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05-09-2012, 16:53
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ON A DESOLATE ISLE
Posts: 4
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What Ages Were ?
Your children when you started live aboard status with them?
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05-09-2012, 17:02
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Montegut LA.
Boat: Now we need to get her to Louisiana !! she's ours
Posts: 3,421
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Re: What Ages Were ?
 Our's were 3, 7,7, 9 ! they were there till high school was done, then they went off to collage and 1 to the marines !
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05-09-2012, 17:34
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: San Francisco Bay
Boat: Fantasia 35
Posts: 1,253
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Re: What Ages Were ?
My two oldest boys where 4 and 5 when we moved aboard. My third boy was almost born on board. Momma, was heading up the dock which suitcase in hand when I arrived home unaware that it was time.
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05-09-2012, 18:44
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: 29° 49.16’ N 82° 25.82’ W
Boat: Pearson 422
Posts: 16,306
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Re: What Ages Were ?
six months
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05-09-2012, 18:50
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ON A DESOLATE ISLE
Posts: 4
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Re: What Ages Were ?
Thanks for the replies guys! My boys are 4 , 7 , 8 any advice?
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05-09-2012, 19:09
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Montegut LA.
Boat: Now we need to get her to Louisiana !! she's ours
Posts: 3,421
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Re: What Ages Were ?
Keep em busy ! Chores are the best thing!! and education time at least 3 or 4 times a week !! worked for us !!
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Bob and Connie
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09-09-2012, 10:01
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Crossing the Pacific
Boat: Hans Christian 36'
Posts: 191
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Re: What Ages Were ?
I would suggest you read S/V Totem's blog. They are currently cruising and have kids those ages: S/V Totem - a family sailing the world
Our daughter is 2 years old and has lived aboard her whole life. I'm also 17 weeks pregnant with our second who will also live aboard with us as we go cruising.
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09-09-2012, 19:57
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Topsail Beach, NC
Boat: 48 Privilege - Full Monty
Posts: 130
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Allow your kids to be a part of family decisions for where you want to go & make an effort to find other kids along the way. Our kids are 10 & 12, and s/v Ocelot ( www.hackingfamily.com) gave us some of this advice for cruising with kids. Even though we like secluded anchorages, we balance it with kid time.
Jenny
s/v Full Monty
www.svfullmonty.com
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07-10-2012, 00:43
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Resin Head
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Seattle WA
Boat: Nauticat
Posts: 7,205
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Re: What Ages Were ?
Our twins were 3 days old when we returned from the hospital to our boat. Liveaboards since, they are now five. Salty sandy children are the happiest...
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28-10-2012, 07:25
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Georgetown, Maine
Boat: 1939 Crocker 37
Posts: 164
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Re: What Ages Were ?
If your kids weren't born on board or brought on as infants, what was the transition like? Mine are approx. 3&7, weekenders still, and our first attempt at real cruising was miserable for the little one so we packed it in.
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31-10-2012, 14:01
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 73
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Re: What Ages Were ?
We're planning to begin a circumnavigation with our one child when he's about ten. Any advice? Has anyone taken a landlubber away from his home and friends at that age to start a crazy oddysey like that?
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31-10-2012, 14:11
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: St. Augustine, FL
Boat: Morgan Out Island 415
Posts: 221
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Re: What Ages Were ?
I was the kid . . . weekends & vacations from <0 to 14. Full time liveaboard 14 - 17 cruising Atlantic, Carib, & Pacific. Best way to grow up Back to weekends & vacations since. Getting ready to retire early and head back out full time 
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