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In the beginning when I told people about our plans to live on a boat and go sailing, I got a lot of reactions. Some positive, a lot negative. And even people who had sailing experience were not always encouraging when I declared my intention to go sailing.
The one reaction that stumped me the most was; “Are you a sailor? Do you know what you are doing?”
I couldn’t do much with that comment, what was there to say?
At that time I wasn’t a sailor and “No, I didn’t know what I was doing”.
The whole process of my education and venturing into the boating world has been so interesting that I am recording it.
So let’s start with; “Why do I want to live on a boat and go sailing?”
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 By Wilma Ham
In 2002 John and I decided that we wanted to live aboard a boat and go sailing.
John knew what living on a boat and sailing meant.
He has built his own boat and lived on it for 9 years. During that time he sailed from NZ via the Pacific Islands to the States exploring the West Coast from Mexico to Alaska.
I never sailed and had hardly set foot aboard boats.
But I love water and the beautiful tropical pictures showing boats moored in warm clear blue water were enticing.
It is now 2007 and since 2002 a lot has happened.
I have seen lots of boats and in December 2006 I had my first ocean going experience, 17 days sailing ‘the Great Australian Bight’ in the Southern Ocean on a French Pilot Cutter. Read more of why Wilma wants to go sailing >> |
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The difference between going to a holiday house versus going to a boat for a holiday.
I noticed that not all women want to go sailing and that quite a few men were looking for a solution how to get their partner to come boating with them.
I have thought about that and may be some of my own experiences might explain a few things.
John and I had quite a few holidays together but not many sailing ones. I thought to compare one land holiday with a sailing one and share how I experience the difference. It might give you some clues what women, new to sailing, go through when taken on a boating holiday. Read more of the two holidays » |
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