In the snowbound Northeast, someone, somewhere is watching ‘Captain Ron’ in a blizzard.
Living aboard has its challenges, whether you do it full-time or part-time in the Caribbean or the North Pole—which, I imagine, is not too different from living aboard through a Boston winter.
I’ve lived aboard through two New England winters. The first, the notorious winter of 2014- 15, was a tremendous learning experience. The conditions were extremely harsh, my boyfriend, Phil, and I were new to the live aboard scene, and the boat belonged to someone else. (We were caretakers for a family that traveled to Costa Rica.) Plenty of things went wrong, but we learned a lot and developed a newfound appreciation for a lifestyle we would come to adopt permanently. Now, going into our third winter afloat, we’re finally starting to feel prepared.
The first thing we think about each fall is which shipyard or marina we will call home for the next six months. A lot of factors come into play when we make this decision. First, be sure to figure out the cost of electricity. Check the marina’s metered rate, or you might be signing up for a warm but expensive season, especially if you run electric heaters. We’ve seen everything from 15 cents a kilowatt hour to 32 cents a kilowatt hour.
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The Floating Classroom
Taking homeschooling to the high seas.
Adventures in Boat Buying
When all else fails, buy another boat
Seascape 18
A fast and simple sport boat that you can also cruise
Drilling Stainless Steel
How to make holes in a not-so-hard metal
Lost and Found
Stop! The ship you lose may be your own
Rick Tomlinson
Rick Tomlinson is one of yachting’s most accomplished photographers, but he is also an accomplished sailor.
Monster At Midnight
Mine is a fishing family. Whether we are running lines off the stern, spear fishing or casting from the boat, we’re always fishing.
Bring It On!
FIVE SAIL ING FRIENDS GO IN SEARCH OF HEAVY WEATHER — AND FIND IT
Wind Chicken Gone Wild
ON THEIR FIRST LONG OPEN-WATER PASSAGE, A SAILING COUPLE GETS INTO THE PROBLEM-SOLVING SIDE OF SAILING
Appendicitis Offshore
A stomach ache turns into a life-threatening emergency while on passage.