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Indonesia, Bali: Checking in Without an Agent
Straddling the equator and with thousands of islands, Indonesia is a destination with many cruising options. However, the clearance process can vary ...

Published 3 years ago

Portrait of a Cruiser: Kerstin and Martin Giretzlehner
Kerstin and Martin Giretzlehner fell in love with the sailing life after their first crewed charter in Croatia in 2011 and spent the next few years ...

Published 3 years ago

Insurance: Yacht Owners Warned Against Under-Insuring
A new and disturbing trend is arising in the boat insurance industry, where owners are significantly under-insuring their boats, a trend which is ...

Published 3 years ago

Cruising Legends: Wade Alarie and the Red Sea Passage
We’ve all met champions of the cruising lifestyle, those who quietly get on in the background dedicating their lives to helping sailors achieve ...

Published 3 years ago

Atlantic: Anatomy of a Disaster
In June 2022, Skipper Ingo Patalla was sailing his much-loved yacht Faule Haut from Miami, Florida to the Azores, when the boat was capsized and sunk ...

Published 3 years ago

Marshall Islands: Growing Vegetables in the Air
When trying to find a solution to the diabetes problem that afflicts residents of the Marshall Islands, yachtie Don Arkin and Tanner Smith from the ...

Published 3 years ago, updated 2 years ago