07-31-2008
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: living aboard since 1972
Posts: 1,455
Rep Power: 7
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Peter, I too began my plans to live aboard a sailboat before I graduated from High School. After college and marriage my wife and I (both teachers) first moved aboard a 30' sloop. My sailing skills were developed earlier from sailing very small boats. There's nothing lacking in developing sailing skills in a dinghy on Lake Michigan. If you can sail a little boat, you can sail anything! The smaller boat will respond more quickly to all you do at the helm. Your only added skill with the larger boat will be manuvering under power at the dock. You can learn this during calm days in protected water. There are so many more opportunities today to be employed off the job site with the internet,-especially with writing skills. You may decide you don't need any delivery experience and you certainly don't have to close the doors to a marriage and children! We raised our two children aboard and have been cruising for 37 years with over 50,000 miles logged. The power squadron offers free basic boating courses that will give you enough background to start safely. 'take care and joy, Aythya crew
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