<strong>Setting sail:</strong> Stefano and Sara Barberis and their three children are planning to set sail for a year at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is curtailing many adventures.
Setting sail: Stefano and Sara Barberis and their three children are planning to set sail for a year at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is curtailing many adventures.
<strong>Living on board:</strong> The family will be traveling and living in a 17-meter sail boat called Shibumi, meaning "refined beauty" in Japanese.
Living on board: The family will be traveling and living in a 17-meter sail boat called Shibumi, meaning "refined beauty" in Japanese.
<strong>Taking a risk:</strong> The family have drawn criticism for taking their kids on a potentially hazardous voyage, but the Barberis insist the risks are no more significant than those faced in everyday life.
Taking a risk: The family have drawn criticism for taking their kids on a potentially hazardous voyage, but the Barberis insist the risks are no more significant than those faced in everyday life.
<strong>Covid watch: </strong>Sara Barberis says the family is prepared to adapt plans en route if needed. Once they reach the Canaries they say they'll evaluate the Covid outlook in the Caribbean before crossing the ocean.
Covid watch: Sara Barberis says the family is prepared to adapt plans en route if needed. Once they reach the Canaries they say they'll evaluate the Covid outlook in the Caribbean before crossing the ocean.
<strong>Staying healthy: </strong>The Barberis say they'll be wearing masks and gloves when they disembark in foreign ports, but for most of the trip they'll be dining on deck and anchoring at secluded, quiet beaches and solitary bays without other boats and people around.<br />
Staying healthy: The Barberis say they'll be wearing masks and gloves when they disembark in foreign ports, but for most of the trip they'll be dining on deck and anchoring at secluded, quiet beaches and solitary bays without other boats and people around.
<strong>Deck hands:</strong> The kids will also be helping out in the day-to-day running of the boat. Iago has learned to master the dinghy, while his sister Nina can handle mooring.<br />
Deck hands: The kids will also be helping out in the day-to-day running of the boat. Iago has learned to master the dinghy, while his sister Nina can handle mooring.
<strong>Big bottom: </strong>The family's stunning two-mast sailing boat is nicknamed "La Chiattona" -- an Italian term meaning broad-bottomed and referring to the vessel's large, flat, stable hull of the ship, ideally suited to the rolling Atlantic.
Big bottom: The family's stunning two-mast sailing boat is nicknamed "La Chiattona" -- an Italian term meaning broad-bottomed and referring to the vessel's large, flat, stable hull of the ship, ideally suited to the rolling Atlantic.