This couple quit their jobs and used their wedding budget to sail the world instead

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Charlie Smith, a 29-year-old model, and her fiancé, "Captain," 34, were renovating homes in the Channel Islands when they decided to give up life as they knew it and set sail the high seas.

The couple postponed their wedding, quit their jobs, and bought a boat.

"We were keen to cleanse our lives, simplify and get rid of the stuff that accumulates over time," Charlie tells Insider.

"We had been pondering further travel for years whilst working and renovating residential properties," she says. "The prospect of lugging backpacks around the world sleeping in hostels didn’t seem like the break we wanted. The sailing idea was a way to travel but take our 'nest' with us."

A few boating and safety classes later, the seafaring novices said farewell to their families and have been exploring the world by boat full time since May. So far, they've been to France, Spain, Italy, Elba, Corsica, Sardinia, the Baleric Islands, and Barcelona — all the while documenting their travels.

This is Charlie Smith. She's a 29-year-old model and TV host from New Zealand.

This is her 34-year-old British fiancé, known as "Captain." The couple were both renovating residential properties in Jersey, Channel Islands, before they quit their jobs and set sail.

The couple got engaged in 2013 but "wedding plans have been put on hold as we spent the wedding budget on a boat!" Charlie told Insider.