Crew Available: Help me convince my family to live the lifestyle

[chubby]

Originally Posted by Steelbitz92

We live in Florida, so ideally around the Bahamas or Mexico. Looking around Late June or July.

a quick look on borrowaboat shows sailboats that could accommodate your family for the less than the price of local hotel accommodations.


just ask the owner/booking agent to recommend a captain and pay a daily rate.. (i forgot what it is typically in bahamas).


if wanting to save on paying for a captain..



(you) read everything you can find on sailing and then volunteer for (multiple) deliveries to add experience to your new found knowledge.


(then) you can confidently take your own family out yourself to help them decide if its the lifestyle they desire.




and if wife says "no".. then divorce her immediately, find a new better wife and make a new family..
(i'm joking...a little)

[BluePeter]

Well, Steel. You can do anything in this life if you persist and what you want does not seem unreasonable at all. I'm not sure how you can readily cure someone of the fear of the unknown, but I'm sure it's possible.

Sometimes it's simply the art of listening to the experts telling you it's impossible and then doing it.

Personally, I sail for the love of the unknown. It's called adventure...

But thanks--for making me realize how fortunate I am. I sail a small and uncomplicated cruiser, come and go as I please, eat when I'm hungry, sleep where night finds me, do as I please and answer to no-one.

This too, is possible.