Hey Steemit, I’m Hayles!
I live aboard my sailboat SV Tout Va Bien with my canine cohort Rodney - a rescued Rhodesian Ridgeback mix. He's a pretty rad dude.
We enjoy travel, challenges and adventure. I'm new to the steemit community, and I'm really looking forward to sharing our liveaboard adventures with you!
Boat ownership has had a very steep learning curve. It's been incredibly humbling and thoroughly empowering. The lifestyle of being a live aboard emulates many values I hold with high regard. For instance; living simply and consciously. There's nothing like living on a 33ft boat to point out the excess in one's life. Material possessions, unnecessary waste, the torment of miss matched socks...
Touts has taught me to do more with less, and I've become richer in life for it. I truly adore being out on the water. Stay tuned for future posts about learning, thoughts and adventures aboard SV Tout Va Bien. We're good crew just keepin it real ;)
Please feel free to ask questions! Thanks for reading and all the support, Steemit!!
All content is my own work unless noted otherwise.
For more stories and photos check out my Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/hayles.sails/
WOW - that boat looks so cool! You should definitely share some pictures of even videos (try @dlive or @dtube for that)!
Greets, @theaustrianguy
thank you! I will definitely be looking into those. Do you prefer one over the other?
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Welcome to the community Hayles! Good luck! Upvoted!!
thank you!
Welcome to Steemit! I'm very happy that I came across your post. What an adventure that you have set upon. I'm looking forward to hearing your stories. I found you through the #payitforward contest. You were featured by @wolfhart. Congratulations and wish you all the best.
Thanks so much!
great!!
Hi there @hayles, welcome to Steemit!! i really love your post and feel very much the same about the passion for sailing. Your boat looks beautiful too! what kind is it?
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Thank you!!!!
She is a 1986 Nauticat 33’
I've had her for 5 years. the journey is young yet!
I looked it up on google, wow its beautiful! looks more vintage than the year suggests...
I also like how spacious it is! how did you come by such a find? wait dont tell me, your answer might be better as a post :)
Ha! you got it - that is her twin ;)
I will definitly have to put my find into a post. Thanks for the support @knot!
as a landlocked sailor I am so glad to come across your post . I look forward to sharing some of your adventures .
"everything is going well". I Like the name of your vessel
thanks to @knot for the resteem
Thank you!
Hi Hayles Welcome to Steemit. I see you are on a great adventure and would love to see more of you stories.
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I'm looking forward to more of your boating adventures. If you ever make it down to SoCal and want to paddleboard let me know.
Hey Thanks! I own & run a SUP rental company www.supvic.ca
Would love to head south and paddle in some warmer waters!
Nice. Please do. If you are ever down here drop me a line and we'll go paddling.
I have a lot of questions about doing SUP overnights around Victoria and the San Juans. I've been planning a SUP multi-day trip up there for awhile. Any local help would be much appreciated!
Absolutely! So stoked to help :) shoot me an email: hayley@supvic.ca
Thanks! I'll probably be sending the email from austin@sup-pacific.com
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Welcome to Steemit, Hayles! Awesome to see you on here finally!! Can't wait to check out more of your posts
Thanks Thomas!
Welcome, will love to see more post about life living aboard and your adventures. What's the internet like when you traveling?
Truthfully it can be a little hit and miss. Most marina's in the Pacific Northwest are well equipped. Cellphone data tends to be pretty useful for coastal cruising with Canada - but watch out for roaming rates in international waters! On blue water sailings you can receive weather forecasts through airmail (provided by SailMail). Airmail uses HAM radio technology to receive weather data, i've seen it used but have yet to understand the nuts and bolts of it myself. I will say the times where I do not have an internet connection are a time of solace and simplicity.
Welcome to steemit @hayles. Have fun and enjoy ur stay..:)
thank you! Looks like you have some great travel stories :)
Yeah! I really love to travel and planning to travel more..hehehe
Welcome, nice boat!
Thanks - I adore her, but I'm a little biased ;)
Hello,
Greetings,
Your way of life must be an immense adventure.
It certainly can be!
Welcome aboard, Mate!
Where are you home ported?
Thanks! Victoria BC is home port currently.
Welcome to Steemit. Great intro post! Look forward to following along ❤
Thank you! I really like your post on long exposures - something I am just starting to get into.
Oh thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Long exposures are definitely one of my favourite things to do. I just hate lugging around a tripod 🙂
I hear ya! I have a love/hate relationship with tripods.
@hayles A big welcome to steemit!!!!
Thank you!
Welcome!!
I love your dog, is so cute!
Once again, welcome to steemit community!
Thanks! Rodball is a pretty handsome dude.
Hey Hayley, nice to see you on Steemit. I am still finding myself around this system, writing and learning to communicate with everyone. Lovely photos and post. Look forward to more.
Hi Angie! Great to see you on here as well!!!! I’m looking forward to reading more of your posts too! PGS has some great potential to help many people :)
It sure does hayles. It makes so much sense for me to let everyone know about Bill's movie.
Hello and wow @hayles, thanks for sharing part of your life that I have yet to experience... just feeling support and hope you would share more of what you do and see!
Definitely will do! You really can do anything. It takes time, work, patience and tolerance - you can do anything! What appeals to you most about sailing?
I have only set my feet to go to islands for 30 or 45 minutes the most. Ferry, yes for longer time, but no feeling of waves, plus, I was just a passenger so no labour required, right?
Hmmm... I guess, really guessing the appeal is that you feel the complete control over yourself, with confidence, empowerment, and joy of boat life.
Also I have no idea, really, like how is your mailing address is like? You have internet?How to take shower and flush toilet? How to deal with storm... these silly things I wonder, no need to answer to these, because I am looking forward to discover them from your future post! Cheers**
Love your dog. Cannot believe we are on a boat, the SNL music video digital short was pretty funny. You have great friends.
I’m forever greatful to anyone with the patience and character required to be my friend!
cool
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yeah salty dogs!!
hi there! welcome to steemit :)
many thanks!
Welcome to steemit community @hayles
thank you! how long have you been a steemer? any advice?
welcome to @hayles
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Welcome to steemit community @Hayles . Waiting for your other blog.
Welcome to steemit! Your pup is stunning :) also, congrats on such a successful introduceyourself!
Thank you very much!
Hello, Hayles, and Welcome to Steemit.
It sounds like you're living quite the adventure. I'm sure you'll be able to provide lots of interesting, intriguing, and inspiring stories on your blog.
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Hope this helps for now. Good luck, and Full Steem Ahead!
it sure does! Thank you!!
You’re welcome. One more point. Submitting photos in the various photo contests is a great way to earn a bit of Steem and to attract followers. Here are links to 3 contests.
@photocontests, organized by @juliank
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For entries into those photo contests, short posts are OK. But it's a good idea to add a bit of text explaining the photo, to give the post some meat and to make it more interesting.
Welcome to steemit @hayles :) enjoy being here and God bless you on your adventures!
Welcome @hayles! Cool boat :)
Thank you - I am quite enamored with her :)
Hello @hayles Welcome to Steemit community! You have a great adventure there! Awesome Intro. My tip would be: Keep posting and be consistent. Upvoted! And good luck with your journey here! :)
Hello @hayles welcome to steemit it seems that you are an adventurous woman, you will really have lots of experiences to share here on this platform=) Looking forward to your future blog ..
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Welcome to Steemit. What an amazing adventure. Happy travels.
Do you all live on the boat? What region do you sail in?
It's just me and my dog on the boat. We do have guests frequently - she sleeps 5 relatively comfortably. Right now we are sailing in the PNW - namely near Victoria BC
Just looked on a map to see where that is. I haven't been to that area of Canada just to Montreal, but people tell me it is very nice.
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Hi @hayles welcome on board to steemit! You and your pup are living the dream!
There is a small but very passionate and fun community of sailors he from all around the world, and we are all about supporting each other on the platform and also discussing anything sailing related :)
Following you, and also sent you an invite through @knot.
Oh my heart! In a past life this life, (if you know what I mean) I had a beautiful sail boat which I lived on at Kappas Marina in Sausalito, CA. Pure Bliss waking up every morning to Mount Tam, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay Bridge, the San Fran skyline, Alcatraz.... People always ask me what I miss most about my old life and ALWAYS the first thing out of my mouth is my boat! I'm excited to read of your adventures and perhaps re-live a piece of my history vicariously through you!
I certainly do know what you mean! That sounds like a fabulous past life - I hope to sail to San Fran in the future! I hope you enjoy my posts :)
@hayles welcome to Steemit. You're the 2nd person I've come across living on the ocean. @giannasilva also living the high life.
When I nail down the passive income part of my life, I'll embark on a round-the-world trip like you guys.
Great photos and company all round. Look forward to more of your experiences. All the best here at Steemit. Chhers!
Welcome to Steemit!!! This community is amazing :)
welcome to Steemit, @hayles! I hope you'll enjoy being here as I do. :) thanks for sharing your sailboat adventure with us!
My pleasure! Looking forward to learning my way around this steemit thing!
omg your life looks so great. If you had a choice between having a house or a yacht, which would it be?
No need for a yacht - too much upkeep. Can I choose a humble boat and a remote cabin??
Soo greattt
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