Thanks Capt. John your steel hulled friends are trail blazers.?

Question

Bubblers agigtators aerators whatever one calls them they all do the same thing. I think some people may be surprised to hear how many are actually living on winter waters and with modern technologies how attainable such a quest can be. What I was looking for was the general positive response I got from you unless someone is flat foolish I don't think many would pursue such a task without investigating the obvious like heat and the prevention of ones boat being crushed in the ice.

I hope someday to be meeting the likes of your sea faring friends. Best Thoughts kdkd

Answer 1

Yes... they love the life... that is for sure,  And they both have small fortunes in the insulation of those big steel hulls. lol

They also both have wood burning fireplaces... in addition to central air & heat...

There are a lot of negative people out there... just one the other day (on this site) answered someone's question about crossing the Atlantic with a "Are you crazy?" response...

Those are the kind of people that go to their graves having never realized their dreams... Sadly... they miss out on so much life has to offer...

I am all for you living your dream... and if that is living on your boat in Toronto... I say great!  But my only thought is that if nothing is holding you there... you might should try coming south - at least for a visit... take a year and make that Great Loop on your boat... You will love it!

Did you see on the news the other day - about the kid (16 yrs old) going after the World record for being the youngest to sail around the world solo? He plans to do it in 11 months.

Robin Lee Graham did it many years ago. He was 16 when he left California, but he spent time at various places and made the covers of National Geographic, even a book, and a movie "the Dove" (that was the name of his boat and the title of the book and the movie... Robin however was 21 years old and married when he completed his circumnavigation.