“Let the naysayers know that there is no greater gift you can give your children than the beauty of the world.” Cruising Mom, Cidnie Carroll
The Kaufman family aboard SV Rebel Heart was rescued at sea this week when their youngest child became sick during passage from Mexico to the Pacific. This news has spawned a media frenzy with many people criticizing a life they know little about.
Cruisers have rallied behind the Kaufmans and the choice of the cruising life, and cruising families have sent Cidnie photos of their children living this unique and precious life on the sea. Enjoy this window into the amazing life of cruising families.
- A site has been set up for those who want to help the Kaufmans:
Help the Kaufman Family (FundRazr.com) - Eric and Charlotte Kaufman’s blog:
Rebel Heart - A podcast interview/story with the Kaufman family.
525: Call For Help (ThisAmericanLife.org)
Want to read more about cruising families:
- When Boating With Young Children, by Rachel Lee Harris (New York Times)
- 2 Tots, a Sailboat and a Storm Over Parenting, by Jennifer Medina (New York Times)
- In Defense of Rebel Heart, Cruising Families and Choosing a Life Less Ordinary, by Jen Brett (Cruising World)
- Video: Sailing Consultant Defends Kaufman Family Rescue (Inside Edition speaks with Pam Wall)
- Raising a Child Dangerously, by Diane Selkirk (Slate.com)
- Baby On Board: Cruising with Kids and Dangerous Parenting, by Brittany Stephen-Meyers (Windtraveller blog)
- What Sailing the World with My Kids Has Taught Me About Risk, by Michele Elvy (WhatToExpect.com)
- Growing Up at Sea, by Ania Bartowiak (New York Times)
- In Support of Babes On Boats (ItsANecessity.net)
- Are we crazy? by Victoria Bradford (ForgeOver blog)
- Rebel Heart–A Reality Check (Landfall Voyages)
- Twelve Questions for Twelve Cruising Families (Women & Cruising)
- Voyaging in a boat with young children, by Emmanuelle Buecher-Hall (PDF, published in MultiHull World magazine)
- Crossing Seas with Kids, by Amy Schaefer (Sail)
- Bluewater Families: Cruising with Kids, by Patricia Zumstein (Sail)
- Cruising with Teens – Part I, by Meri Faulkner (Hotspur blog)
- Cruising Children Speak (Women & Cruising)
- Cruising Families, by Gwen Hamlin (Women & Cruising)
- A Mom looks back on the decision to go cruising as a family, by Behan Gifford (Women & Cruising)
- Debunking the Baby Myth, by Michelle Elvy (S/V Momo blog)
- Video: Kids speak their own minds about cruising (Women & Cruising)
- Elli Straus shares her logbook from her family’s year of cruising (Women & Cruising)
- Books by Cruising Children:
– Child of the Sea: A Memoir of a Sailing Childhood, by Doina Cornell
– Boat Girl, a Memoir of Youth, Love and Fiberglass, by Melanie Neale
Growing Up at Sea, by Ania Bartowiak (New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/13/opinion/sunday/growing-up-at-sea.html?src=rechp&_r=1
