3 YEARS Living on a Sailboat 🌊 Family Life at Sea with a Kid | Sailing with the Jameses (Ep. 155)

Sailing with kids. Here’s how we're raising a kid on a sailboat and what our family life at sea is like. Hey everyone! We’re the James Family—a crew of three living full-time on our sailboat for over three years. One of the biggest questions we get is: what’s it like raising a child on a sailboat? In this episode, we share our experience of family life at sea. From safety, life jackets, and setting boundaries to where we sleep on the boat, handling seasickness, what’s in our medical kit, doing laundry and toilet training at sea, reprovisioning in remote places, keeping children entertained onboard, and how we manage long passage days—this video covers a lot! If you’re dreaming about sailing full-time with kids or curious about family life on the ocean, this episode is for you. We’d love to hear from you—drop your questions in the comments and we’ll answer them! -------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 – Welcome Aboard! 01:29 – Child Safety Netting 02:33 – Life Jackets 03:25 – Setting Boundaries 04:42 – Boat Safety Features 04:59 – Creating a Safe Space 06:18 – Where Does She Sleep? 06:28 – Medical Kit Essentials 06:44 – Managing Seasickness 08:24 – Routine Medical Visits 09:10 – How We Do Laundry Onboard 11:32 – Toilet Training at Sea 13:29 – Reprovisioning as a Family 14:55 – Do Kids Ever Get Bored? 16:06 – Entertainment Onboard 16:46 – Passage Days with a Child 18:56 – Socialising on the Water 21:15 – The Hardest Part of Sailing with Kids 22:23 – The Best Part of Sailing with Kids ---------------------------------- 🎉 WANT TO KEEP VIDEOS COMING? SUPPORT US ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/Sailingwiththejameses Your support keeps this channel going, helps us upgrade gear, and brings you better content each week. Try a 7-day FREE trial—tiers start at just $2/month! ---------------------------------- SV Emma James is for Sale! Emma is a 2005 Aluminum Crowther Catamaran, Design 85, Mark IV, professionally build in the Gold Coast Australia by MEC. Email inquiries: sailingwiththejameses@gmail.com Listing Ad: https://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/crowther-catamaran/331110 ___________________________________________________ 🎥 Watch our boat evolve — Major Refit Series ⚓ EXTENDING OUR SUGAR SCOOPS https://youtu.be/70acqzq3yIc ⚓ RECESSING OUR ANODES https://youtu.be/9oi9n1sMJNs ⚓ SYNTHETIC RIGGING ON OUR ALUMINIUM CATAMARAN https://youtu.be/LU8zSyDujfo ⚓ HOW WE IMPROVED THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR PERFORMANCE ALLOY CATAMARAN https://youtu.be/Qub8_UeCwdg 🚤 NEW HERE? Check out our boat tour: https://youtu.be/RhyaasimV9M Or our previous monohull: https://youtu.be/E5OCEgbGqK4 ------------------------------------------------------- 📬 BUSINESS INQUIRIES: sailingwiththejameses@gmail.com 📸 Follow our adventures: Instagram: @sailingwiththejameses Facebook: facebook.com/sailingwiththejameses Don’t forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and leave a comment — #SailingFamily #BoatLifeWithKids #SailingWithKids #FamilySailing #LifeAtSea ------------------------------------------------------- Our Tender: We're cruising around in a True Kit Discovery 400—lightweight, stable, and perfect for exploring remote anchorages and shallow landings. Check it out here: https://truekit.net/en-au ------------------------------------------------------- Follow me on my boat 'Sailing with the Jameses' on noforeignland: https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/5500640950222848 And get the free noforeignland app: https://www.noforeignland.com/app