Pain Is the Ultimate Teacher: Hard Lessons in Seamanship
Some seamanship lessons are harder to learn than others, but in the end, having common sense offshore is always the key.
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Some seamanship lessons are harder to learn than others, but in the end, having common sense offshore is always the key.
Plenty of sailors can spin a good yarn at the bar, but it’s a real trick to be able to turn a phrase on paper.
If the goal is pleasurable cruising, then the first order of business is to skip all the time-sucking add-ons.
Cap’n Fatty Goodlander makes the switch to LED lights aboard Ganesh.
As Ganesh’s systems grow more complicated, Cap’n Fatty has had to spend plenty of time solving electrical problems aboard.
In the latest episode of Cocktails with Cruising World, editors Herb McCormick and Mark Pillsbury catch up with longtime contributors and circumnavigators Carolyn and Cap’n Fatty Goodlander.
Over the years Fatty and Carolyn Goodlander have been cruising, clearing-in fees and procedures have changed.
Cap’n Fatty and Carolyn experience plenty of drama on their journey from the Caribbean to the Pacific.
Fatty and Carolyn Goodlander experience some rough moments on the way to Colon, Panama.
Perhaps the most important things to know about Grenada are that yachties are welcomed with open arms, and the political situation is stable.
In heavy weather, sailors have a range of options to take on wind and waves that can push a vessel out of control.
Cap’n Fatty shares the joy of sharing a feast with a raft up in the islands in this classic Thanksgiving tale.
Some seamanship lessons are harder to learn than others, but in the end, having common sense offshore is always the key.
Plenty of sailors can spin a good yarn at the bar, but it’s a real trick to be able to turn a phrase on paper.
If the goal is pleasurable cruising, then the first order of business is to skip all the time-sucking add-ons.
Cap’n Fatty Goodlander makes the switch to LED lights aboard Ganesh.
As Ganesh’s systems grow more complicated, Cap’n Fatty has had to spend plenty of time solving electrical problems aboard.
In the latest episode of Cocktails with Cruising World, editors Herb McCormick and Mark Pillsbury catch up with longtime contributors and circumnavigators Carolyn and Cap’n Fatty Goodlander.
Over the years Fatty and Carolyn Goodlander have been cruising, clearing-in fees and procedures have changed.
Cap’n Fatty and Carolyn experience plenty of drama on their journey from the Caribbean to the Pacific.
Fatty and Carolyn Goodlander experience some rough moments on the way to Colon, Panama.
Perhaps the most important things to know about Grenada are that yachties are welcomed with open arms, and the political situation is stable.
In heavy weather, sailors have a range of options to take on wind and waves that can push a vessel out of control.
Cap’n Fatty shares the joy of sharing a feast with a raft up in the islands in this classic Thanksgiving tale.
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