I was under the impression that this was a thread about living on boats. I'm not trying to turn it into a sailboat thread, just saying that I would prefer to live on a sailboat than a powerboat. I was pretty much done after my first post, but Luca Brazzi commented on how operating a sailboat is a lot of work. I commented that it's also a lot of fun.
You then decided to comment on how sailboats are not meant to be lived on. I disagree. Certainly, they aren't as popular, but manual transmissions in cars are less popular than automatics (in America, at least). That doesn't mean they aren't good for getting groceries. Anyway, I replied with two specific sailboats that I think would be livable, and then commented on sailboat technology which makes boats like that more practical for one or two people to operate (if they desire) in response to Luca Brazzi's comment about needing deckhands.
The point being, I think a sailboat is a perfectly livable boat given the right characteristics, and I would prefer a sailboat to a powerboat for such an endeavor. I did not meant to turn your thread into something it was not, just to offer my thoughts and input. I thought that would be valuable since I have some experience with boats and boating in general: motor-powered and sail-powered. I don't discriminate between the two. They're both good.