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, ...

She’s FIVE. 😂🌊 Lily put on her snorkel, dove underwater and casually did FOUR flips in a row while holding her breath. Meanwhile, I’m watching from above ...

We were supposed to sail to Moorea today. Then our friends sent us video from the anchorage—40-knot gusts and boats dragging anchor. Meanwhile, just a few ...

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 ...

I surprised Easton during our q&a session with a question of my own😂

Maybe the dream was never about escaping real life. Maybe it was about having more say in how we lived it. The grocery runs, broken alternators, school days ...

What was supposed to be a manageable overnight sail from the USVIs to St. Martin turned into one of the hardest passages we’ve experienced as a sailing family. ...

We inherited our alternator problems when we bought Big Lost in Florida—and somehow, they've traveled with us through the Caribbean, across the Panama Canal, ...

But what if you try… and it changes your entire life? We chose to leave behind a more conventional life and sail the world together as a family. We didn't ...

We didn’t choose an easier life. We chose the life we wanted. Living aboard and sailing the world as a family isn’t always convenient — but the hard days, ...

One of the questions we get all the time: where do you put all your food?! A little look inside our galley, how we organize food, and where we manage to fit ...

Somewhere along the way, this became normal to them. 🥹 Barefoot. Salty. Piled together on the trampoline with nothing but ocean ahead. We traded the “normal” ...

At some point, you have to stop asking what could go wrong… and start asking what happens if you never try. We’re a family of four sailing around the world ...

Living on a sailboat makes even the most ordinary things look a little different. This is how we “park” the dinghy at the end of the day. 😂 Family of four ...

After waiting out 30-knot winds in Cook’s Bay, Moorea, we finally get the weather window we need to make the short trip to Tahiti — where we’re hoping to ...

Maybe “someday” is closer than we think. We chose a different kind of life—one with more time together, more adventure, and a lot less waiting. ⛵ Sailing Big ...

Brotherly love ❤️ Ashton and Lily swing dancing together in the salon aboard Isla is one of those little moments I never want to forget. We share a lot of big ...

Living on a sailboat gives “normal life” a whole new meaning. 😂 We take a boat to get diesel, hoist our transportation out of the water, work out on a moving ...