Yachting Monthly - July 2018

(Michael S) #1

JOBS TO WORK REMOTELY FROM YOUR BOAT



  • Freelance writer or journalist

  • Digital marketer

  • Translator

  • Web or graphic designer

  • Virtual assistant

  • Language tutor

  • Running an online shop
    or affiliate marketing

  • Photographer of videographer

  • Consultant in your field

  • Social media manager

  • Affiliate marketer

  • Canvas work tailor

  • Boat maintenance contractor

  • Sailing instructor


With housing prices rising steadily, remote
jobs becoming easier to obtain, the growing
phenomenon of minimalism and the huge
popularity of YouTube sailing channels, we
believe more and more young people and
families will soon move on to the water.


BUYING THE BOAT
When we started searching for the perfect
boat, we didn’t have a big budget. A little
research showed it didn’t matter – there
were sturdy, well-built glassfibre boats from
the ’70s and ’80s sitting on mooring buoys
or parked in boatyards all over the UK,
waiting to be loved again. We initially looked
at a mix of monohulls and catamarans –
Westerlies, Prouts, Contessas, and Heavenly
Twins. Eventually, we settled on out Heavenly
Twins 26 catamaran, Kittiwake. The space,
comfort, and downwind performance this
little boat offered were incomparable with


Anchoring for long periods
gives the couple time to work
online using mobile data

WRITERS Lin and Larry Pardey
have written 12 books at sea

VIDEO EDITOR Ryan edits
the couple’s YouTube videos
Free download pdf