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Living Aboard A Boat - by Al & Lisa Fittipaldi |
When you have a boating obsession – like I do – you spend
some time finding literary daydreams to quench your thirst for getting back on
the water. One of these recently
discovered, splendid reads is The Art of
Living Aboard a Boat by husband and wife team Al and Lisa Fittipaldi.
The book is a great narrative of two souls who ventured away
from land-life and onto the sea, and never looked back. Most books in this genre often speak too
poetically to the emotional and spiritual benefits of being on the water, but
the Fittipaldi’s struck a good balance between inspiration and hard-hitting
how-to’s.
After a brief introduction on ‘Considering the Allure Toward
Water,’ the couple delves into a soup-to-nuts manual that takes the reader from
the boat selection process to purchasing, getting educated, moving aboard, and raising
a family. They provide tips for every
part of the boat, and a chapter on maintenance that will inspire even the most lethargic
boat owner to get out the buffer. They
even go so far as discussing international travel, rules and regulations,
customs and border protection advice, and how to deal with postal mail and
paying bills.
This book is by no means a comprehensive international
cruising guide—like Sail Away: How to
Escape the Rat Race and Live the Dream by Nicola Rodriguez – but it is a fantastic starting place
for anyone thinking about abandoning the traditional mortgage and property
taxes and taking to the water as a primary residence.
One commonality for the KnotsandBoats mantra was the incessant
admonition of continuing education. To
that, I would add the theme of, ‘it was hard, but it was worth it.’ Between those two underlying messages, I felt
I gained a great deal of information and inspiration. I highly recommend the read, particularly in
those cold winter months when you need a daydream or two to keep your boating spirit
alive.
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