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Extensive down-to-earth guide to the decision-making, the habit-breaking, the saving and research and skills you will need to buy the boat and move to the cruising lifestyle.
[Capt. Mike, USA]
Advice about the introspection needed before deciding to change from landlubber to liveaboard cruiser after a life of working for a living.
[SailNet, 1 March 2000]
Here′s a good place to whet your appetite and learn the basics about the adventure of ocean sailing. This organization publishes independent, non-commercial guides and news on ocean sailing, as well as mountaineering, polar treks and other adventures.
[ExplorersWeb Inc., New Yokr, NY, USA]
Here are pages and pages of interview snippets from experienced cruisers about the genesis of their cruising urge, their exodus from the real world, their greatest cruising moments, and what wisdom they have gained.
[Cruising World, 10 September 2004]
The first four steps (of eight) in the process of changing from a land-based to a cruising lifestyle.
[SailNet]
One neophyte′s long-term plan to get him and his wife cruising, including learning to sail, choosing a boat, joining a rally, double-handing the return voyage, and eventually winning a navigation prize.
[Bill Dillon and Pat Watt, USA]
Encouragement to take off and go long-distance cruising from a couple that visited 40 countries and logged 38,000 miles with their two teenage daughters. Some thoughts on goal-setting, planning, and preparation.
[Blue Water Insurance, Jupiter, FL, USA]
Here are pages and pages of interview snippets from experienced cruisers about the genesis of their cruising urge, their exodus from the real world, their greatest cruising moments, and what wisdom they have gained.
[Cruising World, 10 September 2004]
The author tells why old age shouldn′t be a barrier to the cruising life and gives examples of nonagenians she knows. Includes tips for older cruisers.
[SeaRoom.com, Toronto, ON, Canada]
The second four steps (of eight) in the process of changing from a land-based to a cruising lifestyle.
[SailNet, 28 March 2005]
I′ve always wanted to sail to the south seas, but I can′t afford it. What these men can′t afford is not to go. They are enmeshed in the cancerous discipline of security. And in the worship of security we fling our lives beneath the wheels of routine - and before we know it our lives are gone.
Sterling Hanyen
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