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Finding a Safe Place to Leave Our Sailboat
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One last move before we leave. We brought Big Lost through the pass into Phaeton Bay, Tahiti, where our catamaran will stay while we head back to the U.S. ...

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You Don’t Need the Life Everyone Expects
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There’s no one right way to build a life. This is what ours looks like. ⛵️ We’re a family of four living aboard our catamaran Big Lost and sailing the world ...

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Time Is the Luxury
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The older I get, the more I realize time is the luxury. A quiet moment cruising over the reef in French Polynesia. 🌊 #SailingBigLost #SailingFamily ...

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“Somebody Forgot to Fill the Gas Up…” 😂
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“Somebody forgot to fill the gas up…” 😂 Thank you, Lily, for the status update. We were supposed to take the dinghy into town. Slight problem: no gas. So the ...

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Things Our Kids Think Are Completely Normal
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When you grow up living on a sailboat, adventure starts to feel pretty ordinary. Scuba diving, exploring islands, snorkeling, dinghy rides with friends, ...

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Morning Coffee Hits Different Out Here ☕️⛵
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Morning coffee while Isla sails along… then I pan over and find Lily living her absolute best life on the nets. ☕️⛵️😂 Some days aboard are chaotic. Some are ...

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We Finally Stopped Rushing… Life Aboard Got Quiet
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After nearly two years of always moving toward the next island, the next passage, the next boat project, or the next deadline… life aboard Big Lost finally got ...

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When Sailing Became Our Normal
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There was a time sailing across the ocean with our kids felt anything but normal. Now the sails go up, the kids head for the trampoline, and we just keep ...

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Most Kids His Age Aren’t Doing This… ⛵😳
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Miles has spent years learning that everyone has a job when it’s time to sail. ⛵ Today he's helping pull out the genoa while we get Isla underway. One of my ...

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Just an Ordinary Day Living on a Sailboat
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It was a pretty ordinary day. Dinghy rides, games, projects, friends on paddleboards… and Moorea in the distance. I really like our ordinary. Family life ...

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Boat Life Still Requires Iced Coffee 😂☕️
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Living on a sailboat changes a lot of things… Iced coffee is NOT one of them. 😂☕️⛵ Just another delivery from the onboard mom café. #BoatLife #IcedCoffee ...

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Our Gym Has the BEST Cool Down 🌊😂
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Our Monday, Wednesday, Friday workout routine comes with a pretty great reward. 😂🌊 Workout on the boat. Get hot and sweaty. Then everybody jumps straight into ...

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Eastern Caribbean Was NOT What We Expected
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This was NOT the Caribbean we expected. Sailing south through the Eastern Caribbean brought us to Guadeloupe—and what we found completely surprised us. After ...

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Our Ride Home Looks a Little Different… 🌅⛵
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There's something pretty special about heading home at sunset… when home is floating somewhere out there. 🌅⛵ All five of us piled into the dinghy, salty, ...

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We Got Pretty Comfortable in Tahiti… Then We Left
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We got pretty comfortable in Tahiti. But this life doesn’t stay still for long. Today we're moving again — Tahiti to Moorea. ⛵️ #SailingFamily #SailingLife ...

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I Was SO Confident Too… 😂
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I was SO confident. 😂 Kasey was looking for fuel stabilizer, and I was positive he was digging through the cleaning supplies. “It's not in there.” Narrator: ...

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We Almost Left Tahiti… I’m Glad We Stayed
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We were almost ready to leave Tahiti when our friends on SV Palarran pulled into the anchorage—and suddenly, we had a very good reason to stay. Cruising ...

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This Is What We Stayed in Tahiti For
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We almost left Tahiti, but changing our plans gave us something we didn’t realize we needed — a little more time with friends. Cruising friendships can be ...

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Maybe Today Doesn’t Need to Be Productive
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Maybe today doesn’t need to be productive. A quiet Sunday on the beach in French Polynesia. Sometimes that’s enough. #SailingBigLost #SailingFamily ...

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Childhood Looks a Little Different Out Here
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School. Chores. Sibling antics. Video games. And then there’s handling the dinghy, climbing the mast, and learning to take care of each other. They’re still ...

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When Did This Stop Feeling Unusual?
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At some point, the unusual became our everyday life. Laundry on the lifelines. Dinghy rides for errands. Homeschool wherever we happen to be. Kids growing up ...

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We Wanted a Different Life… This Is Where It Took Us
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We left Idaho looking for a different life. We had no idea that decision would eventually take our family across the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal, ...

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Maybe This Is the Point of Choosing a Different Life
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We didn’t choose this life because it was easier. We chose it for more time together, more responsibility, more adventure, and the chance to build a life that ...

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Self-Reliance Doesn’t Mean Doing It Alone
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Living on a sailboat teaches you to figure things out for yourself. It also teaches you how important community really is. From boat repairs and learning new ...

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