SailBlogs Member Group - Wanna Be Cruisers

Hello to you all...I had a sailboat in the 90s sold it in 2000 now I am looking to buy my next one this year..I am in the Philippines will look for a sailboat in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia..looking for a 40ft full keel etc...offshore live-a-board. I am hoping not to go back to USA where prices are lower, more sailboats for sail and I know and understand the models and makes...I begin my search for the boat in a week...good luck to you all.....Rick

I guess I am the only wanna be in Asia

Hello to you all...I had a sailboat in the 90s sold it in 2000 now I am looking to buy my next one this year..I am in the Philippines will look for a sailboat in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia..looking for a 40ft full keel etc...offshore live-a-board. I am hoping not to go back to USA where prices are lower, more sailboats for sail and I know and understand the models and makes...I begin my search for the boat in a week...good luck to you all.....Rick

Hello. Our family of 3 + 3 furry critters are 17 days away from flying to Tortola to move aboard our new home. This is a long time coming & still many logistical plans to make and things to pack. Our crew includes Tom and I, our daughter Savannah, age 7; 2 dogs and 1 cat (Slugger, Lexie & Beetlejuice). We decided to get it in gear earlier this year. We placed our house on the market, sold it!, sold our runabout, and a ton of "stuff." Now we're staying at Tom's grannies place until we set sail. On Jan. 6th we'll rent a van from Louisville, Ky. drive to Atlanta, GA and fly from there on the 7th to St. Thomas, VI. Then take a ferry to Roadtown, Tortola where we will spend our first night on "Island Spirit."

Hello all you wanna bes, Just over a year ago we started this adventure and tomorrow we're sitting our yachtmaster theory exams. It's been a monumental learning curve, kicking the old neurons back into learning and remembering all this nautical stuff. We've done a bit of practical sailing in the Med. and around Scotland and Wales and although still along way from being mariners we're on track and still 100% committed to the dream. Next up is sailing in the Dominican Republic in January, slowly ticking the boxes.

Hello all Sailors and Mates!! just joined today. My boat is still on stands in my backyard, but it's coming together nicely. The plan is to rent the house, move onto the boat, keep my current job and see how living aboard is locally.

we have sail a lot this summer,maybe we can go to distant shores next year if we fell confident

well, my plans for added income are to trade currency. I've been trading now for about a year and seem to be doing pretty good trading the euro against the dollar. I could do just about anything while on the water since I will have a plasma cutter/TIG welder on board. I'm a diver as well so any underwater work requiring that could be bartered or sold. I have a ROV that will be on board so I could actually rent or operate for various agencies or port authorities since it is part of my business right now anyway, so that's my plan. www.DeepVisionsLLC.com

Hi All! So as we all work on our plans, does anyone have any great ideas on how to maintain an income while they cruise? That seems to be the biggest struggle for my husband and I. Saving money is easy, we just don't spend it! haha But to actually continue making an income at sea seems to be pretty difficult. If anyone has any good plans for that would you mind sharing it here? Thanks so much! Bethany

Colin: I cannot help much with your planned trip but I can share my first experiences with coastal sailing in the US - look at my blogs on first experiences only to give some comfort that every one once started without any experience