You're definitely gonna have to add a lot more information to your profile..or at least a photo of the boat!
I actually think you're going about it backwards. Not many women these days would even THINK of agreeing to head out to sea with a man they barely know...so first put some effort into meeting women who are good company and also consider you to be. Put some time and effort into turning that into a real relationship and THEN try to talk her into living on a boat for a while. But before she'll agree to do that, she's gotta want to live with YOU, even platonically, for a while!
That's the funniest unintended line I've read in a long time.Wifey B:You don't just walk around in a bar hoping to find someone drunk enough to agree to head on the trip and hope they don't sober up before you leave the dock.
I dunno why this thread brought this to mind:
Women are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. Most men don't want to reach for the good ones because they're afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, the sometimes take apples from the ground that aren't as good, but easier to get. The apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality they're amazing. They just have to wait for the right man to come along-- the one who is brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree.
Now men are like a fine wine. They begin as grapes and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they turn into something acceptable bring to the dinner table!
That's the funniest unintended line I've read in a long time.
....it was unintended, right?
Oh, Wifey B, you need to lower your mind way down into the gutter where mine is to see the double entendre of the second sentence.Wifey B: No, hate to disappoint but it was intended.
Oh, Wifey B, you need to lower your mind way down into the gutter where mine is to see the double entendre of the second sentence.
A blooper if ever I saw one.
Well, they are out there, I'm not endorsing! This from a sailing forum:
"Lady with sailing experience would like to cruise the Bahamas or Eastern Caribbean this winter. I have logged about 6,000 nautical miles, have some offshore experience, and have experience handling a 58' power yacht. I'm very active, fit, and agile and have an easygoing, happy disposition. Not prone to seasickness. Previously was a liveaboard. Well traveled outdoor adventurer. Available to cruise indefinitely."
cappy208From the people I have sailed with their true colors start to shine through after 20 days or so.[/QUOTE said:That applies even on shore with the relatives and they have been in your life forever.
Back in the search again for a nice woman to do a circumnavigation with. I know this sounds pathetic, but it is hard to find someone who can take off for five years, or so. We need a dating app on this website.
n43, i think the right person is out there. Don't get discouraged. I think there are a lot of ladies out there that would do it if it was done in a non committal way. Instead of asking a woman to commit to 5 years tell her you are doing a circumnavigation and ask if they would like to join you. If you do it in a way that she enjoys she will stay the whole way. If she is not having fun she will bail at the first port. Just know that to have her along, and to keep her happy it will cost more than going alone. When i had a sailboat i had a plaque on the bulkhead that said "like a woman, the rigging costs more than the hull".
I never had a woman who pooped on the beach and I had to scoop it up...
Wifey B:-
Something else is some dude says "Five years cruising together, strictly platonic" and my response is "Yeah, Right."
As to your post, I had to go back and look it up, and yes, intentional or not, it was funny. It took me a second (I can be a little slow at times) then it hit and I went dayum girl!
OD
Usually both men and women that choose to go to and stay at sea or at least live aboard are a tiny percent. Their mentality is pretty far askew from the average.
After 3 liveaoards and wild variation on companions who chose to or not to do it....and several segments dating looking for the perfect cruising companion....
I would firmly say that all advice should be tossed out the window...most is based on a particular set of people and situations...all could be polar opposites of the day and person you meet.
Looking hard is probably only as fruitful as going with the flow, being immersed in the situation, living it fully and crossing paths with the right one.
The percentages we are talking about for long distance cruising the way YOU want to do it...you will likely find many more struck by lightning than the "prefect cruising companion" out of the blue.
psneeld,,
You say all advice should be tossed out the window. And of course that dosn't include yours. But you're is really quite good especially the military part.
There actually are women who want to do a very long cruise provided you are in the ports and yacht clubs where these gals are likely to be. But a lot of it comes down to the male - is he stable, in good shape, sexy, well funded, with a nice vessel, fun to be around, drug free, relatively sober, sexually capable, not a wife beater etc. No different than being in Des Moines as far as attracting nice gals. A winter in La Paz will show some hope if the male and ship bear scrutiny well.
For those on the West Coast, a good starting point is San Diego. It is a large playing field. With a nice vessel and possessing the above, ahem, capabilities have at it. If you strike out here you are not going to do much better anywhere else.