about a guy that crossed the Sahara in a…
The biggest frustration for Owen (age 6) aboard the boat is that there is often not much for him to…
We try to live by “It’s not about the destination but the journey” to keep our cruising enjoyable.
That’s a great idea regarding any well written book on sailboat racing and I agree that Whidden’s and Jobson’s is…
Hi John, What a great comment, and I totally agree, as well as admire your all too rare ability to…
Fair enough. Rule 1a. Encourage but don’t push!
Hi John, I am not going to disagree with any of your points but, from my perspective, there is a…
Hi Clive, I think that depends a lot on the novice. For example Phyllis simply never wanted to learn to…
As part of the library a copy of IRPCS is a must. I would suggest the RYA version as it…
Hi Andrew, I don’t like that one much either, for the same reasons. This is much of why I prefer…
Hi Igor, Both are great tips. I wrote about knots some time ago: https://www.morganscloud.com/2015/03/05/the-only-five-knots-you-need-to-know/
No. 1 Keep the crew happy (and safe). A skipper is only as happy as their least happy crew. So,…
John. What do you think about a paralleling switch to the AGM backup that is already in place for essential…
Hi Bob, Totally agree, the best book ever on sail trim. And his book on Tactics, with Gary Jobson is…
Excellent article. I wish I had known all this ten years ago. On the other hand, I bought my starter…
Another great article John. Regarding learning to sail, I believe every cruiser should have in their on board boat library…
Not sure what your problem with OpenCPN is. It’s a well designed piece of software that doesn’t have a particularly…