On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 06:03:11PM -0800, Sea Quell crew. wrote:
>
> Hi Skip,
>
> We're mobile, don't have strong ties to any one place..
>
> Is it feasible to sail up and down the east coast of USA, so have an
> extended warm weather window? Is it possible to avoid the hurricanes,
> the very hot weather, and the very cold?
That's what coastal cruising is all about, for lots of people. We just
started cruising again this year, but it's been a much slower process
than we planned: I had a bunch of work come along (which means a week
away from the boat for each instance), and we also had a baby in the
middle of it all. That kind of thing slows you down. :)
In general, though, there are lots of folks doing exactly what you
describe. I don't think it would work well on the West Coast, where the
anchorages are few and far between, but the East Coast is (so far)
reasonably OK. For myself, I much prefer the Caribbean - but that wasn't
going to happen this year, so here we are.
> Are any list-members leading this nomadic life? Anyone we can connect
> with to explore this idea?
I've been living aboard since 1991, and cruising (with some long pauses
here and there) since 1993. I love it, and wouldn't trade it for
anything else. In fact, when Google contacted me with a job offer a
while back, I sat down and did the numbers, and figured out that they'd
have to pay me $300k a year just to match the quality of life that I
have now (and nothing they could offer would match the freedom.) I'm not
planning on swallowing the hook any time soon.
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