The Art of Living Aboard a Boat

Living Aboard and Cruising Under Power or Sail is a perfect primer for aspiring and new cruisers. It covers essential live aboard and cruising topics from selection to purchasing, shakedown cruises to long distance preparation, local lifestyles to high sea adventures. Whether for sail or power, Al and Lisa Fittipaldi provide a broad and colorful portrayal of living aboard and cruising, identifying major elements and concerns for those new to the boating community. From paying local taxes to international entry, from traveling with pets to putting a family aboard through home-school, Living Aboard and Cruising Under Power or Sail provides a realistic account of what it really means to make that transition from land to sea. The book is detailed enough to give you the essential and humble enough to point you on to further resources.