Throwback to the time I decided to live on a boat and wander among tropical islands instead of in a house and go to work.

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ElProfeGuapo@reddit

How much did your boat cost is the real question? Trynna figure out my budget.

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foilrider@reddit (OP)

I paid $61,00 for that boat. I think it was a deal.

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Electrical-Contest-1@reddit

What kind of boat? It looks pretty well equipped for the price

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foilrider@reddit (OP)

It was a 2001 Beneteau Oceanis 411.

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IGHOTI907@reddit

We just purchased an Oceanis 321! We're leaving Alaska and moving to Seattle. I can't wait to meet her!

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torenvalk@reddit

I have it's little sister, 2003 361 Clipper. Completely in love with this boat.

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the_fresh_cucumber@reddit

Should have paid more so you could say you paid 69k

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clamdever@reddit

If you come to the r/sailing subreddit, expect some seaman jokes

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deltamoney@reddit

That is a good deal. Where did you buy ,it?

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caeru1ean@reddit

It's a tough life out here sometimes but then I remember; I don't think I'd be any happier sitting in traffic going to work everyday just to afford rent.

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After a long non trafic life I have enjoyed sitting in traffic for an hour going to work. Kind of like sailing, you can not get out, there is not much to do, and how fast you are moving depend on outside conditions :)

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tech-001@reddit

Haha nice. I can see that!

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thx1138inator@reddit

I cruised for half a year and went back to work. But I bike to work. No complaints against either cruising or work!

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tech-001@reddit

I plan on working remote while sailing once I get enough experience at the helm

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AstraAurora@reddit

Looks like a dream. Hope to one day also spend a summer in such a way. What did you do for a living? Is remote work in such conditions possible?

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foilrider@reddit (OP)

Software engineering. Yes, it's possible but it can be tough. With Starlink now though connectivity is better than it used to be.

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tippmann32503@reddit

If you don’t mind my asking, what did your typical schedule look like? When did you travel vs being moored up and working? I switched from real estate development to SWE to be able to do this very thing.

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foilrider@reddit (OP)

We did this in the Caribbean so there were no exceptionally long passages. We did them on whatever day worked for the weather. We spent most of our time moored up somewhere, whether in a marina, or on anchor in a cove somewhere. It’s easy to make 4 hours available to get back from the pretty secluded cove to the marina to get groceries or whatever. If we wanted to sail between islands mid-week, I’d take a day or two off.

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tippmann32503@reddit

I gotcha. Do you think you would’ve been able to do a crossing while working or would you feel like you would’ve had to take a chunk of time off to do so?

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foilrider@reddit (OP)

I wouldn’t have tried to do any significant amount of work on an ocean crossing. Maybe responding to emails and answering questions

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CalvinsStuffedTiger@reddit

Did you end up selling the boat?

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foilrider@reddit (OP)

I did. I frequently browse for replacements, though.

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rodericj@reddit

Roughly what was the sale price? Did it lose a lot of value in the time you owned it? I need to know everything?

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foilrider@reddit (OP)

I sold it for $72,500. I spent more than the $11,500 difference on upgrades and repairs though. But still, I did sell it for more than I paid.

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rodericj@reddit

Out. Freaking. Standing.

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overthehillhat@reddit

Do you get those flashback pics to remind you where you were-then?

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SlashRModFail@reddit

I got into sailing last year. Spent 20 days on a 40 footer sailing the coast south of France/Spain. I have been dreaming of retirement already as I cannot wait to spend years sailing around the world. But I need to work to afford a boat. I'm in my 30s so It's going to be a painful long wait.

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Jeffoxy@reddit

based

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BoxSlingingSlasher@reddit

See you in another life, brotha.

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Konstantin_G_Fahr@reddit

Probably… finances? School for the kids? Other responsibilities?

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foilrider@reddit (OP)

Honestly having four people including two young kids on a boat and trying to do remote work did get kinda tough in a small space at times. I kinda miss it now, though.

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lightreee@reddit

what on earth??? wow thats incredible actually. you WFH, what was the internet like usually? so interested in your story

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_Schrodingers_Gat_@reddit

Starlink is a bit of a game changer.

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Legitimate-Gift-1344@reddit

Wow.

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drunkensailorgirl@reddit

I feel for you. Do you plan on getting back to it someday?

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fred_runestone@reddit

It’s not too late to go back!

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erbush1988@reddit

Man... Looks great. Currently saving up for this right now. I think I'm about 80k away from my goal. So hopefully I'll be looking for boats this time next year.

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jugbrain@reddit

I think the Pardeys would say « Go simple, go small, go now »

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erbush1988@reddit

I agree with this, but I also need buy-in from my wife. And she has a slightly different set of standards than I do, haha.

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oldschool-rule@reddit

Any regrets?

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foilrider@reddit (OP)

Sometime I regret selling it. There are always other boats, though.

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oldschool-rule@reddit

True, but the memories are what’s important!

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scbiker21@reddit

I spent 3 years living on a Hunter 30 best time of my life. Sold it when I got divorced and then moved for work. I'm now retired and looking to get back on the water permanently soon. Looking for a similar sized boat. As soon as I liquidate all my cars and property I'm outa here.

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putzncallyomama@reddit

Its about the only way to do it in US anymore- keeping a house and a boat is $.

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laei6@reddit

How long did you leave in the boat?

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NotIt2024@reddit

I can’t wait to do this!

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rodericj@reddit

I assume this is from a drone. Do you have any more like this? It’d make a nice wallpaper so I can stay inspired

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Jote_Creative@reddit

I would love to hear your story of how you made this a reality.

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iSmurf@reddit

Work in tech pulling 150k+/yr where your whole team is remote already.

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Shiggins01@reddit

Yea, me too. My wife and I talk about this a lot. Just doing a summer. We think it would be an amazing experience for the kids too.

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Until_then_again@reddit

Must have been nice!

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TopFox555@reddit

Definitely should have stayed. What was the boat, and length? Looks great!

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Armand28@reddit

Probably those 3am hatch drills when it rains like hell for 5 minutes and totally drenches your bed.

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WickThePriest@reddit

I'm still a year and a half out. On my way though. Got my first sailing lesson tomorrow.

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richwest3@reddit

Coming back from cruising was so hard for us. We left to go cruising three times. On the first two attempts (Hawaii then Sea of Cortez from Los Angeles), royalty sources we had in place dried up and we had to go back to work. This time we made it. We left 13 years ago. Right now we're on a 25 mile motor to a calmer anchorage on Lombok, Indonesia. This life is magical even when everything seems to go wrong. Our autopilot quit yesterday and my computer won't turn on. The autopilot issue was a bad depth sounder. I unplugged it from the nmea buss and everything (except the sounder, of course) is working again. The computer is at a repair shop - fingers crossed. Mary all your crap continue to work flawlessly! Rich, s/v Legacy www. click-n-learn.com twoatsea.com

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Legitimate-Gift-1344@reddit

Living the life, man.

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rhavaa@reddit

I keep thinking of finding a good good one as my new apartment vs buying a house up here with all the property tax. That and the nice meandering it would provide.

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Low_Individual7789@reddit

Excise tax would like a word

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Legitimate-Gift-1344@reddit

What’s a ballpark %? Thx.

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PckMan@reddit

You're fortunate to have even had the choice.

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Legitimate-Gift-1344@reddit

This.

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Legitimate-Gift-1344@reddit

Yes, please.

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WaterChicken007@reddit

I took a several month sabbatical a while back and had a REALLY hard time re-engaging with work life. I struggled for a couple of years, took another sabbatical, tried again and had a REALLY REALLY hard time re-engaging. So I retired and my wife kicked our retirement account balance over the finish line a couple years later. Once I had tasted freedom, there was no going back. Thankfully retiring early was always the plan so we had all of our bases covered properly. I haven't yet pulled the trigger on buying my own boat yet. Am waiting for the kids to leave the nest first. Today was their last day of school for the year so it is getting closer. You had a nice setup in the pic above.

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ReelNerdyinFl@reddit

I’m having these thoughts at the end of a 3week vacation…

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Low_Individual7789@reddit

Damn dude? How old are ya and did you win the lottery?

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capitali@reddit

Doing my best never to live on land again. So far so good.

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captainkinevil@reddit

I managed to do the same a few years back. Kids and finances brought me back to reality. 50k "Plastic classic" Pearson 365 ketch, some funds (around 20k) and about 15k per year for full time cruising for a family of 3. Made it 2 years until an injury and reupping the "kitty" made return to work inevitable. We were 30 somethings and not inherantly wealthy, but worked had and saved to make the life happen. It was great while it lasted.

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