Sailor & Galley: Ice Cream, Anytime
With this recipe, you can indulge in a tasty homemade treat wherever you may roam.
Living aboard a boat may not be for everybody, but for those who do, it can unlock a waterborne lifestyle full of exciting new adventures and a unique set of circumstances. From waking up every morning with a beautiful waterfront view to realizing that your “home” is wherever you roam, trading in the landlubber life for one on the water can be freeing.
Of course, the liveaboard lifestyle doesn’t come without its challenges. While your world becomes bigger, moving from a four-bedroom house to a 40-foot boat means everything else becomes smaller, from storage to sleeping quarters, and while it’s easy to fantasize about the idea of living on a boat, actually doing it requires significant preparation, technical savvy and a willingness to learn and adapt.
Here, you’ll find helpful stories and tips for anyone living (or considering embarking on) the liveaboard lifestyle, to make your home on the water as manageable as it is rewarding.
With this recipe, you can indulge in a tasty homemade treat wherever you may roam.
This piquant dish provides a perfect meal after an overnight trek offshore.
After a medically mandated gluten-free diet left these sailors pining for good bread, they came up with their own winning recipe.
This creamy rice porridge is guaranteed to sate your hunger and banish rainy-day or rough-passage blahs.
This rich, steaming stew from the Pacific Northwest warms chilled sailors’ bones and brings back a lifetime of memories.
Cruising through the holidays? These four festive galley-borne delights are sure to help make your Festivus afloat all merry and bright.
What started as an engine replacement turned into long-envisioned upgrades and a total refit.
A two-year project taken on near a Lake Erie home port turns the 1975 Hallberg-Rassy Monsun Ukiyo into a cruising boat fit for the Pacific.
In the midst of our massive 40-year refit of our Stevens 47, Totem, we’re still dreaming: Do we want to make the changes needed to fly a Code Zero?
Halfway through his latest circumnavigation, Webb Chiles made several upgrades to Gannet, his Moore 24, to make the rest of the journey safer and more comfortable.
Eager to get rid of dark wood and old vinyl, this do-it-yourselfer found a cleaner and brighter way to finish the v-berth.
The latest chapter in our ongoing series about the complete overhaul of a classic-plastic Pearson 36.
It’s time to share the details of the swallows I had inked up my left leg almost exactly a year ago.
Here’s what the Sailing Totem crew has learned about how the plans work, how the terms of service are enforced, and more.
Here’s what we’ve learned about cruising with Panchita, a street cat who adopted us in Mexico.
In hindsight of our 40-year refit, we unveil the behind-the-scenes details of the project, starting with the forward head.
Learning how to inspect for small rigging problems can stop them from becoming bigger ones after you’ve left the dock.
All that extra stuff you think you’ll need to survive can actually become a hindrance in a real emergency.
When I was 60, I decided to embrace a lifestyle of commuter cruising. Fifteen years later, it’s still one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
When it comes to educating the kids while cruising, these parents learned that flexibility, and sometimes changing course, is key.
Cruiser Roger Hughes’ boat, like many boats, needed more hot water. Here’s how he got it without breaking the bank.
Kids can learn a whole lot while they think they’re just having fun on a boat.
Women sailing solo around the world are few and far between, but these three sailors share a common spirit of ambition, endurance and adventure.
Bottom painting isn’t a particularly pleasant job, but one i’d always tackled myself—yet another annoying yin to the rewarding yang of owning a sailboat.
These tips and tricks will help you get to your next waypoint and keep everyone’s morale from sinking.
Building bulwarks was no small project, but it greatly enhanced our boat’s looks as well as our sailing experience.
It’s important to think about a maintenance schedule to guard against windlass failure.
Is your boat bound for the Caribbean? Follow these tips for a safer and more comfortable voyage south.
With a bit of forethought, an average day out on the water can turn into a fantastic sail for the whole crew.
The trick to installing a basic digital navigation network is to start with only the basics and to get the most important features.
When it comes to educating the kids while cruising, these parents learned that flexibility, and sometimes changing course, is key.
Good vibes only? Not so fast, my friends. Sailing, like life, is about embracing the full spectrum of emotions.
Having the right buddy boat can make the cruising experience even more fun, educational and memorable.
Ten tips from global cruising parents on ways to keep kids (and adults) happy on board.
Set ground rules, plan ahead and get creative when bareboat chartering with kids.
A large—and still growing—family spreads their wings aboard a high-performance trimaran.