

Makena: Hi, I’m Makena, I am now 14 and every day I fall in love with our cruising lifestyle again. I enjoy to dive and hike with my family as well as surfing and reading. I wish every person could get this unique experience and find the incredible and peaceful lifestyle cruising leads.
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Todd: I grew up on Martha’s Vineyard sailing various small boats and windsurfing. Being on the water was a huge part of my life. Before I was born, my mom and dad had dreamed of sailing with their kids someday. They searched the East Coast for many years for the “perfect” boat. My dad being a master craftsman, chose to buy a bare hull and build his own boat hoping it would become a family project. With the responsibilities of family and business, his dream was launched over thirty years later. Sadly he passed away before he was ever able to sail his dream. I am proud of my dad. Today, “Patience”, one of his many legacies happily sails the waters of Vineyard Sound with his wife, kids and grandchildren. I am incredibly grateful to my parents for making sailing a part of our lives and even more grateful Shelby and I get to pass along this same ancient art to our own children.


Shelby: I am a long time educator who has longed to teach my own children. I am ecstatic that I get the opportunity on this grand adventure, co-teaching with my hubby. I have always dreamed of living aboard and sailing to exotic places. “This Silva Adventure” will fulfill my blue water dreams alongside my family, deepening our family unit and creating a memory for a lifetime.”

