We thought sailing around the world would be all about the destinations. The turquoise lagoons. The remote islands. The adventure. But somewhere along the ...
Some places don't seem real... until you're standing in them. We didn't choose this life just to cross oceans. We chose it to explore our world together as a ...
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 ...
One day they're looking to you for everything... and before you know it, they're growing into capable, independent people. Living aboard our sailboat has ...
Can We Repair our Sailboat After Crashing into Rocks? Welcome back aboard, you join us this week in Antigua where we are assessing the damage to our sailboat, ...
I’m not going to lie… I was seriously questioning this one. Suspension bridges and heights are not my thing, but sometimes the best adventures happen just ...
A hike like no other. Deep in Dominica, we found ourselves winding through towering red rock walls and squeezing through incredibly narrow crevasses. Every ...
Every trail leads to a new adventure. One of the greatest gifts of sailing the Caribbean is stepping off the boat and into places we’d never experience ...
Sometimes the best memories start with a little courage. Lily and Krew took on the zip line, and their excitement (and a few nervous laughs!) made this one of ...
She was tired. Her legs hurt. She wanted the hike to be over. But she kept putting one foot in front of the other. Some of the biggest lessons don’t happen ...
We quit our jobs, sold our house, and sailed across the Pacific so our kids could experience places most people only dream about. And somehow... Wi-Fi is still ...
Most people travel to collect souvenirs. We're collecting something different—moments that become memories and memories that become the stories we'll tell for ...
Hundreds of blacktip reef sharks. Crystal-clear water. A dream we'd talked about for years. No documentary could prepare us for what it actually felt like to ...
Captain Checked his Phone then We Crashed into Rocks What should have been a short, routine sail between two anchorages in Antigua turned into one of our most ...
Our first overnight sailing passage took us from St. Martin to the U.S. Virgin Islands aboard our Lagoon 450 catamaran—and honestly, it wasn't what we ...
Most people dream about a life like this. Very few choose it. Living aboard our catamaran has meant giving up comfort, certainty, and the life we once knew. ...
Two years ago, we knew almost nothing about sailing. Since then we've crossed oceans, transited the Panama Canal, crossed the Pacific, and found ourselves ...
The Rookie Mistake That Nearly Cost Us an Engine Every sailor likes to think they're beyond rookie mistakes...until they make one. Join us this week, on the ...
People often ask what our kids are missing by growing up on a sailboat. But they rarely ask what they're gaining. Confidence. Independence. Real-world problem ...
Most people think crossing the Pacific was the hard part. But building a life out here is the real challenge. The planning, problem-solving, homeschooling, ...
Everything Has Changed For the first time in more than two months, our family is about to be reunited aboard our sailing catamaran Javelot. While I've been ...
Most people think we're crazy. We sold the house, left the routine behind, and crossed the Pacific Ocean with our kids. It hasn't always been easy. There have ...
We stayed in Nuku Hiva longer than planned while waiting for the right weather window to sail to the Tuamotus. Then we found ourselves swimming with manta ...
SAYING GOODBYE - Sailing the Caribbean Sooner or later, every voyage reaches it's destination, and this week is all about goodbyes. While I farewell my ...