Extreme Family Voyaging, the Anasazi Girl Way

TZ: How has Anasazi Girl worked out as a family cruiser?

 

JB: We are not cruising, we are voyaging. We are sailing from world port to world port [on] long passages not easily done by a cruising boat as we are making steady 200-mile days and sometimes more. We have a safe ocean voyager with no compromise for living comfort.  This is comforting for us. 

 

TZ: What do you love best about Anasazi Girl? What do you dislike most or wish you could change?

 

JB: She is a go-anywhere, at any time of year. We have done 3/4 of the Southern Ocean. We are thriving in the wilderness of the sea. The ports we visit are ports that we know and have many friends. The kids are bonding with our friends and making lifetime connections. What a gift. 

 

The boat is simple enough that we are not bogged down dealing with stuff. We have, for example, four cups and four spoons--not a lot of time doing dishes. We play a lot. I am so familiar with the boat that it is not stressful maintaining her. There are not any unknowns to worry about. 

 

TZ: Have you ever had any doubts about being out there on a voyage with the kids, and if you have, what were the circumstances?

 

JB: NONE. I am uncomfortable on the land, not at sea. I am in my comfort zone 1000 miles offshore, and a little edgy closer to land.

 

TZ: Do you have a favorite moment so far, in terms of experiencing this voyage with your family? 

 

JB: Every landfall we have a two-liter bottle of Coca Cola and chocolate and scream "Land Ho!"