We have a great sail from Baie Maa to Baie de Moustiques up the West Coast of New Caledonia. Along the way we do all our usual daily tasks like boat school, ...
We sail to Baie Maa to hide from the South Easterly trade winds for a couple of days. While we're there we explore the area and it seems that no one is around. ...
Welcome to our galley. Ever wondered how we feed our hungry sailors? Here is a quick little insight into breakfast on passage - Good ol’ porridge. It’s a ...
We stumble upon a place called the Scape Park. Was this the site of Jurassic Park? Where are all the tourists? Were they eaten? What's going to happen?! Hit ...
If we wanted to cross through the Panama Canal this season, we needed to make tracks West. We were loving the USVI's but also had fun making small hops to new ...
After months of not surfing we get out to the reef break at Dumbea Pass in New Caledonia. It’s our first time dropping the anchor on a reef pass and the ...
Despite all the sailing we've done in the past year, this is really our first day sailing around the world. Day 1 will be in Guadaloupe, which will mark the ...
We spend some rainy days getting work and homeschool done and then Kris takes the kids on an adventure to find the lighthouse… Yep they get lost. The next day ...
We spent two more nights in paradise with our friends aboard before sailing back to Antigua's Carlisle Bay. We just can't get enough of Barbuda. Kite surfing, ...
This episode is jam packed full of birthday goodness! We depart from the most Northern Loyalty Island, Ouvéa and head South towards mainland New Caledonia ...
There are not too many places in the Caribbean where you can anchor alone on beautiful beach that stretches for more than 11 miles. But in Barbuda, it's pretty ...
Warning: This video features poor parenting decisions. :) POSTING DAILY ON SOCIAL https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ ...
Antigua! Yep. It's a bold call but we can claim it. We've been to pretty much every part of the Caribbean, and Antigua and Barbuda take the claim for us. Today ...
In this episode we have a great sail North from Lifou Island to Ouvéa Island in the Loyalty Islands. We service one of our winches, explore Lekiny lagoon ...
In this episode we explore more of Lifou - checking out the Dentist's aquarium, looking for a Cathedral cave and frolicking in the crystal clear water. But ...
In this episode we have a great sail North to the Loyalty Islands, buy a big knife and teach the kids how to hitchhike… …this was our first Loyalty island ...
We do a load of hand washing while underway and head toward Baie De Prony in Southern New Caledonia, where the coral meets the bush. This contrast of bush and ...
In this episode we explore Ilot Mato in the Southern Lagoon of New Caledonia. On the way we almost catch a Spanish Mackerel but it outsmarted us just as we ...
In this episode we head to Ile Des Pins (Isle of Pines) with Minnie & Pa on an adventure and jam pack a load of experiences into their last week with us. ...
We made it to a whole new country! In this episode we do all the usual formalities for entering a country, tidy up the yacht after being at sea and enjoy our ...
Here's 'Part 2' from our passage from Gold Coast to New Caledonia. We experience some unpleasant squalls night after night and the boat is a mess but spirits ...
We set sail on our first ocean passage from Gold Coast to New Caledonia with our family of six plus our crew (and grandparents) Minnie & Pa. In this ...
In this video we're about to cross an ocean, our first ocean... we stock up with provisions for a family of six, practice patience as we wait for the right ...
In this video we prepare our yacht Torea VI and our crew of four little people (and grandparents) to cross an ocean. A first hand look at some of the hustle ...