What happens when a family of five trades a house on land for a floating home at sea? In our ebook Sailing with Kids – A Real Guide to Family Life at Sea, we share the honest story of becoming a liveaboard family and raising three children while sailing full-time. This isn’t the polished Instagram version of family sailing life. It’s the real, practical, emotional experience of living on a sailboat with kids. We are a Norwegian family — two parents and three girls — living ab

An Honest Answer From a Family Living This Life This is the question we’re asked most often. Not how beautiful it is.Not where we sail. But whether living on a sailboat with kids is actually realistic. The honest answer is not a simple yes or no. It depends — but not in the way most people think.

The Honest Parts of Family Life at Sea Sailing with kids is often presented as freedom, adventure, and endless smiles. And yes — there are beautiful moments. But there are also quiet truths that rarely make it into stories or social media posts. This article is about what no one really tells you about sailing with kids — the parts we only understood after living this life ourselves.

Slow Travel, Anchor Choices and Family Rhythm in the Mediterranean Sicily was one of the places that shaped our family sailing life the most. Not because everything was easy — but because it taught us how to slow down, adapt, and choose what actually works when sailing with kids. This post isn’t a list of must-see places.It’s about what worked for us as a family sailing in Sicily — and why.