A family on a boat is a family afloat!
Our story on cruising the world with kids.
A Mom, 3 amazing kids (currently 21, 16, and 11) 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 open35 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 are now back in Mexico sailing aboard Malihini. Nina is now off on her own and Ellamae is living with her biological father in Alabama and going to high school. So it’s down to just the three of us sailing for now. We’re likely to stay near North America until Ellamae is finished with school.
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
Nina (now 21): maybe crew for desired stretch in the future?!
Ellamae (now 16): deck hand, jellyfish whisperer and part-time mermaid and farm girl in Alabama.
Taj (now 11): deck hand and the peaceful (not so much these days) and FEARLESS leader, born with sea legs. SURF and FISH is his life currently!
photo credit to Geoff Byrne
Hailing port and awesome community: Galilee Harbor in Sausalito, Ca
Josie Lauducci
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A Family Afloat 
Can’t wait for the adventures to begin and read all about it!!!! xoxo
I love you guys!!!!
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Hi again. I have a question for Christian. Please contact me via email…delviento at hotmail dot com Please put “Fuji 40” in the subject line so I don’t miss it. Thanks!
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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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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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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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Fred, email us at josielauducci@gmail.com to make a time to connect! Also, we’ll be at the Herring Festival in Sausalito Jan 25th i fyou have time to drop by. I’ll be helping serve food.
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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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Hi Guys! So happy to have found you and really looking forward to following your adventures! =^.^=
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Thanks guys for following our adventures in sailing and photography! All the best for the big trip!
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Looking forward to hearing about your trip!
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