All in the Same Boat: Living Aboard and Cruising (INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP) - Softcover

Neale, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071427910 ISBN 13: 9780071427913

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2003

Synopsis

"An excellent and practical step-by-step manual to help prepare you for the cruising lifestyle and to entertain you as you learn." - "Cruising World". Dreaming of leaving the 9-to-5 world and going cruising? Here's the definitive handbook from a family who did all in the same boat - is one family's testament to the belief that you can lead your own life. For the Neales, moving aboard was a way to take control of their world and their environment. Here is how they did it, and how you can do it too, with hard-won tips, practical suggestions, and life lessons on how to: choose and prepare the right boat; provision for long-term cruising; learn what you can leave behind; raise - and educate - kids; get along in close quarters; know what to expect in the cruising life; earn a living, and hold onto the money; keep in touch while making the ocean your backyard; and, live with the comforts of home while anchored in paradise."Not only must-reading for anyone planning to live aboard, it also is a valuable resource for weekend and vacation cruisers...An entirely engaging and insightful volume." - "Rhode Island Boating".

About this title

About the Author

Tom Neale is a widely published cruising author with many recent articles in Cruising World. He and his family have been living aboard and cruising on their Gulf-Star Sailmaster 47 for twenty-five years. Home base is a dock, a storage shed, and a telephone on a piling in Lancaster, Virginia.

From the Back Cover

"An excellent and practical step-by-step manual to help prepare you for the cruising lifestyle and to entertain you as you learn."--Cruising World

Dreaming of Leaving the 9-to-5 World and Going Cruising? Here's the Definitive Handbook from a Family Who Did

All in the Same Boat is one family's testament to the belief that you can lead your own life. For the Neales, moving aboard was a way to take control of their world and their environment. Here is how they did it, and how you can do it too, with hard-won tips, practical suggestions, and life lessons on how to:

• Choose and prepare the right boat
• Provision for long-term cruising
• Learn what you can leave behind
• Raise--and educate--kids
• Get along in close quarters
• Know what to expect in the cruising life
• Earn a living, and hold onto the money
• Keep in touch while making the ocean your backyard
• Live with the comforts of home while anchored in paradise

"Not only must-reading for anyone planning to live aboard, it also is a valuable resource for weekend and vacation cruisers. . . . An entirely engaging and insightful volume."--Rhode Island Boating

Edition details

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071427910
• ISBN 13: 9780071427913
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 384