![]() There are times when the sky goes black, lightning crackles near the mast, and the sea turns savage. Life is frequently reduced to the basics: food, water and staying afloat. So do others - especially baby boom families - who are taking to the seas in increasing numbers despite the risks and sacrifices.įor some, cruising aboard a sailboat for years can offer a rugged reality more evocative of a trek across the prairie in a Conestoga wagon than an extended stay at Club Med. The Neales simply find life on a sailboat more satisfying than staying ashore. “This may sound corny to you,” said Tom Neale, “but out here we can feel God breathing.” The yacht is the only home their two daughters, now teenagers, have ever known. Since then, they have been living their dream, drifting lazily aboard Chez Nous between the East Coast and the Bahamas. Then they headed off to sea on their 47-foot yacht. ![]() He used to be a lawyer, she a schoolteacher, navigating their way through 9-to-5 jobs, career ladders and commutes. After dark, when the moonlight dances on the wave tops, Tom and Mel Neale can see the constellations as the ancients saw them, brilliant against a sky clear of smog or dust. ![]()
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