Living on a Sailboat - 7 Things You Will Never See

Living on a sailboat was something we did for 8 years. All in the Caribbean, Windward's, Leeward's, Trinidad and Venezuela. We had a ball.

But there is some sacrifice. Here are 7 things you will never see with this lifestyle:

1) Someone going ashore in a suit and tie...No exceptions, if you have messed up, you can borrow a suit from your island lawyer.
2) Talking on the cell phone while in the dinghy...You can't hear anything anyway and if you tried this you would be quickly ostracized by your fellow cruisers. The cell phone would take a bath.
3) A jet ski on a sailboat...there are some anchorages where these abominations are around, usually operated by a young drunk idiot trying to impress the bikini clad bunny holding on for dear life.
4) A blender on board...First off they really pull the juice, and folks forget that cruisers take very good care of their batteries. Besides you drink your rum neat anyway. Any mini parasol in a drink you would serve on your boat would mean blackballing of your boat.
5) Hair dryers or makeup...see amperage pull above, that covers the hair dryers. Makeup is also a taboo ...everyone else looks natural, so will you.
6) Footware of any type other than waterproof sandals...My cruising buds and us crashed a cruise ship beach party once in Mayreau, of the thousand folks ashore only the 4 of us had on sandals. It is all you wear and all you need. Thanks Carnival, especially the folks in cabin A406...just kidding.
7) A couple that argues...How much of your personal space do you think exists on a 40 foot boat with curved walls? If you have to argue stay home.

There you have it...living on a sailboat is fun and uncomplicated... the above has no place on board.

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