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 ...
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 ...
When you live on a sailboat, the family car looks a little different. 🚤🌴 School runs, grocery trips, beach days, visiting friends… the dinghy takes us ...
When you live at anchor, your neighborhood looks a little different. Tonight, one of our neighbors put on a concert right from his sailboat while the sun went ...
We needed to get Big Lost to Tahiti. After dealing with alternator problems off and on since Saint Martin, there’s an alternator specialist in Tahiti who can ...
We only needed to sail three hours to Tahiti… but 25–30 knot winds had other plans. So instead, we’re waiting it out in Cooks Bay, Moorea—homeschooling, ...
Living on a sailboat has completely changed our definition of normal. Zooming across coral reefs in a dinghy, swimming with stingrays, meeting up with friends ...
We swam with blacktip reef sharks and stingrays in the crystal-clear waters of Moorea, French Polynesia. What we expected to be intimidating turned out to be ...
What does grocery shopping look like when you live full-time on a sailboat in French Polynesia? For us, every grocery run starts with a dinghy ride to shore, ...
When we left home to sail around the world, we thought the hardest part would be leaving our family behind. What we never expected was finding another family ...
The hardest part of this lifestyle isn't leaving incredible places like Moorea... It's saying goodbye to the friends who become family along the way. Fair ...
After one of our most uncomfortable sails across French Polynesia, we arrived in Moorea—and every difficult mile was worth it. From rainbows and rough seas to ...
We thought we were just meeting friends for dinner in Moorea... but the night turned into one of our favorite memories in French Polynesia. From traditional ...
What if your neighborhood was a tropical island? Where friends arrive by dinghy, the beach is your playground, and every afternoon turns into an adventure. ...
The biggest lie about paradise is that it's a place. We came to French Polynesia for the crystal-clear lagoons, coral reefs, and unforgettable scenery. But ...
We crossed an ocean chasing paradise. What we found was something even more valuable. For months, our family had been working toward this moment. Crossing ...
Most kids grow up with neighborhoods. Ours is the ocean. From school on our sailboat to making friends from around the world, taking the dinghy on their own, ...
Crystal-clear lagoons. Living coral reefs. Blacktip reef sharks. Manta rays. Every day in French Polynesia feels like stepping into a dream. These are the ...
Everyone assumes sailing around the world is about the places. For us, it's about something much simpler. More time together. More ordinary moments. More life. ...
Kids don't remember what things cost. They remember adventures, friendships, quiet moments, and the people they shared them with. This is the childhood we're ...
Some mornings, if I'm lucky, I wake up before the rest of the crew and take my paddleboard out for a little peace and quiet. On this morning, I wasn't the only ...
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 ...
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 ...