Interesting but upsetting - I have just today sold my boat subject to survey. The intention is to give up sailing with age as the key reason.but I am half hoping that she fails the survey and I have an excuse to keep her a bit longer.
We got a bit further with the sail away dream and spent a couple of years and 20 summers doing just that. But its a funny life style in which booze plays far to big a part for many people and for me it became a bit boring. There are other toys to play with. Cruising success depends on your interests as much as anything else and ours werent compatible - my wife likes to see new places. For her the boat was simply a slow way of getting there. For me, the time at sea was what its was all about and I had no interest in the ports we stopped in.
The film shown is not typical of the genre. If you like watching these sell up and sail away videos - there are a lot on you tube - they almost always feature a pretty and scimpily clad young woman. Or maybe thats just the bit I notice!
The interesting bit is the way that these internet savvy youngsters can finance their dream on you tube advertising fees and sponsorship. As does that **** who produces "seen through glass" and Harrys Garage for that matter.
