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Living Aboard is the magazine dedicated to people who dream of the life and live the dream of living aboard watercraft. In continuous publication for more than a quarter-century, each bi-monthly edition of Living Aboard shows how liveaboards do it on sailboats, motorboats, houseboats, trawlers, more. A "reader written" magazine, in each issue you'll read articles written by fellow liveaboards — veterans, newcomers, and those still working toward making the break from land.

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Living Aboard With Kids
Michelle Elvy
Making the Shift from Land to Sea Most people planning to go sailing with kids wonder how they will feel living in a small space 24-7 with their spouse and offspring. Moving from house to boat is a major transition, no matter how much planning and dreaming you've done .More . . .

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Featured Book

Captain Woody's account of his around the world adventure on his 33 foot sloop, the Low Key. Starting out, with his girlfriend, on a boat not designed for the rigors of the open ocean, the plan to do some sailing in the Pacific turns into a global adventure. From nearly losing Low Key in Mexico, to waterfalls in a Polynesian paradise; tribal Kava ceremonies in the Yasawas, and love lost in Australia; brewing his own beer, soloing the Indian Ocean and getting buried under her waves; sailing the perilous East Cape of Africa, enduring South Atlantic calms, getting to know Caribbean crew and Cartegena locals; limping through the Panama Canal and banging up the coast of Baja; there's a little something here for everyone. . More.
Softcover, 224 pages