I somewhat doubt it. I watch a bunch of these sailing channels, and most of these folks are pouring quite a bit of their YouTube revenue back into the boat jus

I somewhat doubt it. I watch a bunch of these sailing channels, and most of these folks are pouring quite a bit of their YouTube revenue back into the boat just to keep it shipshape. Otherwise the "cruising lifestyle" includes a lot of shore time working random gigs to pay for some part that broke, then you get back on the water until it happens again. I'm happy that some of them can make this work, but there's a limited YouTube audience, and so a limited number of folks who can work that particular model. Brian of Sailing SV Delos for instance, initially set out planning to continue his software consultancy while working remotely, until there turned out to be money in sharing his journey. Others have other plans that work for them. But I doubt anyone has their boat maintenance _and_ food down to anywhere near 5£/day. Heck, a new set of sails alone (they last around ten years) will set you back several kilobucks depending on the size of the boat. So that's on the order of a dollar a day right there. A decent chartplotter/radar/AIS (pretty essential for safety) has a similar cost and lifespan, so add another dollar a day. You probably have a data connection to download weather maps, both for travel and for storm planning, and even if you're near shore using a local SIM card, that's at least a few bucks a month, and an Iridium backup even if you don't use it is a few more. Saltwater eats everything so nothing lasts as long as you'd like, whether it's instruments or appliances, and the combination of sunlight and saltwater does a number on both the standing rigging (steel cables, 10-20 year lifespan) and running rigging (ropes, ~5 year lifespan). Then add in the cost of hauling-out and repainting the bottom with anti-fouling paint every few years, and that stuff ain't cheap either. Add incidentals like batteries, lifejackets and a PLB, a tender/RIB and outboard, and I think you're on the order of $7-10/day just for the boat, and that's if everything goes "smoothly". Doing it cheaper may be possible, but I'd like to see the breakdown. That being said, $10/day for a lifestyle that includes unlimited travel (oh, remember to add passport and visa paperwork and entry fees, plus anchorage fees in certain harbors), is still nothing to sneeze at. I'm addicted to these channels because it's immensely interesting, after all.