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We are a family of 6 from South Carolina. We sold everything, bought a catamaran and set off to make memories of a lifetime.
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Sailing the ISLANDS of New Zealand | An EPIC Kiwi CHRISTMAS (77)
This week our family is getting ready for Christmas! We hang out a bit more at Great Barrier Island then move on to Auckland. We see the Sky Tower, provision and make it to a passport appointment for John and Juju. When leaving Auckland, we have some t...
Sailing the Wild Coast of New Zealand | Hole in the Rock & Great Barrier Island (76)
This week our family is getting ready for Thanksgiving and sailing down the coast of New Zealand. We check out the hole in the rock, hop our way down to Whangarei and make our way to Great Barrier Island. Thank you for watching and subscribing. You don'...
The DINGHY DILEMMA – Our NEW ZEALAND ADVENTURE is off to a ROCKY START (75)
This week our family is sailing in the bay of islands of New Zealand. There is everything we could ever need here, including so many boat friends! Our dinghy has a major leak and it is in need of replacing. We won't get very far without that important ...
Our WORST PASSAGE Yet – 1100NM to NEW ZEALAND (74)
This week our family is sailing from Tonga to New Zealand. This passage is known to be a difficult one and it's living up to its reputation. We are starting out the passage worrying about boat damage from the whale collision and we are low on food AND fu...
FACING FURY – Surviving the STORM in TONGA (73)
The week our family is in the Ha'apai island group of Tonga. It was all smooth sailing with friends until the weather forecast changed. Everyone left and we decided to stay behind and ride out the storm. It left us questioning our sanity and if we were ...Watch Sailing Machete from the Beginning!
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Ep. 1 Family of SIX selling their DREAM HOME to move onto a sailboat?! Or into CAMPER??
Follow along as our family of 6 sells everything and moves into a camper while we look for a sailboat! Thanks for watching! Music by Epidemic Sound
Ep. 2 Annapolis Sailboat Show To Check Out Catamarans! (And a small trip to Washington, D.C.)
We made a trip up to the Annapolis Sailboat Show to try to get on as many catamarans (and monohulls!) as we could. We thought this would be a good starting point to try and narrow down our wants and needs in a new-to-us sailboat, but it left us even more ...
Ep. 3 Family of 6 Chartering a Lagoon 450 in St. Croix
We took an unexpected trip to St. Croix, and we were able to charter a Lagoon 450. Before this trip, we were really focused on Leopard catamarans. After spending time on the Lagoon 450, we felt like this was a better fit for our family of six! Timesta...
Ep. 4 Catamaran Shopping – Looking for a Catamaran With 4 Kids in Tow
We made it to Charleston and St. Augustine to check out a Lagoon 440 and a Lagoon 400 S2. See what it's really like to be on the search for a catamaran with 4 kids in tow! Thanks for watching! 00:00 Start 0:44 Intro 1:39 Intro Ends 2:54 Beginning of Cha...
Ep. 5 We Put An Offer On A Catamaran: The Ups and Downs of insurance and financing a boat!
We finally put an offer in on a catamaran and it was accepted. Find out how we fare with trying to secure insurance and financing on a 2015 Lagoon 400s2! Thanks for watching! 00:00 Start 0:51 Intro 1:47 Talking about ASA Sailing Courses 2:47 We get an a...
Ep. 6 Survey and Sea Trial on a Lagoon Catamaran
Follow along as we travel to Florida to see the boat we are under contract on for the first time. We also have the survey and sea trial completed the very same weekend. Thanks for watching! 00:00 Start 0:34 Intro 1:29 Packing for Florida 2:17 Leaving fo...
Ep. 7 Catamaran Closing And We Have to Move The Boat
Follow along as we finally close on our catamaran and our family gets ready to move the boat for the first time. Thanks for watching! All music is provided by Epidemic Sound. https://www.epidemicsound.com All music featured in this video: Theme song is W...
Ep. 8 We Just Bought a Catamaran, Now What Do We Do?
Follow along as we buy a catamaran and the very next day, fly out to figure the boat out. It's our first time being alone on the boat, our first time provisioning, our first time trying out all the systems. We are getting ready to move the boat from Ft. ...
🎥 Ep. 9 Buying a Catamaran May Have Been A Huge Mistake
Follow along as we move the boat up the Florida coast. We hit some highest of the highs and lowest of the lows as we navigate adjusting to this new to us boat. We are needing our boat hauled out and refitted for our family. All music provided by Epidemi...
🎥 Ep. 10 Converting Our Bareboat Catamaran into a Full Time Cruiser for our Family of 6
Follow along as we try to make our charter boat more liveaboard friendly for our family of 6. We switch out our propane appliances for electric, install a washing machine, water maker, full size refrigerator, build a solar arch, install 4 solar panels, ch...
🎥 Ep. 11 We FINALLY move onto the catamaran and EVERYONE is dealing with the CHANGES!
While Daniel is still in Florida refitting our boat, Jenna and the kids say some hard goodbyes back home. Jenna has her last day of work and the kids are taken out of public school. We finally get to move onto the boat as a family of 6, and Jenna is a l...
🎥Ep. 12 Boatyard BURNOUT 🔥- Will this charter catamaran ever be liveaboard cruiser ready?
Our family of 6 is now living in the boatyard full time. Follow along as we try to juggle all of our boat projects at once - along with 4 kids - while trying to keep our sanity. Or what's left of it anyway.
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