well it's a mixed bag. on one hand it is a free and peacful life, on the other the boat can be limiting both. It is life under constant rapid change and it is demanding. I think very few will be able or wish to live that way. It may be easier with a/c, water maker, generator, washing machine equipped boats but that requires a very high budget. I find this way of life very fitting to my requirments though. I grew up by the sea with all kinds of water activities, but sailing began just a few years ago.