When thinking about the next topic for the There to Here series, we thought it was necessary to introduce the steep, steady climb of the learning curve that sailors, especially newbies, encounter when they first move aboard. Even if you;re already a good sailor, it doesn’t necessarily mean that living aboard won’t be a challenge at first. It's one thing to sail and another to keep a boat afloat.
Read MoreChartering was perfect for this period of our lives. There was no cleaning, maintenance or repairs to worry about. Something wrong? Just call the charter company to fix it … immediately … and it went on the owner's tab, not ours. We had the best of both worlds. Though we only chartered in the Carib and Florida because of our time constraints, there are bareboat chartering opportunities available worldwide … Asia, the Med, the South Pacific … you name it, if there's water and fine sailing, there's probably a way to charter a boat.
Read MoreWe still hadn't made any decisions to sell up and sail off. We hadn't even discussed it. We were far from thoughts of retiring. We decided, however, that maybe it was time to buy our own boat and keep it in the Florida Keys.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
