Covert Castaway Sailing with SV AWEN

And we're off!

Quick update from the airport during our layover in Dallas.

Reality Strikes! - S2E15

I had to grab the mic tonight and record my husband as he started talking about what it was like for him since it was his last day of work as he fully makes the turn to a full time cruiser. In just two days we leave for France (hopefully) where I will meet our sailboat for this first time. I'll be posting bonus podcasts during the trip to update everyone real time on how our story unfolds. 
Welcome to Covert Castaway, an undercover diary of making the transition to being a liveaboard sailing cruiser. Join me as I share a candid journal about what we're learning as we make this lifestyle change to sell our stuff, quit our jobs and sail away on a catamaran. 

One Week to Departure! - S2E14

Just one week left as we countdown the days to 'cast the lines,' though in reality that's really not how it works cruising on a sailboat. We reflect on what it's like being on the threshold of this major life event and dealing with all the last minute things to do before we head to the airport.
Welcome to Covert Castaway, an undercover diary of making the transition to being a liveaboard sailing cruiser. Join me as I share a candid journal about what we're learning as we make this lifestyle change to sell our stuff, quit our jobs and sail away on a catamaran. 
 

Two Weeks, Crunchtime! - S2E13

Just two weeks to go before we start the sailing adventure and everything has snuck up on us all at once. This week we talk about all the final details for home and for the catamaran as we move into crunchtime.
Welcome to Covert Castaway, an undercover diary of making the transition to being a liveaboard sailing cruiser. Join me as I share a candid journal about what we're learning as we make this lifestyle change to sail away on a catamaran. 

Our NEW New Plan - S2E12

We decided to go for it and booked tickets back to France for the end of June to try to take possession of our catamaran. In this episode we catch up on our new departure and sailing plan given the COVID situation and share an update on what is going on with our sailboat.
Welcome to Covert Castaway, an undercover diary of making the transition to being a liveaboard sailing cruiser. Join me as I share a candid journal about what we're learning as we make this lifestyle change.  
 

Telling Our Kids About Our Plans - S2E11

How do you tell your kids that you are selling all your stuff and planning to go live on a boat and help them through the change curve so you aren’t completely gutted with guilt before you leave. In today’s episode, you’ll hear from them directly about their initial reactions and what concerned them the most all in their own words. And stick around for next week where you will hear from my mom and sister as well.
Welcome to Covert Castaway, an undercover diary of making the transition to being a liveaboard sailing cruiser. Join me as I share my candid journal about what I'm learning as I make this lifestyle change.  
 

Dinghy & Outboard Decision - S2E10

I’ve had a couple requests from followers to talk about how we made our decision on our dinghy, or tender. In this week’s podcast we discuss how we made this choice, and how we balanced logic and passion when it came to getting an OC Tender. 
Welcome to Covert Castaway, an undercover diary of making the transition to being a liveaboard sailing cruiser. Join me as I share my candid journal about what I'm learning as I make this lifestyle change. 

Conversation with Megan O'Kelly - S2E9

In this week's podcast I share my inspiring conversation with Megan O'Kelly from Sail Clarity. She shares her experiences making multiple transitions to different forms of liveaboard sailing over the course of many years and three sailboats; and shares what it was like leaving her career and finding new adventures. 
Welcome to Covert Castaway, my undercover diary of making the transition to being a liveaboard sailing cruiser on a catamaran. Join me as I share a woman's perspective in my candid journal about what I'm learning as I make this lifestyle change from land to ocean living. 

Boarded, Pirated & Marine Security Systems - S2E8

During the COVID shut down our boat was boarded by some land pirates who decided to force the sailboat door open, party like rockstars and then made off with a bunch of stuff, but not before using all the heads on dry tanks.  In today’s episode we’ll share what happened as our boat was waiting to complete commissioning, how it all is getting resolved and our crash course on marine security systems. 
Welcome to Covert Castaway, an undercover diary of making the transition to being a liveaboard sailing cruiser on a catamaran. Join me as I share my candid journal about what we are learning as we make a lifestyle change from land to ocean living. 

Our New Plan - S2E7

Plans change, especially when it comes to sailing, but COVID changes everything. Today we discuss how to continue our boat commissioning and what options we have for maintaining our goal for sailing in 2020 amid the COVID crisis. Neither of us could ever imagine the idea of push our plans out, but now it’s a matter of whether those plans push a few months or a full year. 
Welcome to Covert Castaway, an undercover diary of making the transition to being a liveaboard sailing cruiser. Join me as I share my candid journal about what I'm learning as I make this lifestyle change.