I see a lot of folks who dream of selling everything, getting a sailboat, and taking off for parts unknown. They take the ASA courses and study the cruising materials, thinking they have the knowledge to head off to the blue horizon. Many only go […]
As a marine surveyor who has inspected hundreds of boats, I have learned that it is often easy to separate the good boats from the bad within the first few minutes aboard. It is the first 30 minutes on a boat that can tell if […]
As a marine surveyor and cruising sailor, I have seen the aftermath of several hurricanes over the years. I have also been part of what insurance companies call CAT teams, the people who go in after a storm to assess the damage to their client’s […]