A Floating Home

The authors recount how a family converted a Thames sailing barge into a year-round home to reduce living costs, describing purchase, refit, interior layout, expenditures, and practical sailing operations. They praise barge skippers, record Essex river dialect, and offer navigational notes on estuary rivers and handling with minimal crews. Practical chapters explain conversion details, accommodation arrangements, and seasonal living advantages such as efficient use of space, summer coolness, and winter warmth, while providing anecdotal observations of daily life afloat and clear guidance for readers contemplating the venture.