Sailing While One

Welcome to Sailing While One (s/v While One) — where we swapped code for currents and tech life for tide charts!

After 30 incredible years of building a family and working in the fast-paced world of tech (yep, including long stints at Apple!), we hit pause on Silicon Valley life to chase a lifelong dream: full-time cruising. With over 50 years of combined experience behind screens, we traded soldering irons for sailcloth and said goodbye to California to embrace a new adventure on the water.

Now, we're setting sail aboard our Nautitech 46 Open, learning—sometimes the hard way—what it really takes to live this dream. Spoiler: it’s not all sunsets and sundowners.

Join us as we navigate the real-life ups and downs of this unconventional lifestyle: prepping the boat, relocating from San Jose to Florida, budgeting, adapting, exploring, and rediscovering what matters most—family, love, friendship, and freedom.

This isn’t just a sailing channel. It’s the story of starting over, at sea.