Cruising may not be all gorgeous sunsets in wonderful anchorages with your favorite beverage in hand, but when it happens, why not celebrate?

Get together with new best friends on the boat next door (who you might never have met before) and enjoy the evening.

In 10+ years of cruising, Carolyn Shearlock has learned a thing or two about dinghy drifts and she's happy to pass them on.

Music: "Slow Down" by Yvette Craig