From weather to navigation and safety, Cruise Planning encompasses many aspects of actually leaving the dock and going cruising. For more information link to the Category below:
Anchoring/Ground Tackle
Foreign Check In/Check Out
Galley/Provisioning/Life Aboard
Medical
Navigation
Safe Cruising/Local Knowledge
Seamanship/Sailing the Boat
Throw Off The Dock Lines
Weather
How Much Does It Cost?
Anchoring/Ground Tackle
Foreign Check In/Check Out
- 10 Tips on How To Learn A Language
- After 2000 Miles on The Great Loop: Lessons Learned
- Bahamas Customs & Immigration
- Customs & Clearing into US After Cruising Foreign Waters
- Foreign Check In: PDF Sample Crew List in English & Spanish
- Foreign Check In: Documents Needed
- How Do Cruisers Get Cash?
- The Quarantine Flag, Check In Two Step
Galley/Provisioning/Life Aboard
- 10 Fun Things You Can Do In Your Dinghy!
- 10 Reasons We Hope The Boat Galley Cookbook Will Be Aboard Your Boat!
- 10 Tips on How To Learn A Language
- 10 Tips to Squallproof Your Boat
- Adventures in Shopping – Rio Dulce, Guatemala Provisioning
- Bed Wrestling, Cruiser Style
- Cockpit Enclosure Detail Photos
- Commuter Cruiser to The Boat Galley Cookbook Co-Author???
- Creating Your Own “Space” On a Boat
- Cruising World: “Cruising With Kayaks”
- Cruising World: Catch-of-the-Day Cioppino Recipe!
- Cruising World: February 2012: “Supply-Ship Salad”
- Dinghy Accessory: New Dry Bag
- Don’t Throw a Party for Cockroaches Aboard!
- English Muffin Bread: Step By Step Photo Essay!
- Favorite Tuna Recipe: Sesame-Crusted Tuna
- Fish On! Secret to Enjoy Spanish Mackerel
- Grilled Margarita Grouper!
- Hello Valentine’s Day! (Szechwan Lobster Recipe!)
- How Do Cruisers Get Cash?
- How To Buy a Kayak For Your Boat
- How to Clean a Stainless Steel Water Bottle
- Leave These OUT of Your Boat Fridge
- Lifestyle: How to Live on a Boat
- My Favorite Wine Glasses Aboard
- Natural Born Grillers … SAIL Magazine, July 2010
- Never A Dull Moment
- New Best Cockpit Light! Solar! Under $15!
- Nothing Happened Today … Except the Ill-Fated Fly Invasion
- Oh NO, Out of Beer! What else did we run out of on our Bahamas cruise?
- Oh No! Silent Pactor Modem
- Preparing the Galley to Leave the Boat
- Propane Tanks, OPD & Requalification Regulations
- Provisioning … a Start…
- Provisioning For a 3 Month Cruise to the Bahamas
- Provisioning: Dried Beans or Canned Beans
- Provisioning: Northwest & Southwest Caribbean
- Redesigning Cockpit Canvas? 10 Ideas to Consider
- Refrigerating Delicate Fruits and Vegetables
- Rio Dulce’s Favorite Chocolate Cake: Holding Ground Mud Cake
- Step 1: Provisioning for 3 Months Bahamas Adventure
- Stowing Provisions
- Sunsetter Appetizer: Zucchini Parmesan Crisps
- Tips for Buying A Fish Fillet Knife
- Tips for Propane Grills
- Tips to Make Your Snorkel Gear Last Longer
- Turning Your Boat Into Your Home
- Washing Dishes Without Hot Water
- We Love Leftovers!
- What To Do With Trash! Trash Compactor Aboard!
- When Is A Crab Not a Crab?
- Why Provision Just to Head to the Florida Keys?
- Windy Cabin Fever
Medical
- 10 Questions to ask Your Doctor for a Cruiser’s Medical Kit
- 3 Tips For If You’re Called Home Unexpectedly
- 7 Words About Nutrition
- A Cruiser’s Worst Nightmare
- Don’t Leave Home Without DAN Travel Assist – The Best $55 We Spend!
- Held Hostage by Health Insurance?
- Medical Care Outside the U.S. … One Cruiser’s Experience
- Revisiting: Held Hostage By Insurance for Medications
- Sail Far! Live Longer.
- Sick Aboard
- What Will the Last 10 Years of Your Life Look Like?
Safe Cruising/Local Knowledge
- 10 Tips: If Your Boat’s Stuck Aground
- 13 Spares You Never Knew You Needed!
- 15 Tips for Tilting Safety Odds in Your Favor!
- 2013 Florida Anchoring Update: Courtesy of BoatUS
- 5 Things Before You Leave The Dock
- 5 Tips Before You Call Towboat US or SeaTow … or the US Coast Guard!
- Big Ship Tips
- Boarded By The Coast Guard
- Boats Going Bump in the Night: Anchor Lights
- Buddy Boating off the Nicaraguan Coastline
- Cruising Route: Belize to Panama
- Cruising Show Stoppers?
- Do You Fly The Stars & Stripes?
- Don’t Get Burned! Check That Electric Meter!
- Don’t Leave Home Without DAN Travel Assist – The Best $55 We Spend!
- Favorite Florida West Coast Cruising Guide?
- Fire Extinguisher Frustration! Don’t Leave the U.S. Without Current Extinguishers!
- Hatch Safety Bar Details
- How Do Cruisers Get Cash?
- How To Put The Dinghy On Deck
- Kayak Safety
- Keeping Your Dinghy Safe
- Manual vs. Electric Windlass … the Ongoing Debate…
- Marina Electricity Woes
- My Biggest Cruising Fear
- My Boat! Cruising World Passport 37 Review
- Navigating the Towing Service Maze: Sea Tow/Towboat US
- No Davits? How to Hang a Dinghy.
- Our 1st Time Aground
- Outfitting for Security
- Pros and Cons of Bars on Your Hatches
- Quick VHF Safety Tip
- Recommended Mooring Tie Up for Storms
- Robbed in Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras
- SeaTow Outside US Waters?
- SSB Etiquette
- The Exit Strategy – Plan Your Moves Before Happy Hour Begins!
- Tips for Personal Dinghy Safety
- Tips to Enjoy Interacting With Local Culture
- Unforgettable Buddy & a Forgotten Coast!
- WARNING! Inflatable Life Jacket Surprise!
- Wave or Wind Protection? Which is Most Important When Anchoring?
- Who Should File a Float Plan?
- Why We Don’t Put a Name On Our Dinghy
Seamanship/Sailing the Boat
- 10 Tips: If Your Boat’s Stuck Aground
- As the Diesel Rumbles to Silence….
- Do I Need a Whisker Pole?
- Easy Dock Boathandling Tip
- How to Learn to Cruise/Sail
- How to Read Sail Telltales
- How to Tie a Bowline & Make Friends With a Rabbit
- Jib Roller Furling: Off, On & Flake the Sail!
- Kayak Safety
- Making the Most of Waiting …
- Navigating Shallow or Reef-Strewn Waters
- Negotiating Crab Pot Mazes
- Nine Bridges, 7 Hours: Florida West Coast ICW
- Our 1st Time Aground
- Practical Tips: Use the Traveler to Sail Better!
- Pre-Overnight Maintenance Checklist
- Sailing A Ketch
- Should We Keep the Spinnaker Aboard?
- The Exit Strategy – Plan Your Moves Before Happy Hour Begins!
- The Most Critical Factor in Anchoring? Scope!
- Tips for Enjoyable Overnights
- What One Thing Would You Change …
- Who Should File a Float Plan?
- Why Wash Down A Cruising Boat? Some Tips!
- Would We Buy The Same Boat Again?
Throw Off the Dock Lines!
- “Retire? I Can’t … What Would I Do All Day?”
- 10 Ideas To Make Life Aboard Easier or Better
- 11 Baby Steps to Commuter Cruising
- 3 Things to Expect Going Cruising
- 5 Important Considerations Before Retiring on a Sailboat
- 5 Things Before You Leave The Dock
- 6 Easy Steps: Tie to a Dock Cleat
- 7 Things We Wish We Knew Before Leaving the US to Go Cruising
- As the Diesel Rumbles to Silence….
- Best Time To Go Cruising?
- Blisters & Rio Dulce
- Checklist for Leaving the Dock
- Checklist to Leave the House
- Cruising Show Stoppers?
- Dark Hull Boats: Fact & Fiction
- Day 2 Back Aboard
- Do Cruising Boats Need Insurance?
- Don’t Go Cruising Without Ventilation During Sideways Downpours
- Downloadable “Goin’ Cruising” PDF Checklist Here!
- Dreaming of New Anchorages, Clear Water & My Snorkeling Gear!
- Every Time I Step Aboard …
- Everyone’s In A Hurry!
- Financing The Dream: Sail Into The Sunset
- Goodbye Projects! Goodbye Dock!
- Happy New Year 2014!
- How To Buy a Kayak For Your Boat
- How to Learn to Cruise/Sail
- How to Tie a Bowline & Make Friends With a Rabbit
- I Need a Plan
- Kayak Care
- Magnificent Sunset!
- New Boat: Where Do We Want to Explore?
- Our 8 Biggest Cruising Surprises
- Overview: How We Handle Mail, Taxes, Bills, Etc. While Cruising
- Pre-Overnight Maintenance Checklist
- Sunset at Anchor
- Top 10 Commuter Cruiser Articles for 2018
- What’s The Best Cruising Advice You Ever Got?
- Would We Buy The Same Boat Again?
- Yet Another Small World Coincidence
Weather
- “Red Sky at Morning” Explained….
- “Seasonal Cruising in the Bahamas: How Do You Do It?”
- “What’s The WORST Storm You’ve Seen?”
- Bahamas Crossing Weather Window & 4 Tips for Wind on the Nose
- Chris Parker Weather: Watch LIVE!
- Chris Parker’s New Schedule (and exciting SSB news!)
- Disappointed….
- Don’t Forget the Dinghy Drain Plug!
- How To Get Wind/Wave Weather Maps
- How to Pick a Weather Window
- How to Read a Wind Wave Forecast
- Just Another Day in Paradise
- Michigan … When the Gales of November Came Early…
- Red Sky at Morning!
- Type A Personality Meet Weather Delay!
- Unstable … The Weather, Not ME! :)
- Watching for Wind Below 30 …
- Waxing Crescent Moon Weather Lore
- Weather to Sail to Cuba
- Weather: Watch for the HI Behind the LO!
- What No One Ever Tells You About Weather! 3 Facts You Should Know
