V o y a g i n g - N o t C r u i s i n g
"Whatever stand in the way of the Path, is the path"
When we go to sea with sail alone we feel close to nature and alive; when we use only the wind and our own resources, we feel a true sense of working in perfect harmony with what is natural. The sense of achievement is heightened, the skills sharpen exponentially, our train of thought is allowed to deepen, and we leave no footprint of our existence whatsoever. In short, we live that much closer to ourselves. Our understanding of life is enhanced by living closer to our natural selves. Being on or near the ocean, very little else comes anywhere near to providing the peace and understanding that we seek.
Everything we do has risks, and anybody who ventures out to sea in a small sailing boat takes a risk simply by doing so. In SeaClan we aim to get closer to nature, to avoid using engines as much as possible as we prefer to sail. We also tend to avoid any gadgets and other components that use vast amounts of power, are very susceptible to break down, cost a lot of money, and are largely unnecessary.
Sailing an old, heavily built, long keeled yacht is a sharp lesson in sail training. But for those that come to handle a boat under sail and sail alone, a level of competence and understanding with the sea is reached that will seldom be touched upon otherwise.
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SeaClan is first and foremost a Clan. We look after each other.
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Secondly we are all sailors or people that just love the sea.
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You can join us as crew onboard our boats and be a part of our family. OR
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You can bring your own boat and be a part of the flotilla - our extended family, with all the security that brings.
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If you need help, we will help to find a boat for you, no matter how small your budget or your experience.
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Some of us are new to it and some experienced - some young and some older - it doesn't matter. Attitude is everything.
SeaClan Crew
James Lovett
Skipper
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The Ocean
Home
Horosha
The Vessel
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You, the Crew
Who voyage with us
“To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Other-wise, you are doomed to a routine traverse, the kind known to yachtsmen who play with their boats at sea... cruising, it is called.
Voyaging belongs to seamen, and to the wanderers of the world who cannot, or will not, fit in. If you are contemplating a voyage and you have the means, abandon the venture until your fortunes change. Only then will you know what the sea is all about.
'I've always wanted to sail to the South Seas, but I can't afford it.' What these men can't afford is not to go. They are enmeshed in the cancerous discipline of security. And in the worship of security we fling our lives beneath the wheels of routine - and before we know it our lives are gone.
What does a man need - really need? A few pounds of food each day, heat and shelter, six feet to lie down in - and some form of working activity that will yield a sense of accomplishment. That's all - in the material sense, and we know it.
But we are brainwashed by our economic system until we end up in a tomb beneath a pyramid of time payments, mortgages, preposterous gadgetry, playthings that divert our attention from the sheer idiocy of the charade. The years thunder by, the dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked in dust on the shelves of patience.
Before we know it, the tomb is sealed. Where, then, lies the answer?
In choice. Which shall it be: bankruptcy of purse or bankruptcy of life?"
The above quote is by Sterling Hayden - Actor, author, wanderer; an up and coming movie star who quit, bought a sail boat, and took his children off around the world. Long may those words continue to cause quiet discomfort...