The best thing about cruising, hands down, is the community of people you find. This starts before you leave, when you find blogs and YouTube channels and Instagram accounts and Facebook pages, and continues on the water, when, if you’re lucky, you meet your inspiration in person. Here are some of my favorite inspirational blogs/websites, YouTube channels, and IG accounts. Note: these are all active accounts, of people actively sailing or preparing to cruise. (Er, except the “not related” ones.) There are many others out there too, and as some of my favorites get back to it I’ll add them on!

Blogs/Websites

Adventures on the Club (couple cruising the US East Coast on their Bristol 29.9)

The Boat Galley (incredible wealth of projects and advice for living on a boat and cruising)

Positive Waves (family of 4 sailing their Boreal 44)

SailingTotem (family of 5 sailing on their Stevens 47; also on IG)

Sam L Morse forum (forum for Lyle Hess aficionados, particularly BCC and Falmouth cutters)

Women Who Sail (Facebook group only for those who do not identify as male)

YouTube Channels (many also have an IG account; I primarily follow these on YouTube)

Acorn to Arabella (2 guys building a 38’ wooden boat, starting with felling trees)

FreeRange Sailing (couple sailing a small 30’ around Australia)

Gone with the Wynns (couple sailing a 43’ Leopard catamaran. Currently in New Zealand)

The O’Kelly’s (couple sailing 46’ Leopard catamaran. Currently Bahamas)

Ran Sailing (couple with a young daughter, sailing a Najad 440. Currently crossing the Atlantic)

Sailing Florence Around the World (couple sailing an Oyster 37; currently South Africa)

Samson Boat Company (British guy rebuilding a classic sailing yacht in the Pacific Northwest)

Instagram Accounts (many also have a YT account; I primarily follow these on IG)

DaysUnfurling (couple sailing their Wauquiez 43 in the Caribbean)

Gary Felton (couple sailing their BCC 28 in the Caribbean; Jackthesailingdog on board)

Good Old Boat (IG account for the magazine of the same name)

MorseAlphaExpeditions (sail training school based out of Rockland, ME)

SailingLunaSea (couple living on their new-to-them catamaran in the USVI)

Sobadnomads (couple sailing their Crowther 50’ catamaran, Bahamast; KoaBoatKitty on board!)

SV Izadora (woman refinishing and loving a FastPassage 39)

Non-sailing related helpful sites

Mr Money Mustache forum (forum all about money with a focus on FIRE)