A few months ago, I posted on Facebook an article I found online about a startup proposing a coworking concept aboard a catamaran equipped with an Internet connection and adequate power for using laptops. At that moment, I never imagined that soon I would embark on the path of moving the office and going to work on a sailboat.
Going to Work on a Sailboat: a Project that Starts by Chance
Just over a year ago, I decided to take on a new challenge and return to working as a freelancer in the fields of IT and sailing. It all started by selecting services that allowed me to work remotely, thus maintaining a certain mobility.
Last summer was the first test: 2 months in the Mediterranean aboard a sailboat with friends and acquaintances. Besides performing the usual tasks on the boat, I managed to work on the sailboat by carving out time to continue the work for my clients back “home.”
Essentially, I was active 24/7, but the view from my “office” was priceless and a balm for the mind.
The Second Test
Winter arrives. I go to lend a hand at the Swiss Ski School in Bosco Gurin, where I handle logistics, course organization, and private lessons, as well as managing equipment rentals. It’s a job that allows me to reconnect with people I had lost touch with and meet new ones.
And to acquire new clients for my professional activity!
The laptop is always in my backpack and follows me everywhere: even this winter, I manage to carry out various projects for clients working remotely.
The winter experience was more than positive, so much so that the idea of going to work on a sailboat and managing work remotely doesn’t seem so difficult to achieve!
Third Time’s the Charm
A couple of weeks after the ski school closed, a guy contacted me through a nautical site. He asked if I was interested in helping transfer his sailboat from New Zealand to Cape Town, passing through Darwin, Cocos Keeling, and Mauritius.
My response was spontaneous: “Why not? Give me some more details…”
The proposed conditions would allow me to continue client work from the boat, but that’s not all. There are indeed other interesting aspects of this undoubtedly unique experience:
- we will take on board other people during the journey and spend considerable time in New Zealand and Australian territories, giving me the opportunity to improve my English
- we will certainly face new situations at sea, enhancing my experience in entirely new areas that I honestly hadn’t planned for
- checking off the second cape from the “ToDo” list by rounding the Cape of Good Hope 🙂
On April 15, I accept the offer: I have just under a month to prepare.
The adventure is about to begin!
A Brief Presentation of My Activities
I work as a freelancer in the fields of IT and sailing.
The services provided are concentrated under two separate activities and are mostly manageable remotely.
- LALU Solutions, targeted IT consulting on term projects (particularly specializing in Wi-Fi networks for hospitality), creation and maintenance of websites and e-commerce, cloud backup solutions, cloud server management
- free-time-activities.com, sale of discounted nautical equipment, consulting and various services in sailing, sailing instruction
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