ZEN & the Art of Boat Maintenance.. Getting into the FLOW of Boat Life | A&J Sailing Ep.5
August 31, 2022 by Allison & James | Language: EN Play Time: 00:24:38 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
Boat maintenance may be dull, tedious drudgery or enjoyable and pleasurable, depending on your attitude…
To avoid falling into a Boat Life ‘Gumption Trap’ – a mindset, for those who are not familiar, that can cause one to lose enthusiasm and become discouraged from starting or continuing a project – We are learning to find the JOY in the art of boat maintenance – one horrendously irritating boat project at a time.
Being careful not to give into the seductions of effortless convenience; Boat Life, like most other meaningful endeavors that fulfill and enlighten, requires one to surrender to the experience.
This week we sink into the metaphorical flow of boat maintenance, whilst replacing the entirety of our fresh water system.
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We are a couple from opposite sides of the world living an adventure based-alternative lifestyle here in the Pacific Northwest.
Our time is spent split between land & sea – living part time in our tiny home on wheels (a vintage Airstream that we converted completely ourselves) as well as living aboard our tiny home with sails (a Catalina 30 that we’ve been restoring while teaching ourselves how to sail!).
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OUR STORY
I (Allison, the Newfie) met James (the Aussie) while working on a remote island 3 years ago.
A decade working in healthcare has helped us both to appreciate the preciousness of this one beautiful life we’ve been given.
Viewing TIME as our most valuable gift, we’ve been feeling an urgency in our lives to Live All Out!
We decided to make some BOLD moves, hit PAUSE on our conventional careers & work full time, turning our DREAMS into reality.
The past 12 months we have been working towards making full-time adventure possible. The first step was downsizing and minimizing our lives to fit into a 160ft. Airstream trailer which we converted completely ourselves without any experience.
Living full time in our tiny home on wheels created the financial freedom we needed in order to take the next big step, buying our sailboat!
She’s another big project, but we’re ready for another challenge. And we’re pretty motivated by all the amazing ocean adventures that lie ahead!
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Allison & James
Canadian Aussie duo documenting the ups & downs of off-grid life on a small 'no-frills' sailboat, Uintah. No refrigeration, no auto-pilot, hauling our anchor up by hand & adventuring off the beaten path with the purpose of living a more intentional, sustainable, self-sufficient life. Currently exploring the fjords and remote anchorages of the Inside Passage charting a course North to Alaska (slowly) Go Now! You don't need a big fancy boat ;) A & J Subscribe! New vids on Wednesdays Connect with us! Facebook https://www.facebook.com/allisonandja... A Instagram https://www.instagram.com/allisonmcisaac J Instagram https://www.instagram.com/james_stce Become a Patron! https://patreon.com/allisonandjames Help support our video production by making a donation directly paypal.com/paypalme/jamesandallison Thank you! With your support we can keep producing creative content for you every week Business Inquiries ONLY pls :) Email: allisonandjames.co@gmail.com
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