Liveaboard life: minimalism in a tiny home at sea
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Teresa Carey lives on her sailboat Daphne with no flush toilet or shower, an icebox for a refrigerator, no television, and few electronics. She doesn't see it as a sacrifice but as an opportunity to live a bigger life unfettered by her possessions.
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Thanks so much for the support! People are always so critical of how I could afford to do this.
I don't know why anyone gives such videos a 'thumbs down'. I guess some just enjoy negativity. This is a sincere share of her personal time and space; that is truly a gift she is sharing here. Thank you for sharing this. I agree with pretty much every word you spoke here and it all made perfect sense, to me. This was an excellent 10 minute clip, and I sincerely hope all who sail can be so happily contented. Good on ya' lady! Cheers!!
I really envy the Liveaboards. Hearing the excitement in her voice when she said the dolphins were playing with Daphne made me want for that life even more! I used to live on a large farm in a large house, lost my job and the farm and ended up living in my vehicle in parking lots for 2 years. I now live full time in a 34 foot RV and I absolutely love it. The smaller space, the less stuff I have, the freedom. Someday I'll trade in the RV for a small sailboat.
So Scotty, where you at now?
@Scotty Are you still in an RV or did you trade it for a sailboat?
@@davecopp9356 Never did! But as I've gotten older, I've realized that's okay. I'm still living the small home life in the same 34 foot class A RV I had in my original post 9 years ago. I absolutely don't miss or want a normal home sized sticks and bricks anymore. RV life for me!
@@ScottyHunter Cool. All the best and thanks for taking the time. I am looking into homesteading or living on a sailboat. Thats why I was asking. Take care.
I have been a live aboard for 18 years. Wish I had a sweet fun spirited woman like her to share mine with. Takes a special woman that enjoys adventure and a simple life. Hope you two are still having fun.
Liked that they sailed together in two boats, like a group rather than on one boat. Got the sense of a community. Nice video
Soft spoken, generous, and incredible brave.
I can tell from a lot of the comments on here many of you have never been around the water or boats in general. Maintaining a living while on a boat is not that difficult. Think of it in terms of going on the road and working. In other words, some work the internet, some work 6 mos from their boat on land while docked and then 6 mos at sea. some simply scrape by on what they have saved over the years. Some work in the ports of call they land in. so you see, it's not all that difficult. You have to want it...it's like most things in life. You want it badly enough, you will find a way.
Love, love, LOVE this! This video was posted 12 years ago, it's the first time I've seen it. Teresa, wherever you may be, I hope you are doing AWESOME!
I looked into the liveaboard lifestyle for when I retire. I read everything I could find about it, read all the forums, subscribed to all the sailing magazines, etc. What finally changed my mind was the growing number of reports of marinas no longer allowing liveaboards. You could buy a slip for your boat but could not live on it. I also read that marinas were becoming more and more expensive while traveling. It still is doable but you better at least have a good condition boat already paid for.
Your comments needn't b so aggressive- only friendly inquiry. To answer your question, I have never been given a trust fund or a penny from anyone. I just have jobs. Usually more than one at a time. Congrats on loving your lifestyle, that is the best place to be. I wish for everyone that they could love their unique lifestyle, but unfortunately I don't think many are as fortunate. There is no gold at the bottom of my rainbow - I find joy to be much better. Sincerely, Miss Sunshine (Teresa)
"the more you have the more you want"
That struck me. That's gospel truth.
Tell that to the government! ( & the people above government?)
INDEED
She is absolutely adorable. Nice to see such youthful exuberance
She's so inspiring...has made rethink my entire way of living.
Great video Teresa. Can not believe so many doubters. I lived on a sailboat for 8 years when I was in my 20's. Working 6 months would finance more than a year of sailing. These will probably be the happiest days of your life. They were mine. I wish all your dreams come true.
such a lovely young woman, great to see her living the life she wants .. thanks for sharing
***** Unless you know this person, you have no idea about her financial status. She said she lives on her boat because she couldn't afford to have a boat and another place to live. It may appear to you that she's some rich trust fund kid because she's telling you about her life aboard her sailboat and doesn't mention employment (not that I heard anyway) but she could very well work remotely somehow, who the heck knows. This woman and her simple lifestyle certainly doesn't scream rich. She seems like a very interesting person with an adventurous lifestyle to share. I'll bet she'll have no regrets when she's an old woman and looks back on her life.
In case anyone is interested: sailrite.wordpress.com/2014/09/24/teresa-carey-sewing-self-sufficiency-and-icebergs/
I love her attitude ...I love her train of thought...I couldn't live on a boat...I know nothing about sailing...but I would love to try...God bless her free spirit❤️❤️❤️
I'm on the verge of returning to this lifestyle myself after 15 years of being landlocked , over here in the UK . Whilst I still own the same boat , only a shade bigger than this one at 25' , i've decided to swop it for a slightly larger one , 6' longer at 32' . It's also a twin sticker , but that's an age thing , ya understand , to keep the sail area smaller . At the time , i worked full time , for other reasons , so found myself marina bound , except at the weekend , but even so my rent was the equivalent of 15 pounds sterling a week , afloat in the middle of a major town . I had electric laid on at roughly 4 pounds a week , even with a tv (hah and video) and a landline phone at standard quarterly rates . Water was also on the dock , to keep the water tanks topped up and a really good shower seriously close by , also on the dock . As i sure you can guess those rates are out of date today , but here many people are moving afloat , because the words out , try it , I;m pretty sure you won't regret it , you really don't need all that junk .
What a sweet girl. I am happy she is living her dream life. I know for me personally being out in the big blue ocean with no land in sight from any direction would make me panic and when the waves are really high I would be puking all the time.
Love this Im selling my house right now and been taking so much stuff to the thrift store hope I'm done and boat shopping soon cheers to you girl⛵⛵⛵🐬🐬🐬🐋🐋🐙🐙
Boats and ships and the sea have been a way of life for me for 55 years. I'm thrilled to find your channel. In 2009 I sailed from Two Harbors on Lake Superior to Happy Valley-Goose Bay Labrador. I get it! All the best to you.
"The more you have, the more you want" can't argue that
Hi Teresa, please don't feel like you've to answer every comment and especially any negative ones. Most are ignorant or can't imagine doing what you are capable of doing, so they try to make an issue. I live aboard, but in a marina and have easy access to everything. Obviously, I don't need to store as much as yourself who live off shore. As far as how you support yourself or your lifestyle, it's nobody's business. I do have a business and it makes money, so I can live however I want.
I love the sentiment of this girl, I am moving on to a boat in a month,I agree! Can't wait to have less and want less!
Just watched again... beautiful girl, beautiful smile, and such a beautiful attitude to life. Really inspirational to anyone that aspires to living a more simple life in tune with the changing rhythms of the ocean. And that to achieve your dreams doesn't need more, but that you can achieve more with less. Has been quite an eye opener for me, a whole new mind set encouraging me to build on and develop my own experiences and dreams. Thank you for sharing!
Teresa, you are brave. Live your dream to the fullest. I love your smile.
Anyone else notice that Teresa is ADORABLE? Rare to see such joy and shine in a young ladies eyes as hers. Easy to see she is happy with her lifestyle and, unless I am seriously underestimating her age, wise far beyond her years. Can't help but grin back at her when she looks in the camera with that glowing smile. Someone should put her in commercials selling sailboats. I'm gonna go get one now!!
Pretty lady, sweet personality, lovely boat. All hail the simple life.
Kudos Teresa. I salute the way you choose to live your life. Smaller space, bigger life indeed!
Awesome young lady......!!! Wish more people lived with less and enjoyed life more....!!I've always lived in small spaces..... You learn to use what you have and give away what you don't need... Exactly what you stated.... ( I was robbed twice that changed my whole perspective....)
Yes. I work a lot! In fact, I've only been without a job for two months tops. There were times when I even had three jobs.
I loved her story..especially the end..very well said :)
Thank you!
I just bought a 27 foot hunter sailboat 1978 I was very impressed watching your video it’s helping me through the process
the girl is smiles the whole time,-so get lost haters
I agree with what she said in the end " People who have more, they need more & people who have less, they need less. They are satisfied & live happy life". Lot to learn from these words.
to paraphrase Gurdjieff: man is not satisfied by great quantity, but by the absence of greed.
I love what Teresa is doing, that she is living her life, and how she is living it. Godspeed Ms. Carey. I salute you.
That's one of the cutest & sweetest girls I've ever seen.
Have you learned what a simp is yet?
Wonderful video. It reminds me of my own values, and of the habits of compromise that have crept into my life over the years, the luxuries that I have come to think of as necessities. Thanks for the gently offered challenge.
Thank you so much Teresa for sharing this video with us. My 7 years old dougther has enjoyed it pretty much. This year she start the sailing school and your videos have been very inspirational for her.
Greetings from the mediterranean shore off Spain.
I have lived on board on a Watkins 25 and later, on an O'Day 32. Some of the best times in my life. I taught sailing, lived cheaply and simple and when there were no students scheduled, I would sail away for a couple of days just to be on my own with nothing to do but enjoy. "No phone, no pool, no pets, king the sea."
What a smile!
Holy crap. "The more you have the more you want". She's talking years past her youth. Good job girl! I've been saving to buy a live aboard cruiser. See you soon.
i saw this video along time ago,t. i used to want to get married, get rich,have a house, but all that was riped from me. and now i live for me, nobody can stop me.
you are so young and aren't you scared to be alone in the sea...but its amazing seeing your adventure heart and courage..
Don't give the diesel chips to Dori. You can eat it, but don't give it Dori.
I fell instantly in love with this girl. I have been a cruising sailor for over 20 years and never met a girl so beautiful and with such an amazing personality around a boat and around the water. My life would feel complete if I could find a girl like her :)
_"The more you have, the more you want"_ ~ Teresa Carey
former owner of a Nor'Sea 27 who wanted more and got a bigger boat (Norseman 447)
Totally funny assumption! I get it. But the Norseman is for our business. We couldn't provide sail-training expeditions on a 27ft boat. There was no room for passengers. We wanted a boat big enough where we could share sailing with others.
***** I don't really see him as a "begrudger" - just someone who made an assumption with limited information. I'm not worried at all. Nor am I offended. I think people really want to find things to "prove me wrong" and so they tend to assume a lot about me, even though they've only seen a short vid. I get it all the time, and I understand. But I do hope that by telling Chicken Soup the truth, then maybe we can learn together from a place of openness rather than just closing it all down. Conversation like this is enriching!....Then again, maybe I'm fooling myself and it is just "begrudgers."
don't worry too much about comments people make on youtube. You have a life that a lot of us want. Keep up good work. Hope all the best thing to you😁
Good Video
As fellow liveaboards we salute you
Beautifully stated. A near perfect lifestyle.
I need to say, you speak ur life with so much grace and happiness and its clearly visible from ur face, I appreciate the life everyone living and yes humans are capable of living with less and could gain more happiness than amassing stuff they think they need for future, there is only present and only now, well this is what I believe.
You have inspired me by your way of thinking its a beautiful mind
So what's new?
Thank you
,, When you reduced you want less and you happy for what you have '' beautifull sentence. I will be living on boat next year. Nice video. Good luck and happy life
I love her stance on life. And she's super pretty too!
Aysar Drabick
Would you hit it?!
Yep
Aysar Drabick
@@rafikulislam9496 disgusting
You don't stand a chance hence the rainbow sail .
Thanks so much! Yes, both our boats had solar panels. We plan to do that again. It was very helpful (when it was sunny!) ~Teresa
Too many Haters...get a life, all of you.
Your vid was sweet, TY for sharing
Thanks!
you have made it to "hero" status, some simple words, simple lifestyle and just wonderfull. thanks for being so candid and open, that's real refreshing.
What a wonderful lifestyle and wonderful video. Thank you!
Good for you!! Back in the day I lived with nothing but what I could carry on my back. It was two of the best years of my life. When it got cold, you hitch south, when it gets too hot, back up north. North America was my playground. More people need to experience these types of adventures. If for no other reason, just to realize what sort of adversities they can overcome.
People are almost always afraid of change , so make reticule and attack the ones that are willing to try change in their life ! I live aboard a 26ft it's a power boat but I only paid 1$ yeah a U.S. $ . The owner was tired of paying storage fees ! I live on $300.00 a mouth . Just letting you guys know where there's a will there is a way , if your not afraid of change ! I love life aboard wouldn't live any other way now even if I was a poor little rich kid XD ! 😎 🌈
I sure agree. I honestly didn't think I would do as well as I am. I actually love it. Watching for a sailboat for this winter. As I think I saw mentioned on here, it sure helps to he handy. I can do almost all my own repairs and renovations. Some days it is just nice to know I am so free.
KUDOS to you, Teresa ! If others want to spend their lives "acquiring" only to die before ever having felt your freedom to live.....pity them. The "less is more ?" comment really made this old lady chuckle, he DEFINITELY doesn't get it. lol Good luck, Sweetie.......Bon Voyage !!!!
I love your story and i can't wait to get my own boat and go experience new and challenging things.
My girlfriend and I bicycled across Europe for six months and our greatest luxury was the freedom to go wherever we wished unencumbered by schedules, a-holes, and stuff. Our "stuff" was the experiences of an adventure surrounded literally -- not virtually -- by nature, ever-changing scenery, and history. As Thornton Wilder put it: "It is only in appearance that time is a river. -- It is rather a vast landscape and it is the eye of the beholder that moves." Hmmmm, don't know if that guy you travel with is your boyfriend but if he isn't then he's a fool. A woman with your fresh outlook is like a rare metal. It's out there, but you have to dig through rock and dirt and sometimes you're on the wrong mountain. If you ever sail past Marina Del Rey, rose petal, stop by and we'll discuss our many adventures over tea and a vegamite sandwich.
A lovely story and a great lifestyle!
I can't believe people are giving you a hard time. You're living the life. I love your blog. One can buy a bluewater boat in their price range and be happy. Fair winds
A true inspiration. I thought I was living small on a 25' power boat but I am rather sure I couldn't live on what she is on. I have sun deck/dance floor over the inboard engine compartment, running water, toaster oven, microwave, coffee pot (electric) oh and a 2 door refrigerator. A man has to have his ice cream :) She's doing great
You can eat the diesel chips but don't give any to the cat. lol.
I was thinking the same thing, that's pathetic kill him but not the cat, what a dumb ass, and he had no response to that, his even dumber.
grktycoon She does not make his choices. If wants to eat chips and drink diesel as long as he pays her for the fuel there is no issue.
+John Turner + 50% fuel tax
Crazy cat lady syndrome is real, toxoplasmagondi look it up! A cat's life is valuable, and screw that man, or any man for that matter 👌🏻
The cat burys its shit and piss with it's paws and then drinks it's milk on the food preparation counter top I noticed. Pretty damn gross.
Couldn't agree more. I was also brought up in a beautiful old house set within the most stunning natural surroundings (north west England, 400 meters from Emperor Hadrian's magnificent wall). My parents lost all, in the Lloyds insurance debacle, in the late 80's early 90's. I also now live on a 28 foot boat and I love it. I work in a set job 5 days a week so I only have scenery changes during vacation.
I'd love to do this. I just need to know how to get started.
I am so envious, yet I know how incredibly hard life is on that boat. I have tremendous envy and respect for you.
Nice video. She's living life to the fullest which is what we should all do. I'm curious about her job and how she's able to travel all around. Does she have a work-at-home Internet job/something like that or is she one of those rich spoiled kids? Either way, I'm jealous and happy for her! I'm working on my own goal to build a tiny house as I think it's the future and like she said and I agree, life is less stressful when you have fewer materialistic things!
***** Thanks for the update Linda! I'll be sure to check out her blog.
7 years ago this was the start of my dream. Some how all the parts of the puzzle came to gather and now I am living on the steel ketch in my thumbnail. Thanks for the inspiration Theresa!
Funny how you can get such a different message from the same video. I couldn't care less about the financial deals between Ben and Teresa. As far is I know the are still together.
@John Hooper Just found out what MGTOW stands for. I must have gotten the Red pill early in life, always steered clear of Hormonal orientated life changing decisions and intend to do so for life :-)
3 years on, I am still living on my boat. Life is good, but it is just work for a living and do maintenance, no time for travel and adventure....
You’re welcome to borrow my motto.
“Don’t give me stuff! Give me space!”
By the way, you’re gorgeous!
I have crossed the Atlantic twice on a 31ft Nantucket Clipper, you're absolutely right... Freedom's just another word...
"I live on a boat so I can own a boat."
Exactly!
it is hard to afford one if you don't live on it.. and in storms you will worry if you aren't on it.
This girl's home is the best because the entire ocean/world is hers. The viewpoint from her boat, seeing the blue sky and ocean and dolphins, and no buildings, smogs, people, it's amazing.
So tell us, how do *you* pay for *your* lifestyle?
Impertinent personal questions deserve no response.
Very few liveaboard sailors are "trust fund babies."
They do all sorts of things,
from working part time to writing songs and stories and books
to sewing sails and doing varnish work
and repairing the engines on larger boats.
Kirsten's finances are her own business.
a life worth living! We sailed a 27 foot boat from Canada and all around the Pacific landing in New Zealand 12 years ago. Lived on that boat for almost 9 years.... I miss that life and you have reminded me why. Thanks. I feel a Garage sale coming up...
fair winds.
You have the prettiest smile !
It's a great way to live your life. Living outside "the box" she has a lot of courage doing it. Not many would have the balls to do this and change the way we are programmed to live.
People can adapt to anything if they tried.
Do you think she isn't happy? That she is 'missing out' on living in an apartment or house in land? You aren't a sailor or an adventurer, right?
I moved on my boat 2 days ago here in WA. such a strange feeling. New sounds and smells. Great video.
Isnt it splendid, that she wants to live withouth all toys and gadgets. She must be a fun human beeing to be around with. It doesnt matter where she getts her money, what matters is, that she lives a simple life while she could do a lot easier with her days as you speak. And you talk rubish...u can get a decent blue water cruiser for less then 15k(catalina 30,C&C27 mk1,2,3,...etc..)
+Klemen Prezelj You can definitely get a blue water cruiser for around 15k, but I wouldn't consider a Catalina 30 a blue water boat. They are way too beamy.
People have sailed her far, with no prib what so ever. Šterk sailed around the world in a 20ft sailboat.....
I live on a boat for 3 years love it seen lots a nice place
I absolutely envy you
SO humble, please stay like this.
You must feel so free. I never felt so free when I bought a truck and paid it off in one year. 4 years later still living free and debt free too. Saving to buy a house outright. I'll pay the bank in pennies too.
Free yourself from material belongings, then you are free!!!!
Each person has their own lifestyle. At the same time, it can be changed. What we can or cannot do without, until tried is not known. She found her change suited her. Happiness it's ones own making. She is happy this way and in the end that is all that really matters
So does the cat have a tiny little life jacket or what?
This totally works. The more I give away the more freedom I have. I love living on a boat, I know the possessions I keep are priorities (for now). My sailboat cost $40k, slip fees range from $1,000 to $2,500 per yr
What do you do for a living? Your way of life is very interesting indeed.
***** Less than the lifestyles most of us lead.
***** Are you jealous?
Yossi Allen It's the truth. Sure, it's a nice, refreshing way to live... but if she actually had to work for a living, what she is doing is impossible.
***** I couldn't care less what others have, even if they are showing what they have, off. I have no time for such individuals who constantly have the need to impress.
***** Now I totally agree with you there Circulo. Good comment!
When you have the financial base, anything is possible. I speak of this myself from my world travels but never put those down who have not had the chance to do this like me, due to their financial circumstances an otherwise. I have the chances and love travelling. Many are forced to live where they are and like said, if you are born into a poor housing estate, 9 times of of 10, that is where your life shall end. I was born in a slum but had the good fortune to have dual nationality (Swiss and Israeli) and this opened opportunities for me.
You are so young, and even so you are so wise! Cheers and hugs from Brazil.
hello, i dont understand some things.. how are you paying for things like food and fuel? if you are always on a boat sailing, i suppose you dont have a job? i saw a computer, are you a writer? or living off from interest?
*****
or maybe even she took jobs and saved up ? (which is what she did - seek out her TED talk) - no need for nasty mindedness.
over here in the real world, where we can all see what you wrote, as well as calling me a dumb ass for pointing out your stupidity just really serves to illustrate I was correct. If you actually saw her TED talk you'd see that she worked and took out a loan for the boat. You didnt point out an obvious fact, you just leapt in with your dickwad boots on.
You sir (i'll give you the benefit of the doubt, but i'm guessing you're about 12), are i suspect a small minded fuckwit who can only feel good about yourself by deriding others. Now Kindly fuck off and take your childish attitude with you. Thanks !
***** yep... daddys money paid for that boat.
***** not really, i just dont like little bullies sitting behind keyboards.
gug1970 i dont think its even worth responding too . if you go to his discussion page , it seems like this person specializes in trolling people . seems like a case of bitterness thats all .
What a lovely video. I have a beautiful Union Polaris 36, and this video makes me want to sail it far more often than I do at present.
At 8.10, "there's Benjie back there", makes me smile and smile every time i see it.
You may think your cool....but you're not living on a sailboat with a yellow cat cool.
Hahaha!
I took your last words to heart. Sounds exactly like me. I have t much stuff, and I want more. I have been thinking of downsizing for a long time. Sometimes I get really depressed because I have so much crap... You are an inspiration!
The big mistake many wannabe liveaboards make is buying a boat which is much too big for their needs, Two people can live quite comfortable on a 26 footer and it will not empty your bank account.
Lovely video. I lived aboard a 21ft boat in the UK for 4 years (you couldn't stand in it, not even stoop). Loads of vids on my channel about it. Four years on a tiny boat was enough though, so I've bought a 32footer now. I still live aboard. I hope I always will. It's the perfect life. Fair winds to you.
What do you do for money????
***** Well... I'm a poor kid... I'm probably buying a $9,000 sailboat with little sailing experience... and just living on it... Call me stupid... Call me crazy... but here's the thing... Nobody Ever discovered new lands by sitting on shore in a cozy cabin...
She has a blog and there are bunch of advertisers posted on her blog. I guess that is how she earns her money.
On Vancouver Island, we pay about $400/mo at the marina we're currently at. That's power, wifi, showers, laundry and drinking water to refill our tanks. Less than $25/mo on propane for cooking. Other expenses are food (which you'd pay for anyway!) and whatever boat maintenance jobs we want to do / have budgeted for. Full-time waterfront view!! Anchoring is rent free!!