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I Asked ChatGPT to Help Plan My Boat Trip. It Got One Important Thing Wrong.

I Asked ChatGPT to Help Plan My Boat Trip. It Got One Important Thing Wrong.

I use a surprising number of tools before I plan a trip. There is Navionics for charts and routing. Windy and PredictWind for weather models. Environment Canada for the official…

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A Reason to Linger

A Reason to Linger

October is a month that makes me want to linger. The light changes, the pace slows, and suddenly the small rituals of life aboard seem worth noticing. This month, I’m sharing a questionable salmon-cooking technique, a gathering of boating women, thoughts on using ChatGPT for trip planning, and a few books that might just solve your holiday gift list.

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Cover of Chasing the Wind book.

Chasing The Wind

Chasing The Wind delivers thrilling adventure, love, and revenge in the skies of 1936.
YVLEEN fishing tackle box bag in gray fabric with multiple compartments, zippers, and adjustable straps.

Soft-Sided Fishing Tackle Box

For fishing trips where chaos stays in the water, not in your tackle bag.
Water Resistant Touch Screen Boating Gloves

Water Resistant Touch Screen Boating Gloves

Wind-proof, water-resistant gloves with a special conductive fabric on the thumb and index finger. Text warmly my friends.
snap tool for boat canvas

Boat Canvas Snap Tool

For those hard-to-break-apart corroded snaps. The notched blade fits over the snap to align and break them apart without tearing the canvas.