This week I am talking about the live-aboard Intermediate Cruising course. I am running several of these courses this summer on the Coast, and I am often asked by people if they are ready to take the course. I have put together some ideas and recommendations about what you need to complete to know that you are ready to make the most of this course. Hope it helps!

This past summer I was lucky enough to take my grandparents, mom and daughter on a sailing trip! It was VERY special to be able to share this experience with 4 generations on the boat...

In this episode I talk about my preparation, things to think about, where we went, why we went there and some highlights of the trip along the way. Filled my bucket!!

Are you behind on your gifts this year? Not quite sure what to get your sailor? I've got you covered with a list of small to big gift ideas!

Well I had an amazing trip to Croatia recently! Was so different from my last trip... will tell you all about it today! Enjoy! Glad to be back!!

I'm unfortunately going to take a break from the podcast for a bit... life has gotten a bit unruly and I need to reclaim some time! I'll be back though. Thank you for your support and for listening over the years! Fair winds...

Bonus episode created with Google Notebook LM.

Have an exciting trip in mind? This week I'm talking about creating an itinerary plan. How do I do it? What are the steps? Where should you spend the money and where can you save?

This week I'm talking about a Mayday call we overheard while in Desolation Sound this past summer...

Happy New Year and here's to 2025!

This week my friend Bob sent me a new tool called Google NotebookLM. I plopped my sailnelson.com website address into their system and within 5 minutes they sent out a 15 min podcast episode! It even has 2 presenters, loads of information from the website... I was a bit shocked. Have a listen and let me know what you think!