Changing Course A Woman's Guide to Choosing the Cruising Life

by Cantrell, Debra

• ISBN13: 9780071427890
• ISBN10: 0071427899
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-02
• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Summary

"[A] well-researched, gracious and truthful account." --Georgian Bay Today When her husband proposed living on a boat full-time, Debra Cantrell wondered what other women in her position had done and began a five-year study to find out what choices they had made and how it had all worked out. The result isChanging Course, a guidebook for navigating this odyssey. No matter what the outcome, each woman was strengthened by the experience. In an era when "downshifting" is common and people are considering the benefits of simplified living,Changing Courseis both timely and practical.

Author Biography

Debra Ann Cantrell, Ph.D. is an adult educator who leads workshops and seminars for those seeking balance and wellness at work and play. She also conducts workshops for individuals and couples who are contemplating major lifestyle changes. She and her husband spend about six months of each year afloat.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	iv
Introduction	1	(2)
Going Cruising: An Odyssey of Change	3	(16)
A Model for a Lifestyle Change	19	(19)
The Most Common Concerns	38	(27)
What's in the Cruising Lifestyle for Me?	65	(13)
Managing Fear	78	(10)
The Cruising Couple: Interpersonal Dynamics	88	(20)
Leaving Life on Land: All or Nothing Is a Choice	108	(12)
Attention, Initiating Partners	120	(19)
Sixty-Four Ways to Make Cruising More Rewarding	139	(12)
Because You Asked . . .	151	(19)
Nothing Is Forever	170	(7)
Appendix. Demographics and Procedures	177	(6)
Bibliography	183	(3)
About the Author	186