I like living abord because you have your house on your back, like a snail,
and can move where interesting things happen, where the nature is amasing or
where the partying is hefty - and most of the time where the climate is
plesant.

If you live in a city (on a boat) and have a nine to five job, you really
can't enjoy all the benefits of living on board, but are left with the manny
disadvantages: Bathroom facillities for two people, both going to a job in
the city in the morning, are not sufficient. You will have to get rid of
most of your books, most of your kitchen tools, most of your clothes and so
on.

Of course you can live with the problems for a period of time, if you are
saving to go cruising, and are willing to suffer now, while looking forward
to later, but otherwise I cant really se the benefits.

If you have monney to get yourself a 55' well-equiped boat, it might be
tollerable, but otherwise the only advantage is that you can minimise your
pendeling time.

I don't know what will work for you, the above is just some general
thoughts.

Peter S/Y Anicula

"Brien Alkire" skrev i en meddelelse
...
My wife and I took up sailing just last June. We started with dinghies
and
then took the usual sequence of ASA classes. We don't own a boat, but
we've
been sailing consistantly ever since. To make a long story short, the
sailing bug has bitten us hard.

We're now considering a dramatic step. We're considering selling our
townhome, buying a boat and living on it. We have no children and don't
need much space. We work near the marina (the townhouse is an awful
commute). I'd say we are about 60% serious about it.

Would anyone like to share opinions or their experiences in living aboard
a
sailboat? What did you miss about living on shore? What did you wish you
had considered before you made the move?

I'm sure I'll have many detailed questions as we work through this
decision.

Some basics: we sail in So Cal. We enjoy coastal cruising at the local
islands. We're not interested in any bluewater stuff in the near term,
though we both earn lots of vacation and that could be interesting later.
I
enjoy racing but the boat would be strictly for a home and for local
cruising. I don't know what kind of boat yet, but my preliminary thoughts
are on a 10-20 year old boat in the 38' to 45' range, and something that
holds value (as boats go).

Thanks.