One of our moderators has asked to take an undertemined amount of time on sabaticcal. Angela I wish you much luck and nothing but happiness during this time of...
Hi, I am so excited that I found this group! My husband and I decided (over the weekend) that THIS IS IT! We have to bite the bullet and buy the boat. We...
You most certainly don't want to spend all your money on the biggest boat you can afford, because one mistake or one change wipes you out. Given that the cost...
For living aboard a monohull 45 to 50 ft, or multihull 40 to 45 ft seems to be a good amount of room, but it really varies depending on your needs. There...
My wife and I are planning a 4yr Cruise with our two kids (Girl 9 Boy 8) and are casting off in about 365 days! We went with a 36ft boat. Yes it will be...
Heya! ... YAY YOU!!!!!! ... Yup. One foot in front of the other, even during the terrifying bits. ... Depends on where you live and what the market is doing....
Soph Congratulations on your decision to purchase a boat. You might be
interested in the sister site to this one for your boat questions. My
husband and I...
~$90K is about right for a near-bristol Pearson 365 fitted for bluewater in sail-away condition. The trouble with refitting an older boat is that your labor...
Heya! ... Yeah, but the hassle factor is unbelievable. Not so for monohulls especially customs or custom refits. ... If I'd paid anywhere near that, I'd be...
That works. $300K is the price for a recent Lagoon of that length off-charter. Yours must be a 1992 era in private use. ... -- Michael Slavitch Ottawa...
One great additional site is http://www.cruisersforum.com/, it has probably the biggest forum of people with lots of experience that I've come across. BTW,...
Please welcome Michael as our newest moderator. His main duties, so to speak, are to make sure everyone is having a good time and getting along. He will be...
... *laughs!* Amen, sister. Look, those percentages were gleaned after years and years of monohull experience. I encourage you to rely on them for a mono. So...
... . That's about right for a newer vessel in light use sitting at a dock. Not true at all once it gets beaten up in the rough stuff at sea. It depends on...
We replaced our sails in Thailand with Rolly Tasker. They were significantly cheaper than North and we were very happy with the quality. I think they will ship...
I see lots of answers for your questions here, so I'm going to just say WOOOOO HOO! for deciding to Just Do It! I'll be your little cheering section over in...
... Cheer all you want but I'm still waiting to go for dim sum! Let's make a plan! Ronnie, the kids, and I are entering into dim-sum- deprival mode! For all...
... cruisy ... Heheh... you clearly aren't participating in the same multi lists I am. ;) I'd love to hear you tell those guys they are on comfy cruisy ...
I'm writing this while procrastinating rebedding two hatches. Agree with Karen, I've lived aboard Multis for over a decade and have a few thousand blue water...
I don't usually do this...But Florida is proposing to change the anchoring laws in a way which would adversely affect cruisers. Specifically, it would limit...
Hello everyone, It has been a while since I read or posted. My family and I lived aboard and traveled for 5 years when our daughter, Rheannon was 16 months to...
Hi Debbie, I remember seeing a video about a cruising family on a Hans Christian (not a T) that owned a parrot.... they went through the Pacific and I think to...
... Questions: Who is out sailing with 13 ish year old girls? Where? Debbie, Welcome back to the wonderful world of liveaboards! We are in the Florida Keys at...
AS far as "out sailing" we have some good friends who are en route from the Panama Canal to Galapagos right now and they have a boy age 12, girl age 13, girl...
Our daughter will be 14 later this summer but for now she's 13! We will begin cruising 'after hurricane season' winds down. At the present, Pelican is on the...
Simply trying to understand the philosophy. Is it learning based upon children following their natural interests and then parents helping to grow that...
Heya! ... Loosely, yes. But it's more than that too. It's also the idea that learning trumps "teaching", and that if someone is motivated to learn, nothing...
... upon ... to ... a ... of ... acknowledging ... I ... If ... criticism of ... as ... completely ... I'd recommend that you read some John Holt. Then we...
