I am currently only fourteen years old, but I have taken a ridiculous like to boats ever since I was ten, and I decidedd that I was ggoing to live on one after some really hard thought. I had particular talents in the technology department and thought "Great, now all I need is internet to work, this is perfect for when im not on land!" and I decided that I was going to go to a technology-based university or college.

I was thinking of getting a 40 to 45 footer cutter (or sloop if I really cannot find a suitable cutter) with spinnaker, storm sails (and storm jib), and staysails. I AM very adamant in my choice to get a keel of ATLEAST 3/4, if not 100% keel. Also, the rig will be a fore-and aft rig.

I think that my boat is reasonably stable, and I so far have a sailing level of Bronze IV, I plan to get ATLEAST Silver before I suceed my sailing school. (My sailing school is PCYC; Port Credit Yacht Club) and after that, I would like to take a "How to Cruise" course.

So, I thought i had the skill, but now I am reading stories online of storms, and I personally have no idea what to do during storms, I thought I’d just take down all the sails, and hoist the storm jib (and/or storm mainsail if the storm was unsevere) and get out to calm water as soon as possible.

I dont know what to do when I’m sleeping… I dont know if I lower the sails completely, or keep the jib up, or whatever :/

I dont know what to do if my water purifier fails me, I know that I will have many other methods of purifying my water (else I’d be an idiot not to) but what if I run out of methods?

What if I run out of fishing rods? Lures? (I know I would carry some non-parishable food with me, but what if I run out??)

I read about a whale jumping onto a yacht somewhere near Europe, when I read that article, I just thought "Oh. What if that happens to me? Im totally screwed…"

What if I capsize? Even with my keel the size of a elephant? I’d go insane before anyone finds me…

Can someone with blue water sailing experience please enlighten me on what to do in my situations and perhaps give me some re assurance to persue my goal?
Oh yeah, forgot to mention.

Monohull is for me :3
I was thinking of a yacht that allowed it to be in Carribean and Atlantic, not so much Pacific (I dont have the balls now, and most likely wontt have the balls later to cross the biggest ocean, no thanks mister.) can you reccomend a draft?

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