We’re officially ready to leave Panama and begin our Pacific crossing… but we’re still stuck. After weeks of preparation, boat work, and planning, everything ...

Why are whales sinking sailboats? Over the last few years, reports of orcas attacking sailboats have exploded across the sailing world, particularly off the ...

We finally got the email — our visas were approved. I rushed to the consulate thinking we were on track… and then everything changed. This is the kind of stuff ...

*Episode 309 | Back at the shipyard, the upgrades continue.* After two years living aboard Yabá, we’re finally tackling one of the things we missed the most at ...

This one tested us 😅 We took on the steep and slippery climb up Isabel de Torres in Puerto Plata—and it was no joke. Muddy trails, sketchy footing, and a ...

🌊 Join Our Sailing Family Adventure! We’re the Fothergills – a family of six living full-time aboard our catamaran, Happy Days. From tropical islands to ...

🌊 Join Our Sailing Family Adventure! We’re the Fothergills – a family of six living full-time aboard our catamaran, Happy Days. From tropical islands to ...

We’re ready to cross the Pacific Ocean… but we still can’t leave. The boat is prepared. The kids are ready. Everything is in place — except the things we can’t ...

🌊 Join Our Sailing Family Adventure! We’re the Fothergills – a family of six living full-time aboard our catamaran, Happy Days. From tropical islands to ...

🌊 Join Our Sailing Family Adventure! We’re the Fothergills – a family of six living full-time aboard our catamaran, Happy Days. From tropical islands to ...

🌊 Join Our Sailing Family Adventure! We’re the Fothergills – a family of six living full-time aboard our catamaran, Happy Days. From tropical islands to ...

🌊 Join Our Sailing Family Adventure! We’re the Fothergills – a family of six living full-time aboard our catamaran, Happy Days. From tropical islands to ...

They say renaming a boat is bad luck… I did it anyway. Turns out the real danger was hiding inside the rudder. In September 2026 I will begin a 30,000 mile ...

🌊 Join Our Sailing Family Adventure! We’re the Fothergills – a family of six living full-time aboard our catamaran, Happy Days. From tropical islands to ...

🌊 Join Our Sailing Family Adventure! We’re the Fothergills – a family of six living full-time aboard our catamaran, Happy Days. From tropical islands to ...

We’re ready to cross the Pacific… but we can’t leave. Right now we’re stuck in Panama, anchored in a relentless rolly anchorage, waiting on one thing: the ...

After exploring the outer islands of the Seychelles, we returned to Mahé with a growing list of things that needed attention onboard. From a fridge that wasn’t ...

35-knot winds. 25-foot waves. And then, the boat started to snap. This is the story of the worst storm I’ve ever seen 100 miles offshore. On the very last ...

Living on a sailboat sounds amazing… until reality sets in. In this video, we talk honestly about why most people quit living on a sailboat. Not the romantic ...

Watch how boat life turned our land kids into ocean warriors! 🌊 Freedom, independence, and adventure at sea as a family. This is why we gave up land life for ...

*Episode 308 | Shipyard madness!* After the adrenaline of hauling out an 88ft wooden boat, the reality is setting in. We finally have Yabá in the dry, and the ...

THE CAPTAIN'S LEAVING | SAILING THE CARIBBEAN This week we're sailing north through the Caribbean, leaving the Grenadines and St Lucia in our wake as we make ...

🌊 Join Our Sailing Family Adventure! We’re the Fothergills – a family of six living full-time aboard our catamaran, Happy Days. From tropical islands to ...

Our shakedown takes a dramatic turn as a sleepless stormy night, endless delays, and a Christmas detour all collide just as we’re trying to get Little Nutshell ...