Inspired by the genuine Polynesian hospitality of the South Pacific, we invite ocean-minded friends, old and new, to become a part of our voyage

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The Crew

Welcome aboard! We’re stoked to share the voyaging life with you

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The Voyage

Ho’onalu: to make like or be like a wave; to go with the flow

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The Boat

Wild Thing is the ultimate floating base camp for any tropical ocean adventure 

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Let’s get together to take an active role in protecting where we play

 

Past Adventures:

May 2012: California to Maui

April 2015: Oregon to Maui

May 2016: Maui to Kaua’i

January 2017- July 2018: Tuamotus

August 2018- January 2019: Caribbean

Feb - April, 2019: Bahamas

June 2019: Panama to Maui

Summer 2020: Kaua’i

 

Recent Adventures:

 
 

Half of the crew graduate from pollywogs to shellbacks when sv Wild Thing crosses the equator into the South Pacific. Video by member/1st mate Bailey Morris

Hop onboard sv Wild Thing as we slide out of Lahaina harbor and beyond the horizon on our maiden international voyage as a community-inspired cooperative sailing adventure. Video by member/1st mate Bailey Morris

As summer slipped by and the islands remained closed, we lost track of the days by spending more time in nature than on-line. Video by member/1st mate Bailey Morris

Playing in the sun and surf everyday on Kauai with our Maui ohana. Summer 2020.

2020 was all about that ho’onalu vibe. With all of our friends out of work, it made perfect sense for us all to sail Wild Thing from Maui to Kauai for the summer. This video takes place during one 18-hour day. Video by founding member/1st mate Bailey Morris

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Feeding the village 🐟🐟🐟 . Brian’s favorite thing to do: provide fish for others.. it’s a win/win: he gets to dive and hunt longer than if he were just fishing for our own needs, and the local boys and their families in the village are
✨Flashback to 2016: the first time in my life that I didn’t have a job, so we sailed up to Kaua’i for a month and hosted a rotating crew of friends, old and new onboard #svSeaDragon.. It was an epic month to say the least.. and quite poss
Setting up for a zig and a zag between islands and reefs while flying an asymmetrical spinnaker 🙀 . Wind between 90>180deg, and 6>20kts... Crazy? Maybe? I blame our legendary sailing mentor/angel Gene Perkins (Bambino, Bam, Rev...) . Swipe to
Wild Thing is home to all sorts of pirate friends and mermaid sailors everywhere we go.. we look forward to our Maui ohana finding us in Fiji once flights resume.. and are also excited to meet new adventure friends next year too 💦 . #Kamoka ohana 🏴
Successful fish mission! 🐟🐟 . #mu #goldentrevally #kapspearguns #hoonaluvoyaging #divetoprovide
Easy to see why this spot is called Swimming Pools 💦💙💦 (no filter) . With Fiji’s borders still closed to flights, the only surfers here are locals and sailors.. it’s been a beautiful weekend of sharing perfect waves and sun kissed smil
Our smallest crew member (pictured top left) went MIA a couple of weeks ago.. we feared they had been eaten by a Minah bird, but we kept our hopes up knowing the survival instincts are strong within our tiny crew.. and guess who’s cute lil gree
“I wasn’t made for my home town.. home is where the anchor’s down ⚓️ steady is the drumbeat in the heart of a gypsy.. I traded in all of my shoes for bare feet 👣 I’ll go anywhere the wind blows, sailing out on the deep blue s