The Highs and Lows of Sailing and Boat Ownership

Summary: [S03E19] “The happiness and highs of boat ownership and cruising do outweigh the unpleasant lows. But do the highs happen often enough to offset what feels like the many more lows, and do they make up for being away from friends, family and all life on land has to offer?” Shamus, followtheboat viewer<br> Can you guess what was almost everyone’s low?<br> “The sea calls to you or it doesn’t. Sailing beckons you. If you don’t love it, you’ll be miserable. If you do, you won’t trade it for anything.” Steve Tyner, followtheboat viewer<br> Episodes referred to in this chat:<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/3rV04f-8dAw" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ep 303 – Boat repairs (in paradise)</a><br> <a href="https://youtu.be/rIqLn-GjjrU" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ep 304 – The Most Dangerous Current We’ve Sailed Through </a><br> <a href="https://youtu.be/H7bCn58-_GU" rel="noopener" target="_blank">5 Reasons NOT to Buy a Sailboat</a><br> If you’d like us to answer a question or read out YOUR story, send us a tweet to <a href="https://twitter.com/followtheboat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@followtheboat on Twitter</a> to get our attention.<br> <a href="https://followtheboat.com/pub/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here</a> for ways to support us<br> – <a href="https://patreon.com/followtheboat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">become a Patreon</a><br> – <a href="https://followtheboat.com/ftbmates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">join FTBMates</a><br> – <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=FSDRZAGHUTBJG" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bung a quid in our Rum Fund</a><br> <a href="https://youtu.be/tQ-LOw_J0fo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click the image to watch the podcast on YouTube</a><a href="https://youtu.be/tQ-LOw_J0fo" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br> <a href="https://youtu.be/tQ-LOw_J0fo" rel="noopener" target="_blank"></a><br>  <br>  <br>  <br>