My name is Melissa, 25, from
Vancouver Canada. My boyfriend Logan and I have had an interesting
introduction to the sailing world in the last year and we are looking for an opportunity for it to continue. With no sailing experience and barely any savings left after traveling
South America, we decided to buy a
Cal 34 sailboat in
Colombia in April 2012. For the last 5 months we were living on the
boat and doing short trips to start
learning and teaching ourselves. Once almost out of
money, we hired a
captain and sailed from Colombia-Panama and back. We took backpackers both ways to try and make a bit of cash so we could continue on our sailing dream. Unfortunately the brand new
motor broke on our journey and with no
money left we ended up selling the
boat. During our five months at sea we both fell in love with the sailing world. At times it was hard, stressful and scary to say the least, but the amazing moments and beautiful people stole our hearts.
We are now back in
Canada working and saving to hopefully sail away from the harbour once again. We are hoping to find a paid position but are looking into any great opportunity that comes our way. We would love to hear from you if you are interested. If not we wish you calm seas, perfect winds, and safe passages.
Explore. Dream. Discover
Melissa & Logan