Our time in Dominica comes to a pretty rough ending! We grab a mooring in Roseau and head ashore to explore downtown, only to realize we’ve LOST our cellphone ...
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, ...
We thought we knew what Caribbean adventure looked like… then we got to Dominica. This island completely blew us away. We chased waterfalls through the ...
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 ...
Some mornings don't need much of a caption. 🌊❤️ Calm water. A quiet anchorage. Everyone still waking up aboard Isla. Three years into this adventure, and ...
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 ...
Sometimes the best cruising stops are the ones you never planned! ⛵🌴 We sail out of Portsmouth, Dominica, hoping to make a quick hop around the coast and drop ...
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 ...
🎀⬇️Amazon Baby Registry⬇️🎀 https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/brittni-moffatt-october-2026-surrey/2YFSZXA5JY65F After 3 months apart, Ryan is finally back in ...
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 ...
Just 24 nautical miles from Tahiti to Moorea — smooth water, mountain views, and Big Lost moving again. Sailing through French Polynesia 🇵🇫 #SailingBigLost ...
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 ...
Sleepovers look a little different when your neighborhood is an anchorage. ⛵ A dinghy full of friends pulls up, Maddie hops aboard, and they're off for a ...
We set out to explore Dominica’s famous Indian River… but somehow managed to lose the trail! What followed turned into one of those adventures that makes ...
We thought our biggest problem was a broken dinghy… until one of our engines refused to start and a massive wave came crashing through the front door of our ...
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 ...
We say goodbye to Guadeloupe and set sail for Dominica, but it definitely isn't the smooth Caribbean sail we were hoping for! The day starts with a bad ...
Maybe today doesn’t need to be productive. A quiet Sunday on the beach in French Polynesia. Sometimes that’s enough. #SailingBigLost #SailingFamily ...