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Get Real, Get Gone
- How to Become a Modern Sea Gypsy and Sail Away Forever...
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
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Summary
The idea that you have to be rich to travel the world on your own yacht is so universal that it goes largely unquestioned. The ubiquitous images of rich men on super-yachts sipping Martinis only help cement this image. This book hopes to change all that.
Rick's recent appearance on Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Wild chronicled his budget lifestyle and adventures aboard Calypso, and introduced the idea of budget sailing to a whole new audience - an audience who may have never considered the possibility that such a dream could be made a reality, on such a small amount of money. This book is for them and for any experienced sailors who want to cast off the yoke of consumerist yachting and get back to what really matters at sea.
If you are not rich, but dream of seeing our beautiful world from the deck of your own boat, this book is packed full of practical and spiritual advice to help you cut through the endless marketing and identify what it is you truly need to become a modern sea gypsy and sail away on the greatest adventure of your life...
Photos and diagrams referenced in this audiobook can be found on sailingcalypso.com.
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- Carpevitae118
- 05-06-21
Temptation Temptation
The life portrayed in this book is like a box of chocolates; very very tempting.
Rich has amazing knowhow and years of experience of low budget blue water sailing and he’s happy to share this with his audience. He makes the life of a Sea Gypsy sound extremely attractive.
There’s a lot to be said for the lifestyle and as a life long adventurer i know I’ll be out there myself once my youngest has flown the nest.
Rick makes it all sound so doable and affordable. His book is full of sensible and practical advice which I’ll be referring to. I’d never heard of Rick before but will be following him on his adventures from now on !
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- Jack
- 13-03-24
This book made my dream more obtainable
Purchased as an audiobook, great easy listen. Let me escape to dream about my future as a sea gypsy.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-03-24
excellent.. now for the sequel
a really easy and useful listen. lots of v grounded and down to earth tips and Dvice. lovely narrator voice. just finished Stay real.. stay gone and also well worth the read 😀
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-01-24
informative
really enjoyed it. thought it was well done. easy listening. would re listen to it
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- sindre
- 02-06-23
informative, motivational, funny and well narrated
I have listened to this book twice now. it's jovial and written in a funny and relatable style. Chuck full of tips and tricks for any aspiring liveavoard or just aspiring sailor. only down side is there are a few things, graphs and pictures, that are in the hardback and it would have been lovely to get those in a accompanying .pdf , you up can find it on their websitr though,
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- Rst2001
- 12-11-22
enjoyed narration, packed with wise advice
Great narration , great advice , enjoyed humour of book , every chapter is useful
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- old hippy
- 11-08-22
Very Informative, very wise and Very enjoyable
I loved this book. It’s full of great information. The ideas he gives you that you don’t need all the latest gadgets to make your time aboard more enjoyable, in fact a lot of the time they make them more stressful. All the tips are priceless.
If your thinking of a life on a boat and your not got that much money, sea on a budget, this is the book for You. I loved it!!
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- Marcus
- 21-03-22
Must have read if thinking of living life afloat!
This book is a real eye-opener to starting your life on the sea on a sensible budget, simply it’s a bible for anyone thinking of starting a new life afloat and leaving land behind! But not only that it’s just full of useful information that Cleary Rick had to collate and share with us, what a kind chap!
I loved listening to this book in fact I have listened to it four times to date. As it helps me to plan and realise the dream and hopefully make it a reality, the book also gets inside the mind of a sea gipsy in this case Rick and shares how relationship dynamics work or won’t work possibly, I never looked at this way before! I assumed my partner would want to come but when I look at my goals and hers that might not be the case and I might have to start to make alternate plans. This book has been invaluable to me and Rick replies to my emails and we chat a little as well very helpful chap all around!
Thanks, Rick
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- Zebu M.
- 29-12-21
Learn how to pronounce nautical terms
Is it too much to ask readers to look up how to pronounce nautical terms like “bow” or “halyard”? Mr. Gerrard would do us a service if he toned down his over-enthusiastic jolly-hockey-sticks sounding sing-song a little.
The book is really fantastic!! We’ll done to the author.
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- Bob
- 21-08-21
Thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Good story and something you can pick up and put down without struggling to get back into the book. Packed full of information and advice. would highly recommend. May even give it another listan. 5*s
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