Field Notes

What we’ve learned out there.

Honest writing from the team and the cruisers we work with. Boat selection, systems, provisioning, family at sea, finances. The things we wish someone had told us before we cast off.

Latest · Boat Selection

How to Select the Perfect Boat for Your Cruising Vision

The biggest mistake we see aspiring cruisers make isn’t about boat size or budget — it’s choosing a vessel before really thinking about where they’ll be sailing.

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Boat Selection

Choosing a Layout You Can Actually Live Aboard

Charter layouts and cruising layouts are not the same boat. How to read a deck plan for the way you will actually cook, sleep, stow, and stand a night watch.

How It Works

The Easiest Way to Buy or Sell Your Dream Yacht

Built by cruisers, for cruisers — with one clear mission: to connect people who live the lifestyle with those who dream of it.

Boat Selection

Catamaran vs Monohull: A Pacific Crossing Comparison

Two BWC families. Same crossing window. Two very different boats. What we learned about heavy-air comfort, motion, and what your guts actually vote for at 2am.

Provisioning

How to Provision for a 3-Week Pacific Passage

Real shopping lists, real freezer math, and the four things every first-timer overprovisions. We open the lockers and show you what actually came back.

Provisioning

Watermakers vs Carrying Water: Real-World Numbers

Cost per gallon at the dock vs cost per gallon at sea. We ran the numbers on three cruising boats with three different setups.

Systems

Solar, Wind, or Gen: Which Charging Setup Actually Works

Every dock convo eventually lands on amps. Here is what three BWC owners measured across an actual cruising season, not the manufacturer datasheet version.

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