And I want you to get one ;)
Sailing had always been on my "someday bucket list," but I kept putting it off since I could never make the time to take the week or two off to do the course.
But once I started learning, it was so much more deeply satisfying than anything else in my life, that it immediately became a top focus. Before I'd even finished my captain's license, I had already hit "buy it now" on an ebay listing (admittedly reckless and not recommended, but I couldn't wait).
That being said, boats are floating money pits (the rule of thumb is that you spend half the boat's price again, every year, in maintenance and mooring) and take a ton of upkeep, so I think it's only viable if it's a major piece of your life and you're willing to devote considerable time o it. Otherwise, it just sits there, losing money while accumulating chores.
I sold mine during the first lockdown, but I'll absolutely get another someday, once I'm ready to wrap my life around it again.
Sailing had always been on my "someday bucket list," but I kept putting it off since I could never make the time to take the week or two off to do the course.
But once I started learning, it was so much more deeply satisfying than anything else in my life, that it immediately became a top focus. Before I'd even finished my captain's license, I had already hit "buy it now" on an ebay listing (admittedly reckless and not recommended, but I couldn't wait).
That being said, boats are floating money pits (the rule of thumb is that you spend half the boat's price again, every year, in maintenance and mooring) and take a ton of upkeep, so I think it's only viable if it's a major piece of your life and you're willing to devote considerable time o it. Otherwise, it just sits there, losing money while accumulating chores.
I sold mine during the first lockdown, but I'll absolutely get another someday, once I'm ready to wrap my life around it again.