Buddy Boating – Making friends is easy – just add water
Buddy boating with friends – you in your boat and they in theirs – is great fun and has its advantages but needs to be done correctly to be a success. Compatible cruising goals and humor are very helpful in establishing a float plan that allows for privacy as well as togetherness. Buddying-up is a […]
Deck The Hulls – Experience Christmas Onboard Your Boat
In and around British Columbia’s Gulf Islands, holiday celebrations are a blend of small-town sensibility harkening back to a simpler time with the creative energy of communities rich in tradition and talent. This is an ideal time to leave the malls and crowds behind and jump on the boat to experience the holidays island style. […]
Impeccable Handling And Advanced Technology Aboard The All New Princess V50
• Efficient Volvo Penta IPS650 engines provide top speeds in excess of 30 knots • Sleek styling with an extended canopy to provide more usable outdoor space • Hand-crafted using premium materials of the highest quality, the V50 is stylish without compromising practicality or usability • Latest advanced Princess deep-V hull design delivers impeccable seakeeping […]
Generator Care Tips – Keep the juice flowing.
Marine generators have a hard life. They operate in tight recesses of the engine room or lazarette and, all too often, are overlooked until something goes wrong. If it’s been a while since the generator was pressed into service, chances are it could use some attention. This is especially true if planning a cruise where […]
In Your Wake – Being a responsible boater includes what happens behind the transom.
I remember the first time I saw the movie “Caddyshack.” I rolled with laughter watching the scene with Rodney Dangerfield plowing through an anchorage aboard his yacht. Day sailors jumped for cover while inshore fishermen screamed in terror as Dangerfield threw out a wake that surfers would love to catch. He finally came to rest […]
Friendly Tips on Preparing Your Boat for Winter Storms
While we like to think our mild West Coast winters means we don’t really need to decommission our boat, there are always times when winter sneaks in, and it is better to be safe than sorry. One way to keep snuggled under the covers on those stormy nights is to make sure we’re prepared […]
Cruising for Indigenous Art – Cliffside Pictures In Time
One of the many draws to cruising the British Columbia coast is the sense of adventure. Another is the pictographs, thousands of which were painted on seaside rock cliffs by indigenous artists. Thousands of pictographs dot coastal British Columbia. For more than 10,000 years, indigenous people have shared this stunning, rich, and wild coastal […]
Understanding Antifreeze – Winterizing your boat’s engine, generator, potable water, and sanitation systems.
Those of us who live in the northern latitudes rely on antifreeze to protect our boat’s engines, and generators with closed cooling systems, hydronic heating systems, onboard sanitation, and potable water systems. As widely used as antifreeze is it’s one of the least understood tools we use, mainly because the widely accepted standard used to […]
The Beauty of Wireless Headsets – No More Yelling Onboard
In the past, I’ve never been a big fan of headsets. Our boat is only 40-feet LOA, but we do have some communication issues when docking and anchoring, which also create safety concerns. We’ve always gone with the old-school way, using the spoken word and hand signals, via a chat onboard well in advance, followed […]
Selecting a Boatyard for Your Winter Project – Doing your homework is a critical first step
This is the time of year when boater’s thoughts turn to decommissioning, maintenance, modification projects, or perhaps the next summer’s extended cruise. Some of these activities may require yarding the vessel for a portion of the winter or early spring. When in the market for a boatyard, choosing the right one can be among the […]