{"id":22803,"date":"2025-09-06T06:51:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T10:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aleta.life\/?p=22803"},"modified":"2025-09-11T17:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T21:00:16","slug":"video-living-on-a-sailboat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aleta.life\/index.php\/2025\/09\/06\/video-living-on-a-sailboat\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Living on a Sailboat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Position: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/37%C2%B046'49.0%22N+9%C2%B021'45.0%22W\/@37.6399132,-9.0747294,8.25z\/data=!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d37.780273!4d-9.362487?hl=en&amp;entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">37\u00b038&#8217;57.1&#8243;N 9\u00b002&#8217;02.0&#8243;W<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>In this video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.practical-sailor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Practical Sailor<\/a> lists the top 5 reasons <em>NOT<\/em> to live on a sailboat. 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