A growing number of cities in Florida are making it difficult for cruisers to anchor for more than a few days in their waters - and for liveaboards to stay at all. Is a trend spreading? Photos and map in the print version.
[Cruising World, July 2004]
A cruising couple give an excellent view of what living aboard and traveling on a 31-foot boat is like, and how they came to do it.
[Sarana At Sea, USA]
A 40-year-liveaboard couple describe how giving up a frantic life on shore can end in disappointment and a frantic chase for elusive values.
[SetSail.com, Charlotte, NC, USA]
A dirty little secret of cruisers: "the palm studded beaches of uninhabited anchorages, the swirl of the market places in the towns we anchored near, the diving, the reading, the socializing" begins to pall.
[Take Her Sailing, Cypress, TX, USA]
What to expect in the process of moving aboard a cruising sailboat, with some thoughts on how to do it with mental and emotional intelligence.
[SailNet, 20 June 2002]
Written in 1932, this old fashioned story - you can read it in half-an-hour - takes you through the decisions, finances, anxieties, and joys of living aboard a sailing boat and traveling throughout Europe. Far more readable than most of today′s cruisers′ writings.
[Crispin Moorey, Osaka, Japan]
A family of liveaboards write a free e-zine for cruisers. Articles are categorized by their subject: experienced cruisers, education afloat, pets, budgeting, and a good section for those not yet afloat but dreaming about it. Back articles are available on their site.
[The Cruising Life, Vero Beach, FL, USA]
A British on-line forum for those living aboard their sail or motor boats, or are planning the great escape from bricks and mortar. Lots of threads to view but you must register for a name and password. Keyword search facility.
[Yachting Monthly, UK]
A member has challenged others to imagine the ideal "long-range cruiser with live-aboard capacities, not too big to be unaffordable." The responses are interesting
[Boat Design Net, Beaver Island, MI, USA]
A huge collection of intelligent and well-written accounts of the experiences, techniques, and lifestyle from a 40-year liveaboard couple.
[SetSail.com, Charlotte, NC, USA]