Local Family Finds Adventure With Full-Time Boat Living
By Lily Belcher
Julie and Bill Boucek have always loved boating, but it wasn’t until June 2020 that they decided they wanted to live on the water. Within a matter of weeks, the Bouceks sold their house and temporarily moved to Anna Maria Island while they searched for the perfect home on the water, which they later found in a Leopard 48 Catamaran that they plan to take to the Bahamas before hurricane season.
Living on a boat was never their plan, but they quickly realized boating was more than just a hobby when Julie was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome.