Sailing Nahoa

At home in the South Pacific

These Canadian YouTubers have been sailing around the world with their family for 10 years aboard their Lagoon 410. They share their adventures, their sense of freedom, and their enthusiasm on social media, but without hiding the inherent challenges that come with their lifestyle. Their sincerity is appreciated by their community, who have been following them for almost two years in the middle of the South Pacific.

Sailing Nahoa

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Published 28/11/2025

By Gilles Ruffet

Issue: 205

Published: jan. / feb. 2026

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Who: Ben, Ashley, & their children Willa (5) & Bodhi (3)
Where: South Pacific - Niue
Multihull : Lagoon 410
YouTube : @sailingnahoa

After 10 years of conventional working lives - Ashley traveled abroad for software development projects and Ben developed his IT consulting agency - these born adventurers realized that something was missing. Their lives “couldn’t be summed up as owning a house and a few gadgets.”
So Ben and Ashley sold all their possessions in Canada and set sail. The first year was idyllic, with no problems with their Lagoon 410. But in their second year of sailing, things got complicated. As they explain so well, they hadn’t anticipated the cost of maintaining a sailboat for ocean sailing.
«We ran out of money. Everything broke down and we found ourselves in a desperate situation. That’s when the videos started. At first, it was just a dream, but as the months went by and our debt increased, we took the project more seriously. We started filming everything and editing the videos daily.»
Ten years have passed since the beginning of this adventure. To say the least, it has been a success: the crew has visited more than 30 countries, traveled more than 50,000 nautical miles, and accumulated no less than 400,000 subscribers on their YouTube channel. This large community has enabled them to generate enough income to continue pursuing their life project. And for more than 500 days now, Ben and Ashley have been crisscrossing the South Pacific, exploring atolls, islands, and other island countries.
Their most recent destination was Niue, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, in Western Polynesia, 1,300 miles northeast of New Zealand.
Discovered by Captain James Cook in 1774, this island, like the Cook Islands, is part of the Realm of New Zealand. Ben, Ashley, Willa, and Bodhi landed there after a rough crossing punctuated by heavy storms.

Next time in Multihulls World
Having realized the cost of maintaining an ocean-going sailboat that is often exposed to extreme conditions, Ben and Ashley decided to design an aluminum multihull, the Nahoa 55, with the help of a French naval architect. They are financing its construction through donations. A small number of these hybrid catamarans will be produced for sale.

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