The story of this woman is really intense. Liz Clark, 34 years old, has been sailing the Pacific on her 40-feet sailboat since 2005. It’s the story of a normal life spent in uncommon way and context but without anything theatrical. It is indeed not the story of a woman who gave up everything to leave. It’s the story of a woman who has decided that it’s better not to have anything to give up.
Liz must have made her decision since she was child, when she dreamt about a boat trip with her parents, but she took things slow: first, she learned to sail, she graduated from university and then she left. She spent the first year and half hugging the coast, from California to Mexico and Panama: she wanted to gain confidence as a captain, know her boat and understand how things really were. Then, she announced her family that she intended to sail to the Pacific, the Galapagos and Marquesas Islands alone: her mother immediately volunteered to accompany her (some things never change, whatever we choose to do) and they sailed together to French Polynesia. Finally alone, Liz spent the next year exploring many atolls and Kribati until she was forced to stop for some maintenance works and general checks.
And over time also a general plan comes. Liz is currently a writer, she collaborates with schools on environmental education projects, she documents her voyage, in the hope of inspiring other people to live their passions, face their fears and discover the advantages of a deeper self-awareness.
Liz gives us four precious tips that can probably help you even though you aren’t going to sail the Pacific. Just few little rules of good sense.
One step at a time– if Liz had thought about her full voyage, how to finance and take it, she would have probably given up immediately. One step at a time is undoubtedly a more efficient strategy.
Face your fears– it doesn’t mean not to be afraid! It means to do things despite your fears and stop your inner voice saying “no” and telling about storms and squalls. After all, it’s good to be scared.
Trust your instinct– that’s a thing easy to learn when you sail. It’s generally sufficient to interprete some few signals to understand that something is getting wrong…
Ask for help: for repairs, to understand courses, for anything else: we are not expected to do everything alone.
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Hi I'm Alicia I'm 10 and am about to go on an amazing journey on our Hallberg rassy 352 I'm getting homeschooled and going to live of savings . we are selling up and going were ever the wind takes us... I would like to leave my parents when I'm a bit older and go and sail on my own . thank you ...