The Cruising Woman's Advisor: How to Prepare for the Voyaging Life - 2nd Edition

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The cruising life offers adventure, exotic destinations, and expansive opportunities for personal growth. But considering such a life leads to vexing questions:

• What do I need to learn?
• What do I do if my partner falls overboard?
• How will our relationship be tested at sea?

Let longtime cruiser and circumnavigator Diana Jessie start you on the journey of a lifetime with her advice on short-term cruising or long-term voyaging. She addresses the concerns of women cruisers, including:

• Cruising roles and relationships
• What life at sea is really like
• Children on board
• How to make the boat your home as well as his
• Identifying the dangers and putting them into perspective
• and more...

Plan for smooth cruising with advice from Sally Bee Brown, a contributing editor to PassageMaker magazine; Carol Cuddyer, cofounder of Sea Sense, a sailing and powerboating school for women; Dawn Riley, noted America’s Cup and Whitbread sailor; Patience Wales, two-time circumnavigator and editor emeritus of SAIL; and thirty other cruisers.

This updated edition also contains information on powerboating (including choosing between power and sail), cruising with pets, and satellite communication.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Second Edition by Tania Aebi | Foreword to the First Edition by Lin Pardey | Preface | Introduction | Participants

1. THE CRUISING LIFE
Event or Lifestyle? | What Is the Cruising Lifestyle? | Why We GoDemands and Rewards

2. HIS DREAM, HER DREAM, TOO
The Raison d’Être | Cruising Roles and Relationships | Communication Required | Living the Dream | Him

3. GETTING STARTED
Sailing | Power | If My Partner Falls Overboard, How Do I Rescue Him? | How Can I Go Cruising When I Always Get Seasick? | How Do I Keep the Boat from Heeling? | How Do I Live in Such a Confined Space? | How Do I Manage the Boat on Long Voyages? | What Scares You Most about Voyaging? | How Many Storms Have You Encountered at Sea? | How Often Do You Go Home?

4. A BOAT FOR JUST THE TWO OF US
The Right Boat For Us: Power or Sail? | How Do We Decide? | The Right Boat | Size | Boat Motion | Living Space | Sailboat Gear | Safety Gear | Upkeep

5. FEARING THE WEATHER AHEAD
Weren’t You Scared? | Gathering Information | Learning to Cope | Steering Clear of Bad Weather | What Do You Do to Prepare for Bad Weather? | The Silver Lining

6. PIRATES AND PROTECTION
Isn’t It Dangerous Out There? | There Are Some Real Dangers | How Do We Protect Ourselves?

7. IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH
Medical Preparation and Planning | Medical Concerns | Fitness

8. CHILDREN AND PETS ON BOARD
Infants and Toddlers | School-Age Children | Adolescents | Pets

9. FOLKS AT HOME
Preparation | Your Feelings | Family Issues and Events | Emergency Contact | They Don’t Want Me to Go | Guilt

10. STAYING IN TOUCH
Who Forwards the Mail and Pays the Bills? | Telephone Communication | Radio Communication | Satellite Communication

11. CAREER PLANNING AND EMPLOYMENT
The Option of Timing | Expectations | Combining Work and Play | Sabbatical Cruising | Making a New Career | Constraints and Regulations

12. HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS
Your Boat Is Your Home | Moving Aboard | Selecting the Systems | Comfort Comes in All Shapes | I Don’t Need It | Your Home Is Your Nest

13. MEMORIES AND MEMENTOS
Inventory Reduction | Keeping Valuables | What’s Worth Keeping? | Saving Important Items | New Mementos | Disposal Systems

14. TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY
A Different Pace | Schedules for Cruising | Time at Anchor | Destinations | Will I Be Bored?

15. WOMAN TO WOMAN
Bathing | Hair Care | Skin Care and Makeup | Clothing | Sex at Sea

16. MAKING THE MOST OF IT
Things to Learn for Independence | Grow as You Go

17. A FEW WORDS ABOUT PROVISIONING
Provisioning for Cruising | Shopping in Foreign Countries | What’s Out There? | Foreign Finds | Bright Copper Kettles | Tableware | Stowage

Epilogue — THE VOYAGE CONTINUES

Appendix — RESOURCES FOR CRUISING INFORMATION AND SERVICES

Bibliography — RECOMMENDED READING FOR CONFIDENCE AND PREPARATION

Index

About the Author

Diana Jessie has written numerous boating books and articles during her 30-plus years under sail and power. She teaches seminars on heavy-weather seamanship, safety at sea, and cruise management and specializes in helping women overcome their fears to enjoy boating and cruising.

The Cruising Woman's Advisor: How to Prepare for the Voyaging Life - 2nd Edition