Messing About In Boats

There is a distinct playful, childlike pleasure to be found in sailing a small boat. Sailing a bigger… [more]

Ship’s Log: 4th of July Weekend, 2011

I've found, time and again, that no plan is the best plan. This weekend was a perfect proof of that theory.… [more]

Shine Bright!

I have intentionally been hiding and diminishing my joy of and excitement about life for years in order to make other people feel more comfortable.

Ship’s Log: June 13th—Monitor®/QuickCover® Test Sail

I headed up to the mast and released the main halyard clutch… too late to notice that I had cleated the coil just below the clutch. With the halyard fully jammed

Childhood Experiences… Missing

Ruby understands that there are many things we will be giving up to go sailing around the world but I don't think she's got the context to understand it fully yet. The following are some of the experiences that Ruby and Miles might never share with their peers.

Victoria’s Blogroll

Sailing & Liveaboards

A Family Aboard Nicole, Brian and their two kids liveaboard a Newport 30 in Oregon

Bamboleiro Our friends Carl & Cristina left Emeryville in November

Brittania Amanda and Krister are about to leave for their two year trip around the Pacific

Rebel Heart Charlotte, Eric and their daughter live aboard in San Diego while they get ready for their big trip in 2013

Rubicon A family of 4 that lives aboard in Boston, BRRRR.

The Excellent Adventure Our harbor neighbors who are closer by water than land.

Totem Totem sailed across the Pacific in 2010. The family with three kids has settled in Sydney, Australia for a while

Women and Cruising I LOVE the 12 questions for sailing families series!

Wondertime The first boat kids we know of that are going South the same time as us! We can’t wait to meet them

Zach Aboard I’ve been reading this blog for years. Zach is the same exact age as Ruby and has always lived aboard. I sure hope we meet them some day!

Inspiring

Everett Bogue

Imperfect Happiness

Kind Over Matter

The Middle Finger Project

Crafty & Food

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Katja Svendsen October 22, 2011 at 10:02 pm

Hello,
I wrote to you all a week and a half ago just letting you know that my family and I had just come back from a month at sea aboard our 33 ft Ranger sailboat with our 18 month old going out to the Channel Islands and back. Now I see you are awaiting leaving California for the great journey down into Baja. Iam so impressed with what you are doing. Im very new to cruising and sailing in general but very impressed with families with children. I think it is such an awesome experience with family. I will keep following you all. Oh, and the pictures of your children are beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Katja Svendsen

Tucker Bradford October 22, 2011 at 10:24 pm: Hello Again! Ranger 33 is a great boat. Our friends have been cruising on one (on and off) for over a year now. You should check out their site (http://www.bamboleirosailing.com/), they are inspirational to us! No kids but really great people! Anyway, thanks again for the kind words. Keep in touch!

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