The Take Her Sailing Cruising Booklet Series

Purchase only those topics that interest you!

These booklets cover key aspects of cruising. Starting with the general subject of cruising itself, each booklet looks from an experienced first mate's point of view and offers a load of practical insights, suggestions, stories, and checklists. Though some of the material deals strictly with monohull sailboat cruising, most of the information I share is “engine/hull neutral,” and is applicable to cruising no matter what kind of boat you prefer.

Downloadable within minutes of purchase, the Take Her Sailing Cruising Series is written with both the skipper and first mate in mind, and is designed to help make cruising fulfilling for both of you. There is something of value for everyone in these booklets, and they are well worth adding to your library of cruising material.

Each booklet in the Take Her Sailing series:

• Is focused on a specific aspect of cruising. Choose the topics that interest you!
• Is downloadable within minutes of purchase.
• Starts off with a Cruise-Mo Quiz, a short questionnaire that provides insight into your own cruising style and that sets the stage for the information that follows.
• Gives facts in the forms of topics and practical suggestions.
• Tells my story through excerpts from my own cruising experiences.
• Shares my own opinions about the booklet's particular topic (with plenty of reminders that these are only my opinions!).
• Comes with a money-back guarantee. If you do not get value from the information I've shared with you, I will refund your money, no questions asked!

Here's what other people have said about my booklets:

Jeff from Toronto, Canada:
I have been researching the cruising lifestyle for quite a few years. In honesty, I expected to read more of the same information in your booklets. And indeed, you do present much of the same factual information that I have read elsewhere, BUT...you touch upon subjects and present things from perspectives that have simply never occured to me, and you've made me think about things that I had never considered before.

Rick from Seattle, Washington:
You deliver new thoughts and fresh perspectives right out of the gate, in a candid and honest style. I am so tired of reading hype from people who do stupid things underway and live to "brag" about it, implying that you too should enjoy the "thrill" of being battered by a storm or running aground. It's refreshing indeed to see someone offer honest "permission" to dislike or even hate parts of the cruising lifestyle. On behalf of reluctant first mates and crew everywhere, I'd like to thank you for giving them permission to have their feelings!

Ron in San Diego, California:
THANK YOU for publishing this information! In all of the other stuff I have read, I've found that I really have to dig to find new thoughts among the regurgitated nuggets of "technical" information.
I mean, I don't want to sound like a 'know-it-all' but really I haven't read anything that I would consider new information in ages. UNTIL NOW.

Barry from Cornwall, United Kingdom:
Thank you for publishing your booklets. Your writing is refreshingly honest, well organized, cleverly presented, entertaining...and delivered in a style that will suit every reader's needs and wants. Cruisers and "wanna-be's" need factual information but they also need an honest perspective. You deliver the goods on both counts... and more. I heartily recommend your booklets to those embarking on their dream, and to arm chair sailors alike. Well done!

The THS Booklet List:

#1 - Cruising on a Boat: Joining the World's Largest Village defines and discusses some of the most common assumptions and misconceptions about cruising.  It also puts the cruising life in the context of five core principles that are independent of boat, gear, and itinerary. The better you understand and embrace these principles, the more prepared you will be to follow through on your plan.  $11.97 for electronic version; $13.97 for hard copy version

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#2 - Messing About with Boats, Part 1: Choosing a Cruising Boat shares my own boat buying experience (times three), and covers my 7 S-Factors of any cruising boat. These are principles that operate no matter where, how, or what you cruise. Master these principles, use them when you are researching and shopping for a boat, and you will think of things that wouldn’t have occurred to you otherwise. $12.97 for electronic version; $14.97 for hard copy version

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#3 - Messing About with Boats, Part 2: Equipment, The Macro View  discusses 50 items often found aboard cruising boats, some of which are "no-brainers," and some of which may be initially thought of as frivolous. I selected this particular list of 50 based upon my own cruising experiences and my observations of other cruisers with whom I've sailed.  $13.97 for electronic version; $15.97 for hard copy version

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Coming soon! Messing About with Boats, Part 2.5: Equipment, The Micro View covers all the little stuff that goes with the equipment in Part 2, and that can cost a bundle!! The equipment picture just isn't complete without this booklet. I cover the topic of tools as well.

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