November 29, 2003
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Changing Course: A Woman’s Guide to Choosing the Cruising Life
by Debra Ann Cantrell
So far, this is the only book I’ve read that so much as mentions what women have done about their land-based investments once they decide to become a liveaboard.It’s told mostly from the perspective of a woman who was asked by her husband to go cruising with him, but initially refused due to her career. Although I cannot relate to refusing such an offer, I could still relate to many of the topics in this book, which range from what to do with your career and your land-based property (houses, land, cars, etc.) to what to do about family issues (marriages to attend, grandkids to see, elderly parents to take care of, etc.).
It’s very practical. Unlike most “cruising guidebooks” which have to do with the practicality of buying and choosing and equipping a boat, this one book addresses that there are more things to take care of before casting off than just “what type of sailboat you want.”
