A friend of mine is doing a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a nautically inspired pen (a great gifts for sailors idea). If you haven’t come across Kickstarter yet, it’s an online platform that enables people/companies to get ideas off the ground. In return for people like you and I pledging an amount towards[Read More]
Life Aboard
Voyaging with Kids – Treasure Hunt for Kids
The first question that my husband, Simon, and I are asked about the 3+ years of our liveaboard sailing lifestyle is not, ‘do you do a treasure hunt for kids?’, but it’s ‘what do you do about your child’s education?’ That’s when I take a large inhalation and proceed to explain, and hopefully enlighten, my[Read More]
Voyaging with Kids – Homeschooling
What’s it like to sail around the world with a child or children? What happens with education? What’s the scoop with voyaging with kids? When we tell someone that we’re in the process of sailing around the world, the person often has many questions. When we tell someone that we have a six-year-old daughter there’s[Read More]
New Book: Changing Lifestyles – it’s been Published!
The book, Changing Lifestyles: Trading the Rat Race For a Sail Around the World reveals what it was like for me to transition from a land based control-freak work-a-holic to a sea loving, fly by the seat of my pants full-time live aboard sailor. Click here to buy the paperback version or here to buy the digital[Read More]
Young boat kids – what about temporary formal schooling?
Since 2013, my husband, Simon and I have been sailing around the seas with our daughter, Sienna. When we started, Sienna was 3 1/2 years old. We are what you would call full time live-aboards For the first couple years, we circumnavigated the Mediterranean, wintering for six months in Marina di Ragusa, Sicily and at[Read More]
Interview: What happens when a 10 year old gets invited to go sailing the globe?
So…What does happen when a 10 year old gets invited to go sailing the globe? She says, ‘Yes,’ of course! At least that was the response Lily Eames-Jevons, from Spilsby, Linconshire England gave when her mother, Jayne, asked the question. On April 2013, after selling their house and possessions, Jayne and Lily flew out to meet[Read More]
Homeschooling a five year old on a boat
The other day a newbie cruiser called me a ‘veteran’ to the cruising life. After 1 ½ years of living on our sailboat in the Mediterranean full-time the last thing I feel like is a veteran. Things have certainly changed – both my husband and I have gained more confidence and we feel more comfortable[Read More]
The worlds most exotic sailing destination
Recently Look Insurance emailed me asking what’s the world’s most exotic sailing destination is. LOOK offers marine insurance so they’re interested in hearing the opinions of sailing enthusiasts as part of their research. Getting back to the question at hand… When I heard the word ‘exotic,’ images of white sandy beaches, turquoise water, rain forests and strange[Read More]
How I’m homeschooling my daughter while sailing around the world – an example
On May 3rd 2014 my daughter turned 4 years old. If we were back in England, she’d be starting school in September. I think it’s far too young for children to start school but nonetheless it plays on my mind that Sienna won’t be following the same path as her friends. As a mother, I[Read More]
Changing our lifestyle caused my daughters behavior to go into rapid decline
If you have children, and are considering a radical change in lifestyle for your family, this article might be worth reading! When reflecting back about our decision about changing our lifestyle – to pack in the day job, sell all our possessions and sail around the world, I’d have to say that my largest fears[Read More]