Turning Our Blue Water Cruiser into a Wreck: Sailing Lessons Learned

TLDRAfter sailing 50,000 miles and visiting 40 countries, our blue water cruiser, Florence, is showing signs of major problems that we must address if we want to continue cruising in challenging environments. Join us as we share the lessons we've learned and turn our beautiful boat into a wreck.

Key insights

🌍Florence has sailed over 50,000 miles and visited 40 countries around the world.

⚓️Finding a boat that met our budget and had no major problems was a challenge.

⛈️Major problems are now appearing on Florence due to our desire to sail in more challenging environments.

😩The problems we are facing now are ones we would have run away from 8 years ago.

💡We are turning Florence into a wreck in order to address and fix these problems.

Q&A

How many miles has Florence sailed?

Florence has sailed over 50,000 miles.

How many countries has Florence visited?

Florence has visited 40 countries around the world.

What kind of problems is Florence facing?

Florence is facing major problems that are appearing now due to our desire to sail in more challenging environments.

What would we have done differently 8 years ago?

8 years ago, we would have run away from the problems we are facing now on Florence.

What are we doing to address the problems on Florence?

We are turning Florence into a wreck in order to address and fix the problems.

Timestamped Summary

01:08After sailing over 50,000 miles and visiting 40 countries, Florence is showing signs of major problems.

01:12Finding a boat that met our budget and had no major problems was a challenge.

01:18Now, more challenging environments are revealing major problems on Florence.

01:24The problems we face now are ones we would have run away from 8 years ago.

01:31We are turning Florence into a wreck to address and fix these problems.