Estelle Cockcroft

Estelle Cockcroft is a seasoned sailor, catamaran expert, and co-founder of Catamaran Guru. With over 70,000 NM sailed and 30+ years aboard, she empowers new cruisers with expert advice on liveaboard life, yacht ownership, and ocean adventures.

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Compliance Issues For A Legitimate Yacht Charter Business!

Many skeptics and detractors feel operating a yacht as a small business is not a legitimate active participation business. But our experience is that if it is done correctly with a sincere intent to create a small business which will either be profitable in the short term or in the long term through a paid-off

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Sport-a-Seat

American Product Review: Sport-a-Seat Many of our American Proud product reviews are about new products. While the Sport-a-Seat has been around for 30 years, it is still a great product. Inventors, Nevin and Lynne Paradise, claim their Original Sport-a-Seat is “often imitated, but never duplicated” and as far as we are concerned, that is true.

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How To Save On Internet Data While Blue-Water Cruising

Looking to spend less on internet data while sailing the world? Unlimited data and bandwidths that will stream video that most North American landlubbers enjoy on their computers and mobile phones are not a reality for seagoing cruisers. We have a mobile business and are fairly reliant on the Internet. We have done some homework

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Yacht Charterer’s Guide To DIY Fixes Before Calling The Charter Tech

Things TO Do Before Calling The Charter Mechanic Let’s face it, things go wrong on boats and charter boats are no exception. You may charter a bareboat in perfect working order from the charter company, but eventually something may go wrong. Things like errant alarms, a water pump running non-stop, or an outboard engine cutting

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