I’m tired. I never thought I’d say this but I think my mind and body might be missing winter. During our first year of full time cruising, my husband, daughter and I sailed the Med from April until November. We then wintered for six months in Marina di Ragusa in Sicily. During our wintering period,[Read More]
Life Aboard
Is sailing around the world isolating or can you develop a cruising social network?
One of my fears about leaving the Mediterranean, other than the fear about spending 18 days at sea to cross the Atlantic, was the fear of not knowing anyone in the Caribbean. I worried that my cruising social network would decline or even disappear. And the cruising social network that I’m talking about is face-to-face[Read More]
What do cruisers panic about – it’s not always about sinking, the anchor dragging, hitting a whale or…
What do cruisers panic about? People that don’t live on a boat probably think that the biggest worry for a full time cruiser, commonly referred to as a ‘live-aboard,’ is about the boat sinking, getting caught in a hurricane, smashing into a whale, getting lost, dragging into the sea or rocks from a mooring or[Read More]
20 reasons why being a full time cruiser sucks
Before I get into my 20 reasons why being a full time cruiser sucks, let me first premise this article with the following… My life is more fulfilling now that it ever has been Every day I wake up with a sea view, my family and enjoy new adventures, foods and experiences and life seems[Read More]
There’s no ‘I’ in team, but there is a ‘Me’ – Lessons learned while sailing around the world
Every once in while I have an epiphany or a new way to see my world Usually it’s sparked by an inner niggle that grows, a book that makes me reflect on life differently than before, a comment that someone makes or an experience that knocks me (not necessarily for the worse). A few days[Read More]
How sailing full time has taught me how to take my life off automatic pilot and consciously choose life’s course
The transition from living in the rat race to living full time on a sailboat has taught me some amazing lessons. One of the largest lessons I’ve noted, thus far, is my ability to consciously choose life’s course rather than live life on automatic pilot. In the past I thought I was making choices but[Read More]
Warning: Becoming a full-time cruiser can cause massive heartache – this is why:
These past couple weeks have been emotionally turbulent – overall I’d label my experiences as bittersweet. I thought that sailing around the world, and becoming a full-time cruiser, would present me with new friends, new experience and new memories. Little did I know that I’d feel strong emotions such as sadness, loss and heartache during[Read More]
Has the decision to sell up and sail away impacted my quality of life or not?
Warning: This article is all about flowing with life rather than sailing around the world. Some of my readers have noted that they’re not interested in the fluffy ‘how to live a more fulfilling life,’ stuff that I write about (and find so fascinating). So…if you’re life is totally amazing and you’re not interested in making[Read More]
Comradeship amongst sailors – the day our 56’ yacht was almost smashed to pieces
Comradeship amongst smokers When I was younger, I was convinced that being a smoker had benefits aside from the well-known chemical high. I haven’t officially smoked for years and I think it’s been over 3 years now since I’ve had a social smoke but I miss a particular aspect of smoking. I miss the friendships there[Read More]
Save Water on a Sailboat
Water is in short supply on a boat so many sailing cruisers ask how do you save water on a sailboat? A sailing friend of mine told me that she can wash herself with six cups of water. “Bathing with six cups of water?! That is just not possible!” That’s how I responded when my[Read More]
