Get a copy of "A Voyage for Madmen" by Peter Nichols.  If you identify with
Bernard Moitessier then by all means go for it.  If you identify with any of
the other 8, forget it.

And then you'll have to deal with the "sailor's curse".   Whenever you are
in port you can't wait to get back to sea; whenever you are at sea, you
can't wait to get back to port.

Roland

On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Steve Williams <sbw@sbw.org> wrote:

> For some time now, I've been obsessed with learning enough about
> sailboats to acquire one and outfit it for living more independently.
>
> Of course, that's why I bought my '84 Westy and fixed it up two years
> ago.  And why I keep refining its camping systems.  I've been
> traveling full time for two years.  I've really enjoyed it.  Alas,
> I'm starting a full-time job next week and looking for an apartment,
> but I hope to be camping most weekends and back on the road eventually.
>
> But even the Westy doesn't quite scratch the itch I have, to be more
> self-reliant and opt out of the traditional job/debt/consume
> treadmill.  I've thought about building a Sprinter-based camper,
> which would be easier to boondock, but adventures in campers with
> tires are driven by gas, and I'm not so sure gas will be easy to come
> by before long.
>
> So I've started reading about sailboats and the people who use them
> to lead more independent, adventurous lives.  I don't know whether or
> when I will buy my first boat, but I'm enjoying the learning process.
>
> If you're curious, here's a good place to start: Nomadness, the ship
> being outfitted by Steven K. Roberts, who has a long history of
> adventures on recumbent home-built bikes and boats.
>
> http://nomadness.com/
>