Tanner Broadwell and Nikki Walsh planned and saved for two years in order to buy a sailboat and travel around the world.

The couple quit their jobs and sold everything they have to make their dream come true.

Just two days into their journey, their 28-foot sailboat struck an unseen object underwater and quickly started to take on water, forcing them to evacuate.

A couple who sold all of their possessions so they could sail around the world has been left with nothing after their boat sank just two days into their journey.

Tanner Broadwell and Nikki Walsh began their adventure on a 28-foot sailboat last week, setting off from the marina in Tarpon Springs.

Two days later, the emergency services were called to reports of a capsized boat in the Gulf of Mexico near Madeira Beach – about 25 miles down the coast.

The 28-foot sailboat, pictured before the journey. Nikki Walsh/GoFundMe

While sailing through the popular tourist site, the bottom of their boat struck an unseen object underwater and quickly started to take on water, forcing them to evacuate. They were left with just their two-year-old dog Remy, their social security cards, a mobile phone and some dog food and clothes.

Speaking after the incident, the couple said they had planned to escape modern life on the sailboat after leaving Breckenridge, Colorado, last year.

All of their belongings were gone within 20 minutes. Nikki Walks/GoFundMe

“I sold everything I had to do this,” Broadwell told the Tampa Bay Times. “I lost everything in a matter of 20 minutes.”

Broadwell, 26, is originally from Florida and worked in marketing for timeshares. He met Walsh, 24, in Philadelphia while there for work, but told the newspaper they both got “tired” of the sales lifestyle, “of doing things to make people do the things they don’t want to do”.

The inside of the sailboat before the journey. Nikki Walsh/GoFundMe

That’s when they hatched the plan to give it all up and sail around the world. For two years they planned and saved, with Mr. Broadwell driving for Uber to make extra money. In April 2017 they sold everything they had, including his SUV, and bought the 1969 boat they named ‘Lagniappe’ (which is Creole for ‘bonus’) for $5,000 (£3,600), spending the same again to restore it.

The inside of the sailboat after it started to sink. Nikki Walsh/GoFundMe

Up until that point, the couple had no sailing experience, so they spent the next few months learning from Mr. Broadwell’s father. It was only this month that they decided they were ready and were given a grand send-off by friends in Tarpon Springs.

Two days later, the Lagniappe had sunk. The boat remains in the water, and the coast guard has told the couple it could cost up to $10,000 to remove and store it. They only have $90.

They may now move in with Mr. Broadwell’s mother and look for work. But they still want to keep their dream alive.