What’s living onboard really like?

Number three in our series from Brett Campbell on how to get prepared and organised to become a live-aboard cruising family.

When you make the decision to live onboard a boat you will be changing your whole way of life. In your new community people focus on caring and giving rather than jealousy and greed. You will find everyone looks out for each other, while maintaining a fierce independence. It is a place where the weather determines the day’s activities rather than being shut out behind closed curtains. The egalitarianism of the sea overrides any status or ego people might have had in a previous life. If you can relate to one or two of the above you will fit in with the live-aboard lifestyle. There are many different ways you can move onboard and be a part of this community. A number of people live on motorboats in Brooklyn, north…

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Cruising Helmsman (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2016

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