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About A Family Afloat

I'm a mother of 3 amazing kids (currently 18, 13, and 8) and a wife of an amazing husband. We sailed our boat to Mexico with a sail plan of going around the world. In August, 2015 we cruised out "the Gate" of San Francisco and spent 2 months going down the coast of California and 2 years exploring Mexico. From Mexico, we sailed down to Costa Rica and Panama, then across to the Galapagos. We crossed the Pacific to French Polynesia In April, 2018, from the Galapagos. Now we have landed in New Zealand, have been based here for 2 years, and where we are open to stay for a little while...

Slow to SLO

Latitude said it well, we are definitely on the slow track to cruising the world. Our boat has been in Morro Bay the last four weeks. The first week of which we spent all together as a family, the next two and half weeks of it, I was up in San Francisco finishing my last 9 shifts, while Christian and the kids stayed in Morro Bay.  During that time a few other cruising boats with kids have trickled through, creating much excitement between te kids. Now I’m back and we are waiting for our weather window to head South, around the corner to Port San Luis. We are hoping to leave tomorrow, which will be the end of our fourth week in Morro Bay. 

Latitude 38 published another little write up on us in the October release. Well written, yet again, it states how Christian is pro at sailing slow. Check it out ! Latitude’s issuu or pg 124 in the hard copy! 

 

Stay tuned for more pictures of the last few weeks. 

Dance Party with Boat Kids

“It’s all about the boat” dance party on S/V Shawnigan. There is never a dull moment on S/V Shawnigan with these kids aboard. Well, maybe it’s us parents too.

The boat was quiet and peaceful, and it seemed like we all needed to get some energy out, so Christian and I decided it was time to put on some music and see how the kids responded.  Ever wonder how we pass the time on the boat in the middle on nowhere? This video pretty much sums it up.