A DAY IN THE LIFE of a Sailing Family (At Sea): Homeschool, Night Watch, Evading Pirates (Ep 81) 

Kids grow up, and someone asks them where they’re from “I’m from the ocean”

anyone else watching this during quarantine cus it just popped up on their recommendations? no? just me? right then

I feel like I’d go insane staying on a boat all that time with just my family. I would definitely go crazy. 😂

This is only comming in my home page Becuase of Outer Banks

Everybody is hating on them but I think it’s cool they live on the water , it sounds peaceful.

Can someone explain to me what they do if a big storm happens

I like how they actually act like a real family and snap and fight with each other every once in awhile.

It’s quarantine everyday 😂

I miss living on a boat with my family , I lived on a boat from the ages of 7-12 we sailed from England to New Zealand, it was definitely the best part of my life so far

Everything looks good except when they said friends are a distraction

My family wouldn’t last a day if we lived like this lmaoaoao

Not a fan of the whole "without distractions from Friends" but hey, live the life you wanna live.

i hope these kids have decent social skills with people outside their family so its easier for them later in life

Have you ever had any clothes fly away when hanging your washing?

y'all should do a boat tour! i'd love to see how the kids organize their stuff on the boat

nightshifts be like: looking at the radar and acting you see something in the dark✌

where are you from? them: it’s complicated...

I love the part where Finn says "You all need to learn to work together." Stay safe.

Isn’t Renee just absolutely stunning.😍 not just that, she’s an amazing mother to her family and she works so hard without any credit. What a woman.

Very cool.. Love seeing people and families living who choose to live a different liifestyle than the "normal" 9 to 5..

Jack is pretty cute.. and he’s around my age 😂 shame he lives on the dang ocean 😂🤷‍♂️

jack looks like cole sprouse if he had long brown hair, suite life on deck who

Jack: I haven’t been doing much just casual sailing u know Me: No Jack I don’t know

The only problem will be getting used to wear shoes again. Ha ha

People who keep saying "they need friends" "how can they socialize" "if i was with my family all this time id kill them" etc etc. I hope someday you'll realize and learn that family is everything, its good to have friends, its good to socialize, and im sure they do, but when friends go and when the problems come, only family stays. This makes them learn how to create peaceful and patient ways to communicate even when things are stressful between members of family. I respect this, honestly, it'll teach them a lot of things.

This channel is literally the only channel that has a tons of actual sailing.. other channels just have monologues and reflections and b roll.. this channel sets the bar very high this should be top 1 sailing channel.

I respect them because I couldn’t see my friends and do activities on the shore If I was on a boat.

Those kids look well adjusted to me. A sign of a happy healthy family.

What a cool family and channel! I don't know how you ended up in my recommendation feed but I'm glad your channel did! You just gained a big fan and I'm very excited to watch your guys Journey from start to finish. I have to go back and watch your previous videos now. Have fun and be safe! See you guys in the next video! 🙏👌😀 ⛵

Congratulations on the very special birth of your 1st Grandchild, Ophelia! Best wishes to All🎉💐💝🐨

I think this is amazing, old school adventure in modern times! Currently doing my yachtmasters, see you out there!

So like is the cat good ahahaha just interested on what it’s like for the cat

What a cool insight. It's really awesome to see an alternative lifestyle with older kids. I've always wondered how people manage when the baby stage is over. Thanks for sharing guys!

independent, self-sufficient children who are now ready for all that life brings. Well done

Your kids knowing MC HAMMER! Haha that put a smile on my face haha good job!

I am so disappointed by all the negative comments about your kids. Good for you for raising them how you want! Homeschooling is awesome! My friends lived on a sailboat for years growing up and they are some of the coolest and smartest people I know. I’m sad people are so close minded towards other lifestyles.

Such a sweet, unfiltered family. A real inspiration to most of us trying to strengthen our relationships with our kids. Especially love the What, Where ands How’s...no-one else does what you’re all doing. All the best

When corona came to town you know these guys were like BYE

As a newbie, I've watched all of your videos........THIS IS MY FAVORITE. IVE WATCHED IT 6X ALREADY THIS IS MY 7TH. Please dont ever stop posting.

Yup. I’m following this journey. You guys are cute and not annoying. Idk if that’s a compliment but seriously. I feel people pass a judgement real quick upon meeting new people and upon me seeing your video. I was like “Wow. They share the same values as I do about life and learning.” I’m so happy the adults decided to do this. You’re kids are gonna be soooo smart and successful. BLESS! ♥️♥️♥️😘😘😘

Well done mum. Even your family are proud of you, just as you are of them. Great insight.

Recently found your channel and I'm glad I did! The videos are well shot and very entertaining. Looking forward to seeing more 😀👍

Hey this is just like quarantine but they enjoy it! 😂

finn does a lot to help in the boat. He is my favorite. I wish there was more of him. Thank you for showing us the day in the life!

Renee does a awesome job with these videos I love them T.V. quality entertainment 👍👍

Cystic Fibrosis is a tough one to deal with. Count me in as "Aware." Congrats Tate on little Ophelia. Babies are a blessing.

probably a much asked question but how do you have wifi and stuff

people who asked where their from will probably think there children of Poseidon

I felt I owed it to you folks to say sorry I was away. I admit I was kind of turned off by what I thought were some political misgivings but in watching the last few videos I can tell you are all good folk, raising your kids with lots of love and doing you're best with the rest. I like how Jack gave his mom a shout out for the hard work on these videos. Bravo. Please keep me in videos! Mike

Congratulations Grandpa , and Grandma 😁 Aunts and uncles too 👍 Happy Independence Day! God Bless America 🇱🇷

This looks like a lot of fun! wish you all the best guys and don’t ever worry about anyone questioning your family’s decisions. You do you and keep doing what makes your lives happy.

...all hats off to you guys... sailing across any ocean is the ultimate vulnerability... whether eventful or not, it is the most underrated challenge... an amazing adventure and a building experience like no other... kudos...

I love all of your videos but I must say this one is among my very favorites. Love you all; stay safe and have fun out there!

Great oceanic family. A little scary concerning the lack of a proper Eyes on deck at night watches. Watching movies, hanging out down below, reading , falling asleep etc, all while moving well above 2 and 3 kts. Big Sky Theory ding that bell? Fantastic what you guys are doing all togeather. Long-term blue water / aviation person here.

When they step on ground, they will probably fall lol

I used to be on a catamaran ( Fontaine pajot lavezzi) and me and my family made that passage a few years ago. We did the passage in 26 days.

Really like the way you did that video, made for a real interesting video, to me... Great job guys 👍

It’s a good idea for the person about to go on watch to also set an alarm to wake up, rather than relying on the person on watch to wake them up…if the on watch person falls overboard no one will know until morning.

My phobia of the ocean could NEVA

Crazy that I have watched you guys over 4years, came back to rewatch this video because I remember the fun dance by the four siblings. Love from Kenya

These videos are terrific, enjoy every minute of your sailing adventures with the family and secure those memories for the Grand Children. Thanks for taking all of us along for a ride and I'll be anxiously awaiting more videos. Best of luck to you all and stay safe throughout your travels.

So funny when fishing. The captain and Anna were yelling at each other and Finn yells that they need to start working together. You are killing me Smalls !!! 😂🤣 Happy 4th of July to you all. Happy sailing. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I would kill to live with you guys You guys seem really chill and very kind

Beautiful family❤️Wish i lived in the ocean, i love the marine life.

Great job with the video again. I so enjoy your videos and went through DT’s when they were not there. The kids are so amazing and both you and Keith have done a amazing job with teaching them how to be wonderful adults. I was so hoping he had landed the fish. Thank you for a great start to a boring Thursday.

Great video! I’m so happy that you film these videos with so much detail, otherwise we would never get to experience this! Renee, you are doing such a FABULOUS job on these videos! I know that filming, editing and coming up with an interesting “storyline” is hard work and I wanted you to know that your effort is both acknowledged and appreciated! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿💗💯

For the whole pirate situation. Running away from pirates won’t help. Some have fats motor boats. Just to be extra safe you should invest in a gun or two.

another fun video....pretty cool watching young son taking on more responsibility...I see him jumping ship in some cool place and taking on a charter boat captaincy in his near future! Thanks, Andrew

Love the day-in-the-life video. Thanks for bringing us along.

Great “Day in a Life” Video! Happy Sailing ⛵️plus,...great info at the end.

Watching you guys sailing around the world has inspired me. I now want to by a boat and go sailing around the world with my family it is also my daughters dream to go sailing around the world and try new thing's. ⛵

Finn is a reasonable dude haha. -- "...you guys need to work together...". Just found your channel! Good stuff guys, especially for being independently produced. Godspeed! Don't listen to most of these comments. I forgot this was RU-vid and it's all toxic.

Thank you Mom for putting all the effort into the video! It was a good one I always look forward to Y'all's uploads.

Happy Independence Day from Lubbock Texas. Thanks again for a quality informative video. Love watching you guys.

what an amazing family! You guys are all awesome!!! Thank you for letting us have a little view into your lives, that's very kind of you.

Binge watching old videos. ❤ already binge watched tha boys videos. Enjoying tha journey. ❤ Take care I look forward to each video.❤

Has anyone ever fallen overboard? Do you see many wildlife like sharks and whales? What was that big metal thing sticking up when you were reeling in the fish? Sorry for all the questions. New subscriber and fascinated by your lives on the water 😀

I really enjoy your channel. My wife and I are starting on the home school adventure, and I'm itching to go sailing. Thank you for doing this. Happy and safe travels.

Hey guys, I know you've spoken a number of times about "Buddy Boating" and saw how you made the wise decision to close the gap with Wiz during the potential "Pirate" incident. I've been checking your location and progress almost daily on the PredictWind site just for fun and noted your several dramatic/unusual course changes mid crossing. We theorized a number of possibilities as to why you were traveling almost due East instead of West - several of my personal favorites as follows: 1). Mutiny on the Zatara 2). Keith ran out of Dr. Pepper 3). the Pink Flamingo that I previously strongly recommended you mount as a figurehead to intimidate any would be Pirates had come loose and had been blown overboard - and these strange course changes were actually a Pink Flamingo rescue/recovery mission 4). Keith fell asleep while on watch, eventually dropping his foot on the windlass "Down" button - inadvertently deploying 250' of anchor rode after which the anchor was swallowed by Moby Dick and you were being dragged around the ocean blue completely against your will. 5). You guys were so bored that the whole crew had a Rock, Paper, Scissors competition which Renee won and as the winner she decided it would be super cool to sail a big "Z" for Zatara in the middle of the Pacific Ocean just because she could. I assume now that the reason for the inexplicable and puzzling "Z" in your course was none of our many interesting theories but instead an effort to close the gap with Wiz. Although there isn't a map legend it seemed like you had to travel quite a distance the wrong way before resuming your proper course - which leads me to my actual question: While Buddy Boating, how close do you generally stay to each other during a passage such as this? I'm guessing there are speed differences between your two boats - so do you slow down/speed up to stay within a certain proximity of each other at all times? Also curious, what is the maximum VHF range between you two? Is radio range the limiting distance factor or otherwise how do you determine how close to stay to each other? Having asked my real question I now present Captain Keith of the Zatara a true seamanship challenge for all the world to see: I challenge you to sail the name "Zatara" in large enough letters in CURSIVE that we can see them on your Predictwind Course. That would be pretty daggone cool to see and would serve as irrefutable proof of seamanship. I'm even willing to not make crossing the "T" in Zatara mandatory. That would be purely optional but would be worth quite a few extra bad a$$ captain points. You seem like an awfully competitive guy Keith - are you really just gonna be able to let that challenge go unanswered to the world? Oh my goodness, I've just called you out........ :)> P.S. - We'll still love you guys even if you're just not that good... I'll be watching. :)

Wow! Great video! Thanks for sharing!! You have a gorgeous boat and family!! What an amazing experience especially for the kids!! To get to see the sun rise and set from that deck, so awesome!!

Still watching!!! Great video so far, as always!! Thanks for sharing!! Peace & Safe Sailing from Ky, USA! Happy Independence Day🖤

This is like the perfect family to me, except the fact that you can’t see friends very often. My dream is to travel around the world and what better way to travel then by boat. You seem like very good parents! Keep up the good work ❤️

I just started subscribing a few days ago and I've loved watching a number of your episodes. I follow a number of off-grid folks, skoolies and world travelers but your family is the first sailing fam I've watched. You are all awesome. I particularly like that you include the entire family. May peace and joy fill your sails!

12:03 "You guys need to work together". Best comment from a kid, to adults, EVER!

Found your channel last week and have been binge watching all your episodes! Am now caught up and love your channel! Continued safe travels to you all!

Good to be first and great to see ever day life on a cat with a family. I come from a family of 13

10:49 Galley down keeps food warm while cooking! I'm seriously considering getting a catamaran and the debate between galley up or down didn't matter before, but this detail is awesome. I hate sitting down to cold food right after I'm done cooking. A great detail! Thanks Renee! Xoxo

As a screwball I watch all your videos out of order, it makes it feel more of watching home videos vs a series and this is one of my favourite episodes as we get to see the more normal side of family dysfunction and how wonderful these little quirks are. I love that your kids get to listen to ALL music genres and ALL styles, kudos to you two for knowing what parenting and teaching what life is about to your kids

In the condition of a large fish in the fishing rod. I recommend. Move with the rod to the bow. Follow him and collect a fishing line

Seems like too much family time

I want this life, for real, I experienced this when I was a kid, but then I moved out in the city and stuck here ever since

Very appreciate you guys sharing you boat live. 非常感謝你們一家分享船上生活。

but hey i mean they’re safe coronavirus

“ I got three wrong so I failed the lesson” “Get rkt” 😂😂😂

I just found y’all on my feed and I think this is amazing!! So cool to see a homeschool family sailing!!....also I was homeschool and used the same program! Y’all have a blessed trip. Stay safe

You guys popped in suggestions and it was great choice this is my first video I watched it and I loved it. Be safe out there.

Jacks pretty cute I’m not gonna lie

“Probably game of thrones” ayyy that deserves a like

Great video, living an adventure, beautiful family

This is such a unique way of living and I think it’s awesome! It brings a family together and I think that’s beautiful ❤️