7 Tips for Living on a Boat with a Baby | ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵

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Living on a boat with a baby? Why the heck not?! A boat is the perfect environment to spend 24 hours a day together as a family! Here are 7 tips to make living on a boat with a baby easier. We have spent the last couple of months living on board with our baby and we wanted to share a few things we have learnt to help others who want to bring their baby on board with them. Their seems to be a lot of cruisers expecting babies right now: Sailing La Vagabonde, Jessica and Ryan Adventures, the Daley Adventure to name a few. We hope that this video might be useful to them and to the countless other families out there on this beautiful blue planet of ours who dream of setting sail with their babies. Is it easy? Nope! Is it worth it? YES!!!! ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵ brings you the sailing shenanigans of Chris (British), Rossella (Italian), and baby Emma (Britalian) as we sail our 1992 Bavaria 350. We make sailing vlogs of our cruising adventures and share any tips and tricks we can along the way. After all, sailors are one big family! Thank you very much for watching, subscribe to see more of our videos! (It's FREE) http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=UC64BFQulaAIl1xWG4DJlQ8A If you appreciate us taking the time to make these videos then please consider joining our Patreon Crew! For as little as $1 per month you can get exclusive Patron-only benefits and help us make more videos for you. Join our Patreon Crew here: http://patreon.com/sailingbritaly More Sailing Britaly here: Instagram: http://instagram.com/sailingbritaly Twitter: http://twitter.com/sailingbritaly Facebook: http://facebook.com/sailingbritaly Fair winds! 👍 Chris, Rossella and Emma -------------------- 'Sailing Britaly' is a Helvellyn Ltd brand. Disclaimer: Due to factors beyond the control of Helvellyn Ltd, we cannot guarantee against unauthorized modifications of this information, or improper use of this information. Helvellyn Ltd assumes no liability for property damage, injury or death incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. Helvellyn Ltd. recommends safe practices when working with power tools, automotive lifts, lifting tools, jack stands, electrical equipment, blunt instruments, chemicals, lubricants, open flames, or any other tools or equipment seen or implied in this video. Due to factors beyond the control of Helvellyn Ltd, no information contained in this video shall create any express or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury, damage or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not Helvellyn Ltd. Disclosure: any links in this description may be affiliate links. If you decide to buy some items from them, Helvellyn Ltd may receive a small percentage compensation for having suggested the suppliers to you. (This costs you nothing) Helvellyn Ltd only recommends suppliers and products which we believe in, so there is never any conflict of interest. p.s. Check out our Sailing Tips here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_iyMbUuKBT57uW0zNXoP1hW15yGeQPGJ p.p.s. Check out our Sailing Adventures! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_iyMbUuKBT5rZT__kebjMtaugOvkuHve Products in this video: Baby seat: 🇺🇸 https://fave.co/2NaxgCv 🇬🇧 https://fave.co/2NcM9UH Inflatable bath: 🇺🇸 https://fave.co/2NctLeH 🇬🇧 https://fave.co/2KinNep Washing Machine: 🇺🇸 https://fave.co/2Kk3Tjd 🇬🇧 https://fave.co/2KhLmEd #sailing #baby #babyonboard #boatbaby

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Tom Barker - 5 years ago

There's Emma. If her laughter doesn't warm your heart there is no hope for you. Such a cute baby she makes my day.

Lawrie Stott - 5 years ago

Heartwarming video - especially Emma chuckling! Great to see how you solve day to day young family issues to make the most of your lives together. Took me back to when my girls were babies! Spot on mate well done.

thamel29446 - 5 years ago

Another great video. Could you put some link or info regarding the washing machine... or PM me. Big thanks! -Tim

thamel29446 - 5 years ago

Found the info in the video description.... great!

Knot Vikings - 5 years ago

Nice job, Chris! Emma is such a happy and adorable little boat kid. We had a play area as well for Leo similar to yours but we called it the baby jail ;) In other words, he only liked to be there for very short periods. We have actually managed without a washing machine so far but we are definitely looking into getting one for next season :) We use cloth nappies for Leo and it requires A LOT of handwashing. Have you experienced any downsides with the washing machine? All the best// Steffi, Chris and Leo

lucious brun - 5 years ago

Sorry, didn't watch the video, although Emma's a delight, having never had children Iv no interest to sit through a baby video (smiley face), a now and again Emma appearance is enough for me. Respect y'all.

Sailing Britaly - 5 years ago

Hi Lucious, that's no problem at all and we appreciate that this video will only be of interest to certain people. We intend to make lots of different kinds of sailing videos: cruising vlogs, technical videos, 'boat recipe' type videos, financial freedom videos explaining how we can do what we do etc. Even if a particular video is of no interest to a percentage of our current subscribers, we are looking to gain new subscribers (in addition to those that we have already) and this will be useful to someone out there. If they come on board as new subscribers then that's great! We understand completely that you might wish to skip this video, just as someone who has no interest in maintaining their engine might skip some of our technical videos. We appreciate all feedback though, so thank you for sharing your thoughts with us and we hope you will see plenty of content you find interesting from us in the future. Fair winds! Chris, Rossella & Emma

Jeffrey Wood - 5 years ago

I love the way you are raising Emma, so thoughtful and intentional, you are setting her up for so much opportunity in her life - while clearly enjoying who she is now. I love the way you do your videos, thank you :)

Sailing Inconceivable - 5 years ago

Great, now Lynn is going to want an inflatable bath.
<3
~Hans

Robert Rohr - 5 years ago

Can you please get ahold of slv she is now pregnant and they could use your advice

Beth Meredith - 5 years ago

Very precious family. The three of you are such joys! I love the way you parent Emma together and that laugh!!! Makes me smile every time. Thanks for sharing.

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curacao11 - 5 years ago

great video guys cheers

Daniel - S/V Rhapsody - 5 years ago

Your baby is addorable. I have a 14 month old who's pretty active. Getting my boat fixed so I can take her and my wife out sailing. So far, she hates the water (during bath time) so hope it changes while out sailing.

warp21drive - 5 years ago

Great sounding tips! The famous sailing la vagabond is joining the 'baby on board crew"so I hope they get to see this! Cheers Warren

Colin Craven - 5 years ago

Hi Chris .
If at some point in the future you head off for Italy , if when your passing the Mar Menor you need a few days ashore myself and my wife would be pleased to accommodate.
We moved out here from the uk in March , a I've been a follower of your vlogs more or less from the beginning and still look forward to new ones .
All the best to you all .
Colin .

lorraine wren - 5 years ago

Hi there agree with all your points. We took ours sailing from a very young age, we bought our boat when our son was 6 weeks old and our daughter was one when she did her first channel crossing! We were lucky we had a dedicated space for a washing machine and managed to get a 3kg candy and used it on a cold wash, it was a god send with 2 young kids. Another point would be netting on the guard rails when Emma becomes more mobile. Xx

David Reed - 5 years ago

Emma’s laughter is the best!

Sailing Britaly - 5 years ago

Thank you David, Emma certainly fills us with joy and we are glad to share that with others! Fair winds, Chris, Rossella & Emma ☺

TodaysRealHealth - 5 years ago

The inflatable bath is a great idea to put into a hard tub. So baby has less risk getting hurt. Great tips.
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Sarah BARR - 5 years ago

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Bob Ratcliffe - 5 years ago

Definitely ‘car seat’ I rigged up a strapping mechanism in both the cockpit and saloon so when in heavy seaway the little one was safe. Do you follow La Vagabond, they have just announced they are having a baby.

Michael Buck - 5 years ago

Maybe you all can meet up with Sailing La Vagabonde as they are now expecting their first baby. https://youtu.be/9qstom7Vguk

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S/V Tattoo - 5 years ago

I personally would not want to have a baby onboard but after watching this video I looked around for anything that may be unsafe for a baby on my sailboat. With rounded corners everywhere, lots of hand holds, locking drawers and cabinets it is probably safer below than most homes. I have seen quite a few transient boaters with babies and always wondered how they managed. Thanks for sharing what you have learned.

Roy - 5 years ago

Your tips are great and they all work because you and Rosella are amazing parents, you should be so proud of yourselves.

Jessica and Ryan Adventures - 5 years ago

Babies are so trendy now! lol Thanks for making this video. We were planning on doing the "diaper free" style of toilet training too. Glad to see it worked well for you. Seems like a really useful thing to practice for boat life.

Harry Bloom - 5 years ago

What a wonderfull babygirl! Always smiling and laughing. She's so cute! I can tell that You two a great parents and You are doing the best job ever! +100000000000000000000000000

Sailing Britaly - 5 years ago

Harry Bloom Thank you very much Harry! If we can be as good parents to Emma as our parents have always been to us then we will be very happy! Fair winds, Chris, Rossella and Emma

Nicolle Donegan - 5 years ago

OMG Emma's wee laugh is adorable. She is such a quick learner. Emma will be running around soon. So adorable love her. P.S add me on Facebook... I have already sent you a friend request lol. Love use xxx

Wayne Hanley - 5 years ago

Emma's laugh is so wonderful (when m,y son was young, I actually recorded his laugh for when I was away on a trip so that it would brighten my day . . . just a thought for when you've got to work). Nice tips.

Bosco Bob - 5 years ago

Be aware that Emma will be later to begin talking (≈ 6 months), but being bilingual will more than make up for that. Great video.

Bosco Bob - 5 years ago

To clarify my comment: It was not made as a negative...just as an FYI. I wish that all children were bilingual. Many parents get upset when their bilingual children are slower to begin to speak than children who are monolinguistic. I commend you both for allowing Emma to grow up multilingual and multicultural. She always puts a smile on my face with her giggles and laughs. Fair winds and following seas... BoscoBob

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