Growing Up at Sea: 12-Year-Old Sailor Atticus from @BoyMeetsOcean | Salty Podcast #95

Sorry for the music overlap of the audio at 34:40 til 34:57. I inadvertently failed to mute the b-roll video and noticed it after I uploaded it. It last 17 seconds but is a very good song so enjoy! In this episode of **SALTY PODCAST #95**, I talk with Atticus from @BoyMeetsOcean on Instagram — a 12-year-old boy living aboard SV Liquid Sunshine with his family as they prepare to sail around the world! Atticus and his family have been living on their sailboat for almost two years, traveling through the Caribbean and Bahamas on their 2016 Lagoon 450. We talk about what it is really like to grow up on a boat, leave normal land life behind, homeschool from the water, meet other boat kids, and learn real sailing skills along the way. Atticus helps with night watches, reads weather, drives the dinghy, edits his own videos, dives, cooks, helps with maintenance, and has already been part of some serious boat-saving teamwork. He shares stories from Grenada, St. Martin, St. Croix, the Exumas, Highborn Cay, Pig Beach, and more. We also talk about his fast-growing social media channel @BoyMeetsOcean, how he went from a couple hundred followers to thousands by posting every day, and what it feels like to be a kid creating sailing content while actually living the adventure. This was such a fun conversation with a young sailor who is smart, capable, funny, and already living a life most adults only dream about. Salty Sailor SPF Shirts: https://saltypodcast.myshopify.com Get rid of those boat smells with Airlock! 10% off with check-out code SALTY: https://www.airlockusa.com/discount/SALTY Salty Podcast YouTube Playlist: [https://saltyabandon/SaltyPodcastPlaylist](https://saltyabandon/SaltyPodcastPlaylist) Salty Abandon: Cap'n Tinsley, Orange Beach, AL Oct 2020 to Present: 1998 Island Packet 320 Nov 2015 to Oct 2020: 1988 Island Packet 27 Feb 2015 to Nov 2015: 1982 Catalina 25 LISTEN TO THE PODCAST (Audio): Apple: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/salty-podcast-sailing/id1732800578](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/salty-podcast-sailing/id1732800578) Spotify: [https://open.spotify.com/show/1qUHKGBDJSiwEZUFiF6CwO](https://open.spotify.com/show/1qUHKGBDJSiwEZUFiF6CwO) And anywhere you get your audio podcasts! SUPPORT THE PODCAST: [http://patreon.com/SaltyAbandon](http://patreon.com/SaltyAbandon) ⚓ GEAR FEATURED IN MY UPCOMING VIDEOS 🛟 Boat Fenders [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08S1PXKKR](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08S1PXKKR) ⚓ Dock Lines [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS4BNYR9](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS4BNYR9) 🧽 Exterior Cleaning Kit [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL533KR7](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL533KR7) 🔧 OTHER BOAT GEAR Purisan Waste Filtration System [https://amzn.to/4eLZCQ6](https://amzn.to/4eLZCQ6) 🎙️ PODCAST & CREATOR GEAR (Affiliate Links) HP Thunderbolt Dock 280W G4 with Combo Cable [https://amzn.to/44c7IyG](https://amzn.to/44c7IyG) Shure Podcast Mic [https://amzn.to/49ndAoI](https://amzn.to/49ndAoI) Insta360 Link AI Cam [https://amzn.to/49IuKNb](https://amzn.to/49IuKNb) Instag360 GO3s [https://amzn.to/46aYUK6](https://amzn.to/46aYUK6) Mic Boom Arm [https://amzn.to/42iVDVN](https://amzn.to/42iVDVN) Elgato Prompter [https://amzn.to/3LHuS5L](https://amzn.to/3LHuS5L) Stream Deck+ [https://amzn.to/3zX3m1s](https://amzn.to/3zX3m1s) TeamGee Laptop Extender [https://amzn.to/3G8rocK](https://amzn.to/3G8rocK) DJI Wireless Lav Mic [https://amzn.to/3RPqAws](https://amzn.to/3RPqAws) DJI Mini 3 Pro Drone [https://amzn.to/45WQtjI](https://amzn.to/45WQtjI) Rodecaster Pro II Podcast Console [https://amzn.to/49nZ2o9](https://amzn.to/49nZ2o9) 🛠️ PODCAST TOOLS StreamYard [https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5430067749060608](https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5430067749060608)