Category: Boat Management

Boating and sailing is a popular hobby and there are opportunities to do it throughout the world. Whether you are sailing the high seas or sailing a dinghy on a lake, you will need to know the basics, and many of the principles will be the same. Here are some things to bear in mind:…

Before boarding any boat (big or small) try to avoid consuming things that are likely to make your seasickness and nausea worse, such as alcohol, caffeine, fatty foods and spicy foods. Heavy, greasy meals contribute to the development of nausea, which will be worsened by the motion on the water. That being said, it’s important…

We hope this never happens to any of our readers, but if you should capsize or swamp your boat, or if you have fallen overboard and can’t get back in, stay with the boat if possible. Your swamped boat is easier to see and will signal that you are in trouble. Also signal for help…

Surprising but a lot of people skip contents insurance hoping it falls under their own home insurance policy simply because there is no real automated process for getting an online insurance quite for contents insurance on a boat. Home insurance differs in that respect in that whole valuables come under one distinct replaceable sum, however…