Live-aboard SAILBOAT home
I'm a pirate (of the heart) without a boat, and my sweet home in the hills of Jerusalem just got swallowed up in a forest fire. After years of sailing on other peoples boats or rentals, I'm making this dream come true next week. I have a ticket to Greece where I'm going to buy a boat to live on, practice my sailing, and then sail it home to Israel where I plan to live on it in a marina.
About the home that burned down: For the last ten years, I've been blessed to live most of the year on a magical, beautiful and abundant hillside in the forest 20 minutes outside of Jerusalem. My friends call the land that I've been living on "heaven." The owners of the land have an enchanted wooden home on the land, and operate a woodshop on the land making biblical harps. My heart, sweat, many memories and dreams are tied to this land. I built many of the features myself, planted many fruit trees and a garden, and it all turned into ash from a forest fire. The harp shop also burned down completely. There is a campaign to help rebuild the harp shop. Click here to contribute to that. By an absolute miracle, the fire came right up to the landowners house but did not burn it. Nobody was hurt or burned on the property, and I'm relearning the lesson about what is and isn't important in life.
About the boat: Greece is a great place to get a boat, practice sailing around the islands, and sail to Israel. I'll be looking to get a 35 foot monohull that is tall enough for me to stand in, safe and comfortable enough to live in, and has room for friends. If it has a crows-nest on the top, that would be bonus.
Me and sailing: I went to a sailing camp when I was 10 years old for a month in Atlantic City. I didn't really learn to sail, but fell in love with the wind and the waves. Over the last decade, I've co-captained a few epic sailing adventures in the Caribbean with my clone (twin), family and friends. There is a really nice mix of deep tranquility and bliss....AND great adventure, problem solving and dancing with nature and the unknown. I LOVE IT! In Israel, I'm also part of a group of friends working to make a sailing yeshivah/school.
How you can help if you want to: Send your love, good wishes, sailing advice. And, if you'd like to help me buy a boat that I can live in, and fit in, your money will help me make that happen. I have a one way ticket to Greece at the end of August. This is really happening!
I am creating a youtube channel called "Sailing Zebulon Mediterranean" where I will share my experiences, stories and life-lessons I'm learning with you and the world. Please subscribe!
All hands on deck!
All aboard!