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Well done, you are a bit ahead of us, but maybe we will see you in the caribbean next year. We are definately headed there when we leave the med. We all hope for a stress free life but rarely get it, I am the one that gets stressed out Terry is so laid back its a wonder he doesn't fall over! It must be because he spent most of his life in the Bahamas. Anyway as you say having things under your control and not having to answer to other people or working by the clock makes up for a lot of things that maybe we will have to forgo. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
This should be to CodStewart, one day I'll get the hang of these chat rooms!!! /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
 
Cod,
Maybe its all got to do with sharing experiences. Don't know why but it gives me buzz, maybe you don't need to be in love or even be with your partner, could be anybody.

BB
 
Even the most hardened cruising couples (e.g. the Cornells) have one who is more enthusiastic than the other. You need to make allowances, for example Jimmy Cornell now does the long passages with others while his wife flys out to meet them.
 
Billyb, Nope, I'm not like that. I guess I am one of the last romantics on this planet of cynicism and affairs galore. Sharing this dream with somebody I love is the only way for me to go. I've lived most of my life 'hanging out' with buddies; I want something a bit more. If I cannot find it, I won't be happy, I will be sad. Simple as that. I know myself well. I thought I'd found it. I should still have it. The summer was a supreme mistake that should never have happened. I doubt there's another out there and I am not sure if I will wish to go on if I keep feeling this miserable; even if I do have a boat and everything else apparantly going for me.
 
Hi
My hubby and I set sail from the UK last June and are now wintered up but getting ready to continue our travels deciding where to go next. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to believe that one of our biggest decisions this year is to be, do we set sail for the Azores or should we head into the Med and if so, do we rush past the many beautiful places and head for the greek islands or do we saunter along and potter around the Balerics for the summer!! What a position to be in, I used to be thinking do I shop at Tesco or Asda this week? But on our travels so far we have met some great single guys I cant imagine there is a shortage of them out there, my hubby has never been so protective! I think what i´m trying to say is that we talked about doing this for 8 years before we actually did it and sometimes it still feels a bit surreal but whatever happens in the future it was a great decision the opportunities are endless so just enjoy it.
 
Well, coming from a sailing family(fathers side)I remember one day when a parcel arrived in the post, I was just 9 years old, long time ago, but some drawings of a boat was in the parcel.My dad and uncle plus a friend was each going to build their own boat, same boat,so a lot of the work could be shared.I remember every day coming home from school, laying the drawings on the floor and just dream of one day. Well, life goes on, and soon I was more interested in something else. (No clue given)And now, here I am, half a world away, time has come to do something about it.Working on the boat, and hope it will be ready by the end of the next cyclone season.I'll be forever FREE.
 
Counting down the days until we too will be in that position. Only difference is that we are leaving the med to go to the caribbean. Can't wait. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Just come across this site and what a relief !!! We are 2 disalusioned kiwis living in Aussi, prsently trying to rent our house so we can go chase the dream. Hoping to be in the med in about 6 weeks and buy a plastic 40'er. I have had enough previous sailing experience to be able to get myself into loads of trouble without trying, my girl has never sailed before and doing competent crew next week. The point being -just go do it. We have decided that if we wait until the time is right time we will be to old to do it.
 
We've always held firm to the belief that 'if in doubt; give it a lash!' over the years we've had the odd mishap, but at least we'll not be sat by the fireside in years to come saying "We really should've..."

Sail cruising isn't 'running away' as with travelling of all types (we've done a lot by motorbike too) you actually just swap problems/frustrations/irritations rather than leave them behind; the big difference is that the ones which you gain are more often the sort that you can do something about yourself rather than being at the whim of your employer, family, government, etc. They also tend to be mainly of your own making; so you don't feel as bad about them anyway.

As for us; we're currently in the Med; destination is wherever we fancy next and duration is until we're not having enough fun to carry on. After that; whatever we fancy doing next I suppose - see what I mean there's two problems to think about and resolve already.
 
Reading all the threads along these lines gets my pulse a-chattering. This kind of life was long my dream and finally a life aboard has become a semi-reality. I've got my boat, and I getting down to the act of preparation. However... it seems that most people doing the live and life on the float thing are full-time wanderers, while I am a latent part-timer- job gives me wads of free time (hopefully month on, month off from now on), and I think this'll suit me; as a grimy youth I wandered far and wide, mostly Asia, and a wad of Europe, and found myself getting tired of the excess of freedom, as odd as that sounds perhaps. Mind you, now I've got the chance to do it aquatically as I always wished to, my feelers may change. What do you reckon? Guess I'm yet to learn so much.
Jem.
 
If you can do it. Do it.

[ QUOTE ]
from Sterling Hayden's book "Wanderer"

To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise you are doomed to a routine traverse, the kind known to yachtsmen, who play with their boats at sea - "cruising," it is called. Voyaging belongs to seamen, and to the wanderers of the world who cannot, or will not, fit in. If you are contemplating a voyage and you have the means, abandon the venture until your fortunes change. Only then will you know what the sea is all about.

"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.

What does a man need - really need? A few pounds of food each day, heat and shelter, six feet to lie down in - and some form of working activity that will yield a sense of accomplishment. That's all - in the material sense. And we know it. But we are brainwashed by our economic system until we end up in a tomb beneath a pyramid of time payments, mortgages, preposterous gadgetry, playthings that divert our attention from the sheer idiocy of the charade.

The years thunder by. The dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked in dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it the tomb is sealed.

Where, then, lies the answer? In choice. Which shall it be: bankruptcy of purse or bankruptcy of life?



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I agree with BBilly's Quote from the Wanderer...I have thought about it,dreamed about it,read about it, read the Blogs the books etc., and then thought ..These are others tales and stories not mine I will make mistakes, I will be afraid,I will make wrong choices and decisions...But I will have tried and voyage where countless others have gone before me..But it will be me and it will be different for me than it was with them, as one wave differs from another...with regards to funds I will have $100US per week for the rest o my days it has to be enough..cos thats all there is ... So I begin soon Scared,you bet I am. someone said "those who can do,the rest teach" as has been said if many replies to this post I dont want to sit in the future wondering ..What if...Wish me luck I'm gonna need it....Jeffrey.
 
for me part of it is not making plans - definite plans - I started just wanting to be somewhere warmer than the UK.. So I went to the Med & Canaries... Then I changed boat a few times till I found something that pleased me (and my budget) then I got bored so I went to the Caribbean. Then I got bored and went to the East Coast USA - and had more fun - then I got bored and went to Venezuela... then I got bored and went to Panama and the Pacific --- then.... But none of it planned - just moved on when the mood took me....

I think being a wanderer - a gypsy is a lifestyle that is entirely worthwhile...
 
So true, that is the differenc between true adventure and a boring stale tale.The bigger the boat the more money they got to spend, the more boring their story. But what can we do about it. Can't turn back the time. Here in my problem. Do I sell up and go with enough money in the bank to go for 10 to 15 years, or rent out, which gives me maybe $200 a week, plus all the problems there goes along with renting.
I'm waiting for my local library to for a copy of a mag with a store about a 70 something old guy in a 19 footer.sailing around the world. I'm sure he has got some tales to tell.
Just what do I do? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
Micheal, FWIW my advice is don't sell your house. At some time or another you will need to return to shore to live and re-entering the property market after being out of it for a number of years is an enormous leap when you probably have very few other resources.
We rented our house whilst cruising the Med these last 4 seasons and will return again this May. We met many people cruising who had sold up, some had plenty of scope for the future but others had found ill-health or family issues which mean they had to go ashore and they faced an uncomfortable future.
Cruising can be done on a limited budget, many people do it. We have also met some who took a year ashore every few years to build up the cruising money again.
Anyway, I do support those who urge you to get up and go. We have loved (almost) every minute so far.
I'm back in Sydney for the Nth winter so send me a PM if you want to talk over any of these points.

Rgds
Ray
 
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