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Great sheltered anchorages are listed. They include The Mud Hole, Great Wass Island, ME; Westport Harbor, MA; Mackerel Cove, Conanicut Island, RI; Norwalk Islands, CT; Great Kills Harbor, NY; Maurice River, NJ; St. Jerome Creek, MD; Dividing Creek, VA; Cape Lookout, NC; Distant Island Creek, SC; Cumberland Island, GA; and North Miami, FL.

The benefits and drawbacks of multihull and monohull cruising boats are discussed, in terms of the accommodation offered, speed and durability, and availability of storage space.

Innovations are presented in 2000 for sailors in the fields of communications electronics, systems and propulsion, navigational electronics and gear, boat construction and maintenance, apparel and safety gear, and rigging, sails and deck hardware.

Intracoastal waterways such as those of North Carolina, Florida and Georgia, offer travelers alternative places to stay and visit for a while. Off the coasts are islands of dunes, jungle-like forests and historic places like the Riverfront Plaza in Savannah, Georgia.

Keeping a good lookout and using common sense are important during navigation in spite of having latest Global Positioning System (GPS). A sailor and a writer discusses about the backups required for the GPS in detail.

Sailors who will be out to go cruising for a few months should adopt a system where they can still receive their mails and other important documents. An important first step is listing down the mails that arrive on a regular basis to integrate the mail drop to the cruising schedule.