At the age of 36 I left the secure world of corporate America and vowed never to return. After purchasing this boat I had exactly .14 cents left in my life savings. I am on quest to create a safe, simple boat as my home base and continue to live life to the fullest that I can on a modest budget of $500.00 per month. I have no savings and earn as I go, some days its feast, others its famine. In the meantime I will slowly explore the world in search of cheap wine, cheese, and bread, my daily staples. Strange as it may seem, this is not a sailing blog, yes I love to sail but its only a small part of my life. I love photography, the back-country, bicycle touring, foraging and wilderness survival. Basically I am a maximalist in minimalist clothing. My next big project is building an off grid cabin so I can winter off of the boat.
Just found your blog and love it. God Bless you on all your adventures!!! Looking forward to hearing more about them.
Thank you heather
SWEET STUFF HERE ALAN – YEAH IM SCREAMING! Enjoying thumbin thru yer pages…
Thanks,
I would love to post your trailer on my site. and feel free to email anytime. Id love to chat. Alan
Great Boat! Time to cast the dock lines! Best of luck.
Fair winds,
Craig
http://cparmeleecarter.wordpress.com/
Craig, I have been reading your writing,
More please!
Great Blog and Great Photos… Thanks for visiting my Blog.
Hey Alan it’s me chip! I was helping Kay with her wood Catalina in Bellingham. I am in rowatan, an island in honduras, with a family sailing there catamaran to texas from Cali, and I was reading a latitudes and attitudes and realized I was reading an article by you! It’s called finding the perfect boat. Very awesome! R u still in Bellingham? I’ll be rolling through there in a month or two, would love to see you!
Chip, Sounds like you are having an awesome trip. I’m hoping to be gone by then but at the rate I’m going who knows. Definitely look me up, I’ll send you my phone # Keep sailing. Alan
Starts of voyages always make fascinating reading, yours included. Particularly enjoy the crisp photos. Post when you get net access, we await your tales.
Gotta question..do you have any friends that live like you but with a kiddo? Just wondering. I am looking for these type blogs. Thanks and enjoy the upcoming Holiday.
Heather, I hope nobody with kids lives the way I do but there are lots of family’s voyaging
You might find this interesting http://www.kaylasopus.com/ . You might try asking on the cruiser forum, I’m sure there are dozens of people who can help.
Thanks!!! : )
Your note is an inspiration…I better get started on my projects and quit living on standby…My name is Anna Jae
Enjoyed wandering through your site! We also sail with a dog. Don’t you just love it when they roll in dead fish on the beach? Good luck and if you see Rainbird on your travels be sure come and say hello!
I’ll keep an eye out for you guys
Missing the conversations! Hope you are doing well.
Still following your blog with great interest. We are enjoying our summer on Rainbird and are hoping to head up the coast again when the crowds have gone. I cannot believe how busy Desolation Sound was! More details http://www.pacificwoodenboats.com
I have sailed on a very tight budget on a minimum boat and know of some pretty amazing voyages in small boats that never made the news. It is mainly down to planning, risk management and good, simple equipment. But we also need to understand our limits and learn to listen to our intuition.
Looking forward to heading out across the Pacific some day soon.
When I look at the pictures in your blog it makes me think wow, that’s where I want to sail out of. Its funny but when we cut everything to the basics we are so much more connected. I cant tell you how many sailing trips Ive gone on with friends were we motored half way and stayed at a dock. I honestly cant remember a single detail of any of those trips, but when we sail the whole way and anchor out, well I could write a detailed book all based on memory’s both good and some not so good but still all well worth having.
PS I love your boat
was it worth leaving that corporate job!? I’m working one of those jobs, just boatin’ on the weekends….sure is tempting. maybe our paths on the water will cross one day. all the best
For me it was well worth it but it hasn’t been easy. The hardest part for me was breaking my addiction to consumerism. Each year it gets a bit easier, but from the very first day I knew it was the right decision. Money or time, we rarely get both.
..and all this time I thought I was the only one who used ther term “trustafarian”. I have left my blog to do some charity work in Thailand- you can find me on FB awaiting the launching of the charity’s new web site. Lynn Vee from Trippin’ with Rip blog. https://www.facebook.com/#!/thecrproject Nice blog by the way!
Delighted to find you Alan ~ keep your heart open and continue to follow your bliss all the way. Sending you good thoughts and highest regards. It takes a lot of courage to be who you really are ~ Bravo to you my friend ~ RL
Thank you, we all loose courage at some point in time, your words are an inspiration and I could look at your photography all day long. Alan
Thank you Alan ~ very lovely to know we can lift eachother up this way. Again very appreicative! Robyn
Awesome. I’m glad I found you. Get it!
Yargh Captain! I knew I wasn’t alone out, um, here. Good luck and remember, anything tastes awesome if it’s all you have for real…
Just found your blog and I’ll be following you from now on
You talk a lot about fixing up the boat – are you preparing for a particular trip, trying to make it more livable, or just working on it in general?
I bought the boat in pieces about 18 months ago so she is in the process of a complete rebuild. I plan on sailing her locally this year and with a little bit of luck will head down to Mexico
Sounds great, good luck! I’m excited to track the progress
Heather
hrivard.wordpress.com
You the man.
I came to your blog from Jim and Karen’s adventures. Your boat is a beauty, and your pictures as well.
Those guys sure are doing everything right.
this life sounds wonderful.
Its a tough life but somebody’s got to do it
I read your blog with interest and I wondered if you’d considered registering as a contributor to the World Cruising and Sailing Wiki (http://www.cruiserswiki.org/wiki/World_Cruising_and_Sailing_Wiki), where you could share the benefit of your cruising experiences with a wider audience.
The Wiki, as you probably know, is a collaborative effort by cruisers all round the world to pass on their knowledge for the benefit of others who follow in their wake. Many sections are already the best online resource available, and with the help of more contributors such as you the Wiki could so easily become the most up to date and reliable source of information for cruisers everywhere.
I hope you will consider registering and helping to update the pages in the sections where you cruise. If so, you would be welcome to post a link to your blog in the Personal Notes section of the relevant pages so that Wiki users can access your blog directly from the Wiki. This is easily done once you are logged in using the format * [http://www.(your blog URL) - your vessel’s name Cruising Blog].
Contributing to the Wiki is simple once you get the hang of it and the Wiki sysops are happy to help new members in the early stages. It’s also very rewarding to know that your contributions will be helping other cruisers for many years to come – possibly long after your blog has been consigned to history!
Heh…..Where are you in Bellingham? I may be out there in late may. Be fun to grab a coffee n talk boats
Bellingham now, may be in Friday Harbor by May but I would love to grab a Coffee and talk boats.
I like your lifestyle, thanks for visiting mu blog.
Living in the now. Happy sailing!