Living Aboard in the Bay Area

Whether because of the high cost of housing, dreams of sailing away, or a close-to-nature, live-lightly ethos, numerous Bay Area residents find themselves fortunate enough to live aboard sailboats in the Bay Area.

On Saturday, April 21, at the Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show in Richmond, Latitude 38 will moderate a panel of Bay Area sailors who are making a sailboat their home. It’s not always easy. There’s walking down a long dock in the rain with your groceries, there are small spaces, and sometimes there’s a home that doesn’t stop moving when you’re trying to sleep. On the other hand, you wake up with the smell of salt air, life is simpler, and, if you get tired of your neighborhood, you can move your ‘house’ with you. 

While all five panelists are living aboard, they arrived at this point from different paths. David grew up sailing and has lived aboard three different boats, while Garrett and Audrey have just moved aboard without much of a sailing background. Sonya and Jack have been living aboard for three years and have that ‘sail away’ idea firmly planted in their future plans.

Come to the boat show on Saturday at 2:15 to hear more about living aboard and to ask any questions you may have. Learn more about the speakers here.  

If you haven’t already bought tickets, you can save by purchasing an advance ticket online using the Latitude 38 boat show discount code LATITUPBS18.