The Move to Greece
We’ve finally made it to Greece 🇬🇷 to reunite with our 42ft catamaran, and reality has well and truly kicked in – this isn’t a sailing holiday, it’s full‑time liveaboard prep, DIY boat work and pre‑season chaos before the end of March. In this episode we take you behind the scenes of what it *really* looks like to move countries, meet the boat, and try to turn a floating project into a floating home. ⛵🏡
If you’re dreaming of selling up, moving aboard and living on a boat in Greece, this one’s for you. We chat honestly about downsizing from a three‑bed house into a catamaran, the emotional side of leaving “normal life” behind, and the practical jobs nobody shows on Instagram – from boat maintenance and systems checks to paperwork, storage solutions and just figuring out where the hell everything goes. 📦🔧 It’s liveaboard life, warts and all: the wins, the cock‑ups, and the “why didn’t we do this months ago?” moments. 😂
Along the way we’ll talk through our pre‑season boat work checklist on a cruising catamaran in the Med: safety gear checks, engine and saildrive TLC, electrics and batteries, plumbing, rigging inspections, and all the little DIY fixes that make long‑term cruising safer and more comfortable. 🧰⚓ If you’re into sailing, catamarans, yacht refits, liveaboard preparation or just watching two clueless retirees figure it out as they go, you’re in the right place. 👴👵
We don’t pretend to be experts – we’re just a retired couple, John and Sharon, plus our little boat dog Cleo, sharing the real story of learning to live on our boat, work for ourselves, and shape a different kind of retirement out here in the Mediterranean. 🐕🌊 Expect honest chat, relatable mistakes, a bit of humour and hopefully some useful takeaways if you’re planning your own escape to a sailing, DIY and slow‑retirement lifestyle. 🧭
If you enjoy this sort of practical, behind‑the‑scenes sailing content about liveaboard life, boat projects and moving abroad to live on a catamaran, hit subscribe, leave us a comment with your own boat‑work horror stories, and come along for the next chapter of Sailing Clewless. 👍📺
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Sailing Clewless Crew
Midlife sailing adventure | Retired couple living on a catamaran | Full-time liveaboard sailing We’re John & Sha, a retired couple in our mid-50s preparing to move aboard our catamaran this April. After retiring from full-time careers, we’re transitioning to full-time liveaboard sailing and documenting the entire journey. Right now, we’re sailing the Ionian in Greece. Stunning anchorages, pretty fishing villages and gusty winds are all on the agenda here. In the near future we will head off to Albania and Montenegro. From catamaran living and liveaboard life to sailing adventures, slow travel, and going where the wind takes us — this is our next chapter. If you’re interested in sailing in your 50s, retirement adventures, boat life preparation, or leaving the 9–5 for freedom and travel, subscribe and join us.
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