BOAT LIFE: A Tour of our Floating Home

Thanks for the tour guys! Re education. You guys have the perfect setup to raise children. I can see you are open minded, and Unschooling / Worldschooling / Self Directed Education is probably going to be your best option. Check Dayna Maarten out. Here's also an interesting article about Unschooling and it's origins if you don't know it already: <a href="https://www.growingminds.co.za/unschooling-unpacked-a-semantic-musing/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.growingminds.co.za/unschooling-unpacked-a-semantic-musing/</a>And another one: <a href="https://www.growingminds.co.za/unschooling-in-south-africa-faq/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.growingminds.co.za/unschooling-in-south-africa-faq/</a>

Enjoyed the tour, thank you for sharing your home with us. :) Also enjoyed the clip of Yuval Noah Harari, his statement is exactly what I've been thinking in recent months. And as a Dad of two lovely young ladies, 20 & 23, my wife & I seek to help guide them as they start their own journey in this crazy world. As far as you guys are concerned, you'll be doing your best if you, as much as reasonably possible, continue your focus to prepare yourself for Lenny's future. You can't do any more, and to be fair to Lenny, shouldn't do any less. We continue to learn, especially now their young adults, the balance between, direction, correction, guidance, and letting go. All of which is a lot easier said than done, but will never happen if you don't at least try to have the wisdom in knowing which battles, for your child's sake, are the one's you need to win, because you definitely can't, nor should, win them all. As the old saying goes, 'we all learn from our mistakes'. Obviously, you've just started this journey, so there's plenty of time, so as always, just take it one day at a time, and you'll get there, hopefully sooner rather than later, but sometimes you don't get a choice! :)

loved this.

It was interesting seeing the fishing belt in the storage compartment. Do you use it? All videos I've seen of you fighting a fish it is with the rod in the rod holder. You should try "stand up" fishing using the belt. It is so much more fun. It may be more difficult on a sail boat than my experience on a power boat. Do you own a spinning rod and reel? I have never seen a video of you chumming up fish to the boat and casting to them. Its and excellent way to catch small snappers and dolphin.

R&E&L wow There are some great suggestions on the Youtube on your plea at the end there Riley, I'll back up what most are saying there and here, just home school Lenny and I'll add the life experences you guys can provide him are plenty, alot can be said about bad habits and culture and influences could be had by going to public schools anyhow. My take is Lenny is gonna have great balance all around growing up sailing around different languages and people. Elayna get LFW hooked on Premiere pro early on so you can take a dang break. Your pro ELay. I've said it a hundreds and more but your job of editing is tops on Youtube for all the sailing channels atleast and for sure many of the other vloggers out there! Thanks for the Tour #4 around SLV guys I believe you did two funny ones back in the day on SLV1 :) fun fun cheers Steve

PS - the main concern that anyone has about unschooling/homeschooling is 'socialisation'... you'll hear it all the time. It's nonsense. Think, if they're not in a classroom all day then that's 9+ useable hours that they are in the world, doing that 'LIFE' thing, chatting to people of all ages, all cultures. Unless you live in a cave (though that in itself could be pretty cool) you're kid will turn out to me one of the most well-rounded social little munchkins you've ever met. Homeschoolers can interact with all ages without having it drilled into them that 'he's too old' or 'she's too young' to play with.

Homeschooling / Unschooling : I'm the oldest of 4 girls and all of my sisters bar me were unschooled exclusively (the 2nd oldest, mia, went to school at 14, dyslexic, put bottom of the class then rose to the top in 1 month, ha!). My partner (this is totally random, I had no idea when we started dating) is the youngest of 3 boys who were all exclusively unschooled until university (they're now game designers, stop motion animators and packing shed managers). We will be exclusively unschooling our future kiddies until they choose otherwise. Having gone to school, I realise HOW MUCH TIME IS WASTED, how much unnecessary pressure there is and how the system is set up for teaching one way and one way only. No thanks!

You guys would make excellent unschooling (John Holt) candidates. It's the philosophy you both already LIVE. My wife and I used this approach with our kids while traveling the US for 5 years by RV. There are Incredibly diverse learning opportunities when you travel full-time, and learning by immersion and experience makes the classroom look paltry.

Also listening to Alan Watts is inspiring.

I am looking forward to listening to the latest book you showed on this video. I have 13, 16, 19, & 22 year old​ kids. They did very well learning about life and geography and sailing while living on a boat. I think it's much better to homeschool, or as we did when we were sailing, un-school. The kids learned SO much more than any classroom ​could provide (and they are at good public schools). I can’t wait to get them back on the boat. And I am planning on sailing for the next 4-6 years until high school is over. You guys have plenty of time to decide what you want to do. Enjoy these glorious baby years. Continue to trust you ​intuition and it will guide you to where you need to be.

Great home, great family, great love! Luv 'ya 3!

Love the boat very cool plus your way of life is amazing enjoy every minute

Great video guys. One of the reasons I tune in to you are the book suggestions. We are both of the same ilk and as a cruiser you may have more time to find the good ones. For a complete departure put Les Misérables and Ishmael (begins with a newspaper advertisement: "Teacher seeks pupil. Must have an earnest desire to save the world. Apply in person") on your list. We co-slept and breastfed our son for three years and suggest the same; full contact parenting. Lenny's room will be Lenny's stuff, not too often Lenny, so that bunk will look the same as it did in the video for the next 15+ years. We continue to home school our son, now 13, and suggest the same. Your job as a parent is to teach him to learn (aka read) so he can make the right choices in life and home schooling does that best. The pace and subject are nearly irrelevant if he enjoys the process. Based on the tour you will need three stair gates to make your home a safe playpen for Lenny; get something you can open, step over or through ten times a day for the next three years.

I have never finished watching a video where I wasn't high on happiness. You all do a great job of bringing good cheer, joy and inspiration into the heart. Thank you so much, and Merry Christmas.

Lenny is going to have a wonderful life because he will be surrounded by beauty, laughter, love, and freedom to discover this incredible world.

Guys, thanks for the tour. I’m in the process of purchasing a 2015 Outremer. I have been racing a monohull for years and plan to do some distance racing with my O45 and cruising the East Coast & Caribbean.

Hi guys, don’t worry to much about bringing your child up you’ll do great. Your rugrat will figure out the mechanics of life, you will provide the values of life. A sailboat is a perfect place for a child to grow up exposed to all sorts of cultures and people. You will raise a well adjusted child, home schooling is so hard and very easy at the same time you will manage and you will further your own education. Thanks guys you’ll do great.

Always good to have the detailed tour and some loving bickering!! What does the future hold with yourselves and Outremer? Sleeping outside is such a pleasure. In DK babies sleep outside for their first year or so, even when freezing cold. They love it and so do parents!

what a beauty

Great video!!! Happy holidays!!!! I'm looking forward to the live video.

Home schooling is soooooo much better than traditional school, must peeps say it's the interaction with other kids that your children miss out on, every marina we went to, every boat yard, every anchorage, my kids always found other kids to play with. Also how much better and more prepared is a child that can talk with all aged peeps, just be careful of the lego in toilets and shower massarators. Aussi School of the Air is still running I think (my kids are much older now), it used to be very good. One final point, my kids did attend school in Sydney and if the teachers are really honest they will tell you that kids in primary actually work for no more than 2 hours a day, my kids used to start at 10 and be done by lunch. All work done. Kids need to play.

I grew up on a Trimaran when I was young, we used to be able to get one of the pontoons out of the water when we had some good wind, in your videos I haven't seen your boat under a strong wind with one of your pontoon's out, is that because of the design of the boat or the weight? love your adventures and looking forward to the new adventures with your new deck mate. Cheers.

It was a great behind the scenes. Always love how a sailboat combines the practical with romantic

Such a beautiful video you guys! well done, enjoyed it with many giggles. Amazing cinematography and amazing tour (and amazing little message at the end) You've taken the word Inspirational to another level. Love ya's!

Can’t wait to see Lenny live tomorrow. :)

I was just searching here for my Lenny pic...haha. Great video! I for sure agree with your thinking of the future and what people can you keep up with. Because of the instant everything now ( mobile phones, emails, text, etc.) it wil be harder and harder for adults to keep up. I think the kids will have more ability to keep up with the times. Your thoughts..

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Honored to have seen my little gift I gave you in Miami in the Salon... made my day!

I just happened to be watching the previous video when you posted another. Thanks for the evening entertainment!

Broke the rule again! :-P