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Category: TIPSSharing Our Stories, TIPS
 Hurricane Irene – August 23, 2011 – 21:45 UTC – Photo Goes East As readers prepare for hurricane Irene, we are re-printing a story that Pam Wall wrote about going through Hurricane Dennis in the Abacos. In it she shares a list of things to have aboard to help you prepare as well as a [...] ASK YOUR QUESTIONS, Beauty-Health-Fitness, TIPS
 I was wondering if you have any thoughts/comments on how to deal with and cope with seasickness. I have tried the scopolamine patch, ginger, the wrist band w/ electrical pulses, and now stugeron. We sail our boat on the Puget Sound, and when on our boat I never get sick. However, when I have been on a [...] TIPS
 I have always said the two things most cruising women agree they miss most are their children/grandchildren and their gardens. I dealt with the gardening issue by bringing aboard window boxes and potted plants. My outside garden, always changing I put a layer of heavy pebbles in the bottom of the boxes, then put in potted plants in their [...] TIPS
 There is no such thing as too many handholds, especially as you or some of your special friends and relatives get older. Following are some illustrations of ours. 1. My “Granny Rail” The single most important addition is what I call my Granny Rail, a simple stainless steel tube bent to mount into two stanchion bases, which gives [...] Cruising with Kids, TIPS
 Taking your children’s education to sea is not always simple, but neither is it a deeply complicated mystery. Once you capture a child’s interest, With careful decision-making and sensible preparations – just what you need for going cruising in general – you can let your children profit from an incredible learning opportunity. Just [...] TIPS
 Imagine this…You are one week out on a three week trip and you realize that funky odor is coming from your trash and there is no place to toss the bag and get it off the boat. Okay, I might be a bit obsessive about my trash and I admit it, but I come by it [...] TIPS
 We have a new feature article on Women and Cruising. It arose out of a question we received from Cruising World: Have any of your contributors been involved in a galley refit project? So we asked 12 of our contributors and they responded with a gold mine of practical advice and experience. Following are [...] ASK YOUR QUESTIONS, Provisioning-Cooking, TIPS
 Gwen Hamlin answers this question: We are planning an 8 day catamaran trip to the BVI’s. This is a first sailing trip for my boyfriend and I, and my sis and her hubby. My boyfriend and I love to cook, grill, prepare, etc. My sister and her husband prefer not to bother. So here is my question, do you have some recipes that you could share that are fun and easy to prepare, [...] ASK YOUR QUESTIONS, Beauty-Health-Fitness, TIPS
 Dierdre Wogaman and other women answer this question: I am new to the cruising lifestyle and would appreciate your advice. I will be going to the Bahamas with my boyfriend soon and we plan to shower in saltwater in the cockpit then rinse in fresh water. What soap works best for body washing in salt water? What shampoo do you recommend for color treated blonde [...] TIPS
 My world has changed! After 9 years of cruising the Caribbean I am no longer pleading with visiting family and friends to forsake extra shoes, hats and toiletries so that they can pack and carry the most recent best sellers in their one precious piece of luggage now allowed by many [...] TIPS
ASK YOUR QUESTIONS, Beauty-Health-Fitness, TIPS
 Pam Wall and Kathy Parsons answer this question: I am new to the cruising lifestyle and would appreciate your advice. I will be going to the Bahamas with my boyfriend soon and we plan to shower in saltwater in the cockpit then rinse in fresh water. What soap works best for body washing in salt water? What shampoo do you recommend for color treated blonde [...] |
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