As Cyclone season approaches, we start working on our escape plans. We knew it was a risk to leave the safety of New Zealand, and now we pay the price…

We are posting live updates on our social channels:
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0:00 – Intro
0:26 – Credits
0:41 – Applying for Compassionate Exemption
2:07 – Kids Surfing Swimming Pools
6:16 – Dads Surfing Restaurants and Lefts
7:28 – Applications Denied, kind of…
10:11 – Birthday Celebrations and Sundowners
13:01 – Manta Ray visits Archer
14:31 – Best Tuber In The World
15:12 – A very Musket Halloween
17:29 – Escape Plans Denied
19:06 – Thanks for watching

Drone footage of the Mangroves by Kurt Roll. Check out his channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Kurt0425

For more about Camara, the 80 foot Maxi Whitbread racer, click here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUGHF0HGKWrucXgyG2RcN9A

Follow Chris and his clan of surfers at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPmT1bLBN-g7H2XEo7aMXcg

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ABOUT US: We are a family of five sailing around the world on a performance catamaran named “Archer” and sharing our adventures in family-friendly episodes every Tuesday!

OUR ROUTE: We departed the Boston area of the United States and sailed south to the Caribbean and then west through the Panama Canal. We have dealt with massive repairs in the South Pacific, the Coronavirus lock down in New Zealand, a Category 5 Cyclone in Fiji, and now we are cruising in Australia.

OUR PAST: You may remember us as “SV Honeymoon?” Ten years ago (“before kids”), we sailed a Lagoon 380 named Honeymoon halfway around the world to Sydney, Australia. Along the way we shared our experiences via YouTube and, by happenstance, created one of the very first “sailing channels.” We also realized what an incredible experience we were having and that someday we wanted to do it again, only this time with kids.

FAQ: More questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page on our website or answers to many of your questions in this 40 minute episode:
https://www.the-sailing-family.com/faq
https://youtu.be/jBzTUVZ5oG4

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