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Post-sailing-holiday blues
Thursday, 23rd August 2018After a blissful week of sunshine, sea, sailing and crew camaraderie, it can be hard to readjust back to normal life – here’s our top tips for coping without a boat.
One day, you’re on a beautiful hundred-plus-thousand pound boat, with the sun in the sky, the wind in your hair (and the sails), warm crystal-clear waters beneath you, exciting places to visit, interesting things to eat, and with a crew of friends who you live, sail, eat, drink and play with.
The next, you’re back at work with a giant to-do list, four hundred emails, the usual boring sandwich, and a huge sense of depression that you’re not still out at sea on a boat.
Yep, returning from any holiday is hard, but returning from a sailing holiday is surely the hardest – sailing gives you a sense of relaxation and being away from it all that is hard to match on other holidays, it also involves bonding with a team of crew-mates, and the freedom to go in any which direction you like ignites a certain adventurousness in you.
So how can you cope and readjust to life on a boat? Here’s our top tips:
Bring some of the holiday back with you
Put simply, do more of the things you love.
Relive the highlights
Reliving your holiday will take you back to your happier self, and help you to appreciate just how good the holiday was. Using your time productively also means that you’ll have an amazing keepsake or memory which you can return to in future years.
Re-gather your crew
So now is the time to build on those friendships – gather the crew round to yours for a Greek salad one night, or organise to meet each week for a pub quiz, or instigate a crew restaurant meal night once a month.
Organising and planning stuff together will also give you something to look forward to when you’re wading through those emails.
Commit to do something new
Use that energy to commit to doing something that you’ve been wanting to do for a while but couldn’t be bothered, or to find a new hobby – maybe you want to start taking sailing seriously? Maybe you want to get fitter or stronger? Maybe you want to spend more time thinking or being creative? There’s never been a better time to make a fresh start.
Book your next sailing holiday
Once you’ve found a dream location, then get your crewmates on board, find your perfect yacht, and get it booked to give you the ultimate holiday to look forward next summer (or, if you have the time, later this year!).