Liveaboard Lifestyle

The obvious reason cruisers quickly make friends with one another is the common interest of sailing. Everyone knows that common interests are an excellent basis for friendship. Conversation topics are easy to come by as everyone can contribute to subjects like “where have you been,” “what kind of XYZ do you carry on board,” “where […]

I can’t believe it! Where has the time gone?  It’s crazy to think it’s been 1 whole year of living full-time on our sailboat.  It’s been year of adjustments and learning; also, a year of planning and waiting; lots of waiting. Small Spaces I never “dreaded” living on the boat; in fact, it was my idea

Craig and I have planned and worked, worked and planned trying to overcome all sorts of obstacles in order to start our sailing adventure. But, it seemed as though the adventure would remain just a dream.   We would be stuck in a marina forever and never cast the lines.   See you later marina.

To cast off is to throw the line (rope) which attaches a boat to a pier or mooring freeing the boat from her restraints.  Is it time to start a countdown to cast off? Is it time to countdown to cast off? Over the past few months, we have worked diligently completing our “to do

A seasoned sailor will tell you boat work is never finished. There is always something to fix or repair because stuff always breaks.  They say if you wait until your boat is 100% ready you will never leave the dock.  So the question is, will we ever leave the dock and when will we set

Ahhh, the sounds of silence while sailing.  Nothing but wind in your hair, the swoosh of your hull gliding through the water and lapping of rippling waves while at anchor lulling you to a peaceful sleep.  BUT WAIT…what is that incessant roar?  UGH…That’s the sound of the generator charging our batteries.  Time to add solar

***It has been 1 month since our sailboat, Out of Sight, was hit by a barge. As I sit and write this blog I am still filled with anxiety from the events that unfolded that night.  I apologize if I seem to ramble.  I struggle to find the right words and not bore you with too much

Water is one of the most coveted commodities on a boat. While you might think that to be a strange statement, boats only have so much water storage capacity; therefore, a leaking faucet is a priority. Finding the leaking faucet led us on a search for a boat shower head and along the way we had

Retirement is what many of us work towards and look forward to with much anticipation. There can be a downside if retirement creates a vacuum of time which needs to be filled. Having too much free time comes with a string of potential disadvantages such as boredom, procrastination, anxiety and even depression. To have our

Is living with clutter the answer? Some days I look around our sailboat and think to myself, just give up and ignore the clutter, but I can’t. I can’t relax with stuff just laying everywhere and coping with the disarray on a daily basis can be daunting. In addition you do not want unsecured stuff just laying