Some people need to have friends around almost all the time, and almost everyone needs friends at least sometimes.  The cruising lifesty...

Great guests fit in small spaces, and stay endlessly cheerful There is no greater bonding experience among cruisers than sharing a...

A beautiful anchorage at Great Barrier Island, New Zealand, as seen from the top of Mt. Hobson (photo by The Cynical Sailor and His Salty...

(Sign available for purchase  here , just in case you need to sell your boat) The cynical joke is that the two happiest days in a boat-...

In the wake of the rescue of a young family stranded at sea with a sick toddler, there's been a media brouhaha about the decision to tak...