{"id":13729,"date":"2021-04-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/?p=13729"},"modified":"2024-06-18T07:33:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T11:33:15","slug":"full-time-sailing-in-your-50s-sailing-ocean-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/full-time-sailing-in-your-50s-sailing-ocean-fox\/","title":{"rendered":"Full-Time Sailing in Your 50s and Beyond, With Sailing Ocean Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Simon and Carla have been living and sailing full-time aboard their 40 foot catamaran, Ocean Fox, and sailing the world’s oceans for three years. What started as a crazy idea of Carla’s just two days after their wedding, turned into an adventure, sailing over 25,000 miles and visiting 47 countries. Along the way, they (accidentally) became YouTubers with their channel Sailing Ocean Fox. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join me in this chat with Simon and Carla about the advantages and challenges of the full-time sailing lifestyle<\/a>, as well as what it’s like to be YouTube stars in your 50s in a sea (pun intended<\/em>) of younger influencers, and what it’s like to work remotely while sailing full-time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/em><\/strong>
What is it Like Sailing Around Svalbard in the Arctic?<\/strong><\/a>
Financial Case Study: Vivian Vuong and Nathan Zahrt, Sailors<\/strong><\/a>
My experience (and video) of <\/strong>2 Months of Sailing the Caribbean<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jump right into my Awesome Interview Series videos on YouTube here<\/a> – and please give it a thumbs up, leave comments and subscribe! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meet Simon and Carla of Sailing Ocean Fox<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Simon (61) and Carla (56) first met six years ago on a dating site in the UK. Eighteen months later they were married in Barbados. Two days into their marriage, Carla suggested they sell their house, buy a boat and travel the world. Simon thought about it for all of two seconds and said “Yes”. They just had to find a way to make it happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time Simon was a director of a live events agency and had produced events in 44 countries around the world including sporting events, corporate clients, and international government conventions. Simon’s children are JJ (25) and Jasmine (28). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carla was a PA in the legal profession in London when the two met; prior to moving to London she had her own real estate franchise in the north of Portugal. Carla has two girls: Jessica (29) and Rafaela (24).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Carla suggested they ditch everything and go sailing full-time, it was a surprise as she had very little sailing experience. Simon by contrast, had owned a few yachts, though he had never done any ocean crossings; something they both would do a few times while sailing around the world over the next few years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their YouTube fame happened by chance. Early into their travels, they made a sailing video that went viral, and within 11 weeks their YouTube channel was monetized (which means they had at least 1,000 subscribers and 240,000 minutes of viewing time). To achieve this in 11 weeks is pretty outstanding, so, they kept going, and now they have a loyal following on their channel<\/a> called Sailing Ocean Fox, which is also the name of their website<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, and Instagram <\/a>channels. On their Facebook page, Simon posts daily \u201cblogs\u201d of their adventures. They also just launched a podcast called Destination Sailing Channel<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this video, I chat with Simon and Carla about a host of things, including what it’s like to sail full-time, their ocean crossing experiences, and how they earn money remotely as YouTubers \u2013 including how they built their channel and the amount of work involved in such an endeavour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the video below, or click here to see it on YouTube<\/a>! (And please give it a thumb’s up, leave a comment, subscribe to the channel, and hit the bell for notifications). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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