Thought of Living Aboard

"You are the hero of your own story.  Make sure it's a good one." - Tom MacNaughton

I'm sitting on the flybridge of my friend's Silverton 33C looking out the port side on his cruiser today, just poured an espresso. No music, no radio playing, quiet.

Sometimes its hard to explain to others what the fascination really is about boating.

There are many reasons for owning a yacht and living aboard. Rest and relaxation, spending time with friends and family, and enjoying the great outdoors. But owning a boat also adds to the quality of life. Once aboard all cares disappear and the world takes on another meaning. Boating gives you an independent, resourceful and adventurous feeling.

With the earth covered 2/3 by water, there are countless waterways, rivers and oceans to explore. So cast those lines and explore.

Take advantage of all that boating has to offer, I sure intend to.

So why am I wanna living aboard?? Why trade of living in a nice apartment for a 44ft long boat?? Well, here are some of the benefits of giving up a land base and living aboard....

• I have a water front property surrounded by water 360 degree, swimming pool that does not need cleaning, interesting and friendly neighbours often with different cultures.

• Cruising and living aboard lets me share a back porch with many billionaires. Anchor next to luxury yachts which cost millions and millions of dollars. Those billionaires and celebrities are out of our reach in normal life, but we all meet at the same BBQ place or on the pontoon in the marina.

• I will gain life skills, meet challenges,  wake up every morning with the sunrise on the horizon or watching sunset from the deck, are intimately connected to the environment and have an education from the universe.

• You see places like ocean reefs with amazing coral and bird life, whales breaching, dolphins on your bow wave things that you would properly never see if you weren’t a cruiser.

• Away from the polluted air and crowded street, bus and kid noises in the morning, annoying neighbours whose are only 4 feet away from the front door or 2 feet opposite the bedroom windows. If I don't like my neighbours, simply call the marina deck master and change my berth in 30 mins.

Be brave, cast off the lines that hold you to shore and follow your dreams, living aboard and cruising is a totally different world!!