EARNING AN INCOME AS WE SAIL: How we make working from a boat... work 👩🏻💻
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It has been four years now, since Ryan and I took our jobs onboard, and everywhere the wind takes us and in this post-pandemic era , more and more fellow sailors are considering doing the same.
I thought that a video on the topic was long due, so here we go!
In this video, I try to cover it all! From the kind of work we do, how we found those jobs and what a day at work for us looks like, to some viewer's questions about how we get internet and how we balance boat life with work... it's a lot :)
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Thanks for the great video. Can relate to everything you said. My wife and I also live and work from a 40 ft monohull. I can also confrim It’s hard. My experience is, it’s hard to make living on a boat work if you’re trying to take your full time 40 hour a week salaried job and do it from a boat. Especially if you’re at anchor. Having flexibility in your schedule makes a big difference. Also worth noting you do this with out the proximity of your friends and family. Having only your partner to lean on and share a stressful week can additional stress on your relationship. We often underestimate how much we go to on our friends for perspective and relief from the everyday grind. It’s A LOT to manage on your own. I don’t think we could do it with out a home base to come back for part of the year.
Spot on!!! This last year has been particularly challenging with Ryan and I both having a lot of projects going on, plus a green card process and a couple if major passages. We are looking forward to a bit of a break this winter 😅
@@RyanSophieSailing We know this struggle well my wife is also French and waiting for her Greencard. You guys are awesome. We love your candor & honesty.
Sophie, you are just lovely. Effortless beauty, with a quick wit and positive vibe. Love it!
Clearly Sophie you are an educator. There are probably 10,000 videos on this topic but yours is the only one I've started and finished. Ryan, your eyes and face light up when you discuss your current business development, so this speaks well of your heart and soul. Bump Sophie into the V berth more often and take more calls on video! Love you guys, always knowing the oceanic heroics you have achieved
As someone who hopes to also live (and work) on a sailboat, I appreciate your content as being more than just entertainment. 🙂 (P.S. more cooking videos please.😘)
Since your clients and co-workers are aware of and support your floating office, I have a suggestion for you. Put a wireless video camera up on the mast and during the time before the meeting starts substitute the mast camera for your laptop camera and share moments of solitude from Polar Seal. When the meeting starts, switch back to the laptop camera; everyone will sigh and have a much more relaxed meeting.
interesting idea :)
G'Day mates... nice to see a new video out... good subject that we all want to answer to... thanks for keeping it real....
Your both quite amazing people!! No matter what, you both work hard an still find time to do fun stuff... Thanks for sharing your lives with us grateful for the opportunity ✌🏼💗😊❣️
As someone who has very little free time away from work and is currently 3 hours away from any water with salt in it I only have one thing to say.
Living the dream!
Thanks Sophie, for your lovely presentation, hope you get more free time!
Sophie - you are going to save my butt with this pressure-relief cushion!
Sophie, Thanks for this deeper insight to how you and Ryan have built your lifestyle. Also - your personality, expressiveness, and sense of humor shine through in all of your videos. Those are unique talents that make this channel stand out. Best wishes for continued success.
Thank you, Sophie! Great, informative video.
I had a home based office for years. It was difficult to get away from the 'office' just because it was there 24/7. Even if I didn't enter that space. Every time I came 'home' I arrived at my office - even if the door was closed. Your tiny situation adds to the cross-over. However I would do what you're doing in a flash. With good discipline there are wonderful benefits. The negatives can be put in their place - literally. Your office view alone helps with the cramped lifestyle. And a little bit of rocking is atmospheric :) And yes, I would want a slightly larger boat with a permanent work station set up especially where editing and sound recording is involved. I will be doing this in a small rv once I land in Europe later this year. On water time will be my 'pleasure time' away from work.
In the US, if you kept 1/4 of the boat ( one cabin) separated as a work area only, you would also be essentially able to subtract 1/4 of all boat expenses as business expenses.
If this is news to you, tell Ryan to spend an hour with a tax accountant.
Its always important to catch some RnR and not work 24/7, trust me - when you get older you might regret not being able to take advantage of the opportunities to explore the places you visit, while you still have that chance. Be safe both of you
Thank you so much for touching on this topic! I'm trying to begin my remote freelance work in advance of becoming a full-time live-aboard. My husband and I have been super curious about maritime starlink because we have it at our residence back home. Please follow up with a video about your experience with it!!!! Super grateful for the information you're willing to share ☺️🥰❤️ fair winds!
The Ryan bye bye at the end was hilarious. I don’t know why, but that made me literally laugh out loud. 😂
I love your channel! Your bright, fun, and full of adventure and good advice!
An honest and informative video about working on board, many thanks.
Really enjoying picking back up on your channel, last 2 videos have been great, keep it up !
Love this! Valuable and practical information :)
Hi Sophie, what an interesting video! I love that you and Ryan have made working and living on the boat work.
You are an amazing couple. Kudos for trying to live life on your own terms. I was able to do that later in life but had to put in 30 years before it happened. Buona fortuna y buon viaggi
Great topic Sophie! I have the same seat pad and also use it to work from our boat in CA. 🙂I thought the idea of seeking a shared office space was an interesting idea!
Please continue with the series in the future. Great videos! Thank you!
This was an informative and helpful video I hope to be able to put this into motion for myself . Thank you to the both of you , I always end thinking about what I just watched and file it away for future use.
Angus
Thanks for this hugely inspirational video!
I live on Aruba and in some years time going to buy a boat to live on but i will stay here and work in gardens so it's going to be fun for me plus i do diving in my free time so that is a good mix for sailing . When i become better at sailing with some years under my belt i will go for some week trips or maybe a trip longer than that but i will see in the future .
Y’all are my motivation. I just started investing still trying to find way to make a steady income so I can leave my call center job and sail . Still no major luck but I’m learning how to invest and make few bucks
Thanks so much, guys. This was so so informative. We are looking to get catamaran to live on and work so super helpful. Thank you.
For many of us, it is a constant battle to balance income with time-off. I have been doing that for a long time now. It is far easier to immerse one-self in either than attempt to do both. The reality is that people need income so it is not a matter of choice for many.
Thanks alot for this video!
Very interested in hearing more about working on a sailboat, it’s fascinating!
very inciteful , thanks foe sharing this part of your cruising life style
Love this, and the channel in general. Doing a zero to hero RYA course start of 2023 and in process of selling my house. Going to be a lot of work, to do ahead but has to be done.
you might find the USA sailing courses a much better deal. Good luck Selling your house very very soon, as a huge Crash is incoming, but the upside of that, as it will be Worse than 2008, and after that one, people just couldn't find buyers for boats and many great boats sadly got taken Offshore and Scuttled. One incidence I heard of was a guy with a 250,000 dollar yacht, and was no longer able to afford Marina costs, or maintenance any longer so the harbourmaster where he kept his yacht havingbbecome a good friend, he gave his yacht to him to Save it. In 2009, I traveled to Hungary on my way to a Motorbike Rally in Romania, and the site I stayed at in Hungary, the owner as well as being mad about Motorbikes, had a couple of horses, and a lot of land. Local horse owners couldn't afford to keep some gorgeous horses, so gave them to him, because he knew he would look afterbthem. Pretty much every Property I passed in Hungary had a For Salevsign on it, and lots of people were doing up old Skoda, LaLa, and Trabant Cars, because they couldn't afford to keep the mostly German new Cars they had bought within the previous 2 years. Those who had bought cars 3+ years earlier, generally had finished paying for them, but there were very few of those around. I had never seen anything like it before. On visits in following years - it's a great Country to visit - it seemed no Hungarians were interested in buying Anything Berman ever again, as it seems they'd been really badly stitched up, and they had switched to buying Suzuki Cars Made in Hungary. So advice, if you sell ok, is difficult if Boat prices haven't already Crashed so you can use the money right away, what to do to keep your Cash Safe, as the Plan is no more Bank Bailouts , there'll be Bail ins instead, like the Grand Bank Geist done in Cyprus in 2014 ? Personally I bought Vaulted Audited daily Silver Vaulted Offshore, Outside of EU and British Jurisdiction, and as the most undervalued Asset in the World, Post Crzsh it is ,ikely to have a massive price rebound after over 150 years of heavy price Suppression. Boat New Build Construction Slots should be easily available, or what I'm looking for say 2 to 3 years old, I expect to be spoiled for choice. Given the Riggers of the Precious Metals Markets have just been Convicted, the Silver price may start going up soon anyway. Of course things may not turn out how I expect, as nothing like this Corruption of Markets and Currencies has happened to this extent ever before. So all I can do is wish you and yours, as well as the rest of us, the very best of Luck. Fair Winds and Happy Anchorages. See you out there. Bob. 👍🙂🇬🇧🏴🇺🇲
Bye-bye, Ryan! How wonderful your life together ❤
Bahahahahahaha.... the hand at the end... you crack me up Ryan. Miss your tech episodes too!!
that red M&M coffee cup has moved in front of the red swingline stapler in my must have list..
Superbe vidéo Sophie. Au moins cela a le mérite d'être clair. Il y a effectivement moyen de travailler et de gagner son salaire depuis un bateau ou depuis son mas en Provence. Bonne continuation. All the best.
If I discovered that a client or contractor was working from a cruising yacht I would be envious.
I would then hunt for a reason why I had to go out and meet them. On company expenses, of course ;)
Great Video !
Wonderful video,now I wonder what boat you would really like to have in your dreams?
Hello Ryan & Sophie, my name is Gary, I’ve been following three couples sailing the world and one of them has just ended their adventure so While looking for a replacement I discovered Ryan and Sophie sailing. I watch the number of your videos new and old and you fit right in with what I like. I’m a techie like Ryan, although retired.
Thanks Gary! Thats amazing to hear!
You’re living your life for yourselves not them. And really what is normal anymore? Enjoy it! Oh, good job 👍
My hubs and I also work full time while living on a boat (about 5 months per year) and I completely relate to everything you said, Sophie. The only difference is that there are still very traditional companies that do not accept remote work, unfortunately...so they don't know.
I think it is a lot harder to work and live on a sailboat but there are rewards, of course, which is why we do it. But honestly, I don't think I would want to do it full time. 50/50 is a perfect balance for me.
Excellent ! Très bon.
I would be happy to hear more about using Starlink on a boat, cause we also plan to work from a boat, certainly not the expensive "Maritime Version" but we hope the one for Trucks will work well. Thanks for your videos - the will help us too! Kindly regards. Axel
So natural!
Chouette vidéo, merci.
Excited to hear your review of Starlink at some point!
Hmm…Good for You😜. Continue to Stay Safe & Enjoy😎
Sophie you need a makeup sponsor. And a cooking sponsor! And yes you need to use some of those amazing skills you have to get some! Good luck.
Thank you for the information. Please do a review on your transition to using Starlink. Cheers!
This episode is awesome. Working on a sailboat and dragging a dead elephant of connection costs is different. Youse are both highly dependent on rare technology and reliability. Your post-production efforts are over the top but you don't make much money from maritime CZcams. The boat with the least party hearty makes the best show on CZcams. I hope Starlink makes your chores lighter.
thanks for this great comment Willard.
@@RyanSophieSailing I have a lot of sympathy for your vessel and output. You're incognito, however.
ton storytelling est bon. J'avais peur que se soit un peu trop sur le makeup au debut mais en vrai c'est plein de bonnes infos.
Your basil is beautiful.
To be honest it sounds like a nightmare. I would want to be able to concentrate 100% on both sailing and work. Doing it this way the one constantly interferes with the other. I would prefer to work in a office during the week and go sailing at weekends or on extended holidays - no mobile phones allowed and no internet (except as required for navigation), definitely no work or even thoughts of work. But I enjoy watching how you do it and manage so well.
Oh thank you
love it.)))
Thank you!,,,
So which boat would you now go for ?
Thanks for a fantastic insight.
I wonder what social and professional sacrifices (im sure by now they are conscious!) go along with the sailing traveler life? I do not hear much on that regard and i think it would be an eye opener for many! good luck i wish you well!
Sounds equitable to me.
Great video! Very on the practical side of working from a sailboat. I noticed that both of you work as freelance/contractor/business owner so you have more flexibility in working hours. How would you think it would work if you were employees with a 9-5 job? How much more, or less, difficult it would be?
Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦
Good morning Sphie and Ryan,
Have you ever regretted living on a boat full time as you do? I am considering the same but don't need to work anymore, retired at 61 😉
I was looking at Starlink for when it's my time to get out there, but the maritime edition is $5000 per month plus the $10,000 for the hardware. Crazy!!! RV edition is about as good as you can get these days so you can change addresses so you get scheduled for access.
Last time (last year) I read or watched a package about Starlink, those were the figures quoted. For super yachts etc obvs. Hearing that Ryan/Sophie were about to fit it made me think, yipeeeeee.......maybe its come down in price already. Oh well. Maybe there'll be some competition in this niche, to speed up delivery and drop costs!
@@Mike7O7O Price is still the same. They made it public in July of this year.
Maritime edition is for commercial boats. Most sailers can take the RV edition
@@Gian8118 Anyone with the finances can buy it. Not only commercial customers.
we are using the RV edition... the marina is not what we need and is too $$$
Good info...thanks!!
If you could purchase another boat....what would you choose?
If we went production we would go with Beneteau again. They make quality boats and good prices. If we went more custom we would go with anything from the Garcia yard.
Very interesting video. Of course you must realize that you created a partial loop for yourselves. You have to have fast internet so you can work, and you have to work so you can afford the fast internet. I know you want the internet for more than just work, though. :)
Oh I have a question!
Why haven’t you changed boat ? You could have upgraded to a larger boat, for instance.
We have ‘work days’ and try to limit these to 2.5 days per week.
Hi Ryan, didn't know you were involved with Dakota! I just ordered a lot of them for SV Flying Tigress. BTW I know the CEO of an e-learning company in Tucson, AZ that does a lot of work in the US fortune space. If Sophie would like an introduction, reach out.
im sure we would love that! Please just message on our website!
How do you rinse your diving equipment on board?
Works work, no matter the location. And thanks to covid is almost the norm. Stay safe Polar Seal
its true
I wish I could work that remotely
How do you stay connected while on the boat? What is the cost of either using satellite service or something like a wifi or cell tower extender? (What is your connectivity cost each month)
Our cost depend on where we are. Normally we buy a local sim card plan where we go and we have a powered 4G extender. Recently we have purchased a starlink for the boat which will be a game changer.
I am curious as to Ryan's company with Dakota Lithium. I have an Beneteau 46 and rewiring my yacht for live aboard traveling like you guys. I am looking for batteries and inverter chargers for my yacht. But most of them come up with Battle Born and Renogy Batteries. I have not seen much or heard much about Dakota. It would be nice to hear and learn more about the company. When i look at the website it has a lot for bass boats, cabins and RV's not much in the way of yachts. Are you guys looking at pushing more into the yacht market?
HI Jamie. Yes! We do boats and a lot of time. We are even offering lithium starter batteries.
Business on top party at the bottom 😂
My main observation after viewing this video is that you obviously are both keeping jobs rather than generating income as CZcams creators! It appears that while others can support themselves through CZcams, Patreon etc. you are trying to juggle it in a way that sailing is not your income generator. The downside that I can see from that which you have actually mentioned yourself Sophie, is that you have little time left to run around explore and discover the places you visit, which those other creators use as an income method and do extensively. The enormous upside of your choice of lifestyle is that you can end you’re sailing adventures and go back to work “normally “ while the others are less flexible.
There are always pros and cons of everything
@@RyanSophieSailing Good to know!
What combined income do you have? Not trying to be nosey, but curious what it takes to fund your lifestyle on the boat.
Thanks for sharing! What size Takacat is that? We just picked up a 300LX.
its a 300
How do you save for retirement? Do you?if not, what is your retirement plan?
You had mentioned you work in Aviation. I've retired after 40 years as a mechanic/inspector/DOM in General Aviation. Fixed Wing and Rotory Winded. I want to live and work from a sailboat which I'm looking for presently. Do you have any work suggestions that I may be able to get involved with?
You should add T-shirts. PUT PITB
By the way Sophie, what Star link line are you looking for and how is it going to work on a boat? We are looking to go full on sailing and working in a similar fashion to you and we are wondering how this starlink could work on a boat. Thanks for your time.
we have a starlink. While we have not used it full time on the boat but we have tried it and it seems to work well. Currently using the RV verison.
@@RyanSophieSailing thank you for your answer and your time.
Once again, Ryan redefines taciturn.
That much caffeine would have me bouncing off the wall. 😳
Which starlink did you get? The Srarlink RV? I was looking at Starlink, but the MARINE one is sooo expensive.
Yes, the Rv link
sophie you guys definately need a cat to balance the work space needed ...definately room for a office..lol...and so much room to walk around and talk on phone for ryan
Clearly its what we need :)
A great insight. But it applies not just to sailors. But anyone who wants to work with more flexibility. Space is a problem for everyone.
If I was a retired person do I have to work like you and Ryan to live on a sailboat ?
No.. there are a lot of retirees on yachts.
Hi! The link to your office setup is broken.
Bonjour Sophie, le lien listant le matériel pour travailler est rompu 😮. Pourrais tu vérifier le problème ?
Merci
I'm just guessing that Ryan is NOT a morning person! LOL
actually i am.!
@@RyanSophieSailing Getting up early and being ready to go early aren't the same thing! HAHA
Most of us work on land to meet our expenses and save for retirement with the hope that one day we might buy a sailboat and sail away to some romantic spot.
Do you think you both might become burned out on sailing if you didn’t have your work to keep you challenged in other ways?
Since you mentioned you have Starlink (not setup yet) I’m sure you’ll give us a review once you have the opportunity. This is a great video for the current status of using Starlink on boats - czcams.com/video/wh9LN8Kl6uE/video.html
yes... its true Allan. This is why we are trying to setup a home base so we can take a break.
Hi Guys.
I was interested in finding information on the portable laptop stand you are using and did not find it in the links you posted. Can you get me info on this item?
Thanks... and fair winds.
ryanandsophie.com/my-onboard-office-setup/ voila :)
@@RyanSophieSailing Thank you so much.
Great video guys, me and my wife are nearly ready to start our boating adventure, (same boat as yours LOL). Regards work, I have been fortunate in the stock market (Go tesla) and amassed just over 1mil GBP, we have no mortgage, no dept, no kids. If we rent out our house in the UK we could get around 900gbp per month. I'm 49, wifey is 40. In your opinion would this be enough to float away. we want a simple life, no marinas if poss (only for storm conditions) , cold beers and large shots. My Wife watches all your vids and is flip flopping regards starting. If you guys were in our shoes what advise would you give. I do also have sailing experience. Thanks guys.
Amazing! Congrats
Isn't startlink every expensive? A lot of hand movements in this video..
its a 130 a month with no data caps. Thats the same price we pay for our Iridium internet which we get extremally SLOW speeds from
What was your actual aviation job?
Ryan was a pilot in the Air Guard
Very good! I flew for about 30 years. I miss it a little...but not the wind or weather...wound up with 4500tt and 3500 SNJ...enough...
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