It was a busy night. We set the chute around midnight after rounding Cape Ann; we triple checked everything and had a great, if hesitant, hoist! Then Gurhan then got his first solo night watch with a preview of the Perseids to keep him company. I set an alarm for when we’d get close to […]
CBI to BVI – From Dinghy Sailor to Bareboat Charter Skipper
These are the slides and a video of the presentation used at Community Boating (CBI) to guide new sailors onto the path to becoming bareboat charter skippers. The slides were made for dinghy sailors, specifically those from CBI, but will be enlightening for any sailors who haven’t yet skippered a bareboat charter or two. Here […]
Boston Sailing Resources
This is a list of sailing resources I put together to support the From Dinghy Sailor to Bareboat Skipper presentation I put together for Community Boating. Without further ado: Recommended ASA Sailing School Narragansett Sailing School – tell them TJ sent you! Finding Crew Opportunities Meetup Group: Boston Sailing Meetup Group: CrewFinder Constitution Yacht Club Crew […]
FEARLESS’ Newport to Bermuda Constitutional
What a different experience this year! Instead of days reefed this year we alternated between champagne sailing and fighting to keep steerage in calms. We only used the big genoa and spinnakers; we only put in a single reef once when a squall approached but never caught us. Not that this trip was without drama. […]
Following SavvySalt and friends at sea
I’m new to satellite messaging and if you’re reading this you probably are too. I bought a DeLorme inReach Satellite Communicator (affiliate link) and am trying to use it to help keep friends and family ashore informed about how things are going out at sea. When I’m sailing offshore with friends I try to have the […]
Longing for a Lee Shore
Why I almost quit sailing before I really got started Watching a peacock get blown over attempting to display his plumage tells me today will be a good day for sailing. I donned one of the terrible yellow foam life vests and signed out a hobie cat. The wind built as I sailed away from […]
Grenadines Bareboat Adventure 2016
Team Yacht Sauce just hosted the world premiere of SavvySalt’s latest video. To put the “world” in “world premiere” I’d better share it before I partake fully in the festivities… without further ado: Grenadines Logistics Our research told us that we were in for a lot of tradewinds sailing that would be impacted by the […]
Dollars and Cents: How much does Bareboat Chartering Cost?
Updated 16-Oct-2019 I was surprised to find that bareboat chartering is a very economical way to vacation IF you’re willing to vacation with a boatload of your (soon to be) closest friends. Your accommodations always have unlimited access to the worlds largest infinity pool! Money Saving Tips Of course you have to be conscientious about […]