Ther
e’s nothing like a week of sailing with some of my very favourite people to top off the summer. 
We once owned a 38’ C&C sailboat (Acappella) but sold it seven years ago to free up the cash to do other things. I have missed it to such an extent that we have considered selling everything and buying a 50’ trawler, living aboard and keeping the mooring lines loose. The idea of “no fixed address” has its appeal but the greater appea
l is living on the water. It’s a concept that is not new to us 
and here is where I let you in on a little secret; we almost bought a bus to live in during our first year of marriage. 
Crazy, I know. And nothing like living on the water, though I have only dreamt of such things.
Spending weeks at a time on Acappella came very close to the realization of the wanderlust longing and I reluctantly admit I cried when we sold her. 
Someday we hope to own another boat but boating is expensive. “A hole in the water you pour money into” is the definition most often quoted when people talk about boats. It’s often said by people who don’t really love the water. 
So why don’t we just move aboard? Honestly, the thing that stops us is an over-realized sense of responsibility and our future comfort. Lame, I know but quite real as we approach later life.
All this to say, this summer we compromised, played it safe and chartered. It was a great week! Hope you like the photos.
