All in the same boat

An American family recounts designing, building, and sailing their ketch on a circumnavigation, combining practical seamanship with travel memoir. Sequential chapters detail preparations, passages across the Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Atlantic, and stops at islands and ports where repairs, provisioning, and cultural encounters occur. The narrative mixes technical descriptions of navigation and boat work with personal journals and illustrations, recording challenging weather, mechanical improvisation, and daily life aboard while showing how cruising teaches seamanship, resourcefulness, and family adaptation during a prolonged voyage.