GTFOplan #62: Ultimate Wharram Catamaran Tour: St. John Adventure!
IN THIS VIDEO:
We tour St. John, USVI and interview a couple that built their own Wharram catamaran. The Wharram design is specially made for those daring souls brave enough to build their own catamaran. Talk about an adventurous couple! We also tour an abandoned rum distillery that is slowly being recaptured by nature.
ABOUT OUR CATAMARAN:
We love our new Balance 482 - it's a perfect size for a cruising couple to handle and is a great "balance" of performance and comfort. One of our favorite features is the excellent ventilation since we mostly live as "hookers" (aka at anchor) where the boat automatically turns into the wind so we stay cool and we don't need to battle mold. We also have starlink for easy off-grid life. Our 2400 watt solar panel array also means we rarely need to run an engine to charge our batteries.
ABOUT US:
We saved for a our future boat, Sold Everything that we owned, Shipped the rest in a container to Cape Town, South Africa, flew to Cape Town, South Africa airport, to explore South Africa including an amazing safari, touring around Cape Town, move onto a Balance 482 Catamaran, then sailed to St Helena, Ascension Island, Fernando de Naronha, Brazil, Martinique, Sint Maarten (Dutch and French), St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Inagua, Crooked Island, Long Island, George Town, Staniel Cay, Eleuthera, Anegada, Bahamas, Cape Canaveral, St. Augustine Florida, USA, Matthews Virigina, Zimmerman's marine for a haul out, and more!
Both Dennis and Ann grew up military brats with Army fathers. Dennis (the Colonel) served 30 years in the US Army and his retirement pension helped us retire in our 50s. Ann (the ship's Captain) wrote Test Automation in Python and Java. Dennis and Ann met on Match.com where Ann had in her profile "Do you want to sail the world with me?"
Ann easily brought Dennis into sailing and he loved the GTFOplan of retiring early and sailing the world. After many years of saving, living on one income but earning two incomes, and cutting back on everything possible, they saved enough to buy a Balance 482.
Follow them as they get real about boat life and all the hassles of buying a new boat because we all know N.E.W. means Not Everything Works.
Kisses,
Ann & Dennis
Twitter: @GTFOplan
Facebook: / anndennis.snellikin.3
Instagram: / gtfoplan
KZread: / gtfoplan
Email: gtfoplan@gmail.com
Credits:
Alex and Katie
SV ZIGZAG
Become a Patreon: patreon.com/ZigZagSailing?
Follow them on Instagram: zigzag_sailing_woodwork
Shop ZigZag Swag: bonfire.com/store/ziggys-threads
Link Tree: linktr.ee/zigzagsailing
Buy us a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/zigzag_sailing
Пікірлер: 6
Zig zag is a beautifuly decorated essentially bare bones Wharram .. You will travel the world and when you get off the beaten paths you will always find Wharrams designs ..The Tiki's and the Pahis are probably the best known the Tangeroa was an earlier design. One of the most developed designs are the Islanders 55 and 60 are unique as they are the only Wharrams you cannot buy as plans. The Tiki 46 and the Pahi 54' and 63' are the larger boats they have dual masts and use the Wharram wingsale ..they are all true oceanic voyager boats ... They use dynema lashings because it flexes but doest fatigue like metal or composite. ..so you can repair and re rig almost anywhere with basic wood working tools and some spools of Dynema. James Wharram built his first cat in 1955 and is generally regarded as the father of the cruising catameran...also a complete iconoclast. He set sail with two German girlfriends. 😊 Wharram's surviving partner is Hanneka Boone she drafted all the plans and continues the buisness. Her vessel is The vast Spirit of Gaia... They have over the years sold 10,000 plans from small day sailers and out riggers or proas to the biggest Pahi's like Spirit of Gaia. 🗿
That handmade Cat was cool. We saw them in ST John. Nice Silkies!
@GTFOplan
23 күн бұрын
They let me breathe… 🤣
@dd214veteran
23 күн бұрын
@@GTFOplan 😂😂😂😂🫡💨
Go Hokies!
@GTFOplan
23 күн бұрын
Go Hokies!