This 24-7 live-aboard sailor writes for anyone who's ever wanted to go to another place on a boat. No matter whether you're a weekend or vacation boater, a full-time cruiser, a sailor or a powerboater, Tom -- with his wit and Southern charm -- has advice and first-hand experience to share.

Latest Log: Neat Stuff – We’re underway heading south as I write this, and here are a few neat new things I’m using and liking this trip..

They’ve been out cruising for two decades, working along the way, and seeing where the cruising life takes them. Join the 51-foot sailboat Feel Free for an adventure that has become a rich and rewarding life for this resourceful couple.

Latest Log: Versatile Vinegar, The Boater’s Friend Here we are in the boat yard, high and dry, living aboard. People are surprised to hear we enjoy our time on the dirt. Sure, it’s usually dusty, often dirty and messy, and can be chaotic with a million and one things going on all at once. Tom and I have learned, though, that if you make an effort to keep the chaos to a minimum, and if the shower and toilet facilities are reasonable, and not too far away from the boat, doing “hard time” is good. .

In 2005 Jim and Lisa Favors retired, sold their house in Traverse City, Michigan, and set out for a 10-month, 6,000-mile Great American Loop adventure aboard their new Fathom 40. They explored the American river system, ICW, lakes, and the Abacos. Jim and Lisa decided to head out again, but this time they will be “Loopers” for two years, and have a boat built for the purpose. Join the Favors on Kismet, as they depart their homeport of Charlevoix, Michigan, for a two-year Loop adventure on their new boat- a journey into the American heartland.

Latest Log: All Together Now We’re traveling in a caravan of seven boats moving slowly upriver on the windy Tennessee River toward Chattanooga, Tennessee. It's a stunning fall morning as we followed each other out of the marina at the Joe Wheeler State Park in Rogersville, Alabama. Louis and Diane Wade, on Bella Luna, invited us to join their flotilla, heading east, a few days after the America’s Great Loop Cruising Association’s (AGLCA) 2008, Fall Rendezvous

Cruising kids from near and far, and of different ages, tell their stories. Find out from them firsthand what it's like to live aboard, where they went, and what they liked best about the whole experience.

Latest Log: My Two-Year Caribbean Adventure - By Olivia Collins
Waves rustle against the hull of Zora. A seagull shrieks to the rising sun as I open my hatch. Beyond the deck, a white-sand beach stretches off into the distance. Light dances in the turquoise waves. Later in the day, I might go for a snorkel or collect shells in that pristine sand. No, it isn’t a happy dream. It was my life for two years.