Hi All! I just ran across this forum and instantly fell in love with it! I never would of imagined that there were so many awesome people out there living and breathing the same (or close to the same) dream! Kudos to all of you that have broken free of the infinite bonds of city living and proximity restrictions to pursue your dreams!
My wife and I recently decided to sell everything we owned and moved up to the
British Columbia area from Dallas, TX. Not knowing what was ahead, we were just certain of the fact that we were not content with the every day grind of city life. We have had many great experiences out here and now find ourselves on Gabriola Island looking out over the Straight of
Georgia. After a month of looking out at all of the beautiful boats going by we have decided that's going to be our next adventure. This is a beautiful area to sail and we are going to do it.
We devised an exit strategy that revolved around our ability to make
income from any location remotely, as long as we have a reliable
internet connection. I am in
phone sales, and she does administrative reports/HR
work for smaller companies that aren't fully staffed.
We are going to sell our car and buy a decent sailboat in
Vancouver and circumnavigate this area for a while before we
cruise down the
West Coast, through
panama canal, and on across to where we plan to relax and take in all the
Caribbean Islands have to offer. We both have quite a bit of sailing/boating experience for our age, and are determined to convert to this type of lifestyle (for at least a year or two). If we get too cramped up and sick of living on the
boat, our plan is to rent a small apartment in
Antigua and keep our
boat in a slip at Jolly Harbor for a few months while we recharge our sea legs, so to speak.
We have everything in motion to execute this plan, but are running into one uncertainty. We need reliable
internet at sea so we can perform our job functions. We have considered getting a SAT-phone and a
wifi hotspot that would enable us to talk to customers while we are at sea and then provide us with the needed connection speed to complete any tasks that require internet at most any
marinas. The only problem is that it would bind us to
anchoring more than we desire due to our constant need for internet connection. Hey I know what most people are thinking, "screw internet when sailing" but it's not for facebook, it's how we make a living. Are there any suggestions that anyone might have that would provide us with a good internet connection that we could rely on at sea?
We use vonage or skype to make all of our
phone calls anyway and all that requires is an internet connection, so it would make more sense for us to spend the
money getting internet than just a phone.
If there are multiple options, I'm not even against ordering 2 different ones and testing them out for a month to see what suits our needs the best. We are willing to do whatever needs to be done to make this
work, since it is the only foreseeable road block that we have remaining before we shove off.
Once again, great website! We look forward to future discussions and sharing our experiences!
Interested in smart boat technology, networking and all things tech
We very seldom use the puter for online! mostly to run Connies Nav Program. We do use wifi when available. but like zee not at sea ! just to many other things to do to be on line anyway ! at least when coastal sailing with all the traffic these days !! and on 
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