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Losing Sight of the Shore: How to Live on a Boat Without Killing Your Family Kindle Edition

by Rosa Linda Román (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Manage conflict quickly or risk an all-out mutiny! Living on a 45-foot boat with your family, there’s no room to hold a grudge. In the middle of the ocean, you can’t just escape when someone’s having a bad day.

But you can throw them overboard!

In her former, landlocked life, author Rosa Linda Román never knew a swimming time-out was a viable option. But, after several years of living on sailing catamarans with 3 kids, 1 husband, and a German Shepherd, she now has plenty of liveaboard lessons like these to share in Losing Sight of the Shore.

While some believe the two best days of owning a boat are the day you buy her and the day you sell her, Rosa Linda heartily disagrees. The days in between are where all the magic happens.

From downsizing their New Mexico home to weathering the emotional storms of pulling their kids out of the land lives they love, to casting off lines and making night crossings, to navigating shallow channels and ever-deepening relationships, award-winning author and broadcast journalist, Rosa Linda Román, shares stories of her family’s “in-between” days aboard the sailing catamarans s/v Hakuna Matata and s/v Dawn Treader.

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    June 27, 2022
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B58DN1KV
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 27, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3283 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 257 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Melissa Paschke
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Read
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2024
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Such a fun, easy read! Rosa tells wonderful stories of her adventures and the book is very well written. It is fun to get a glimpse into that lifestyle!
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MededCarol
5.0 out of 5 stars A vicarious experience living on a catamaran
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2022
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This book is a first hand account of a family with young children managing life for several years on a boat in the tropics. Sweet accounts of the positive times and bittersweet one of the tough times. Overall a lovely reflection of great experiences for the children, the parents and the German Shepherd. As a lover of the ocean I learned a lot about the need for experts (engineer/physician husband served multiple expert roles), the isolation and the perils of marine toilets! Gave me a reality check for the illusion of just floating and relaxing life on a boat. Overall sounds like a great growth experience for the family. It’s a pleasant east read and enjoyable accounting of the years spent in the Bahamas and Florida. Give it a read to escape for your summer getaway!
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