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A family on a boat is a family afloat!
Our story on cruising the world with kids.

A Mom, 3 amazing kids (currently 23, 18, and 13) and an amazing Dad/Captain. We are currently (STILL) intending to sail our boat around the world. It might just be on a different boat or who knows, maybe more! We started out of Sausalito in August, 2015. After two and a half months making our way down California, we left San Diego in November 2015 for Mexico. So now that we are “cruising”, our plans are “we’ll see” and “will be determined”. We crossed the Pacific in April, 2018.  Landed in  New Zealand in October 2018 and stayed there for 3 years. With everything covid and not being able to obtain residency in New Zealand, we decided to sell Shawnigan in New Zealand, fly back to the USA, where we bought a new boat,  a Shuttleworth 35 Catamaran named Malihini.  We sailed her down to San Francisco from purchasing her in Portland, Oregon.  After being dock in Emeryville for 1.75 years refilling the kitty, we sailed back down to Mexico aboard Malihini.  May of 2025, we stumbled upon a Sceptre 43′ that was for sale in La Cruz, Mexico. After much thought, we decided to go back to monohull sailing and buy SV Linger Longer (now renamed as Luana).  Malihini is currently at Puerto Penasco, Mexico and is for sale! And Luana is our new boat for cruising on.

As for the kids: Nina is now off on her own, enjoying snowboarding, rock climbing and mountain biking.  Ellamae is living the college life on the nursing school path in Birmingham, Alabama.  So it’s down to just the three of us sailing for now. Taj is enjoying his own room with a door and space at the table.  We’re likely to stay near North America until Ellamae is finished with school, but who ever really knows if you know us.

PICTURES BELOW NEED TO BE UPDATED….

Christian: Captain, boat maintenance, rigging and repair work, and super dad of 3. Contact: sweetaz101@gmail.com

Josie: first mate, mother of 3, RN NIC (Neonatal Intensive Care and Pediatric Critical Care Resource team Nurse). Contact @ josielauducci@gmail.com

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Nina (now 23): maybe crew for desired stretch in the future?!

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Ellamae (now 18): deck hand, jellyfish whisperer and part-time mermaid and farm girl in Alabama.

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Taj  (now 13): deck hand and the peaceful (not so much these days) and FEARLESS leader, born with sea legs. SURF and FISH is his life currently!

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photo credit to Geoff Byrne

Hailing port and awesome community: Galilee Harbor in Sausalito, Ca

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Josie Lauducci

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  4. Dini M's avatarDini M

    Whowhoo, here’s all the best to you. We’ve been living aboard for half a year now… and what a six months it’s been! The sum of it all… LOVING it. And there’s definitely no better time than NOW to start living the life you dream of. Hope to catch you in the Caribbean late next year? xx

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  5. Jessica Hodges's avatarJessica Hodges

    So grateful I ran into you all at the Looney Bean in Bishop, Ca today. I am inspired. You’ve reminded me of my dream to sail with my kids. Truly living. I hope it is a safe and amazing experience for all!

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  6. Fred Kowitz's avatarFred Kowitz

    Your adventure sounds great. We are thinking about getting a Stevens 40 and would like to connect to learn more about the boat. We are in San Francisco. Fred

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  7. Christopher's avatarChristopher

    Enjoy the adventure. We are now two years out with out two kids adn loving it. Thanks for you comment on our blog. We will keep an eye out for you adn maybe get to share an anchorage someday someplace. – Christopher, Molly, Porter, and Jack Barnes s/v Sila (currently in Mindelo, Cape Verdes)

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