Some of the Truths about Sailing.
This is from a Facebook post that I read, and I couldn't have said it any better. The truism in her points really hit home. Most people want to live the great adventure that’s inside them but will never do anything about it. Perhaps its lack of opportunity but for most I suspect it is fear and guilt holding them back. Truth: Most people think the life on the sea is far more glamorous and risky than the reality. You still have to do your laundry just now it’s by hand in a bucket – yet you do the washing to a million dollar view in an amazing exotic place. Hand me that bucket any day. Truth: Most people are drowning in stuff. It ends up owning them, not they owning it. It clogs up their homes and their thinking. One of the most liberating aspects of the life of a sailor is “less is more”. Plus the planet will thank you when you become a sailor. Truth: Most people believe they don’t have enough money, enough knowledge or enough experience to go sailing. There a