We are a multigenerational sailing channel with 2 boats and 1 collective dream of crossing oceans.
Meet Mick, Kate and their 2 boys Thomas and Bentley aboard Meraki a Stan Huntingford Explorer 45. An Aussie/Canadian family who dreamed of living life differently and took the leap into sailing life during COVID and have never looked back.
You'll also get to know Kevin and Shawna (parents to Kate) aboard M2 a TransPac 49'. They've had had a lifelong dream to sail the world.
While the original goal was to be visiting anchorages together, life had different plans. With one boat being purchased in the Pacific NorthWest and the other acquired in the Caribbean we've been waiting out Hurricane season in separate Oceans.. but the reunion is going to be OH, SO, SWEET!
Explore the world through our eyes on our sailboat adventure of a lifetime! Let us take you with us on this journey to the next destination.
If you love adventure and want to see more you're in the right place.
I may not agree with what schools are teaching children today. But understand the done with living on top of water. Time to teach your boys how to hang a elk.
So love the external chain plates, we can see what’s going on. Also love the single galley sink. Exactly why we give up all that counterspace. I’ll never understand just to have a double sink.?
One last look at these beautiful islands. Love the hills and coral reefs. The boys sure liked the speed of that new motor. Sad to go but I guess everyone can't live in FP! Have a safe passage to Tonga.
Hello from NZ , my 29 ft yacht has superficial but extensive blisters and I am in the process of getting quotes for remediation. The process they use at the yards is to plane it then use heated vacuum blankets to dry out the laminate on an accelerated basis. Then i think once the moisture content is below a certain reading they apply 2 layers of vinyl ester resin with cloth and then I presume epoxy barrier coats over that. The whole process takes 5 weeks approx. The laminate can dry out on a natural basis but it takes a very long time. I have been quoted $18000 plus tax and hardstand fees.
So sad! LOVE your channel. But I completely understand your decision of family first. Thank You So Much for sharing with us. Maybe consider continuing your RU-vid channel on land? I watch several that are just people doing their stuff, and who knows, you may end up back on the water, I have seen more than one do that after getting back to the "routine" they thought they wanted :)
Wow! Great Job on the furling headsail! I took a quick look at your listing. I would be surprised if Meraki did not sell very quickly at that price. How are your parents doing? Still sailing? Thanks for the update!
Buckle up....she's gonna sell faster than you think! We made the decision to sell Wildhood last fall with the idea that we would just keep cruising while she was on the market...needless to say it happened fast! We are actually moving back to my home town (Kingston, Ontario) and about to drive across the country to make that happen. Was wondering where you'd been, you guys sound and look great...is the plan to come back to Canada? Settle where? Kingston has a nice big lake....cheers!
WOW - big news!!! Life is an adventure and sometimes it’s on the sea and sometimes it’s on land…. Then repeat 🤣 Good on you guys! Sad to see Meraki go but happy that you guys are continuing to adventure onwards whatever that looks like! Fair winds from Vancouver Island!!
What amazing adventures your family been through this last 3 years. I am so so happy for you and all that you have offered your boys…I have loved watching where you have travelled and wish you all the best settling somewhere for the boys to attend school. Meraki maybe be sold soon but the memories will be there always.
Awww! You guys, I felt emotional watching this. Excited to see more of your travels through Fiji and whatever this next season of live holds for your family. Love you ❤
Sounds like you've had a wonderful time, well deserved. Would love to watch all your adventures if have them on video (I couldn't care less about time lags). Good luck with future endeavors.
Ahhhh. Well I want to say you’ve been an inspiration to me. I show your videos to my fam and say,..see, we are going just where they were and we’ll see awesome things like whale sharks too! Life always opens doors and I’ve been nothing but impressed with you guys. If you end up in Mexico next year for whatever reason reach out so my kids can play with yours :) all the best, Aaron
We love your little RU-vid channel. It was lovely to get an update and I am sure Meraki will sell quickly. She looks to be in great shape. One comment you mentioned made me sit back and worry. Fiji food prices are cheap. Yikes, we lived in Fiji for 10 years and return to Oz early in the Pandemic. We found Fiji food prices to be double Australia’s. Fruit and veg was good at the markets and great seafood at the docks but everything else horrendous. This makes me worry about us ever going to USA Mexico etc and then to French Poly. It sounds expensive 😳😬
I’m shocked you found fiji more expensive than Aus!!! We found groceries very expensive in Australia and love shopping the local markets here, we definitely avoid (for the most part) imported goods.
I’m surprised that you didn’t take all the antifouling off before starting this. That way you could barrier coat the whole hull not just the patches. After all the rest of the hull is polyester resin which could use the protection.
We talked over all our options before starting the work and for our budget and time frame this is where we landed. Osmosis repairs are a hot topic with lots of opinions but we are so happy with how the repairs have held up and we definitely feel it was a job well done. Yes, going the extra mile and peeling the hull, letting it sit to dry out completely (months, and may need to be tented and heated depending on climate) then adding layers of glass back would be an option but we didn’t feel the need to go that far. We’re super happy we did what we did the hull is happy too.
A fellow Canadian watching and enjoying, I was in the Sea for 18 months, my favorite place. My boat MUSKOKA will be back in the Sea one day, currently in Thailand 🇹🇭 heading for Loretto. Whoo Hoo! 🇨🇦
Beautiful sailing neighbors. Loving Smiles, lovely scenery God has blessed with his Amazing artistry. Your family is so blessed to be able to enjoy and we are blessed to be apart of your sharing! I’m so thankful to have shared in watching all your videos. Thank you!❤ 😊 🙏
