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#BoatLife – Christmas on a boat! [🎥16🇦🇬]
The Sailing Family
#BoatLife – Christmas on a boat! [🎥16🇦🇬]
This is a personal video for us, but we thought we'd still post it. This is what Christmas is like on a boat! It was great to have Seth's parents visiting so they could see the boys excitement (and we kinda needed their help schlepping presents to Antigua!...
The Thorny Path to Windward: BVIs to Antigua [🎥15🇻🇬-🇦🇬]
The Sailing Family
The Thorny Path to Windward: BVIs to Antigua [🎥15🇻🇬-🇦🇬]
Sailing East in the Caribbean has always been called the "Thorny Path" because it's not all that easy to do. Ideally you wait for an unusual break in the highly consistent trade winds, or pray for the angle to shift just enough to the north that you can ee...
The BVIs: Still Worth It After Hurricanes Irma & Maria? Absolutely!!! [🎥14🇻🇬]
The Sailing Family
The BVIs: Still Worth It After Hurricanes Irma & Maria? Absolutely!!! [🎥14🇻🇬]
We were told by many people to avoid the BVIs after two Category 5 Hurricanes leveled the BVIs just a year before - but we had so many lasting memories from our previous cruise that we had to share this special place with our boys. Despite visible signs of...
Day 9: Sailing Through a Gale & Finally We Arrive!!! [Ep13]
The Sailing Family
Day 9: Sailing Through a Gale & Finally We Arrive!!! [Ep13]
This is the final DAILY video installment of our 1,500 nautical mile journey south from Hampton, Virginia to Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. Unfortunately the final night saw us sailing into a Tropical Wave that brought lightning filled squalls...
Day 7 & 8: Blasting South – 200nm+ Days [Ep12]
The Sailing Family
Day 7 & 8: Blasting South – 200nm+ Days [Ep12]
We are releasing DAILY videos this week of our 1,500 mile voyage south. Today we release Days 7 and 8, which brought us ideal conditions for blasting south. After days of motoring the wind slowly clocked up. First we had our Spinnaker out, then full sail. ...
Day 6: Tropical Storm is Headed For Us? [Ep11]
The Sailing Family
Day 6: Tropical Storm is Headed For Us? [Ep11]
Imagine getting that email in the middle of the ocean! Today's video is a little different as we review our strategy to deal with a potential Tropical Cyclone (aka Hurricane) development headed for our path. We are too far South to turn around, so should w...
DAYS 4 & 5: Dead Calm, Dolphins & A ‘Green-Flash’ Caught on Film! [Ep10]
The Sailing Family
DAYS 4 & 5: Dead Calm, Dolphins & A ‘Green-Flash’ Caught on Film! [Ep10]
We are releasing DAILY videos this week of our 1,500 mile voyage south. On Days 4 and 5 we finally sailed out of the heavy winds and found calm conditions. The "barf bowl" was put away and spirits improved! Now if only we had "some" wind to sail?! Actually...
Day 2 & 3: Crossing the Gulfstream [Ep9]
The Sailing Family
Day 2 & 3: Crossing the Gulfstream [Ep9]
We are releasing DAILY videos this week of our 1,500 mile voyage south. Today we release Days 2 & 3 as we cross over the Gulfstream. We tried to time our departure to sneak over with following wind and seas, but there was so much wind the sea state rem...
DAY 1: 1,500 Nautical Miles Off-Shore Across the Atlantic [Ep8]
The Sailing Family
DAY 1: 1,500 Nautical Miles Off-Shore Across the Atlantic [Ep8]
We had so much great footage of our 1,500 mile voyage off-shore that we will begin releasing DAILY videos all week. Today we kick it off with "Day 1," of course. The next day at 8am EST we will release Day 2 & 3. We think releasing them daily helps giv...
BOAT LIFE: The Salty Dawg Rally, Halloween & Sailing into a Storm! [Ep7]
The Sailing Family
BOAT LIFE: The Salty Dawg Rally, Halloween & Sailing into a Storm! [Ep7]
This is the beginning of our voyage as we prepare to leave Hampton, Virginia to sail 1,500 nautical miles off-shore to the Caribbean. We share why we chose the Salty Dawg Rally and the incredible support and family friendly fun that ensued. It's a tight e...
A DC Excursion from the Boat. [Ep6]
The Sailing Family
A DC Excursion from the Boat. [Ep6]
We anchored in Annapolis for the boat show and decided to rent a car to visit Washington DC. The kids had never been and we had an amazing but also emotional visit. We were glad to see our oldest soak in the history and the meaning behind all the memorials...
Gunboat vs Outremer Catamaran Battle!
The Sailing Family
Gunboat vs Outremer Catamaran Battle!
Gunboat vs Outremer - who will win!?!? It's not a fair fight. The Gunboat is 66 feet, has 12 foot daggerboards, a much higher mast, larger sail area and carbon fiber reinforced. The Outremer is 51 feet, has 3 foot daggerboards and is made of fiberglass. ...