Caribbean Bareboat Chartering Basics: Daily Sail Plan
If you’ve read “Bareboat Chartering Basics” and want to delve deeper into the planning process, read on for our March 2025 sail plan, which...
When Electronics Fail: How to Navigate After Lightning Strikes
Lightning is an anomaly: It strikes wherever and whenever it wants. In my case, it struck me and by boat 200 miles south of...
Thinking Small for Big Ocean Crossings: Choosing a Small Offshore Cruiser
Today, the average cruising boat is probably in the 40- to 45-foot range. To my mind, that is too big for a couple to...
How to Scuba from Your Boat
With all of the logistics, specialized knowledge and costs involved, you may be asking yourself “Why would I want to go diving?” This is...
Caribbean Bareboat Chartering Basics: Top Pre-Departure Tips
Assuming you’ve read my previous articles on this subject, you’ve now decided where you want to go and what type and size of boat...
Top 6 Tips for Pacific Rally Cruising
Whether you’re a seasoned cruiser or a newcomer eager to chart your course across the Pacific, you need to introduce yourself to Viki Moore....
Bareboat Chartering Basics: Charter Companies and Planning Tips
We’ve been bareboat chartering for the last 35 years. Since our first time, boats and the charter companies have evolved and grown in numbers...
Bareboat Chartering Basics: Sail the Caribbean the Practical Way
Growing up in Montreal, I dreamed of sailing in the warm waters of the Caribbean. Still, to this day, I am drawn to the...
How to Prep and Store More Interesting Produce for Passage
As any seasoned sailor knows, managing space and resources on a boat is paramount. This is especially true when it comes to storing and...
10 Unexpected and Free ICW Highlights
The unexpected delights along my journey down the ICW were many. Here are ten of my favorites that mostly didn’t cost money.
1) Cruising ambassador...
Carl Alberg’s Family Sailboat for the Ocean – Alberg 37
Are you looking for a family sailboat that can cross the ocean and sail the Caribbean in safety and comfort? Carl Alberg designed the...
Latest Sailboat Review
Hunter 45DS Used Boat Review
Hunter Marine unveiled its latest large cruising monohull, the Hunter 45DS, in late 2007. The boat is essentially an upgrade of the 44DS, with twin wheels, a new transom, new styling, and a roomier, reconfigured interior. Hunter has sold 152 hulls since the boats debut, making it a fairly successful endeavor. To increase the Hunter 45DSs interior volume, designer Glenn Henderson opted for relatively high freeboard and additional length. Henderson also matched a nearly elliptical rudder with a smaller keel. The 54-horsepower Yanmar auxiliary engine moved the Hunter through calm water at 8 knots at 3,000 rpm. Testers sailed the 45-footer in flat water and 13.5 knots of wind, making 5.8 knots and were able to tack through 110 degrees. The current base price of the Hunter is $268,990.