Want to live on a sailboat someday, with or without kids?
We’d love to show you how.
Ten years ago my wife and I bought bought a fixer-upper sailboat in the Caribbean.
We moved aboard with our five kids.
They were ages 6-16 at the time.
Our youngest has Down Syndrome.
Our two youngest didn’t know how to swim.
We were living on an income of $60,000 a year.
Even so, over the next year we sailed from St. Martin in the Caribbean back to our home in New York.
It was a defining experience for all of us.
We share the whole story in our New York Times Top 10 Travel Book: Seven at Sea – Why a New York City Family Cast Off Convention for a Life Changing Year on a Sailboat.
If this is something you might want to try, we’d love to show you how.
How we help you:
✅ You'll learn what you need to know to live aboard a sailboat.
✅ You get our step-by-step process that will walk you through how to go from Nothing to Navigating.
✅ You'll get live 1:1 and group coaching with us.
✅ We’ll start right where you are, regardless of how little/much experience you have.
✅ We’ll help you overcome the mental, emotional and financial obstacles to actually getting off the dock.
✅ We’ll help you take the steps of:
- learning to sail
- organizing your finances
- practice chartering
- choosing the time and place of your trip
- shopping for a boat
- planning for re-entry back into “normal” life
How’s that sound?
We’ve done it and it’s one of the best decisions we’ve ever made.
Where we started:
We started not knowing anything about boats or how to sail.
We learned how to sail.
We learned how to buy a boat.
We learned how to get off the dock.
So many people struggle to get started.
Or if they get started, it’s super hard to pull the trigger and actually go for it.
Can you relate?
We want to help you do both:
✅ get started and
✅ get off the dock
What you don't need
❌ You don’t need to already know how to sail.
❌ You don’t need to already own a boat.
❌ You don’t need to have a bunch of money saved up.
We’ll help you figure all that out.
What you do need
✅ A willingness to learn
✅ A willingness to take small risks (you’ll start small and grow from there)
✅ A willingness to be encouraged
✅ A willingness to be supportive of others
How's that sound to you?
Here's how it works
It's simple.
- You’ll get live coaching with us every every other week for 90 days.
- All coaching sessions will be via Zoom, so you can live anywhere
- All sessions will be recorded and archived so you can watch/rewatch anytime
- You'll have lifetime access to the recorded sessions
- You can listen to all sessions in audio-only versions (perfect for driving, walking, gardening, etc.)
- If you volunteer, you can get coached 1:1 with your specific questions and challenges.
- If you prefer to just listen and observe in the background, you can just tune in and take notes.
- You’ll get access to our 4 hour video course (The Navigator Framework) that:
- will teach you the exact process we use to pull off these kinds of trips
- includes a playbook with thinking, writing and planning exercises that will help you overcome financial, emotional and logistical obstacles
- Every member of your family can get their own personal access to the Navigator Framework
- Every member of your family can join our live coaching sessions (only Moms and Dads will be invited on for live 1:1 coaching)
- You’ll feel confident and prepared as you gain skills, knowledge and ultimately find yourself living on a sailboat with your family.
- We’ll connect you with our network of specialists to help you overcome obstacles specific to your trip.
What our sailing alumni have to say:
The kinds of topics we'll cover
- How to learn to sail (if you're new to sailing)
- How to gain the sailing and other skills you want when you move aboard.
- How to get more practice sailing.
- How to charter for a fraction of the normal cost.
- Getting on the same page with your spouse (usually one is more keen than the other)
- Starting or continuing homeschooling or world schooling on the water
- How to share the idea with your kids and get their buy-in
- How to share the idea with family and friends
- How to share the idea with employers and arrange the best situation for casting off and returning to work
- How to share the idea with educators (if your kids are in school) and make sure your kids are still getting a fantastic education while living on the water
- How to deal with communication on the water (phone/internet, etc.)
- How to meal plan, grocery shop and eat well on the water
- What your options are for health insurance and healthcare while living aboard
- How to find and make friends while living on the water.
- And much more.
When and where?
- Calls will take place via Zoom. You can live anywhere and join in.
- All calls will be recorded and available for unlimited playback
- You will have life-time access to all the recordings.
- Calls begin June, 2024
- They will occur during lunch-time and/or evening hours in the U.S.
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In the end you'll
- Gain the skills and mindset you need to live aboard as a family.
- You’ll find the right time, place and boat for you.
- You’ll have the courage to cast off and actually do it.
Want to go sailing with us?
For those that qualify, you’ll also have a chance to go sailing with us for 1 week in various locations around the world. More details inside the course.
- Bahamas
- Caribbean
- Virgin Islands
- Greece
- Italy
- Thailand
- French Polynesia
- Mexican Riviera
You’ll get off the dock.
You'll learn to live aboard a sailboat.
You’ll go from nothing to navigating.
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