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February 11th, 2016 
Awake Goy
Australian Couple Living on a Sailboat & Traveling the World
February 11th, 2016
I’ve heard from a few Cryptogonners who have checked out of the rat race and are living on boats full time. A few more live very close to their boats and are ready to sail off into the sunset should the need arise. You might have heard of people who have bug out bags. Well, these guys have bug out boats.
Here are some books I typically see people buying from Amazon:
The Essentials of Living Aboard a Boat by Mark Nicholas
Voyaging On A Small Income by Annie Hill
Leap of Faith: Quit Your Job and Live on a Boat by Ed Robinson
Decades ago, I spent a lot of time sailing and going on trips with a friend who’s dad had a 50 foot motorsailer. My brother was a competitive sailor and I went along to crew for him a few times. So with a bit of experience around sailing, living on a boat never seemed like a good idea to me—even assuming I’d had enough money to do it, which I didn’t. While it’s easy to imagine lolling around on deck in a calm, quiet harbor, I see a bottomless money pit, paranoia related to the anchor slipping at night (flipside might be expensive moorings), bilge issues, toilet issues, electrical issues, etc. etc. etc.
Pirates? Not a factor anywhere I’ve been, but piracy is no joke.
High-risk Areas of Yacht Piracy
Oh yeah, Captain Obvious here: Long voyages on the open ocean can be dangerous. (My brother almost went to Davy Jones’ Locker during a Transpac race.)
Yep, there are a lot of negatives, if your glass is half empty on the cruising life.
If, however, you can deal with the negatives, and you have the money to support such a lifestyle, the list of advantages is pretty impressive!
* Don’t like people? Hint: Most of them don’t have yachts. However, the few people who do spend a lot of time on the water generally have a strong sense of mutual aid for other sailors.
* Sail power works independently of whatever political and/or economic disaster is happening on shore. (But, see the links about piracy and the doldrums, depending on geography.)
* There can be good opportunities to catch fish and other sea food to eat.
* Modest solar and wind turbine builds can greatly reduce reliance on a generator.
With regard to the couple below, if you’re like me, you’ll wonder pretty quickly: Who’s paying for this?
It turns out that Riley worked in the oil industry for several years to save up for the yacht, and Elayna had the good idea to start making the videos and turning their story into an income stream.
Anyway, enough of my yammering, check out their adventure.
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