Wondering what it’s like to live aboard a 37 foot sailboat?  Picture a small New York studio apartment with much better storage and waterfront views…….

Though most home owners want spacious kitchens, imagine being able to do everything you need from one position.    With just a single pivot I can get food out of the fridge or freezer, slice/dice/chop as needed, slip into the oven to bake, and clean up in the sink.  Have I had to give up the gadgets like the food processor and the standing mixer?  Yes, but the fundamentals are all on board.  Good knives, solid cookware (one treasured Le Creuset dutch oven), stainless steel cutlery are all there.  I did give up my good crystal after a couple of wine glasses shattered but the plastic wine glasses have come a long way.  You can’t see it, but there’s even a full liquor cabinet & wine locker hiding in the background.

 

This is where the majority of life happens down below.  Note all the beautiful teak – the original owner took amazing care of the boat and we’ve inherited something beautiful that requires a bit of care.

The table includes leaves that fold up and we can seat up to 9 for dinner. The starboard settee folds out into a double bed.  The cabinets above are only one set of storage, there’s more behind the settees not shown here.

There’s a fuel tank underneath the starboard settee and a water tank underneath the port settee with another water tank in the bilge underneath the floorboards.

 

It doesn’t look like it but that’s a double bed that fits us comfortably.  Shelves and cabinets on both sides hold our clothing.  The space underneath the berth is spacious enough to hold our spinnaker sail as well as two folding bikes that we can use on land.

 

 

The head, or bathroom, is a smaller version of what you’d see at home with it’s own separate shower stall.

Across from the head are a set of hanging lockers for our foul weather gear as well as ‘dress clothes’ for going ashore.

We have a separate aft cabin that right now is being used as a storage spot till we get organized but we’ve got plenty of room for guests.