The Gift of Boating: Better Than Any Box Under a Tree
December 20, 2021
The holidays give us a rush. It’s up to us to ensure that it’s a good rush.
The holidays give us a rush. It’s up to us to ensure that it’s a good rush.
Despite Covid-19, chartering still offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to explore a different way of boating.
Booking a week—or three—on board can enhance
cruising skills and ease the boat-buying experience.
I cannot think of any time that has more built in quality than the time you can spend with a child on a boat cruise.
Most of our yacht chartering customers have cruised before. Many own or have owned yachts. When I go over the do’s and don’ts, they get
So this is my prescription for our nation’s malaise. Go down to the waterfront and breathe in the sunshine and salt air. If you need a stronger medication, try to get on the water.
Like many people in this fast-paced world, it seems that I always have too much to do and not enough time to do it. I’ve
As part of the curriculum at our liveaboard yacht school, we teach our student an old mantra: Attitude is the difference between suffering an ordeal and
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