Captain Tom

by Captain Tom Martin

The art of living aboard a boat is one that has been perfected by many enthusiasts. We’ll take a look at everything that has to do with living aboard a sail or motor boat. Sleeping, cooking and taking a shower are among the myriad of topics. Interviews with the rich and famous as well as the folks on the house boat.

“I believe, “I could do this forever,” came out of my mouth the morning after the night before, of my first successful overnight cruise, aboard my first ocean going boat. That’s when it all started. A perfect anchorage, great tasting food – even though it came out of our little galley, sunset, some wine and of course a million stars in the sky that night. Sunrise was even better accompanied by the smell of fresh coffee drifting through the morning mist.

Ultimately overnights turned into longer cruises, and a week of “bare boating” in the British Virgin Islands ( BVI’s) just encouraged me more. For those of you unfamiliar with the term “Bare Boating;” Bare Boating is charting a boat without a crew; captain or cook. Although, you never know when there will be a bare bottom getting that total tan. View entire article.

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