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Yeah, that was my thought too: it looks like a floating shanty. It's a mess, and the article linked at the end of the story shows someone else who's doing a muc
by floren 7y ago
Yeah, that was my thought too: it looks like a floating shanty. It's a mess, and the article linked at the end of the story shows someone else who's doing a much better job of living at sea on the cheap without turning it into a hobo squat: https://towndock.net/shippingnews/prinses-mia?pg=1 https://towndock.net/shippingnews/prinses-mia?pg=1
- AstroJetson 7y agoThanks for that link. Very pretty boat, well maintained, looks just wonderful. Love all the interior woodwork that's got a nice coat of varnish on it to keep it shiny and new. That's the kind of boat that helps the cruising community.
- ricardobeat 7y agoTo be fair the “shack” guy is younger, no previous career / savings, and lives off small donations for his open-source work, while the other presumably is living off savings or family money (no offense meant, it’s a damn good use of it, but feel free to correct me here). What we see might be just a reflection of their priorities.
- detaro 7y agoThat was your takeway from an article mostly about how someone fixes up and runs a boat on a small budget?
- ricardobeat 7y agoThis is my reply to the parent comments on how his boat looks bad and this other guy’s is better. The article on the Dutch sailor mentions a 12-year career, family history of sailing, flights, etc; plus even with the savings his boat costs a good decade or two of the other guy’s income. As I said, feel free to correct me and I’ll be happy to retract my comments.
- detaro 7y agoThe edited version of your comment comes across less negative, so fair point. The initial wording about "long vacation" seemed far more dismissive.
- oliveshell 7y agoYes! Martijn Dijkstra is the sort of resourceful, technically-minded person that inspires the hell out of me.
- Waterluvian 7y agoIs a windlass something else or does that man have a ballista on his boat?