If I told you that there was one particular monohull or catamaran cruising sailboat that is absolutely perfect for cruising, would you want to know which one it is? Unfortunately, there is no ideal cruising boat that suits everyone, and there’s no one-size-fits-all answer about what you should do with your life. Different people have different[Read More]
Buying A Boat
Buying a sailboat – Prioritizing what Matters Most!
Buying a sailboat – how do you ensure that you get it right? What priorities do you need to consider when making the final decision? More on this to come, but let’s take a step back in time. (Note that there’s a video below offering seven critical things to consider when buying a sailboat.) The[Read More]
How to end your delay in living the dream
A few days ago I struck up a conversation with lady who has survived cancer twice, recently had major eye surgery, endured teaching children for over 30 years AND got her captains license. Interestingly, she was now ready for living the dream. Now with her ‘all clear,’ she was deciding whether to get a job[Read More]
Choosing a Marina (How to avoid ‘bad’ marina’s)
When sailing into a marina for a short stay there’s few considerations to make. When making a marina a full-time or long-term hub, however, there’s loads of variables to contemplate. Choosing a marina is not as simple as it might first appear to be. There are good and bad marina’s – read this to make sure[Read More]
Buying a sailboat – our story!
What kind of sailboat negotiation tactics did we instigate? How did we go from landlubbers to sea sailors? How did we make our dream a reality? Read on… Our story isn’t conventional but it goes to show you what’s possible. It all started in 2012 when we put our house up for sale. We decided[Read More]
Boat brokers – how to find a good one!
Our first boat purchase was on Ebay. Yep – we bought a boat on Ebay After a professional survey and a personal look-over of the boat, we purchased a 35′ Moody. The whole thing took a matter of weeks and everything was organised between us and the seller. That being noted, the purchase price of[Read More]
