Nothing warms up a space more than some mood lighting. You may have some lights and lanterns in your yard to liven it up a bit at night…why should your boat “yard” be any different. We have string lights in the cockpit, and lanterns hanging from the four corners of the boat. The benefits…
Yesterday we told you about the Dinghy Captain chore. Our second favorite way to get kids involved (especially the little ones) is to be the “Anchor Pointer”. This one is simple and self explanatory: When we are pulling up the anchor, they stand on the bow and point to where it is. …
People used to have a whole mess of kids to get work done on the farm. The boat is no different, and there are all sorts of great new ways they can lend a helping hand. The great thing is that most of these chores get them involved in the sailing life and more invested…
One of the biggest problems on any sailboat is fridge space. There are a few boats out there that were built for liveaboards and have ample space, but many of the cruising community are living on former charter boats. Charter boats were designed for week long trips and lots of eating out…not for cheap cruisers…
One of our biggest worries sailing off into the sunset was how to get enough milk for our kids. We went through a weekly delivery of 3.5 Gallons per week at home, and there’s no way we’d have the fridge space for that on the boat. We figured that we would give dried milk…