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Recommended Cruising Gear

Cruising Essentials

A curated list of the offshore‑proven gear I recommend for every cruising boat.

Anchoring Gear & Accessories

Reliable anchors, snubbers, swivels, and hardware that keep your boat secure in any conditions.

Safety Gear for Coastal & Offshore Sailing

EPIRBs, PLBs, lifejackets, tethers, and other safety equipment I trust offshore.

Tools Every Boat Owner Should Carry

The essential tools I keep onboard for maintenance, repairs, and emergencies.

A few of our Most Popular Pages...

Boat anchoring technique

How to anchor Right First Time!

Nicholson 32 sketch

Is a heavy displacement sailboat best for cruising?

Sketch of a tuna

Catch a fish with a simple handline!

Safe comfortable and workable sailboat cockpits

Safe, comfortable and workable cockpits

Boat anchor

New versus traditional types of anchor

GZ curves for sailboat stability

Understanding Gz Curves

Sketch showing typical accommodation layout in a cruising monohull

Multihulls for cruising?

sea anchors and drogues for storm survival tactics

Sea anchors and drogues for storm conditions

GMDSS and the ePirb system

The ePirb and the GMDSS system

s/y Alacazam initial concept sketch

Building 'Alacazam'

Performance Cruising

Performance Cruising

Tips for tradewind sailing

Tips for tradewind sailing

Specs, Performance Analysis & Cruising Characteristics by LOA

Victoria 26

An Ericson 31 Independence sailboat at anchor

Contessa 35 under sail

Hinckley 42, 'Feather'

Allures 45.9 sailboat

Hanse 508

Oyster 625 'Red Cat'