Imagine looking off the back of your boat and seeing nurse sharks cruising by. 🦈 Life on the water is full of surprises, and moments like these remind us just ...
Finding Our Isla Sailing
No screens. No schedules. Just a rope, a sunset, and another unforgettable evening aboard Isla. Three years ago, we traded our “normal” life for a life of ...
Just when we thought we’d seen it all… we found swings on a sandbar in the middle of the ocean. 🌊🏝️ Watching Miles and Krew laugh, swing, and enjoy moments ...
Our 7 year-old saw the jump… took a deep breath… and went for it. 💙 One of the greatest gifts of this lifestyle is watching our kids build confidence one ...
You never know what’s going to bite when you’re fishing off the back of a sailboat. Watching Krew catch a fish with Miles and Nana wasn’t about the size of ...
Boat kids learn a little differently. 🌊 Miles loves climbing the rigging on our catamaran, building confidence, strength, and respect for life at sea. Every ...
Nothing beats a day at anchor! 🌊 Krew couldn’t resist sending it from the top of our catamaran—and moments like these are exactly why we chose this life. ...
One of the coolest parts of raising kids on a sailboat is teaching them where food actually comes from. Miles spotted this bait fish, lined up his shot, and ...
This is what childhood should feel like. ❤️ No screens. No schedules. No rush. Just a little girl, a halyard, and an endless blue ocean. We'll remember this ...
Sometimes I look at moments like this and have to remind myself that this is real life. ❤️ Lily floating in a SunChill in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, ...
One of those moments that happens so fast your heart immediately jumps into your throat. 😳 Miles was riding alongside Isla on a halyard in some of the bluest ...
Wake up on the water. Coffee with this view. Kids jumping in before breakfast. Homeschool around the cockpit table. Fixing random boat projects in between ...
Every evening in the islands, the sound of a conch shell echoes across the anchorage as the sun disappears below the horizon. 🌅🐚 Tonight, Lily got to be the ...
Some kids grow up in neighborhoods… ours are growing up chasing sunsets, turquoise water, and moments like this. 🌴☀️ Lily spotted the rope swing and didn’t ...
WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING A SECRET!! We have some EXCITING NEWS.... https://www.sailingnandji.com If we wind back the clock and look at everything that’s unfolded ...
Sailing Nandji – Frothlyfe
Life on a sailboat means everyone pitches in… and today Miles took over dinghy anchor duty like a pro. ⚓️🌊 These are the moments we love most about raising ...
Golden skies, salty air, and one unforgettable Bahamas sunset. 🌅🐚 Lily can blow a real conch shell while anchored in the beautiful Bahamas, and the sound ...
At Foul Cay we spent the day snorkeling the reef all the way out to the drop off… watching the colors of the water shift from bright turquoise to deep blue as ...
Watch how boat life turned our land kids into ocean warriors! 🌊 Freedom, independence, and adventure at sea as a family. This is why we gave up land life for ...
Sailing Big Lost
Crossing an ocean is one thing. Crossing it with your kids is another. Our family lives aboard our sailboat Big Lost, and we’re preparing to cross the Pacific ...
It had been over a year since I’d seen my mom and stepdad, and inviting them into our life aboard our sailboat felt exciting — and a little nerve-wracking. ...
Life is NOT EASY, how many more challenges can we have? www.sailingnandji.com We had dreamt for years about sailing to Africa, so when we finally arrived, we ...
This week we share some of the ups and downs of life aboard while waiting for a weather window to sail west. One of the greatest gifts of boat life has been ...
After months of island-hopping through the Caribbean, we make our final sail south to Grenada—our home for hurricane season and the place where we’ll tackle ...