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Are you ready to take the leap from Dreamer to Cruiser?
Our "From Dreamer to Cruiser" online course provides you a clear roadmap with a customizable timeline and practical steps you can take toward cruising.
Sign up to take this new course:
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#sailing #cruising
Our "From Dreamer to Cruiser" online course provides you a clear roadmap with a customizable timeline and practical steps you can take toward cruising.
Sign up to take this new course:
products.theboatgalley.com/dc
#sailing #cruising
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Are you ready to take the leap from Dreamer to Cruiser?
Our "From Dreamer to Cruiser" online course provides you a clear roadmap with a customizable timeline and practical steps you can take toward cruising.
Sign up to take this new course:
products.theboatgalley.com/dc
#sailing #cruising
Our "From Dreamer to Cruiser" online course provides you a clear roadmap with a customizable timeline and practical steps you can take toward cruising.
Sign up to take this new course:
products.theboatgalley.com/dc
#sailing #cruising
Today we salute the veterans in our community, including Larry Webber of TBG! Larry cruises full time & writes the Quick Reference Cruising Guides, but he served in the US Air Force from 1978-1995 as Aircraft Armament Systems Technician. To Larry & all the veterans: we thank you for your service!
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today we salute the veterans in our community, including Larry Webber of TBG! Larry cruises full time & writes the Quick Reference Cruising Guides, but he served in the US Air Force from 1978-1995 as Aircraft Armament Systems Technician. To Larry & all the veterans: we thank you for your service!
🗽 Lady Liberty just looks different when you sail past her 🗽
The Boat Galley's John Herlig's view from his boat delivery over the weekend.
🤩 Stunning! 🤩
The Boat Galley's John Herlig's view from his boat delivery over the weekend.
🤩 Stunning! 🤩
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🗽 Lady Liberty just looks different when you sail past her 🗽
The Boat Galley's John Herlig's view from his boat delivery over the weekend.
🤩 Stunning! 🤩
The Boat Galley's John Herlig's view from his boat delivery over the weekend.
🤩 Stunning! 🤩
🎧 Weekend Listening: DIY Tips for Making Boat Wiring Connections
In Ep. 807, Carolyn shares little tricks for making solid connections. Listening to this 6-minute podcast may save you hours of headache!
Find The Boat Galley podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts.
#sailing #boating
In Ep. 807, Carolyn shares little tricks for making solid connections. Listening to this 6-minute podcast may save you hours of headache!
Find The Boat Galley podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts.
#sailing #boating
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
“We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us... We can never have enough of nature.”
― Henry David Thoreau
― Henry David Thoreau
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
“We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us... We can never have enough of nature.”
― Henry David Thoreau
― Henry David Thoreau
"Everything I needed to know to cruise I learned from my mom."
In this heartwarming and encouraging article, Carolyn Shearlock (founder of The Boat Galley) shares what her landlubber mom taught her about life on the water:
theboatgalley.com/what-i-ne...
#sailing #boating
In this heartwarming and encouraging article, Carolyn Shearlock (founder of The Boat Galley) shares what her landlubber mom taught her about life on the water:
theboatgalley.com/what-i-ne...
#sailing #boating
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"Everything I needed to know to cruise I learned from my mom."
In this heartwarming and encouraging article, Carolyn Shearlock (founder of The Boat Galley) shares what her landlubber mom taught her about life on the water:
theboatgalley.com/what-i-ne...
#sailing #boating
In this heartwarming and encouraging article, Carolyn Shearlock (founder of The Boat Galley) shares what her landlubber mom taught her about life on the water:
theboatgalley.com/what-i-ne...
#sailing #boating
Do you or your partner dream of cruising? Is one of you more enthusiastic about the idea? Are you unsure whether cruising is for you?
We're excited to offer a new online course - The Uncertain Cruiser - to help you explore the joys and pitfalls of cruising. Sign up: products.theboatgalley.com/uc
We're excited to offer a new online course - The Uncertain Cruiser - to help you explore the joys and pitfalls of cruising. Sign up: products.theboatgalley.com/uc
November 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Do you or your partner dream of cruising? Is one of you more enthusiastic about the idea? Are you unsure whether cruising is for you?
We're excited to offer a new online course - The Uncertain Cruiser - to help you explore the joys and pitfalls of cruising. Sign up: products.theboatgalley.com/uc
We're excited to offer a new online course - The Uncertain Cruiser - to help you explore the joys and pitfalls of cruising. Sign up: products.theboatgalley.com/uc
Calypso Chronicles - TBG's Nica visit atoll #8 in the Tuamotus: Fakarava, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. How did it compare to the other 7 atolls? "Come for the diving, especially the full moon shark dive in July. Don't come for the provisioning." Read her full review at fit2sail.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Calypso Chronicles - TBG's Nica visit atoll #8 in the Tuamotus: Fakarava, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. How did it compare to the other 7 atolls? "Come for the diving, especially the full moon shark dive in July. Don't come for the provisioning." Read her full review at fit2sail.com
Can you forecast squalls?
The weather information we cruisers need is in our weather apps. We just need to know how to find it.
Want to understand the weather data you see on your screen?
Grab a copy of our latest resource "Weather Basics for Boaters"
products.theboatgalley.com/wx
#sailing
The weather information we cruisers need is in our weather apps. We just need to know how to find it.
Want to understand the weather data you see on your screen?
Grab a copy of our latest resource "Weather Basics for Boaters"
products.theboatgalley.com/wx
#sailing
November 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Can you forecast squalls?
The weather information we cruisers need is in our weather apps. We just need to know how to find it.
Want to understand the weather data you see on your screen?
Grab a copy of our latest resource "Weather Basics for Boaters"
products.theboatgalley.com/wx
#sailing
The weather information we cruisers need is in our weather apps. We just need to know how to find it.
Want to understand the weather data you see on your screen?
Grab a copy of our latest resource "Weather Basics for Boaters"
products.theboatgalley.com/wx
#sailing
Need some inspiration today? Read our friend Michele's "Cruising Stories: Cruising with Lymphedema"
We are inspired by her story and hope you are too!
theboatgalley.com/cruising-...
#sailing #cruising #lymphedema #boating
We are inspired by her story and hope you are too!
theboatgalley.com/cruising-...
#sailing #cruising #lymphedema #boating
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Need some inspiration today? Read our friend Michele's "Cruising Stories: Cruising with Lymphedema"
We are inspired by her story and hope you are too!
theboatgalley.com/cruising-...
#sailing #cruising #lymphedema #boating
We are inspired by her story and hope you are too!
theboatgalley.com/cruising-...
#sailing #cruising #lymphedema #boating
Shoulder Season Squeeze In!
"What's that?" It's that last little activity you squeeze in on the final nice weather days before the winter weather settles in for good.
TBG's Kimberly Ward's squeezed in a kayak expedition to Ram Island in Mattapoisett, MA. What activity can you squeeze in this week?
"What's that?" It's that last little activity you squeeze in on the final nice weather days before the winter weather settles in for good.
TBG's Kimberly Ward's squeezed in a kayak expedition to Ram Island in Mattapoisett, MA. What activity can you squeeze in this week?
October 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Shoulder Season Squeeze In!
"What's that?" It's that last little activity you squeeze in on the final nice weather days before the winter weather settles in for good.
TBG's Kimberly Ward's squeezed in a kayak expedition to Ram Island in Mattapoisett, MA. What activity can you squeeze in this week?
"What's that?" It's that last little activity you squeeze in on the final nice weather days before the winter weather settles in for good.
TBG's Kimberly Ward's squeezed in a kayak expedition to Ram Island in Mattapoisett, MA. What activity can you squeeze in this week?
Have you met Laura?
Laura helps cruisers at boat shows find pick out TBG resources. She also teaches ASA courses on the Chesapeake, sails her Catalina 36 s/v Miramar, & crews on deliveries.
If you come across Miramar on the Chesapeake, make sure to hail Captain Laura on the VHF and say hello!
Laura helps cruisers at boat shows find pick out TBG resources. She also teaches ASA courses on the Chesapeake, sails her Catalina 36 s/v Miramar, & crews on deliveries.
If you come across Miramar on the Chesapeake, make sure to hail Captain Laura on the VHF and say hello!
October 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Have you met Laura?
Laura helps cruisers at boat shows find pick out TBG resources. She also teaches ASA courses on the Chesapeake, sails her Catalina 36 s/v Miramar, & crews on deliveries.
If you come across Miramar on the Chesapeake, make sure to hail Captain Laura on the VHF and say hello!
Laura helps cruisers at boat shows find pick out TBG resources. She also teaches ASA courses on the Chesapeake, sails her Catalina 36 s/v Miramar, & crews on deliveries.
If you come across Miramar on the Chesapeake, make sure to hail Captain Laura on the VHF and say hello!
What goes up, must come down.
After a great week at the Annapolis Sailboat Show, TBG's John Herlig spent days on water crew, breaking down the labyrinth of temporary docks, towing them through the Chesapeake, & putting them to bed until the 2026 shows.
See you all in 2026!
📸: John Herlig
After a great week at the Annapolis Sailboat Show, TBG's John Herlig spent days on water crew, breaking down the labyrinth of temporary docks, towing them through the Chesapeake, & putting them to bed until the 2026 shows.
See you all in 2026!
📸: John Herlig
October 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
What goes up, must come down.
After a great week at the Annapolis Sailboat Show, TBG's John Herlig spent days on water crew, breaking down the labyrinth of temporary docks, towing them through the Chesapeake, & putting them to bed until the 2026 shows.
See you all in 2026!
📸: John Herlig
After a great week at the Annapolis Sailboat Show, TBG's John Herlig spent days on water crew, breaking down the labyrinth of temporary docks, towing them through the Chesapeake, & putting them to bed until the 2026 shows.
See you all in 2026!
📸: John Herlig
"The Boat Galley? I listen to a podcast called The Boat Galley!"
People would tell us this at the recent Annapolis Sailboat Show.
We'd respond, "Yeah, that's us!"
"YOU are The Boat Galley podcast? I love that podcast!"
Check out The Boat Galley podcast: available wherever you get your podcasts.
People would tell us this at the recent Annapolis Sailboat Show.
We'd respond, "Yeah, that's us!"
"YOU are The Boat Galley podcast? I love that podcast!"
Check out The Boat Galley podcast: available wherever you get your podcasts.
October 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
"The Boat Galley? I listen to a podcast called The Boat Galley!"
People would tell us this at the recent Annapolis Sailboat Show.
We'd respond, "Yeah, that's us!"
"YOU are The Boat Galley podcast? I love that podcast!"
Check out The Boat Galley podcast: available wherever you get your podcasts.
People would tell us this at the recent Annapolis Sailboat Show.
We'd respond, "Yeah, that's us!"
"YOU are The Boat Galley podcast? I love that podcast!"
Check out The Boat Galley podcast: available wherever you get your podcasts.
Calypso Chronicles - Fish on! Approaching Toau in French Polynesia, TBG's Nica & Jeremy caught 2 tuna, including this yellowfin. They now have 6 pounds of tuna in the fridge & all their boat neighbors were handed bags of ready to cook fish. Not having a freezer means you get to play Santa Claus.
October 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Calypso Chronicles - Fish on! Approaching Toau in French Polynesia, TBG's Nica & Jeremy caught 2 tuna, including this yellowfin. They now have 6 pounds of tuna in the fridge & all their boat neighbors were handed bags of ready to cook fish. Not having a freezer means you get to play Santa Claus.
TBG’s Larry Webber repaired his Fatty Knees dinghy: added a gunnel guard, attached custom leather protection on the stern, and repaired the blades of the oars.
Got questions about maintaining your dinghy? Come chat with Larry in person at the Annapolis Sailboat show this week!
Got questions about maintaining your dinghy? Come chat with Larry in person at the Annapolis Sailboat show this week!
October 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TBG’s Larry Webber repaired his Fatty Knees dinghy: added a gunnel guard, attached custom leather protection on the stern, and repaired the blades of the oars.
Got questions about maintaining your dinghy? Come chat with Larry in person at the Annapolis Sailboat show this week!
Got questions about maintaining your dinghy? Come chat with Larry in person at the Annapolis Sailboat show this week!
How do you go from Dreamer to Cruiser? The steps are similar, but every dreamer's TIMELINE will be different.
In TBG's new course, "From Dreamer to Cruiser" we help you make a TIMELINE that works for YOU.
Start your transformation from Dreamer to Cruiser today: products.theboatgalley.com/dc
In TBG's new course, "From Dreamer to Cruiser" we help you make a TIMELINE that works for YOU.
Start your transformation from Dreamer to Cruiser today: products.theboatgalley.com/dc
October 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
How do you go from Dreamer to Cruiser? The steps are similar, but every dreamer's TIMELINE will be different.
In TBG's new course, "From Dreamer to Cruiser" we help you make a TIMELINE that works for YOU.
Start your transformation from Dreamer to Cruiser today: products.theboatgalley.com/dc
In TBG's new course, "From Dreamer to Cruiser" we help you make a TIMELINE that works for YOU.
Start your transformation from Dreamer to Cruiser today: products.theboatgalley.com/dc
Like father, like son.
The Boat Galley's Larry Webber adds gunnel guards to his dinghy ("Fatty Knees") as his dad works beside him on a stripper canoe.
The Boat Galley's Larry Webber adds gunnel guards to his dinghy ("Fatty Knees") as his dad works beside him on a stripper canoe.
October 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Like father, like son.
The Boat Galley's Larry Webber adds gunnel guards to his dinghy ("Fatty Knees") as his dad works beside him on a stripper canoe.
The Boat Galley's Larry Webber adds gunnel guards to his dinghy ("Fatty Knees") as his dad works beside him on a stripper canoe.
🙏🙏 THANK YOU to the 200+ people who responded to our survey this summer!
Thanks to YOUR candid stories & advice, TBG now offers new courses to help Uncertain Cruisers untangle uncertainties about cruising.
Check out the Uncertain Cruiser course: products.theboatgalley.com/uc
#sailing #cruising
Thanks to YOUR candid stories & advice, TBG now offers new courses to help Uncertain Cruisers untangle uncertainties about cruising.
Check out the Uncertain Cruiser course: products.theboatgalley.com/uc
#sailing #cruising
October 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🙏🙏 THANK YOU to the 200+ people who responded to our survey this summer!
Thanks to YOUR candid stories & advice, TBG now offers new courses to help Uncertain Cruisers untangle uncertainties about cruising.
Check out the Uncertain Cruiser course: products.theboatgalley.com/uc
#sailing #cruising
Thanks to YOUR candid stories & advice, TBG now offers new courses to help Uncertain Cruisers untangle uncertainties about cruising.
Check out the Uncertain Cruiser course: products.theboatgalley.com/uc
#sailing #cruising
🥳 🥳 BIG WEEK at The Boat Galley 🥳 🥳
📣 2 new online courses: The Uncertain Cruiser & From Dreamer to Cruiser
📣 Hot-off-the-press ICW Quick Reference Cruising Guide
📣 We'll be at booth M-4 at the Annapolis Sailboat Show next week
Get all the details here: tbgmail.theboatgalley.com/e...
📣 2 new online courses: The Uncertain Cruiser & From Dreamer to Cruiser
📣 Hot-off-the-press ICW Quick Reference Cruising Guide
📣 We'll be at booth M-4 at the Annapolis Sailboat Show next week
Get all the details here: tbgmail.theboatgalley.com/e...
October 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🥳 🥳 BIG WEEK at The Boat Galley 🥳 🥳
📣 2 new online courses: The Uncertain Cruiser & From Dreamer to Cruiser
📣 Hot-off-the-press ICW Quick Reference Cruising Guide
📣 We'll be at booth M-4 at the Annapolis Sailboat Show next week
Get all the details here: tbgmail.theboatgalley.com/e...
📣 2 new online courses: The Uncertain Cruiser & From Dreamer to Cruiser
📣 Hot-off-the-press ICW Quick Reference Cruising Guide
📣 We'll be at booth M-4 at the Annapolis Sailboat Show next week
Get all the details here: tbgmail.theboatgalley.com/e...
You can't predict when you'll get hit by a 50-knot squall.
It's best to always anchor for a storm.
How do you anchor for a storm? This FREE article will give you the equipment guidance, boat attachment strategies, and anchoring techniques you need: theboatgalley.com/anchor-as...
#sailing #boats
It's best to always anchor for a storm.
How do you anchor for a storm? This FREE article will give you the equipment guidance, boat attachment strategies, and anchoring techniques you need: theboatgalley.com/anchor-as...
#sailing #boats
September 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
You can't predict when you'll get hit by a 50-knot squall.
It's best to always anchor for a storm.
How do you anchor for a storm? This FREE article will give you the equipment guidance, boat attachment strategies, and anchoring techniques you need: theboatgalley.com/anchor-as...
#sailing #boats
It's best to always anchor for a storm.
How do you anchor for a storm? This FREE article will give you the equipment guidance, boat attachment strategies, and anchoring techniques you need: theboatgalley.com/anchor-as...
#sailing #boats
The calm before the storm.
"Two hours later, we were in a NASTY chubasco on a lee shore. See that hole in the wall on the left? Every time there was lightning, we used it as a reference to check that we weren't dragging." - Carolyn, founder of The Boat Galley
📍Sea of Cortez: V Cove, near Loreto
"Two hours later, we were in a NASTY chubasco on a lee shore. See that hole in the wall on the left? Every time there was lightning, we used it as a reference to check that we weren't dragging." - Carolyn, founder of The Boat Galley
📍Sea of Cortez: V Cove, near Loreto
September 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The calm before the storm.
"Two hours later, we were in a NASTY chubasco on a lee shore. See that hole in the wall on the left? Every time there was lightning, we used it as a reference to check that we weren't dragging." - Carolyn, founder of The Boat Galley
📍Sea of Cortez: V Cove, near Loreto
"Two hours later, we were in a NASTY chubasco on a lee shore. See that hole in the wall on the left? Every time there was lightning, we used it as a reference to check that we weren't dragging." - Carolyn, founder of The Boat Galley
📍Sea of Cortez: V Cove, near Loreto
The UPCOMING boat shows are quite the feats of logistics and dock engineering.
TBG's John Herlig - on the shows' Dock Crew - has been busy transporting & arranging the maze of docks you'll walk on at the Annapolis City Dock.
Come see it (& us!) for yourself: Annapolis Sailboat Show - October 9-12
TBG's John Herlig - on the shows' Dock Crew - has been busy transporting & arranging the maze of docks you'll walk on at the Annapolis City Dock.
Come see it (& us!) for yourself: Annapolis Sailboat Show - October 9-12
September 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The UPCOMING boat shows are quite the feats of logistics and dock engineering.
TBG's John Herlig - on the shows' Dock Crew - has been busy transporting & arranging the maze of docks you'll walk on at the Annapolis City Dock.
Come see it (& us!) for yourself: Annapolis Sailboat Show - October 9-12
TBG's John Herlig - on the shows' Dock Crew - has been busy transporting & arranging the maze of docks you'll walk on at the Annapolis City Dock.
Come see it (& us!) for yourself: Annapolis Sailboat Show - October 9-12
Adventures on the ICW: What a sewing set up!
After a year of sailing on the Atlantic Coast, s/v Catriona is getting her sails repaired for another season.
A bit tough to wrangle the sail, but you gotta love the Sailrite machine!
After a year of sailing on the Atlantic Coast, s/v Catriona is getting her sails repaired for another season.
A bit tough to wrangle the sail, but you gotta love the Sailrite machine!
September 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Adventures on the ICW: What a sewing set up!
After a year of sailing on the Atlantic Coast, s/v Catriona is getting her sails repaired for another season.
A bit tough to wrangle the sail, but you gotta love the Sailrite machine!
After a year of sailing on the Atlantic Coast, s/v Catriona is getting her sails repaired for another season.
A bit tough to wrangle the sail, but you gotta love the Sailrite machine!
😳 "The bilge pump didn't actually pump water!"
😳 "The LifeSling isn't tied to the boat!"
😳 "That PFD just SANK!"
All phrases best said during testing NOT real-life situations.
Don't miss this week's TBG Newsletter: Safety Systems Worth Testing
Read & Subscribe:
tbgmail.theboatgalley.com/e...
😳 "The LifeSling isn't tied to the boat!"
😳 "That PFD just SANK!"
All phrases best said during testing NOT real-life situations.
Don't miss this week's TBG Newsletter: Safety Systems Worth Testing
Read & Subscribe:
tbgmail.theboatgalley.com/e...
September 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
😳 "The bilge pump didn't actually pump water!"
😳 "The LifeSling isn't tied to the boat!"
😳 "That PFD just SANK!"
All phrases best said during testing NOT real-life situations.
Don't miss this week's TBG Newsletter: Safety Systems Worth Testing
Read & Subscribe:
tbgmail.theboatgalley.com/e...
😳 "The LifeSling isn't tied to the boat!"
😳 "That PFD just SANK!"
All phrases best said during testing NOT real-life situations.
Don't miss this week's TBG Newsletter: Safety Systems Worth Testing
Read & Subscribe:
tbgmail.theboatgalley.com/e...