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This is my dream (especially the part about sailing around the Med). I bought a 34' boat two years ago, however I still work full time and have a six-month old.

This is my dream (especially the part about sailing around the Med). I bought a 34' boat two years ago, however I still work full time and have a six-month old. The best I'll be able to do this summer is go on a three week long trip on Lake Michigan, which is a great start but a far cry from sailing around the world for years on end. I have a few rental properties but not nearly enough to sustain my family without a job. If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? Do you still have a job or freelance? Or are you living entirely on savings at this point? Did you buy the boat in Europe or sail across the Atlantic?

sdfjkl 5y ago
Was 39 or so when I left. I still did remote consulting work from the boat the first year while doing the refit, but it meant the refit was going too slow :) No job since, see other comment about money. Bought boat in UK, sailed across the English channel a few times and then down Biscay, Galicia & the Rias, Portugal, up the Rio Guadiana (amazing), through Gibraltar, Costa del Sol (yuck), Baleares, Sardinia, Sicily, Greece, then Sicily and Greece again (because Greece is great and also because Covid). Couple other trips on friendboats. Atlantic crossing E-W with the trades is no big deal, but going the other way (Americas to Europe) can be scary and is not for inexperienced sailors. If the Med is your dream, might be best to buy a boat here instead. Boats that are great at ocean crossings aren't best at Med sailing and vice versa.