Aart Simons and Nanouk Kropman met through a love of sailing. To fulfil their shared dream of living on water, they have bought a disused 1950s Dutch cargo ship - but transforming this old hunk of metal will be a logistical, financial and emotional ride of a lifetime.

After 30 years of marriage, North American couple Kurt and Roberta are ready for a new adventure. They have sold their Seattle home and are sinking the equivalent of over half a million pounds into an enormous, uber-modern waterborne home on Vancouver Island's east coast.