Greetings from Marsh Harbor, Abaco! 

Piano performance major / entrepreneur turned sailing enthusiast Angela Smith Covey dials into the podcast remote from the BAHAMAS! Angela shares how her passion for the open water turned into a decision to 'sell it all' and live full-time on a boat in the Caribbean with her husband Perry.

Born in the mid-west with no prior experience in sailing, Angela explains how her dream of living on the ocean took shape over the course of 30 years. After running a family owned cookie business, leading corporate training events, as well as attending culinary school, Angela settled down to live life on the S/V Lily Belle (a 43’ Catalina sailboat).

No matter if you are a boater or a land lover, her journey will surely inspire a life of travel, adventure, and most importantly to always live your best life! 

Angela and Perry’s sailing blog ‘Happy Sails’ can be found at https://happysails.wordpress.com. 

In This Episode You Will Learn: 

Buying a boat and preparing to set sail (7:12)

Life after selling everything and leaving for the Bahamas (13:00)

How many days/weeks can a boat be on the open water? (15:30)

Specs on the S/V Lily Belle (18:13)

Life before the water, traveling to 41 countries and the journey (21:02)

Love of the culinary world AKA a love of FOOD (26:44)

Angela’s tips for cooking on a boat (30:02)

Preparing for the variables on the open water (31:13)

Blue water sailing 8,000ft deep (33:00)

Tales from the ‘Happy Sails’ Blog (35:13)

Staying alive through the most dangerous channel in the Bahamas (36:27)

Boating Communication 101…with your spouse (39:45)

The difference between a boating vacation and committing to boating life. (43:00)

Naming your boat and the ‘Happy Sails’ blog (47:35)

Measuring sea sickness using the DEFCON scale (49:00)

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