Yep, big changes are afoot. In our first video of 2022 we share a (live) life update. Archer is for sale and I got a job. Tune in for all the details! Click here to see a boat tour: https://youtu.be/6r2VRG0X3wg Click here to see the Multihull Central Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ2JOMH3Bgg&t=1062s Click here to learn more about my new employer: https://www.hhcatamarans.com/news/2022/2/2/hudson-yacht-group-announces-new-hh-catamarans-president Don't worry. The Sailing Family will continue! We still have about 6 months of footage to share as we sail up past the Whitsunday islands and go as far north as Lizard Island. We then turn around and blast south to Sydney for Christmas and New Years Eve. We give you a sneak peak here, but it will be worth hanging around for - and we're not quitting! We might be selling Archer, but that doesn't mean we won't buy a new boat. Sailing is a big part of our lives and we all want that to continue. Speaking of which, I (Seth) am excited about my new job in the boating industry. I want to thank HH Catamarans for inviting me to join the team. I can't wait to dive in and help the company on its continuing climb to success. If you want to learn more about the company, please visit www.HHCatamarans.com - or better yet, come see me at the Miami Boat Show in two weeks! ---------------------- We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ 0:00 - Life Update 0:48 - Archer is for sale 1:50 - Here are the details 2:32 - Seth got a job! 4:18 - The Sailing Family will continue! 5:43 - Here's what's coming - the next six months! 5:59 - Whitsundays 8:04 - Kepple Island to Magnetic 8:24 - Townsville 8:33 - Zoe Falls 9:05 - Cairns 10:03 - Michalmas Cay to Magnetic Island & Port Douglas 10:27 - Cooktown to Lizard Island & the Great Barrier Reef 10:58 - And back down again to Sydney! ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

We explore one of sailing's most sacred stops and leave our mark! We also anchor by drone, feed sting rays stranded in a decaying resort pool, witness the migration of butterflies, avoid military target practice, sail into the Whitsunday's and Pierce turns 8! It's a jam packed, sailing packed, episode to bring 2021 to a close. This will be our last episode for 2021 so we can spend time with our family over the holiday season. But don't worry, we will be back in 2022 with more adventures in the Whitsunday's and beyond! We want to thank everyone for supporting us during 2021. Our little channel went from 30,000 subscribers to 66,00 in just one year! We've loved reading your comments and meeting viewers along the way. Many of which have now become lifelong friends (you know who you are!). So, Happy Holidays world! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. See you in 2022! 0:00 - Convoy heading north 1:05 - Two boats on the water? 2:29 - Pearl Bay: Is this Maine? 4:35 - Navigating by Drone!? 7:06 - Rocky Shelf Bay, South Percy Island 9:01 - Butterflies and Magic: Leaving your mark on the Middle Percy "A-Frame" 14:21 - 22 foot tidal swing & an abandoned resort 17:40 - Arriving in the Whitsundays! 20:43 - Pierce turns 8! 23:16 - What will 2022 bring!? We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

Welcome to our Outremer 51. If you are shopping for a new boat, drop Seth a line (he now reps HH Catamarans and is happy to help you compare the two vessels). Watch Seth's tour of that boat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsS28R1IYPA&t=994s About the Outremer 51: Launched in 2014, this Outremer 51 has been owner/operated and professionally maintained. The original build selected nearly every upgrade option including the Carbon Longeron with Staysail and larger Genoa option, Air Conditioning, upgraded Antal deck gear, 3x electric 2-speed winches, Hydrogenerator, Bimini, carbon wheel, sat phone, full cockpit enclosures/cushions, and a complete sail package (5 sails) that remain in excellent shape (including a square top hydranet mainsail, hydranet genoa, hyrdranet staysail, asymmetrical reacher/gennaker and a large symmetrical spinnaker). More recently, over the past three years this boat has been upgraded repeatedly for truly global cruising with all new Solar (1,260 watts on the davits, 550 on the bimini and 400 on the tramps), new 800Ah house batteries, new boat PC, additional freezer capacity, new AB tender (AL12) with a new 25hp Yamaha outboard, new Rocna Vulcan 25 anchor, new trampolines, new hull paint and new Diesel engines in 2019 (1,400 hours). Key Features include: Carbon Longeron beam New paint job 2020 Squaretop Hydranet Mainsail, Hydranet Genoa, Gennaker, Staysail, Spinnaker Watermaker - 100L / hr 12 volt 16,000 BTU air-conditioning Furuno Radar, AIS, Chartplotter/PC Twin 2018 Volvo D2-40s - 1,300 hrs Folding 3-Blade Flexofold Props w/ Propspeed New Bottom Paint System in 2021 3 x electric Antal winches (all Antal gear) Dual voltage (240/120) Victron Charger/Inverters (50/60hrz) Solar Panels 2,210W Watt & Sea 600 Hydrogenerator Fully enclosures Icom Sat Phone and Icom SSB Helm with custom Bimini, Carbon Wheel Spare parts and tools included, ready to sail the world The vessel is USCG documented and the US Import Duty Tax has been paid. A recent survey is available to purchase, so the time and effort to acquire this Outremer is minimal. Offers invited circa US$950,000 (excluding taxes). ----------------------------------------------- WELCOME ABOARD! Believe it or not, we've never shared a tour of our boat. We finally got her "look'n schmick" (that's Australian for "look'n good") and we thought we would give you a tour of our home. Throughout the video we show you how we chose to set up our Outremer, what options and customizations we recommend, and talk about the reasons we selected this boat. Welcome to Archer, a 2014 Outremer 51 performance cruising cat! We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ 0:00 - Welcome aboard! 0:42 - Cockpit Tour 2:27 - Main Salon 3:27 - Navigation Table 5:00 - The Galley (aka Kitchen) 7:11 - Owner's Hull (Port) 9:12 - The "Hull of Despair" (Starboard) 11:02 - Helm Station 12:32 - Sail Equipment 16:18 - Sail Locker / Storage 17:26 - Tiller Seats 18:22 - 100% Renewable Energy (wind & hydro) 19:35 - Outtakes! ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

The boys try killing themselves while Elizabeth tries Vlogging! It doesn't go so well... Join us as we sail over a bar into a remote anchorage called Yellow Patch, and then head on up to the Keppel Islands. (Sorry this VLOG was late. It was Elizabeth's fault :). We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ 0:00 - Crossing the bar into Yellow Patch 1:34 - This is no ordinary beach 4:22 - Weather update 5:09 - Elizabeth's 1st VLOG! 7:34 - Starting a fire with a blow torch. Sure, go ahead kids! 8:05 - Dawn departure for the Keppels 10:23 - There are worst way to spend your days in QLD Australia 13:13 - Hiking the Keppels without pants 15:50 - What pandemic?! Are we the luckiest people on earth? 16:50 - "Sunset Drinks" 18:00 - Dingy Anchor Trick 18:46 - Dad's are always right 20:44 - Night fishing 21:59 - We need a Mask Sponsor! ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

We visit Lady Musgrave, a coral atoll at the beginning of the Great Barrier Reef and witness a rare sight: a complete glass-off in the middle of the ocean. We also discuss the sailing community. On the water we are "cruisers" and we face the same challenges and rewards as the cruisers around us. To have sailed our homes to this spot is our unifying thread and it quickly bonds us. Out here we are all looking for companionship and community - and that simply doesn't happen at home, on land. We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ 0:00 - Hale's Intro 0:36 - Navigating the pass into Lady Musgrave Island 2:18 - Welcome to Lady Musgrave! 3:22 - Australian Border Force visit 8:22 - The Dungeon Master 9:33 - Sailing Life is Different than Land Life 11:11 - Glass off is over... 12:13 - Should we stay or should we go? 14:44 - Rough Sail to Pancake Creek 16:39 - Headed to Gladstone 18:42 - "BE CROC AWARE" 19:30 - Flying Foxes ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

You know it's good cruising when the next anchorage is better than the last, and it just keeps happening and happening. You find your favorite anchorage in all of Australia, and then the next one tops it. And the one after that is even better that the new one. Yep, life is good in Queensland as we sail up to the Great Barrier Reef. We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ 0:00 - Finally back at anchor 0:46 - Tangalooma Wrecks, our NEW #1 Anchorage! 3:02 - Double Island Point, our NEWER #1 Anchorage! 5:17 - Serious Lightening 5:52 - DIP Lighthouse Hike 9:14 - Happy Hour before Crossing the dangerous Wide Bay Bar 10:57 - How to Cross the Wide Bay Bar 13:30 - Fraiser Island, "the most dangerous island in the world" 14:58 - Sailing to Lady Musgrave 17:00 - Our NEWEST #1 Anchorage! ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

This is Part 2 of our Top 10 Performance Cruising Cat Review (2022 models) where we narrow it down to the Top 3 boats we would look and tell you why. Thank you all for your great comments and contribution to this video. We've updated some of our thoughts from last time (see corrections below) and included two boats that should have been part of the first review. Now it's a Top 12! Tell us, which would you pick? SURVEY: Take our 1 question survey, which boat would you buy?: https://forms.gle/tXWZEFQCNb8Wovnv7 DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this video are our own, and we were not compensated in any way for making this video. The opinions expressed our based on the research we pulled using each boat's website, speaking with the production teams, visiting boats at boat shows and in talking to owners. We tried to be as fair and honest as we could be. DATA: Click here to download our data compiled to make this comparison possible: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JMU7JtBhtu0ouYJmOaIrq6_thV1SFktkunm26O3Ex3I/edit?usp=sharing CORRECTIONS: The Windelo is $1.1m and the Seawind 1600 hulls have been widened to increase payload, thus weakening its position in the performance graph. Want to skip ahead, no problem. Click here: 0:00 - The Competitive Field 0:18 - Welcome to Part 2 0:37 - Outremer 55 & Explocat 52 1:21 - Dazcat & Slyder 48 - And why no custom boats? 2:34 - Disclaimer: This is not an ad. 3:30 - THE TOP 3! (It's subjective) 5:17 - Corrections (Windelo & Seawind) 6:00 - Future Video Ideas 7:07 - Dazcat 7:23 - Slyder 7:44 - Living the dream on the Great Barrier Reef Want more info on these boats? Check out the outstanding online resource Katamarans: https://www.katamarans.com/marsaudon-composites-ts5/ https://www.katamarans.com/seawind-1600/ https://www.katamarans.com/outremer-51/ https://www.katamarans.com/catana-53/ https://www.katamarans.com/hh-oc50/ https://www.katamarans.com/windelo-50/ https://www.katamarans.com/balance-526/ https://www.katamarans.com/ita1499/ https://www.katamarans.com/mcconaghy-mc50/ https://www.katamarans.com/dazcat-1495/ https://www.katamarans.com/slyder-49/ BOATS WE LEFT OUT: We intentionally left out kit boats or boats with design plans like Schionning, Chris White and others. While we do have a lot of respect for boats like that, we are focusing today on companies that produce a line of boats and not one-off custom jobs. But that might make for a good future video, so stay tuned! We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ MUSIC: Theme song by NZ based Dyalla Swain http://soundcloud.com/dyallas ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

If you were to buy a brand new Performance Cruising Cat today, what would you get?! As the Annapolis Boat Show comes to a close, we look at the Top 10 boats we would have liked to see during the show. We provide our thoughts on the types of questions you should ask when buying, what we consider important for a cruising cat, and list the pros and cons for each vessel. Just looking for a particular boat? No problem, just skip to the chapters below: Take our 1 question survey, which boat would you buy?: https://forms.gle/tXWZEFQCNb8Wovnv7 CORRECTIONS: Since the release of this video we have been informed of a few (inevitable) mistakes. We're sorry! But here are the corrections we wish we could go back and make: 1) The WINDELO price was off badly. We're not sure where we got that information (as price info is hard to find, especially on new boats), but the price should be $1.1m USD. This is down significantly from the $1.6m we reported. It's an interesting boat and one that everyone should check out if you find that layout interesting! And we love their Eco approach. Hopefully that spurs more competitors to do the same. 2) The SEAWIND 1600 is now heavier than reported. After producing the first few hulls they saw a need for improved Heavy Displacement payload and widened it a bit. I'm not sure it affects performance that much, but it is a change from what we reported. 3) The people at ITA reached out to inform us that you can get both Diesel and Electric engines on their new design. Again, this is a pretty cool new boat and very similar to Outremer in terms of design (and probably performance). If you're looking for the fancy Italian version of that French yard, go check them out. Also of note, this boat is Epoxy Infused, which is one of only three boats listed here to have this strong production method. 4) The OC50 from HH CATAMARANS is also Epoxy Infused, making them one of three - along with the KINETIC KC54 (not sure we mentioned that). Epoxy is reportedly 3 times stronger than Polyester and Vinylester (although that depends on the yard producing them). Either way, it is a more expensive production technique and you should know what you are paying for and why. Hope this helps! 0:00 - Why a Performance Cruising Cat? 1:47 - Questions you should ask when buying a Performance Cat 7:06 - ORC50 (TS5) - "The Minimalist Racer" 10:18 - Seawind 1600 Passagemaker - "The Cheaper Outremer" 15:17 - Outremer 51 - "The Market Leader" 19:10 - Catana 53 - "The Old Guard" 22:39 - HH Catamarans OC50 - "The Quality Leader" 29:13 - Windelo 50 - "The Eco-Apartment Boat" 34:08 - Balance 526 - "The Versa-Boat" 38:51 - McConaghy MC52 - "The Flybridge Performance Cat" 42:27 - ITA 14.99 - "The Electric Outremer" 44:34 - HH50 - "Fly A Hull If You Want To" 46:14 - Kinetic KC54 - "Poor-mans Gunboat" 50:01 - What Boat Would You Pick & Why? Want more info on these boats? Check out the outstanding online resource Katamarans: https://www.katamarans.com/marsaudon-composites-ts5/ https://www.katamarans.com/seawind-1600/ https://www.katamarans.com/outremer-51/ https://www.katamarans.com/catana-53/ https://www.katamarans.com/hh-oc50/ https://www.katamarans.com/windelo-50/ https://www.katamarans.com/balance-526/ https://www.katamarans.com/ita1499/ https://www.katamarans.com/mcconaghy-mc50/ https://www.katamarans.com/kinetic-kc54/ BOATS WE LEFT OUT: We intentionally left out kit boats or boats with design plans like Schionning, Chris White and others. While we do have a lot of respect for boats like that, we are focusing today on companies that produce a line of boats and not one-off custom jobs. But that might make for a good future video, so stay tuned! Oh, and we regret leaving the Dazcat out. Click here to learn more: https://www.katamarans.com/dazcat-1495/ SPECIAL NOTE: The views expressed in this video are our own, and we were not compensated in any way for making this video. Although we are emotionally attached to our boat and the kind people at Outremer, we tried to be honest with ourselves on what boats we would look at today. Special thanks to Hans at @GoSunChill who let us use his outstanding drone shot of the Annapolis Boat Show from the weekend! Thanks Hans! Click here to check out that Scott Rocknak video I talked about: https://youtu.be/bwS5ZRVNVp4?t=422 Click here for the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JMU7JtBhtu0ouYJmOaIrq6_thV1SFktkunm26O3Ex3I/edit?usp=sharing We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/

It's an emotional rollercoaster as we arrive into Brisbane for the second time, we find our old sailboat and bring the boys aboard memory lane. Enjoy! We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ ----------------- ABOUT US: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Twelve years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode! ----- 0:00 - City Life on a Boat 0:31 - Intro 0:49 - Arriving in Brisbane 2:26 - Checking out town 3:20 - Streets Beach 6:12 - City City City Life! 7:58 - Eat Street Northshore 8:57 - Why buy a performance cat?! 9:53 - We find our old boat! 13:53 - The boat got struck by lightening 17:44 - 3 PJ Fools 18:10 - Up Next 19:00 - Our Honeymoon

Finally we have guests! After a solid year of not seeing any friends or family, we finally have some good friends visit from Melbourne. They've had a longer lock down than the rest of Australia, so they were just as relieved to get out and meet us! We depart Mooloolaba for Moreton Island where we sand board, beach party and snorkel the famous Tangalooma Wrecks. Enjoy! 0:00 - Congrats Jeff from Murgon Queensland! 0:43 - Intro 1:04 - Special Guests! 3:38 - Oops 5:54 - Departing Mooloolaba 8:19 - Sandboarding the Empire State Building of sand 11:28 - Navigating Kooringal Point 15:54 - Sandhills Anchorage 17:30 - Lego Masters 18:15 - Tangalooma Wrecks 20:44 - Saying Goodbye 22:50 - Up Next We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

We celebrate our 75th episode with a schwag giveaway, learn that Kangaroos can swim, nearly get locked down in Brisbane and cross another treacherous bar into Mooloolaba. Oh, and the boys go on a sugar rush for our entertainment. Enjoy! Want an Archer Hat?! Hit that subscribe button and leave us a comment with your first name and home town. We'll select a name at random in the next episode and tell you who won! Already a subscriber? Then tell us why YOU should win! It's all for fun - but maybe you can help us get to 75,000 subs for our 75th episode!?! Thanks for watching all. We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ 0:00 - Hat Giveaway (subscribe!) 0:50 - Leaving Southport 5:35 - Crab Attack! 8:26 - Sandboarding Jumpinpin 9:26 - Inter-coastal waterway 11:09 - Entering Mooloolaba Bar 13:56 - Easter Egg Hunt on a Boat! 16:12 - Gnome Walkoff 17:08 - Coming up next ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

When you take your family sailing around the world, you dream of anchoring in a tropical paradise. The sun is always out. The water clarity is 50 meters. The temperature is not too hot where you're sweating, but not too cold that you need a sweatshirt at night. Sure, that dream can be real, but true #BoatLife isn't always easy? We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ MUSIC: Music by NZ based Dyalla Swain http://soundcloud.com/dyallas All other musics from www.EpidemicSound.com 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - Early Departure 2:43 - Big Seas 6:10 - Dolphin Day 2 8:41 - Day 3, No Dolphins, No Fun 12:23 - We Made it to Southport! 13:13 - Australian Parks are Amazing 14:42 - Laundry Day 16:12 - Waterpark Madness! 17:57 - "Now this is back to the life!" 18:41 - Next Up... ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

We visit the most beautiful Zoo in the world, host our first ever "Meet-Up," and race Archer on Sydney Harbor. It's another fun episode with jam packed action, music, kid-antics and memories we will never forget! Dive in! Watch our Boat Tour filmed by Multihull Central here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ2JOMH3Bgg Filmed in February & March of 2021. We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - Zootastic! 4:48 - Racing in Sydney Harbor 7:56 - Our first ever "Meet-Up!" 10:57 - Sailing across the harbor to Manly 12:27 - Manly Cove 14:18 - Leaving Sydney ? 16:03 - Cruising Pittwater 18:00 - Next up! ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday (and sometime Wednesday)! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

This was magic! Team Archer sails into Sydney Harbor, celebrates this milestone, and reminisces about the past. This was our final sail on SV Honeymoon back in 2009, and we couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic doing it again, this time with our kids. It was special seeing through their eyes the Sydney Opera House for the first time and exploring a new, magical city. It was a dream come true! Literally! (Minus the bug infestation, rainy weather and near collision with a sea plane.) So we ask you, which is better? The Opera House or the Statue of Liberty!? ? Drone footage licensed by: https://www.highexposure.com.au Check out our friends new channel on SV Pegasus!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfal0V7q0O09LaAade26IiA Watch our 2009 Episode by clicking here: https://youtu.be/vFB7IJWmKtM We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Opening Credits 0:50 - Cricket Relocation Program 4:08 - New Friends (SV Pegasus) 5:14 - Hiking Barrenjoey Heads 8:44 - Sailing into Sydney Harbor 12:04 - Seeing the Opera House for the first time 16:00 - Jones Bay Wharf, Scope Marine 17:35 - Loving City Life 20:37 - The poor man's Harbor Bridge Walk 23:08 - Hectic sailing over to Manly 26:09 - Hiking Manly Heads 28:44 - Up Next... ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

Freedom! We come out of Quarantine and quickly check off a few quintessential Australian adventures: We hit the Gold Coast beaches, cross some treacherous bars, feed some indigenous animals, surf the Superbank, cuddle a Koala, see our first "Salty" and make our way south to Sydney. It's a jam packed episode covering January and February. We're catching up fast and should be current in two weeks. We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - Opening Credits 0:46 - The Gold Coast Beaches 3:12 - Rhys Surgery 4:12 - The accident while provisioning 5:29 - Australia's Dangerous River Sand Bars 7:44 - Two of the most famous bar crossings ever! 10:36 - Welcome to Coolangatta 13:05 - Feeding the Walrus! 15:47 - Cuddling a Koala 16:56 - Game Night 17:51 - 3 Overnights to Pittwater 19:43 - More Stuff Breaks 22:09 - Day 2 22:58 - Arriving in Broken Bay 24:33 - So join us next time... Drone footage licensed by: https://www.highexposure.com.au ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

We are the first foreign boat to arrive in Australia - and no one has any idea what to do with us... This is a new chapter in our story. Thank you Australia. Thank you Queensland. We are VERY happy to be here! We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ Check out Catamaran Impi's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/brentandana4 0:00 - Intro 0:16 - New Opening Credits 0:36 - Land Ho! 1:51 - Water Police 4:02 - Hotel Quarantine 10:15 - Freedom! 12:58 - Wet n Wild (or not?) 14:55 - Bottom Paint 16:11 - Splash Down 17:19 - Cleaning Up 18:33 - We're in Australia! ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

We depart Fiji with our buddy boats Zatara and Nadine, destined for Australia. We can't seem to shake that Z-Crew, Santa finds our red boat in the middle of the ocean, and we find out who wins the fishing contest. Dive in to find out! Footage aboard Zatara courtesy of the amazing Renee Whitaker. Click here to see their videos of this same passage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idkQBt9k_zw and here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z76kBBwHci8 This video was filmed in December 2020, eight months ago. We should be all caught up in another month or two. Thanks for watching! We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Credits 0:47 - Departing Fiji 2:11 - Christmas Lists 6:10 - Christmas Eve Traditions 10:19 - Christmas Day 14:12 - A Zatara Christmas 16:11 - Stockings! 18:40 - Calling the Grandparents! 21:01 - The Race Is On! Zatara is Fast! 23:41 - Archer Pulls Away - Comparing Boats 28:09 - Day 7: Life Aboard Archer 29:38 - When a Container Ship looks to collide with you... 30:37 - Day 9: Final Comparisons 32:36 - Entering Southport Seaway, Australia ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

By the time Cyclone Yasa hit us, it was the 2nd largest in South Pacific history and a "Strong Category-Five" storm. It was as harrowing experience we would rather not have again... This video covers the month of December, 2020. We should be all caught up in the next two months. Thanks for watching! We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - Credits 0:47 - A Cyclone is coming 2:18 - Our Plan 2:49 - Prepping the boat 4:08 - Tying Archer Down 5:01 - Final forecast 5:34 - The Rats escape 6:32 - We're as ready as we will ever be 11:51 - Heading to the hotel 13:41 - The Storm Hits 14:38 - The Closest We Get To The Eye 15:56 - The Morning After 18:15 - Preparing for an off-shore passage 18:51 - Admitting our mistake 19:37 - The aftermath 20:51 - Saying Goodbye 24:01 - Ni sa moce, Fiji! ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

As we try to flee Cyclone Season, we get approval from Australia to enter, but then Queensland changes the State's rules that count-time-at-sea. As we apply for an exemption, we get hit by the first tropical low of the season. But then it turns into TWO tropical lows. Then two tropical CYCLONES / HURRICANES. Then one of them heads right for us and turns into Cyclone Yasa, a CATEGORY 5 Cyclone and the second most powerful in South Pacific history. You've got to be kidding, right?!?! 0:00 - Previously on The Sailing Family 0:31 - Opening Credits 0:46 - Repainting our Non-Skid 2:23 - Private Waterpark 3:45 - The rest of the Non Skid Story 6:13 - Diwali 7:31 - Hale's First Scuba Dive 11:04 - Denied Again, "But?" 12:25 - Fire Dancing at Robinson Crusoe Resort 13:54 - Riding Horses on the Beach 16:44 - "Big News!" 18:10 - Saying Goodbye 20:29 - Changing the rules 22:57 - Getting ready for Santa 23:21 - Saying Hello 23:55 - Prepping for a Tropical Low 24:25 - Christmas Shopping in Suva 25:23 - Two Cyclones?!?! We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ MUSIC: Music by Dyalla Swain http://soundcloud.com/dyallas All other musics from www.EpidemicSound.com ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

As Cyclone season approaches, we start working on our escape plans. We knew it was a risk to leave the safety of New Zealand, and now we pay the price... We are posting live updates on our social channels: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/ https://www.instagram.com/the_sailing_family/ https://www.facebook.com/the-sailing-family-voyage/ 0:00 - Intro 0:26 - Credits 0:41 - Applying for Compassionate Exemption 2:07 - Kids Surfing Swimming Pools 6:16 - Dads Surfing Restaurants and Lefts 7:28 - Applications Denied, kind of... 10:11 - Birthday Celebrations and Sundowners 13:01 - Manta Ray visits Archer 14:31 - Best Tuber In The World 15:12 - A very Musket Halloween 17:29 - Escape Plans Denied 19:06 - Thanks for watching Drone footage of the Mangroves by Kurt Roll. Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Kurt0425 For more about Camara, the 80 foot Maxi Whitbread racer, click here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUGHF0HGKWrucXgyG2RcN9A Follow Chris and his clan of surfers at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPmT1bLBN-g7H2XEo7aMXcg ----------------- ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named "Archer" and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday! OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia. OUR PAST: You may remember us as "SV Honeymoon?" Ten years ago ("before kids"), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first "sailing channels." We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids. FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode: https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4 PLEASE COMMENT!: As a channel with kids on-board, we are required to actively monitor all comments, but we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think! THANKS for watching all. Subscribe and never miss an episode!