Any early retirees turned cruisers with big careers have regrets?

[thomm225]

Originally Posted by jtsailjt

I'm not sure what makes you think I'm upset about you not wanting to go cruising.

What?

I cruise all the time, and it can be enjoyable at times but I don't enjoy lightning.

I think the wind gusts hit around 45 knots in these first two videos. I was lucky to have gotten close to shore and anchored before it hit with sails down.

BTW, I got in as close as I could before the squall hit with my 4' draft. The bay is quite shallow in many places.

Thankfully I had a 20 lb CQR for an anchor......that came with my $2,000 sailboat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHt7ocBZKms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okRZs6os5Eo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gcZKr25UUM

[thomm225]

But I don't mean to discourage anyone.

This was two days later and on the Eastern side of the Bay. (same cruise!) Near Smith's Beach and the Vortac Station.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sm...!4d-75.9902114

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBwFOdJemV4

[sailorboy1]

So what?

[Mook1e]

Lol, ignored, but all of your responses are entertaining.

[thomm225]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

So what?

Exactly!

So what?

I'm still working and cannot spend months and months at a marina along the ICW posting on CF like you.......a real cruiser!

Yep, I work and only cruise a little, but when I do it's not motoring along the ICW which if I do go cruising long distance is something I dread.

The Chesapeake Bay is perfect for the working cruiser, and the first thing I plan to do when I start cruising when I retire is to explore it all.

A mile from my slip is 150 miles of Bay to the North, thousands of miles of Ocean to the East, and 20-30 miles wide as I head north.

Not a bad spot to prep for cruising.

Couple more shots of my $2,000 "cruising" sailboat before I painted the interior, installed LED Cabin Lamps, shades, custom made 6" settee cushion, and bought a new dodger, VHF/GPS/AIS, tiller, and built my chart plotter with a Raspberry Pi 4 Computer and 19" HDTV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3I2zc0_7wY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWwQ4iUfiyM

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by thomm225

Exactly!

So what?

I'm still working and cannot spend months and months at a marina along the ICW posting on CF like you.......a real cruiser!

You are so clueless it is sad beyond funny. You are a jealous wishabe/ never to happen, who spends more time tied to a dock each month than i do in a year.

If you really believed you were so great you wouldn't spend as much time trying to convince people you are right and they were wrong. You are nothing but a “T” word I am not allowed to say with a sad life you justify on a forum in hope of convincing someone other than yourself. Has anyone on this thread ever taken your side, or have they told you how wrong you are?

[fxykty]

Originally Posted by thomm225

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I'm still working and cannot spend months and months at a marina along the ICW posting on CF like you.......a real cruiser!

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The title of this thread is “Any early retirees turned cruisers with big careers have regrets?”

By your own words you are not:[LIST][*] early (defined as prior to age ~50)[*] retired[*] turned a cruiser (implicitly full time, without land ties, and travelling large distances from ‘home’)[*] in a big career (actually unknown and I really don’t care if you earn more than the $250K level the OP gave, and I really don’t want you to document your incredible career once again)[*] having regrets (you enjoy your career and are still in it)

Notice how your experience and comments are completely irrelevant to this thread?

[theDangerz]

This is truly maddening/mind-numbing... I suddenly remember why I quit logging in/posting for a long while.

Are there no forum moderators here that can simply kick someone out of a thread (or the forum) for blatant hijacking and incessant unrelated rambling ad nauseam??

[Mickeyrouse]

I’m a CPA who had a practice in Texas. I sold my practice, the house, the car the kids (wait- didn’t sell the kids) at 52 and we went cruising for a few years. A combination of those sales, a well-producing practice, good investments, and a comfortable but careful lifestyle allowed me to stay retired. I figure that with continued work and investment income I said goodbye to an additional $3 million. I have never regretted it.
I have CPA friends who did nothing of the sort. I have watched the focus of their horizons become more narrow by the year, to the point that they go into the office 365 days a year. They have increased their net worth handsomely. The health of most of them has deteriorated so that only their heirs will get to enjoy the fruits of their efforts. doubt they enjoy life more than a fraction of what they did in their twenties.
After our multi-year cruise was over we returned to Texas. I had ample time to tutor my son thru the college class that was a barrier to graduation. I did the same with my daughter. I had no restrictions on helping and attending to my parents in their final illnesses. My wife and I have since been (by plane) to Europe several times. I have increased my involvement with civic organizations and church. I dabbled in a couple small boutique businesses(means lotsa fun, no money). We still sail a lot in a fabulous boat.
Since I took the green eyeshade off 20 years ago the only thing I miss is the people contact of my clients. But my life is eminently more richer and varied than it ever was in the years of the 9-to-5.
As trite and cliche’d as it sounds there are simply some things beyond price.

[Jim Cate]

^^^^^
Nice history, Mickey. Those who have actually "trod the boards" will appreciate it and perhaps you will inspire someone teetering on the brow of the slippery slope.

Jim

[Michaeld61]

I have to thank you for your response.. I'm an airline pilot, $300,000 + a year and was thinking of going away.. I've got 7 years left until forced out, age 65.. I think I'll bid Miami, sail the Caribbean and only work 6-9 days or so a month.. commute from what ever island I happen to be on then take a crossing on at 65.. cheers

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by Michaeld61

I have to thank you for your response.. I'm an airline pilot, $300,000 + a year and was thinking of going away.. I've got 7 years left until forced out, age 65.. I think I'll bid Miami, sail the Caribbean and only work 6-9 days or so a month.. commute from what ever island I happen to be on then take a crossing on at 65.. cheers

Now THAT is an enviable position for a wannabe cruiser! Go for it and enjoy!

Jim

[theDangerz]

Originally Posted by Mickeyrouse

Since I took the green eyeshade off 20 years ago the only thing I miss is the people contact of my clients. But my life is eminently more richer and varied than it ever was in the years of the 9-to-5.

As trite and cliche’d as it sounds there are simply some things beyond price.

Cant say I've ever stumbled upon this reference before but I think it just became a part of my common vocabulary!!

Thanks for sharing your awesome story, and GOOD FOR YOU!

[theDangerz]

Originally Posted by Michaeld61

I have to thank you for your response.. I'm an airline pilot, $300,000 + a year and was thinking of going away.. I've got 7 years left until forced out, age 65.. I think I'll bid Miami, sail the Caribbean and only work 6-9 days or so a month.. commute from what ever island I happen to be on then take a crossing on at 65.. cheers

If I'm reading between the lines here that "forced out at 65" means you actually enjoy what you do (in addition to being handsomely paid for it)... than it's hard to imagine a much more enviable position.

Find the islands with a reliable (enough) airports to comment to and from and you're all set!! See you when you get here!!

[thomm225]

This is a nice place to anchor and is only about 4 hours from my marina.

I came in from the West though on this particular weekend cruise.

I'm drying out and charging up the batteries after a cockpit bath. Got soaked earlier beaching the kayak before the winds laid down. Then took a long hike.

This is just an example of what coastal living/cruising can be like and you can continue to work if that is your thing or if you simply think it's too early to retire.

Later before the wind comes up, I'll move up close to the sunken ships protection and anchor.