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The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · Feb 5

🌊 Welcome to The Boat Galley! 🌊
We’re here to help you make boat life easier, better, and way more fun. Let’s start with a quick intro: products.theboatgalley.com/pages/about-us

About The Boat Galley: Our Story, Team, and Experience

Learn about The Boat Galley's mission, years of cruising experience, and the dedicated team helping you cruise confidently and enjoy life on the water.

products.theboatgalley.com

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The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · 11h

Can you forecast squalls?

The weather information we cruisers need is in our weather apps. We just need to know how to find it.

Want to understand the weather data you see on your screen?

Grab a copy of our latest resource "Weather Basics for Boaters"
products.theboatgalley.com/wx
#sailing

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · 2d

Need some inspiration today? Read our friend Michele's "Cruising Stories: Cruising with Lymphedema"

We are inspired by her story and hope you are too!
theboatgalley.com/cruising-...
#sailing #cruising #lymphedema #boating

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · 3d

Shoulder Season Squeeze In!
"What's that?" It's that last little activity you squeeze in on the final nice weather days before the winter weather settles in for good.
TBG's Kimberly Ward's squeezed in a kayak expedition to Ram Island in Mattapoisett, MA. What activity can you squeeze in this week?

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · 4d

Have you met Laura?

Laura helps cruisers at boat shows find pick out TBG resources. She also teaches ASA courses on the Chesapeake, sails her Catalina 36 s/v Miramar, & crews on deliveries.

If you come across Miramar on the Chesapeake, make sure to hail Captain Laura on the VHF and say hello!

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · 6d

What goes up, must come down.

After a great week at the Annapolis Sailboat Show, TBG's John Herlig spent days on water crew, breaking down the labyrinth of temporary docks, towing them through the Chesapeake, & putting them to bed until the 2026 shows.

See you all in 2026!

📸: John Herlig

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · 7d

"The Boat Galley? I listen to a podcast called The Boat Galley!"
People would tell us this at the recent Annapolis Sailboat Show.
We'd respond, "Yeah, that's us!"
"YOU are The Boat Galley podcast? I love that podcast!"
Check out The Boat Galley podcast: available wherever you get your podcasts.

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · 8d

Calypso Chronicles - Fish on! Approaching Toau in French Polynesia, TBG's Nica & Jeremy caught 2 tuna, including this yellowfin. They now have 6 pounds of tuna in the fridge & all their boat neighbors were handed bags of ready to cook fish. Not having a freezer means you get to play Santa Claus.

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The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · 25d

TBG’s Larry Webber repaired his Fatty Knees dinghy: added a gunnel guard, attached custom leather protection on the stern, and repaired the blades of the oars.

Got questions about maintaining your dinghy? Come chat with Larry in person at the Annapolis Sailboat show this week!

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · 27d

How do you go from Dreamer to Cruiser? The steps are similar, but every dreamer's TIMELINE will be different.

In TBG's new course, "From Dreamer to Cruiser" we help you make a TIMELINE that works for YOU.

Start your transformation from Dreamer to Cruiser today: products.theboatgalley.com/dc

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · 28d

Like father, like son.

The Boat Galley's Larry Webber adds gunnel guards to his dinghy ("Fatty Knees") as his dad works beside him on a stripper canoe.

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · Oct 2

🙏🙏 THANK YOU to the 200+ people who responded to our survey this summer!

Thanks to YOUR candid stories & advice, TBG now offers new courses to help Uncertain Cruisers untangle uncertainties about cruising.
Check out the Uncertain Cruiser course: products.theboatgalley.com/uc
#sailing #cruising

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The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · Oct 1

🥳 🥳 BIG WEEK at The Boat Galley 🥳 🥳

📣 2 new online courses: The Uncertain Cruiser & From Dreamer to Cruiser
📣 Hot-off-the-press ICW Quick Reference Cruising Guide
📣 We'll be at booth M-4 at the Annapolis Sailboat Show next week

Get all the details here: tbgmail.theboatgalley.com/e...

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · Sep 29

You can't predict when you'll get hit by a 50-knot squall.

It's best to always anchor for a storm.

How do you anchor for a storm? This FREE article will give you the equipment guidance, boat attachment strategies, and anchoring techniques you need: theboatgalley.com/anchor-as...

#sailing #boats

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The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · Sep 28

The calm before the storm.

"Two hours later, we were in a NASTY chubasco on a lee shore. See that hole in the wall on the left? Every time there was lightning, we used it as a reference to check that we weren't dragging." - Carolyn, founder of The Boat Galley

📍Sea of Cortez: V Cove, near Loreto

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · Sep 27

The UPCOMING boat shows are quite the feats of logistics and dock engineering.

TBG's John Herlig - on the shows' Dock Crew - has been busy transporting & arranging the maze of docks you'll walk on at the Annapolis City Dock.

Come see it (& us!) for yourself: Annapolis Sailboat Show - October 9-12

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The Sail Bums @sailbums.bsky.social · Sep 26

Here's the before picture after we'd cleaned our teak and then after 4 coats of Teak Guard. We're super happy with the results.

Thanks to Carolyn at @theboatgalley.com for the product suggestion. ❤️

#sailbums #sailbumsmusic #woodworking #sailing

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The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · Sep 26

That is gorgeous 😍

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · Sep 26

Adventures on the ICW: What a sewing set up!

After a year of sailing on the Atlantic Coast, s/v Catriona is getting her sails repaired for another season.

A bit tough to wrangle the sail, but you gotta love the Sailrite machine!

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · Sep 25

😳 "The bilge pump didn't actually pump water!"
😳 "The LifeSling isn't tied to the boat!"
😳 "That PFD just SANK!"

All phrases best said during testing NOT real-life situations.
Don't miss this week's TBG Newsletter: Safety Systems Worth Testing

Read & Subscribe:
tbgmail.theboatgalley.com/e...

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The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · Sep 23

Calypso Chronicles: Come shoot the breeze with TBG's Nica & Jeremy Waters as they chat with Ben Shaw in Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia.

No flight or trans-Pacific sail required. Listen in on their conversation about sailing the South Pacific on the Out the Gate podcast: outthegate.podbean.com/e/ni...

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · Sep 22

End of summer means an end-of-season haul-out for s/v Catriona

TBG's Cruising Guide author, Larry Webber, has been traveling north up the East Coast so he can update our Atlantic ICW cruising guide.

After months of adventures, it was high time for Catriona to get some tender loving care!

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The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · Sep 21

I love this picture

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · Sep 21

Happy Sunday! Hope you're out on the water today.

📸: The Boat Galley's John Herlig on Chesapeake Bay

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The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · Sep 18

Dreaming of spending winter in the Bahamas, but intimidated by the famous Northers?

In this week's The Boat Galley newsletter, Carolyn teaches you to navigate the Northers with realistic expectations, smart routing, and good planning tools.

Read and subscribe here:
tbgmail.theboatgalley.com/e...

The Boat Galley @theboatgalley.com · Sep 17

Are you wearing your tether safely?

The ONLY clip that should EVER be attached to the PFD itself is the one with the quick release. When not in use, the other clip ends should be clipped back onto the tether, never to the PFD.

#boatlife #sailing #safetyatsea

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