Liveaboard Boats

Ten years living on a sailboat, one trip over the rail. Here is what cruising sailors and the medical reviews say works for seasickness.

Living aboard is legal almost nowhere by right and almost everywhere by permit, and the permits are capped. Washington and San Francisco Bay at 10 percent, Honolulu at 129, Florida after 14 nights at anchor. The map, state by state.

Storage for two sailboats, a parts ledger dominated by West Marine, and a life with no rent. The real numbers from our year on the hard in Puerto Penasco.

Moving onto a 41-foot sailboat in 2017 forced me to get rid of almost everything I owned. Here is how I did it.

Seven questions people always ask about living on a sailboat full time, answered after a decade aboard: the bathroom, the real costs, learning to sail, safety, water and power, and what changed since 2018.

Anchoring in the US is a right tied to navigation, but states keep chipping away at it. Here’s where you can drop the hook, for how long, and what’s changing.

A raft built for one, 438 days in an open boat, and four men living inside an upside-down hull: twelve true survival-at-sea stories.

A 25-day Atlantic crossing sounds romantic — and sometimes it was. Here are 12 things nobody warns you about before you sail an ocean, from a cruiser who’s done it.

How do cruisers get internet at sea? From local SIMs and marina Wi-Fi to Starlink and satellite messengers, here’s the full connectivity playbook.

Cruisers have a language all their own. From “on the hook” to “blowing up the dink,” here’s some of the strangest boat-life phrases.

We asked hundreds of cruisers what they keep on board for protection — and the answers ranged from dogs and flare guns to condoms and Chuck Norris. Behind the jokes: genuinely smart boat security advice.