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The views of a yacht designer and liveaboard on the many joys and satisfactions of living aboard a boat and the compromises that such a life requires. Gives a good feel of what it′s like be a liveaboard.
[MacNaughton Associates, Inc., Eastport, ME, USA]
A laugh-out-loud perspective on what you give up when you leave a house on land to start living aboard.
[Robert Doty, Jacksonville, FL, USA]
Ten-year liveaboards answer many questions answered about the who, what, where, and why of living aboard full-time. Sections on finances, health, family, cruising in company, and which countries to visit.
[Illywhacker, USA]
A long-time cruiser and liveaboard tells what it′s really like, conserving water, bathing, danger, low-level stress even at anchor, marina life, insects, waiting for the weather, and getting along with your cruising partner.
[Linda V. Hill, USA]
After lliving aboard, sailing 7,000 miles, and spending four years "with a permanent cruising lifestyle," one woman tells it like it is: her daily routine, emotions, social life and relationships in a small space, boat work, comfort, spare time and other topics.
[Bill Dillon and Pat Watt, USA]
A long-time liveaboard tells us what appeals to him about the life, including aesthetics, ethics, and eccentricity.
[Take Her Sailing, Cypress, TX, USA]
The pros and cons of living aboard a sailboat while conducting a land-based life. Marina living and the liveaboard lifestyle are discussed.
[SailNet, 16 December 2002]
What it′s like. A owner′s extensive account of living aboard and cruising her Hans Christian 33 since 1997 on the west coasts of Mexico, the U.S., and Canada.
[Linda V. Hill, USA]
An e-mail discussion list for liveaboard owners. Over 350 subscribers.
[SailNet, Charleston, SC, USA]
Advice, trenchant and engaging, for the novice about how to move and live aboard a cruising sailboat. Money, comfort, choice of boat, what you won′t want to do without, size, seaworthiness, climate control, and more.
[Robert Doty, Jacksonville, FL, USA]