Yep, we’ve all been there. Hunched over the back off the boat yanking the pull-cord with increasing desperation! Guest poster, Mindi Braswell, from Aboard Marguerite shares how to quickly diagnose and troubleshoot outboard motors. Plus, we’ve a included a bonus “$#!T my engine won’t start” checklist at the bottom of the post. I’m not a professional
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10 essential bits of gear for sailing around the world solo
Sailing around the world solo is one of the greatest challenge you can take on in sailing. Fortunately, there are a few pieces of essential sailing gear that make things easier and a whole lot safer. I caught up with Thom D’Arcy, who is currently half-way through sailing alone around the world, and we chatted
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The boating sunglasses that get replaced even if YOU break them!
Finding a good pair of boating sunglasses is no easy task. Afterall, the lifestyle takes a toll on a pair of shades. Last year, in my hunt to find a pair of decent sunnies, we went through at least a dozen pairs – crazed lenses, losing those finicky little screws, and then there’s the dreaded
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Welcome to the new site! Young & Salty becomes Waterborne
Waterborne is born! 17 months ago, when we launched Young & Salty, a site for sailing millennials, we were nervous that we’d hear crickets. Maybe there weren’t really any 20 and 30-something sailors out there. But we shouldn’t have worried and we’ve been totally blown away by the community that has developed over the last
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How to buy a boat – everything you need to know
Want to buy a boat but your head is spinning? When we bought our first boat, there was so much to learn about the different makes, models, features, not to mention the boating lingo (what’s the heck is a pushpit or a garboard?!). We didn’t know where to find the good deals and couldn’t understand
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The ultimate guide to living on a boat
Everything you need to know to go from landlubber to full-time liveaboard Ready to live on a boat year-round? You might be surprised to know that there are several steps to moving onto a boat, the last of which is actually buying a boat! Robin and I moved onto our Dufour 35 and have lived
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Nike Steiger of White Spot Pirates releases full-length movie!
Special announcement! Friday April 6th @ 3PM EST, Young & Salty will be interviewing Nike Steiger of White Spot Pirates on Facebook Live. We’ll discuss her new film Untie The Lines where she quits her desk job and embarks on a 4,000 mile sail in the Caribbean. If you’re not already one of the 52,000 people following White Spot
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What to look for in a liveaboard boat
Shopping around, looking at liveaboard boats? While in theory it’s possible to live on just about anything that floats, the best boats to live on will have a few special features. Because there are literally endless boat makes and models (we’ve listed some at the end of this post), I’m going to cover 3 important
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How to save money on a yacht charter
Have you always fantasized about sailing through the Greek islands, but assumed you could never afford it? Think again. With a bit of savvy shopping, you can get a yacht charter for less than what you’d pay for a hotel in the same destination. Here are 8 strategies to save money on a yacht charter
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5 ways to test-drive the liveaboard life
What’s it like living on a boat? You may have spent hours online, researching everything from what it costs to live on a boat to the perfect stackable space-saving cookware, but nothing will give you a better idea of the liveaboard lifestyle, than actually living on a boat! Because divesting yourself of your worldy posessions and
