By Ieva Radzevičiūtė, LRT RADIJAS, LRT.lt.
Emilija Malinauskaitė, together with her partner, Steve, decided to sell everything they owned on land, buy a boat, and set off to travel the world. Their daughter, only six months old at the time and now five, joined them on the journey.
The family has no intention of giving up life on a boat – they continue to sail around the world, meeting others who have chosen the same lifestyle as well as local residents.
Before moving aboard full-time, sailing was not new to them – Steve grew up in the south of France, while Emilija herself had worked on yachts there. Later, she obtained a captain’s licence.
The couple enjoyed travelling and had already lived in several countries. After one of their trips, they decided they wanted to travel without leaving their home behind. Once back in France, Emilija and Steve enrolled in sailing courses.
“We learned a bit, then we began renting boats, sailing boats, watching how everything worked, gaining more experience, and then we came to the conclusion that we might actually quite like this. We sold everything we had on land, bought a boat, and left without a plan,” Emilija recalls.
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