Real World Cruising provides one-on-one coaching, consulting, and hands-on classes on all facets of boating and cruising. Whether your cruising dreams are around the bay or around the world, we will help you become self-sufficient, self-confident and fully able to enjoy your new life.
It was dark, and Captain Francisco was freaking out. “We’re too close! We’re too close!” He had just woken me up, and was worried that we were approaching the harbor of Iquique, Chile, at 3 am. He was 75 years old, his eyes weren’t what they used to be, and – frankly – he just didn’t trust this newfangled “GPS”. I was in the odd position that I was a crewman on a delivery, but in many ways I was more experienced than the captain. I also had better eyesight. I looked at the lights of the city, checked the GPS, and explained to the Captain that he was seeing the lights of a town on the hill behind Iquique. Iquique was still under the horizon, and we were many miles away. We wouldn’t – in fact, we couldn’t – get there until after daybreak.
As technical consultants and cruising coaches we are often asked how to solve some common boat problems. We have started a series of videos on how to get you and your boat ready to go cruising.
The first in the series is Using Epoxy Filler and Fiberglass Cloth, How to Repair Old Insturment Holes In Your Cockpit.
We hope that you like the video. If you have any questions, sign up as a memeber (it's free), and post them in the Member Forum. If you have feedback on the video series, or have ideas on what other topics you would like to see covered please feel free to post those in the Member Forum too.
