La and I are talking today and she says
"I was watching a documentary about a family that was living on a boat and traveling through the canals of Europe. They had their kids and were home schooling them while they were seeing the world. I think we need to do that"
First - La never ceases to amaze me! (That's why I married her)
Second - WE'RE GOING TO GET ONE OF THESE BAD ASS BOATS!!!!!!!
Originally I was most interested in Outremers.
Now, I'm a huge Gunboat fan -
Anybody want to hire me and pay me enough so I can get one of these - now????
We will have intermediate steps along the way (F-22, HIHO trips, bluewater certifications), but La now doesn't want to wait until the kids are out of the house.
You got to make the wife happy...
This was my favorite - the Outremer 5X. The Outremers of last century spearheaded the circumnavigation activities that multihulls were making and in my humble opinion had demonstrated the French sailors/designers were a force to be reckoned with. The company (Ultramare) is now under new management - but they believe in the same values that the original did - build strong, ocean going boats - and have now included liveaboard amenities. They are releasing a 45 footer from the factory soon - I believe that to be the top of our list, but a lot can happen in 5 years (our timeline to transitioning to life onboard a cat).
