I’ve grown up enjoy hiking, but always with the appreciation that bears and cougars may be enjoying the same hiking area. When I was young, my dad always use to tell us many fun stories of bear encounters when he spent a couple summers working on the forestry service. He and a couple guys would…
Author: coastapus
Perfect Sewing Away for Toast on a Boat
Sewing projects for the boat are my favorite. While it’s always nice to sew something custom at home, boat sewing gives me the satisfaction that I’ve solved a boat challenge I don’t get from house (or land sewing). Boats are always unique, and it can be next to impossible to find what you need in…
Genuine Anchoring Tip – Never Talk about Goats!
With summer approaching and unsure of what the boating season will look like, I’m reflecting back on fun memories. One memory stands out where my husband and I learned of what not to talk about while you’re anchoring. Jedediah is my favourite island. With endless carefree hiking in terms of wild life, swimming, and meandering…
Embrace BC COVID Boating Rules
Where can I go boating? What are the BC COVID boating rules? As BC is moving into phase 2, the first recovery phase, we’re all trying to figure out what that means for the boating season. There have been a number of BC COVID boating rules/messages out that aren’t necessarily aligned. In some cases we’re…
Wild Edibles – Boat Foraging
Fresh produce is always a challenge on the boat. What many of us boaters forget about are wild edibles that we hike past everyday! People have been foraging wild edibles for ages, it’s just something that has been forgotten as we’ve become accustom to provisioning at grocery stores. Growing up camping and hiking you learn…
Great Food Tips for How to Self Isolate on a Boat
I love sharing the boat food tips I’ve learned over the years. While it’s always fun to go ashore and reprovision while you’re out and about during a boat trip, I’ve always take the challenge of how long can we go without having to go to the store! I love the option of buying food,…
Essential Tips for Cooking On a Sailboat
When I first started sailing on a San Juan 28 I had a very small galley with very little storage. I had grown up car camping, so while I knew the basics of keep it simple, I hadn’t appreciated the challenges with a smaller space on a sailboat. I had zero knowledge of any tips…
Things You Can Do to Support You Favourite Boater Amenities during COVID-19
COVID-19 is impacting everyone in different ways. As you self quarantine and limit your interactions, there are things we can do from our homes to support our favourite boater amenities and services. Let’s be honest, we all already spend enough on boat maintenance and projects, but it’s still important to have the services available when…
Little-Known Haunted Boating on the West Coast
Boating on the west coast of BC Columbia is great, we have so many options for destinations! Whether you like to explore and try new anchorages or marina’s, or circle between your favourite spots, have you ever wondered about the history of where you are? As you sit in the cockpit with cocktail looking at…
Lovely Effortless Winter Boating to Sidney
Winter months can be great for exploring closer to home destinations. With the colder weather, you don’t always want long boating trips, and when you arrive it can be nice to enjoy the luxury of shore power. Boat furnaces are great, but cranking up both the boat furnace and electric heaters with shore power always…