Publications & Collaborations
Sailing Magazine
Paradise Bound, Sanctuary Found
Hundreds of miles from anything resembling a western city, in the lagoon of an uninhabited atoll in the South Pacific, our floating home, Agape, sat quietly in crystal clear turquoise water. As the reports came in from country after country of hundreds dead and thousands more sick…
Corona
A Different Life
Through this film we follow a young couple living for over 6 years on their boat. They have chosen a simple, sustainable way of life, far from any form of overconsumption. "Reconnecting to the basics, to the natural elements that surround us." This is what Rachel and Josh are looking for on board…
Yachting World
Into the deep: Diving with sharks in French Polynesia
We sailed to the atoll of Fakarava for one reason: diving! This distant enclave is a sleepy little island that has Polynesian traditions as deep as the sea. Whether you’re a novice to snorkelling or a waterlogged divemaster, Fakarava’s ancient volcano caldera offers some of the most amazing undersea experiences anywhere in the world…
PADI
PADI AmbassaDiver
Rachel was born and raised by the sea and the ocean was her first love. At seven years old Rachel knew she wanted to become a diver and when she found her first job at fourteen, it was to save up for her Open Water certification. Rachel now been a PADI diver for over 15 years…
Blue Banana
Agape
We travelled to one of the most remote places on Earth to meet Rachel Moore & Josh Shankle who, guided by the wind and surrounded by the most beautiful wild animals, live a sustainable life on a boat, their home. We fully dived into their sustainable love story and…
Doyle Sails
Doyle Sails partners with Voyages of Agape
Doyle Sails is pleased to announce their partnership with Rachel and Joshua from Voyages of Agape. Voyages of Agape was dreamt up by two love birds addicted to travel and enamored by the sea…
North Sails Collection
The Ocean Lovers Series
Beyond the Horizon features Rachel & Josh, our Ocean Lovers, which devoted their lives to the exploration of new lands and the discovery of untouched waters…
Yachting World
Eco-friendly anchoring
When my toes get cold, I know the wind has piped up. The dorade over the foot of our bed only seems to move air when it’s blowing over 20 knots, and that night it was working overtime. As the wind howled through our rigging, I pulled the blanket back over my feet and struggled to fall back asleep as Agàpe…
Yachting World
Diving from a boat
As cruisers, we can find ourselves in some of the most beautiful places this world has to offer. But more often than not, the real magic lies just below the surface, in the world of the aquatic. Diving from a boat can be a great way to get a better idea of the world that lies below your keel…
Yachting Monthly
Yachting World
Yachting Monthly
Pacific Castaway
Immersed and weightless in the warmth of the endless blue, I looked down and could see only fathomless depths below me. Without a point of reference I couldn’t tell if I was two or 20 feet below the surface, the only difference to sense was the pressure of the vast ocean above me…
Robinson Crusoe Dreams
Many sailors dream of setting out on a Pacific crossing with warm tropical trade winds blowing over the stern quarter, making for a beautiful 3,000 mile milk run…
Sailing Mexico
Night after night I had been trapped in Gore-Tex, confined to the cockpit and the shelter that the dodger provided from sea spray, cold dew, and scattered showers…
A Sunny Space
Courage Journey
ON THE MORNING OF A SUPERMOON, Rachel Moore and her husband Josh Shankle prepared to leave dock on their sailboat, Agape. Five years of mental and physical preparation finally brought them to the realization of their dream…
MPG
Humans Being - Rachel Moore
Not many people can say they decided to leave conventional living behind and pursue a dream to travel the world, but a friend of the brand, Rachel Moore..