The j44 Proposal

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www.jboats.com/j44



The Mas Cerveza

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The link to the "Mas Cerveza" is current, as of Jan 11th of 2011.

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180° SOUTH

A fascinating movie! In regards to the J44 proposal the movie is also an exciting glimpse into the possibilities of a life at sea.

http://www.180south.com/

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‘Three Days out Forty-Five Knot Wind Blues’

‘now we’re getting knocked down
on the twelfth parallel
don’t be looking back
at the thirty foot swell
surfing down the waves
on a bobsled ride through hell
I swear never again
If I live to tell the tail
Will I risk my neck
In a goddamn gale
Soon as we make land
This tubs for sale’ - Eileen Quinn

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Working Aboard the Sailing Boat
The work aboard an ocean sailing boat is difficult, tiring, and unending. A passage of even 10 days sounds short, yet when you’re on a watch schedule of four hours on, eight hours off, one day seems like two and you must adapt to an utterly different lifestyle than the one you are accustomed to ashore. Everyone shares in all the duties involved in running the boat, from standing watch in the rain at 2 a.m. to cooking breakfast and making coffee. Then you must clean up upon arrival when the boat is in shambles and you have not had a freshwater shower in two weeks.

Life at sea is incredibly raw and incredibly basic. Your world shrinks to the three miles or so you can see in every direction before the horizon curves out of view. A passing freighter is often the most exciting thing to happen in a given day. The intense discomfort of being salty and sticky for two weeks is offset by the rewards of a cloudless night watch under a new moon. The sky is so dark you can scarcely see your hand in front of your face, yet the stars fill the night sky all the way to the horizon, like an enormous diamond exploding in the center of the universe, sending fragments to every corner of space. You will see more shooting stars in one night watch then you would in a lifetime ashore, for at sea, the lights of civilization do not pollute the sky.

Ocean Sailing Makes the World Feel Big Again
In our age of instant communication and near light-speed travel, crossing even a short distance in a sailboat reminds us that despite our attempts to shrink the world with technology, our planet remains one enormous place. After two weeks at sea, watching a distant island grow on the horizon provides and indescribable feeling of accomplishment. The first beer ashore never tasted better, and a freshwater shower after weeks of bathing in the salty ocean is a blessing from Heaven.

If you plan accordingly and have ample time, traveling the globe by “hitchhiking” on sailing yachts is a truly unique and rewarding way to see the world. After the first trip you are no longer inexperienced, and additional boats become easier and easier to find and sail on. You will save thousands on airfare and gain a greater appreciation for the distances we travel so quickly through the sky. But most importantly, you will return to nature, experience life with a stronger sense of connection to the universe, and return with unforgettable stories. You will be changed.

http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listin ... boat.shtml




How To Quit Your Job And Live On A Sailboat
http://www.ehelpfultips.com/how_to_quit ... ive_ab.htm

Ways to make a living aboard a boat
http://hubpages.com/hub/Ways-To-Make-Mo ... rd-Careers

Emergency Essentials
Food storage, emergency preparedness, freeze dried food, dehydrated food, Meals Ready to Eat, MRE, Emergency Kit, Food Storage Recipes, Disaster preparedness, emergency food supply, Water Filters, Water Storage.
http://beprepared.com

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Hull Cleaning 1
Boat without anti fouling paint,full of barnacles, overworking the engines , with very low performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvkeN3Ok_fw

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Hull Cleaning 2
Underwater hull cleaning,video shows hull after barnacles have been removed.(video 1&2)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ku9CGGYwyE

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Nearly all harbors have divers who do hull cleaning for a fee. Note that about every two to three years the boat has to be hauled and new bottom paint applied after the old coating is sanded off. This is merely the beginning of nearly constant maintenance, one reason why BOAT is an acronym for Break Out Another Thousand.

Which reminds me of another saying: If it flies, fucks, or floats, it's cheaper to rent.

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Four American's Abducted by Pirates
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41672888/ns ... ?gt1=43001

Update... All Four American's Killed
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/22/repor ... k1%7C45591