It's good to see you have a teammate going forward. I may try something similar if my spouse is in agreement. Sailing definitely requires a solid partner. It's

It's good to see you have a teammate going forward. I may try something similar if my spouse is in agreement. Sailing definitely requires a solid partner. It's hard work. My spouse and I (in our 40s) live in a fairly old and small single family home well below our means. Our neighbors are retired and spend a lot of time on their boat sailing up and down the coast. They have definitely been through some stormy weather through the years (pun intended), but that's what it takes. You won't know the shipmate ya have 'til ya "capsize" arrghhh :) Sometimes they are gone for months at a time. One of them picks up work related to sailing when not sailing and is quite handy in fixing anything from sails to refurbishing old boats. When they are not sailing they come back to their home which has been paid off for many years. I suppose paying real estate tax is always there, but the benefit is that they have a good community to come home to. Plus it gives me a chance to partake in conversation and share a pint or three in front of a warm fire ;)