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Families Afloat | Sail Away Together

by Robyn, Dave, Erin, and Scrappy

Hi! We spent five years living aboard and sailing on a couple of sailboats (34ft then 42ft). We began our journey as a family of 3 on the east coast of the UK in 2017 and sailed across the North Sea to Northern Europe. After a couple of years exploring the continent, Jersey in Channel Islands, the Isles of Scilly, the south coast of the UK, and having a baby(!) - we set sail south down the Atlantic coast from Cornwall, UK and sailed down to southern Portugal when Erin was only 8 months old. We have PLENTY of tales to tell! Now we're ready to share our experiences and all the knowledge we picked up to help other families get out on the water sailing. Come join us!

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Did you see this?! 👀

Hey Reader, I hope you've had a great week. Did you see my email last weekend where I told you I'd just relaunched Families Afloat as a brand new website?! Visit Families Afloat by clicking the image above or the links in the email Have you had a chance to check it out yet?! I'd love to hear what you think of the new (and IMO very much improved design! Let's be honest, the last website was a bit crap...! 😂) It's still early days for it but I'm adding new posts to it as often as I can. What...

24 days ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader, I’m back!!! It’s been a while since I emailed and a LOT has happened since then! We’ve moved back to the UK from Portugal and are in the process of trying to resettle into ‘normal life’. The bottom line is that it’s not going very well - moving back in the middle of winter probably wasn’t our smartest move! 😂 We’re missing boat life like crazy and have started boat hunting again 😂. The other thing I’ve been doing which has taken up a LOT of time is redesigning Families Afloat from...

about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader, Welcome to the MAY edition of 'Families Afloat'! The monthly newsletter full of inspiration, stories and invaluable information for sailing families. If you want to have a catch up of our previous newsletters, you can find them here: NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE. This week's topic is what cruising is really all about... Fixing your boat in foreign countries! 😂 I'm pretty sure that almost every cruiser we've met has had to fix their boat abroad at some point in their journey, if they haven't,...

11 months ago • 7 min read
Hallberg-Rassy 42E being surveyed out of the water

Hi Reader, Welcome to the 10th edition of 'Families Afloat'! The monthly newsletter full of inspiration, stories and invaluable information for sailing families. If you want to have a catch up of our previous newsletters, you can find them here: NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE. This week it's all about The Boat. Finding the perfect boat can feel like trying to find a needle in a haystack! I should know, we've been there - three times! The reality is, there is no such thing as the PERFECT boat, just the...

about 1 year ago • 8 min read

Hi Reader, Welcome to the 9th edition of 'Families Afloat'! The bi-weekly newsletter full of inspiration, stories and invaluable information for sailing families. If you want to have a catch up of our previous newsletters, you can find them here: NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE. This week's topic is Money. Love it or hate it, it's a necessity when it comes to owning a boat and going sailing. If you're crewing on someone else's boat then you'll get to avoid a lot of the costs, but if you own your boat then...

about 1 year ago • 7 min read
Sailing off into the sunset

Hi Reader, Welcome to the 8th edition of 'Families Afloat'! The brand new weekly newsletter full of inspiration, stories and invaluable information for sailing families. If this is the first one you've received - welcome aboard! It's great to have you here. If you want to have a read of previous newsletters, you can find them on our homepage (https://familiesafloat.co.uk). This week it's all about preparing to set off on an epic adventure and what you need to do in the lead up to your...

about 1 year ago • 8 min read
The Hacking Family in Thailand ©

Hi Reader, Welcome to the 7th edition of 'Families Afloat'! The brand new weekly newsletter full of inspiration, stories and invaluable information for sailing families. If this is the first one you've received - welcome aboard! It's great to have you here. If you want to have a read of previous newsletters, you can find them on our homepage (https://familiesafloat.co.uk). Now, on with this week... it's all about going sailing with your teenagers (and how to persuade them that cruising is...

about 1 year ago • 6 min read
Scrappy sunbathing on the hatch while motoring up to Amsterdam.

Hi Reader, Welcome to the 6th edition of 'Families Afloat'! The brand new weekly newsletter full of inspiration, stories and invaluable information for sailing families. If this is the first one you've received - welcome aboard! It's great to have you here. If you want to have a read of previous newsletters, you can find them on our homepage: https://familiesafloat.co.uk. Now, on with this week... It's all about taking your dog sailing with you! Our furry friends are definitely part of the...

about 1 year ago • 8 min read
Homeschooling a Five-Year-Old on a Boat

Hi Reader, Welcome to the 5th edition of 'Families Afloat'! The brand new weekly newsletter full of inspiration, stories and invaluable information for sailing families. If this is the first one you've received - welcome aboard! It's great to have you here. If you want to have a read of previous newsletters, you can find them on our homepage (https://familiesafloat.co.uk). Now, on with this week... This week, it's all about going sailing with primary aged children (5-11) - I'm working my way...

about 1 year ago • 8 min read
Everything you need to go sailing with a baby

Hi Reader, Welcome to the 4th edition of 'Families Afloat'! The brand new weekly newsletter full of inspiration, stories and invaluable information for sailing families. If this is the first one you've received - welcome aboard! It's great to have you here. If you want to have a read of previous newsletters, you can find them on our homepage (https://familiesafloat.co.uk). This week we're focusing on sailing with really young children (aged 0-4). Not all areas of the newsletter are purely...

about 1 year ago • 9 min read
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