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.

How Slowing Down Changed Our Family Life at Sea When we first started sailing as a family, we thought progress meant movement. More miles.More destinations.More experiences. Over time, we learned something unexpected: Slowing down made everything better.