Get “Nautiguide” for Boating in Quebec

A compilation of tried and true recipes from the women of the Women Aboard organization dedicated to empowering women boaters. With over 45 women contributing their personal recipes, this handy galley companion covers everything from appetizers to desserts, from breakfast to dinner. After each recipe there are tips these chefs have used to help them with provisioning, along with a ‘Provisioning Hints’ section at the end of the book.

Calder’s indispensable and thorough manual gives you detailed instructions for maintaining, repairing, and improving every essential system on your boat.

Those of us who recall the world of sailing in the 1970s will remember magazine stories of voyages by intrepid souls to the South Pacific and beyond. This was the stuff dreams were made of―at least for us working stiffs who hoped one day to go to sea. The boats were sometimes home-built or at least home finished, in everything from fiberglass and wood to concrete. Most of these trips worked out just fine and the sailors returned to the drudgery of the working world with a least one dream fulfilled. One such family was Patrick Hill's, who set off in a Fraser 42 for a voyage that would take them from Vancouver to Tahiti, Bora Bora and home again, all in just over 14 months.

The authors of Seasoned by Salt have lived out fantasy. They took a leave of absence from ‘real’ life in Connecticut and set sail for the tropics. Along the way, they sailed angry seas near Bermuda before reaching the British Virgin Islands and heading south to Grenada. They each recount their fears and adventures from a different perspective, which makes for compelling reading.