Buying a boat that meets the needs of the whole family – whether sailing for a few months or a full circumnavigation – demands some careful decisions. Two families who sailed away explain their yacht choices and lessons learned
Finding the right yacht to accommodate a family means looking for some very specific characteristics. Having enough space for living, studying and – increasingly commonly – office space, all aboard a bluewater cruiser that is easily handled, can be a hard balance to strike. Whether you’re sailing with young children or growing teenagers will also impact which is the right yacht for you – is safety on deck or private cabin space more pressing?
Alan and Merlyn Evett decided during the pandemic to take the leap and go sailing full time with their two children, aged six and eight. They’d already purchased their Sweden Yachts 45 but the yacht was stuck ashore in Finland – lockdown gave them the push to become full
