About

SailFarLiveFree.com has been riding the tradewinds of the Internet to become our treasure chest of sailing inspiration.  We write about all things sailing that motivate and educate us to Sail Far and Live Free. 

This website started in 2007 as a blog that urged readers to "Follow our family's adventures as we restore an old sailboat (2007), learn to sail (2008) and expand our cruising horizons each day! So far, we've spent summers and 1000's of nautical miles cruising the Great Lakes, including most of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron's fabeled North Channel (2010). Someday we'll cast off the docklines more permanently. Sail far and live free!"  You can read our very first blog post here. 

We're a family intent on making our cruising dreams come true.  Our first sailboat was a Helms 25 that we lovingly restored and reluctantly sold. Next was our beloved s/v Island Bound, an Irwin 28. Our Catalina 34 (s/v Bearly-A-Wake) helped us wander the Great Lakes and sometimes lives on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan.  Currently, we're honing our skills and building a community while our girls launch into life.
 
Meet the crew at Sail Far Live Free: Kevin (Captain), Erin (Admiral),
Hannah (First Mate), Isabel (Deck Hand), Soleil (Boatswain)

You can read more about us in the interview we did for Newly Salted.

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Interested in advertising opportunities with SFLF? We have a very targeted readership with interests in sailing, cruising, living aboard and generally enjoying a life centered around the water. 

We offer a variety of advertising opportunities, so be sure to email us for more details or if you would like to propose an advertising opportunity.

Our website started back in 2007 and has since grown into an active and loyal community of sailing enthusiasts. Some of our current website statistics/metrics are shown below:

Total page views (as of January 2020): 3+ million
Views per month (average): ~50,000+
PageRank: 3
Page authority: 33
Instagram followers: 8,500+
Facebook followers: 2,400+

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