You could call it a software startup.
He also started racing small boats and ended up competing against Ashley (she did beat him but no need to mention that to her). He enjoyed the challenge but being stuck in a cubicle was not his cup of tea.
They have been documenting their experience on their Youtube channel Sailing Nahoa, as well as Ashley’s Instagram page. Sit in a boat. Ben grew up in Germany until his very early teens when his Family immigrated to Canada.
It was a magical time. At one point Ashley decided to make a move on Ben during a summer sailing regatta. It was really the perfect Summer job. It’s nothing special. 4.6K likes. He was a bit frigid but she was persistent. It was the biggest wakeup call of our life: Growing Old is a Privilege Denied to Many. She went from writing lines of code in the programmer “pit” to eventually the jet-setting manager.
She claims to have beaten Ben at racing Lasers but memories can be fuzzy. Life did speed up as it usually does.
Life expectancy between 4 to 6 months. We’re not trust fund babies. It was really the perfect Summer job. Well here it is. ”My dad died 10 years ago at a young age and it really triggered us to get going,” Stobbart said. A couple years back she took a sabbatical. Their experiences, cinematography, and genuine curiosity and appreciation for the world is enough to inspire anyone to embark on a global journey of their own. At one point Ashley decided to make a move on Ben during a summer sailing regatta. That progressed into racing small sailboats to crewing on larger yachts as she grew older. Time will tell. Eventually they started dating and the rest is history.
Also known as the Captain (one rank below Admiral).
During the summers, Ben and Ashley would both teach sailing at the local Yacht Club. In that order. Currently Ben works from the boat for a new software startup that he has cofounded. She cooks one mean Jerk Chicken. His family always seemed to have boats and he enjoyed being out on them any opportunity he got. These days she is boat chef extraordinaire when not tending to the sails, undertaking ridiculous sewing projects, doing a little yoga on the foredeck before cleaning or fixing. A wild-west of sorts compared to civilized Germany.
How we’re sailing around the world in our mid 30’s.
It was a hard time.
We got the news. We simply worked hard. Often life is defined by … That used to be us. Our story of how we quit the rat race. But without a house to call home and with our “job” being dependant to produce video content, we opted to temporarily adventure via a 17 foot 1978 Boler. Also known as the Admiral on this vessel. Not that Canada is not civilized. Similarly, Ben also took a degree in Computer Science and got a job in the GIS world (mapping). Ashley’s father had stage 4 cancer. Made some strategic decisions and went full throttle. He was a bit frigid but she was persistent. One thing led to another and eventually he started his own consultancy. Brought up on the rugged west coast of Canada, she was exposed to boating at a very young age. Get a tan and direct children around a course with a sequence of whistles. March 2008.
Often times spending weeks and even months in Europe as the company expanded. Get a tan and direct children around a course with a sequence of whistles. Sit in a boat. That same job lasted ten years. During the summers, Ben and Ashley would both teach sailing at the local Yacht Club. “Like, life is short."
Two people selling everything, buying a boat, and sailing around the world.
We owned a 13 foot boler (some links below) when we first purchased Nahoa and used that to transport us, and any possessions that would fit, to Florida where we hopped aboard the boat. Some might call it retirement. Sailing NAHOA. There was Computer Science degree to attend to and subsequently a full time job at a software company. Terminal. The average person our age is allowed a measly 10 days of vacation per year and has a car loan and mortgage to boot. From having the perfect life, nearing retirement with 4 kids and loving wife to dead within 12 months at the young age of 52.
He is in command of this ship (or so he thinks).