It’s amazing what a movie under the stars will do for morale on a boat. As long as you’ve kept the bugs in check with a thermacell, the whole crew can rally around the drive- in atmosphere of an outdoor movie. Well, duh. Of course everybody would enjoy that. But it sounds expensive. Not so. …
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…