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. ...
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 ...
The older I get, the more I realize time is the luxury. A quiet moment cruising over the reef in French Polynesia. 🌊 #SailingBigLost #SailingFamily ...
“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 ...
When you grow up living on a sailboat, adventure starts to feel pretty ordinary. Scuba diving, exploring islands, snorkeling, dinghy rides with friends, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
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 ...
Maybe today doesn’t need to be productive. A quiet Sunday on the beach in French Polynesia. Sometimes that’s enough. #SailingBigLost #SailingFamily ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...