As one of your first consulting clients, and after almost 2 years later, I can truly say you guys made it work for us... Such a valuable and knowledgeable team! Nothing in this video is overstated 🤣 Good luck to all looking to make that big monumental jump ❤️

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh, thank you. To be a part of this process with anyone is a real privilege. Can’t wait to catch up with you guys.

❤😂🤣🤣🤣..."everything on your boat is broken, you just don't know it yet..." Yep....no sooner than fixing one thing, and another comes up tomorrow or next week...but I've been a DIY'er since childhood, so it's in my nature fixing things....I love it. ❤❤....and, as in the old book "The Zen of motorcycle maintenance," character forming.

Thanks guys. We are on the 5 year plan. We went from a 15’ Catalina to a 25’ MacGregor. took the ASA 101,103,104 classes now we are looking for a 40-50’ boat over the next year. The one thing we got from your video was “ don’t make any changes until you have lived / sailed for at least 6 months” Great advice. Thank you.

I am into aviation as the O’Kellys are into cruising. Can’t fault their advice and approach! Accumulating experience and knowledge takes a lifetime. Their advice is exceptionally pertinent to successful folks with too much money. You can’t buy your way into sailing or aviation. But what a rewarding experience once you have committed to these vocations. And all of us look back and quietly say to ourselves: Boy, I could have done that a lot better! And it is always wise to take advice from those who have gone before. Most of us just don’t have enough time to make all the same mistakes! The O’Kellys have a very good handle on this and their presentation is a well thought out overview of the cruising/boat ownership spectrum! Well Done!

We are in year 2 of a 4 to 5 year plan. I sail most weeks and my wife sails monthly. Have done some offshore racing. But as new sailors I think of it all as an apprenticeship. Nobody knows everything but the more you hang around the hard and the marina, the more people you meet and chat to and the more people and boats you sail with and on, the more you learn. I love the integrity that you two portray. Its refreshing. Cheers.

Love watching you guys. I have been watching sailing videos for years and you two are by far the most informative with real life information. I am nowhere near heading out for a crusing life, finishing a medical residency and really intrigued by the possibility of cruising in the future, providing telemedicine, and even volunteer medical services to islands I may cruise to. Until then, you have a lifelong fan!

I love and admire you guys and just shocked that you've been doing this for 20 years! I always enjoy hearing your take on everything from maintenance to Lifestyle.

You guys are the best. I went through all this three years ago and determined I would fulfill my cruising dreams through KZread… and I’m okay with that. Keep sharing your wisdom. Blessings!

12:30 I read some where recently that fewer people sail around the world annually than climb Mount Everest. Most people don't realize what a daunting task sailing around the world is. Good Luck with your new boat hunt! Thanks for the video!

Brutal honesty is better than free advice. The most important video you’ve done. Thanks O’Kelly’s!

Loved this video! Myself and my wife are planning 9 years out a hearing these much more "the other side of the coin" and "things to think about" videos do start conversations for us. It's awesome to see "the other side of the coin" that majority of other channels don't get into. Thanks guys!

Yes, yes, and yes...free advice. Time frame...we're in our early sixties...if we don't do it now, we'll be dead looking back. Hiring out is great, but what if you're out in the middle of nowhere? Marinas don't come to you. Excellent insight, very helpful. Thanks.

I absolutely LOVE when your guys do these videos! My boyfriend and I started sailing about 4 years ago but we are landlocked so we have been doing a TON of prep! We own a small 23 foot O’day on our local lake and we’ve taken the ASA courses up to 104 and are finishing up 105 and 106 this summer, we’ve also chartered in Florida to get a taste. I definitely believe chartering is the best way to know if you can handle it! On our charter the bilge pump kept running dry and we found that the float was stuck, we found out how dangerous it is to sail in a wind advisory! ❤️ you guys are the best!

@brownnoise357

Жыл бұрын

Wind advisery's can really throw a spanner in the Works can't they ? I was in the Gulf Stream heading from Martha's Vineyard to Bermuda, doing fine with massive smooth Waves, enjoying the ride, when over the VHF comes a Tornado Warning. Oh Heck Tornado Here, when ? OMG ! I can't get to the other side of the Gulf Stream before it arrives. What to do, what to do. Checked the Charts for the Closest Harbour of Refuge, and the forecast Wind speeds and direction looked like a Run to Rhode Island was possible, but that forecast had better be correct. spotted possibly enough shelter at Block Island if time was running out, so I turned tail and Fled. luckily the antifoul was fresh, and the boat was spotless below the waterline, so the forecast winds when they arrived, had the heavy long keel boat hitting a bit over 7.4 knots at times, and ifvthe wind eased, running the motor to motorsail was giving 6 to 6.5 knots. So quite an exciting Sail, and I got in and anchored, about an hour before the Tornadoes arrived. The first one hit the boat so hard from starboard, the boat heeled over so far, the mast top VHF aerial was buried under water on the Port side, and the side pressure pushed the Anchor out. Panic then, as I had to fly the Anchor between the boats behind me and reset it in clear water behind them. Got clipped by a few more Tornadoes, but they weren't as bad as the first one, andvthe boat didn't budge. With the Anchor Alarm reset, I fell asleep wedged in the Cockpit surrounded by the floatation cushions I'd put there, in case any neighbours fell in during the storm, but thankfully, everyone was OK. Fair Winds and Happy Anchorages. Bob. 👍🙂🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇲

Excellent advice, you two. We are two years in & I think we followed so much of your advice, I hope many new boat owners use your services, I can see where your advice can be invaluable!

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. So glad to hear we've been helpful.

Love the kids at the end of the video!! Liz and I keep learning things each time we talk or watch you. Love the idea to get help with picking options on a new boat. In the meantime we’re enjoying exploring the northeast.

Great video - I have learned a lot from both of you! Took the plunge and bought an Ericson 35-3 last year. We already have added lifetime experiences and memories! Great advice on getting to know the boat and letting it tell you what it needs.

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

Always great content. Thanks! Looking forward to seeing what boat you select and how you organize everything from here.

Hey guys, thanks for all the info. A couple of things to add to your TIPS: John Barry, who bought a used Chris White Hammerhead 54, had a lot of money. He ended up having an HH52 built for him. With every boat, he would always work with the diesel mechanic (or other) for two reasons. They almost always need the help and he'd learn a ton in the process. Working on you own boat is a great tip. Taking time getting to know your new boat and knowing where you'll cruise for at least the first season are also great tips. And having an eye to keeping things as simple as possible is huge :)

Wow. Once again, it’s what the community needs. Honest and funny, but real and serious. Yet, one of the best things and what I’d do, is learn to sew. Megan’s sewing room is a marvel. I appreciate the emphasis on how much is needed on a daily basis. Interest, curiosity and time. Thank you. I needed this. And the timeline is a great way to avoid some things you mentioned.

I think you are spot on with your advice in this video 👍. It aligns very well with my own experience and thoughts on the cruising life, now owning my second sailboat and having sailed thousands of miles both coastal and offshore, in tropical and arctic conditions.

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ingrid. No substitute for experience!

You make some important points.... I have been sailing for almost 40 years, and there are still things to learn..... Good fun watching your show.....

Fascinating video. So insightful. Amazing talent at conveying great info with elegance and humor. This is top notch consulting.

I haven't looked in on you two for a while. I really liked this segment? episode? A ton of value here for folks catching the cruising bug online. I grew up on the west coast as well. Sailing and diving around all the channel islands, yes even San Miguel (once due to good weather, yes once) I thought I had the bug too. Even after being a fleet manager for a charter company. Fixing boats that charterers damaged, trying to figure out how they did it then not caring and moving on to just fixing the boat. Races and deliveries up and down the coast, the stories of inclement weather and the comraderies of my crew (100 ton master near coastal) working dive boats etc. This cruising thing is for me! Then I did a longer race and a longer delivery. your advice is solid because even for a guy that started sailing sabots at 8 yrs old. It is a lot of work. Cats are less hard on your body with the non heeling attitude. Just the same, it is work like anything else and you have to knw how to fix your boat on the fly. As Nick will attest you have to be the McGyver of the high seas or you may not make it to the next marina for mechanical help. The Coast Guard is in the business of saving lives not boats. You get in trouble somewhere out in the vast sea they will make you abandon your boat to save your live. Listen to these people. I might even hit them up for advice on a boat to do short trips in fair weather.

Thank you for being encouraging while keeping it real. Love your vidoes!

Outstanding. Enjoying the channel. Tks for sharing.

Got 2 degrees in engineering and enjoy working on boats. First job was in a boatyard in 1974. Rebuilt my Cal2-29 over the last 25 years and learned a lot from that. Now sailing 6 months per year on my Nautitech 441 cat which was just hauled in Grenada for hurricane season. I liked your straightforward description of cruising lifestyle. It is a brutally honest description of cruising. For newbies they should watch your video several times and take notes. We saved and planned since 1984 for retirement cruising. The one thing that messed up our plans was the pandemic. We retired and started our first cruising season March 2020!

Excellent points! The best advice you just gave was to go simpler, not more complex. I’ve had boats before, and spent 2 years restoring a 30 year old 50’ MY. I enjoy it now, do charters on it, but it was, and still is, a lot of work, expense, and responsibility as each system requires constant consideration. My next boat will be a a newer model 35-40’ monohull sailboat with simple systems that are as plug and play as possible. Everything needs to be easy to access and repair. For example: I put expensive Furuno chart plotters on my MY, but I tend to use Navionics on my iPads most of all for plotting, and so the Furunos are mostly used for depth and wind direction. I could have spent much less for that, and will next time. Good stuff you two!

Great advice. Always worth watching. Loved the comment about Etch a sketch.

So good guys. So many good points. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experience. So valuable.

GREAT VIDEO GUYS!!

Great thought process and points to consider before setting off. Love the reality check to align expectations with probability, no doubt your tips are already saving plenty of costly mistakes. Stay well!

These O'Kelly's are invaluable!!! Another great video! Hope to see you on the water some day...

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

I hope so too!

I think your videos and those of many others really helped decide it was not right for us. Thank you. Our cruising is done on cruise ships- the larger the better.

I am just finding you guys - getting back into sailing and looking to do the liveaboard thing in a few years. Lots of time to plan!! Thanks for the great information.

Thanks for the video. You backed up a couple of others I follow. One is Sailing Zatara. Unlike most, they show you the good and the bad. Keith is constantly repairing something on their Cat. Sometimes it is a family issue (kids chores are scraping the hull) The talk about budget and cost of most things, repairs cost, to stock food supplies for a family of 5-6 (oldest daughter left for college) for a crossing, mourning fees.... They also show you bad weather (most only show the sunny days) and how to try to avoid the really bad weather. Medical issues with a family of 5-6 (including possible breast cancer), Teenagers, and friendships, you see them deal with boat and medical insurance, upgrade from a monohull to a cat....Q&A on a lot of shows. Thou at the end, I didn't know about "Learning Charters" thanks for that tib bit.

Yep, you guys hit the 🎯. The truth of the matter is very few are able to survive this adventure/journey. You need to be a very special individual to do it. No matter how rich you are. Excellent, actually phenomenal information here. This couple has mentioned the total truth.

Thank you for the great insights and advice. You guys are a great inspiration for some of us that can only afford to dream.

As someone looking to make this a lifestyle down the road thank you. This was so informational.

We bought a Lagoon 440 in Grenada. Wife and I both work remotely, both have side gigs. We thought we could use Thanksgiving and Xmas to sail the boat all the way to Florida. Well, that didn't happen! We made it as far as the USVI over Xmas. We then spent 6 months repairing and refitting in the USVI. $50k later, our boat is back to bluewater capable with liveaboard-friendly conditions (lifepo4, double the solar, brand new watermaker, complete electrical overhaul, walkable hardtop that allows us to actually maintain our mainsail). It's been 9 months since the boat became ours, and we finally made it back to Florida. Now we have to work full-time, keep up on our side gigs, fix things on the boat, and continue sailing up north. If our boat is south of Georgia in July, we have no insurance coverage! So we have no choice but to spend the next few weekends sailing/motoring/rowing this boat up the east coast! All that money, stress, time, and effort. But I would not trade this lifestyle for anything else.

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

It's a tough road, right?....working and sailing? But yeh, part of the adventure. See you out there!

@meatmwax

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheOKellys Adds a lot of complexity and a lot of cost. I have to pay people to fix things that--had I had the time--I know I could have done myself. But I know I have to keep the boat ready-to-go when a weather window + our work schedules align and we gotta go!

Another information packed episode. Thanks 👍

Absolutely phenomenal video. You guys are the best.

Thank you for the advice 👌. We can't wait to get on the water

Nicely done and well thought out. I have been planning since 2018 Even bought my Brand New Dinghy (Zodiac) and New Suzuki 4 stroke 15 HP in 2019 but COVID happened and put plans on hold as I am a ICU RN was terribly busy and there was no travel allowed for us Nurses outside the state till 2021. I was even scheduled for ASA 101,103,104 in 2020 which I had to reschedule as the company teaching classes felt I was in a high risk group and asked me to wait till 2021 (I did Complete courses in 2021) I had a 28 Hinterhoeller in Clearwater 2001-2005 loved it but work, kids and put a hold on that dream but now retiring. I finally bought a boat (2015 Beneteau 45) waiting for final survey. I also wasn't going to pay the premium prices people were asking as I saw several for sale in 2016-2018 and the same boats for re-sale at a 20% increase increase than when originally sold for and little to nothing had been done to upgrade them. Many people don't do their research and ends up costing more in the end. Thanks for the info just re-assures my thought process. AJ

A very informative video. Learned a lot from you guys. A difference between others is that I feel a lot real from what you guys say.

Excellent info, one of the best videos I’ve seen for prospective buyers. I’m sure many boaters now wish they had a good consultant before taking the plunge.

Great unbiased video!

It is amazing that I am in alignment with what you said. Its nice to know that my assumptions in the route to owning, maintaining and sailing should be. -Wanting to know how to fix things, (MacGyver a fix), crazy to think someone thought they could throw money at a problem, especially if it happens in the middle of a multi week long oceanic passage, that's a sure fire way of dying, I would think. -Starting out in familiar waters and on a small boat. I live in Montreal and I thought, I will slowly sail towards Quebec City and sail home to Toronto and learn everything I could by messing around in Lake Ontario. Then a year or three later, navigate all of the Great Lakes for a season or more, all before ever touching the Ocean. -Remote work, assuming Starlink becomes totally Globally available, is the direction I recently changed my career for. As for everything else, I have taken note and will remember to look you up for Consulting. Thanks for the video.

Fantastic advice on not rushing the upgrades as until you have used it for a season you will not know what you need, with the exception of a water maker which is a must-have in our limited experience. We budget 10 per cent every year and always seem to spend it without trying lol. We only coastal Sail Australias East Coast as I am not confident in fixing the Boat and stay within reach of boat yards where we can get it fixed. The advice on whether you want to be a full-time Liveaboard is so valuable, we are fortunate to be able to have our home and our Boat and for us, this is a life saver as 4 to 6 weeks at a time is enough for us and then we go home for a break. Whatever you use the boats for they are so much fun and as long as it doesn't spend all year in the marina they are worth it.

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you’ve got the dream setup!

I LOVE this video!!! Super helpful information and certainly a lot of things I need to think about before taking off... Thank you two for this fabulous info. Also OMG Nick was like a baby in 2003

Brilllllliant - thanks for sharing 👍

This is by far, the best of the best video out there to watch as future adventurers. I'm really impressed. I'm in the "convince my wife" phase. But I'll make sure to also check the others boxes.

Some of the best advice I've heard in a long time.

I LOVE the thought of being on the water. Not only yourselves, but Chasing Latitudes and a few other channels have talked me out of the big buy. I'll take a few charters, and going that route when I want to get away.

Very good information I will watch this one over and over👍👍

Another very important video and subject. Education is expensive and you folks have paid the price. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. I'm excited for your experience in locating your new boat, it should be interesting with the forecast of a recession coming. However, you still make interesting and informative videos without having a boat. Get well and stay well. View you soon.

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yes, ....interesting times.... hope we aren't on the sidelines for too long though!

As always another fabulous episode. Thanks so much for all you do top aid in us that are interested is leaving land where there are too many people, barking dogs, people shooting guns, screaming kids, men that don't have drive it aka loud vehicles, and light pollution. I am looking for a well built heavy displacement blue water cruiser with a full skeg supported rudder. I agree with all you said in this video. After reading my 23rd book on sailing, listening and watching interviews with serious sailors on podcasts and youtube and after watching close to 1,000 youtube videos on the maintenance, boat emergencies and disasters I am even more inspired to sail off. All I am doing is waiting to find the correct person to buy my business. All the Very Best! Jim Rodgers

Thank you for making this video, very helpful and realistic.

Great job . Both of are so clear and nice. It is a pleasure to litsen and watch you. Take care of your foot. No dancing for a while. Bless you.

We bought our 44' cat in Grenada in January and yeah, its been a bit harrowing of an experience. Alot of what you said rings true. We threw ourselves right into the fire, juggling engine issues, rigging issues, etc., while trying to get ourselves back to Grenada. It has been a bit stressful at times. Its also been glorious at other times. Currently in Antigua. Long way to go.

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

Good on ya! Good luck!

This is a very helpful video. Thank you

thank you thank you thank you... such a great discussion!

Great practical advice! I'm going to post it on my blog!

outstanding advice! thanks

Very good video, covering a LOT of information. The comment about being able to do your own work is important. You don't have to do the work, but you should have an understanding of what needs to be done. Recently purchased a Sea Ray 380 with twin diesels that was in Florida. I'm in Maryland. Was able to figure out pretty quickly, the Florida boat yard was attempting to take me for a ride. Paid the extra money to have it trucked North, rather than fixing the necessary items at said boat yard. Probably saved me $20K is excessive charges, even given the cost of transportation. The "having a friend" comment was also a good one. Have a friend who is a marine diesel mechanic and was willing to travel up to inspect the boat. Again, saved me a lot of $$. He determined the starboard engine did not in fact need to be pulled. So that supports your point that most folks underestimate how much things cost to fix, or more importantly, underestimate the risks involved in going for that 'fixer upper' project boat. Have been on boats since I could walk and have an engineering degree with avionics and composites experience. I can rebuild just about anything. Even so, I too have underestimated the cost of doing things.

Great video as usual!

Great video! Now completely convinced that we don’t need a cruising boat as a retirement bucket list item even though we had planned space at the dock behind the house. Spent my career building, developing, fixing things. Even hand built a little custom sail & oar boat just for fun (1st place at our local wooden show). Not excited about the upkeep hassle in retirement. At the very most we would buy an older power cruiser, do east US coast ICW and maybe pop over to the Bahamas for a couple of seasons and then just sell it, but just not feeling it😂

Great tips!!!

Love the footage from the past, earning your stripes, give you credentials !!

Incredibly moving finale!

Great episode … thank you ❤️

Clear and straight forward

WOW ! finally a honest video for us land lubbers. Thank you so much.

Thx! Y'all rock!

You guys should teach this same subject at the Annapolis Boat Show! Great job!

so much value, so many learns, so many questions...... thank you

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

we are all about the learns! Never stops!

Thank you for the insight. Very good information.

Omgosh just found you...excellent advice and fabulous presentation!

Hi Guys, great video, thank you for invaluable information.

Ha! We had to rewind and saw our names flash by from our review. We were one of Nick’s very first customers! Even though we didn’t close on the first cat due to the survey he helped us with a quick review of the Manta 40 we ended up buying 18 months later. (Even though Nick didn’t love Manta’s, he did love what had been done to ours. Thanks guys!

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

Manta's are great boats. Glad it all worked out!

So happy to have you kids, guide us in your and hopefully my journey.

Thank you for this video. In 2019 I watched enough KZread videos to convince myself I want to go cruising, even though I never sailed before. I almost bought a brand new 48’ boat in the spring of 2020, but then covid stopped everything. I live an hour away from Chesapeake Bay and made a decision to get a “starter” boat, which ended up being a 1988 Catalina C34 that I paid 30K for. SOOO glad I did not spend tons of money on that new boat. Even though I do enjoy weekend cruises, I am not sure I would actually enjoy doing this full-time. My advice… if you never sailed get a starter boat and explore before big commitment

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

Sage advice for sure. Also, running a 30K boat into a dock because you don't know what you are doing (at first) feels a lot different than running a 300k boat into the dock.

@andyp91

2 жыл бұрын

Well done! Very wise move. Another option for getting started in sailing, speaking of the Chesapeake, is to join one of the sailing clubs that give you easy access to boats for one annual fee. No fuss no muss. I live in Annapolis which is now loaded with options. One has newer, twin helm boats where you use only that boat all the time. Another has a fleet of JBoats, a bit older but well maintained and a variety of them so you can take your pick depending on your crew, weather and planned day or overnight. Since I have no wrenching knowledge, I can't even consider buying a boat to cruise offshore. But having access to club boats almost anytime? GOLD!

Great! Perfect vídeo!!!! Cheers! Thanks for to show to us what the “game” talk about it. There is “no” game!!!

We finally bought our first sailboat after 3 years of planning and doing time on other boats. The decision we came to was to buy a small seaworthy vessel around cost Usd15K. The Sailboat needed to have been well loved & maintained by previous owner. We were lucky enough to find this very dream boat we keep in contact with the previous owner who guides us whenever we need a point to the right direction. Our attitude towards boat ownership is to treat our vessel like a university where we will learn hands on skills and hopefully become good sailors. If we fall now, we fall forward. ❣️ looking forward to our next couple of years of growth.

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

Like that approach!

Great video, super advice for all,

Your information is so dialed in.... Thank you

a most excellent video. thank you.

You all are amazing. Glad to be a Patron.

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

We very much appreciate it. Thank you!

Loved the vids

I agree that small boats are much better to learn on. You feel the helm and the wave action more, loads are way less and mistakes are easier to correct and cheaper to fix. Better yet, find people to crew for. Learn as much as you can from others. Start with local beer can races (weeknight) or Saturday regattas. Move up to multiday/overnight races. And the best part is that it's on somebody else's boat.

Everything your saying is spot on. I always tell people you better have some knowledge because when your way out in the ocean and you have a problem your can’t just pull over and step off! I have a Hatteras 1986 70’ which now I going to sell but I’ve learned so much in the passed 10 years of owning her. Thank god I am able to fix things which is huge! Just like you Meaghan I broke my metatarsal missing one step on my stairs going down the Owners suite and I was by myself. I always think that I couldn’t have broke anything but just bruise my foot it was a few days before I went to doctor. My daughter had a full boot that she had when she hurt her ankle so I put that on and went to the orthopedic and he also told me to keep the boot on and just sleep with it on and just put a pillow case on it. I was living on my boat but I never let it slow me down as I went out different little islands with my friend and would climb into my dinghy and then cruise to their Catalina and climb up into to their boat. It took along time for me heal but I’m as good as new. Thank God didn’t have to have surgery because Orthopedic Doc said I might need that😬. Praying that you heal faster than I did:)

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the props! Glad you healed up! Megan just got the go ahead to weight on it. Hopefully we are underway again soon!

Very informative. Great info.

I like the idea about waiting for the right boat. I have been planning for some time now I have more moves to make and your advise is of great value and as a team you will pick up even more. I want to do a large boat out the gate cause I can only do buy a boat once.i do plan to sale with some folks first ;- )

Loved this guys thank you

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Tim!

Super video - love the delicately put honesty and yah repair and more importantly debug skills are a must - also strongly agree with sailing small cats like a 14’ is best way to learn with feel, will add RV ownership is very relevant and beneficial as well as power boating experience - We just got back from an 8day charter of a brand new 45ft FP cat it was loaded for charter (aka electric heads, generator for all 5 ACs, 12” chartplotters, wifi interface to ipad chartplotter, and best of all a dingy platform, which has become a must for the pup and older guests) - it was great, truly awesome, we loved it, and most important, it served its purpose: the lifestyle is not for our young girls though one is certified to asa 114 level - and its a show stopper for the service pup who did not like the 2m seas and had severe “pinking” of her paws even though we washed her after each on boarding, salt spray was everywhere - a great episode idea would be one on dogs and sailing, pet import papers, return trips home, vaccines (i.e. rabies 3 year shots only count a ms 1 year shots in some islands) health papers tight timings, itchy paws from salt and sand, stress (for pup and human), poddy situation, damage claws can cause on some materials, boat prep for dogs, best dog characteristics i.e. short hair, natural swimmers, young, smaller size, etc… unfortunately for us this marked the end of a many year effort towards the purchase of a 45ft cat for our global learning adventure :(

@TheOKellys

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, if you go back a couple years, you’ll see an episode on sailing with our old girl Sugar. It’s a challenge for sure to sail with a dog. Chartering is a great option if the whole crew isn’t ready for the full enchilada lifestyle. Glad you enjoyed your time out there.

Great video!

Thank you so much for this video. It cemented my feeling that the cruising life was not the best fit for my stage of life. Sad to say dispite my life long dreams, I bellive that trialer sailing might be a better fit (mobility issues).

Wow we were so lucky to do this all 20 years ago in our early 30"s before YT, started small with a Cheoy Lee, then a pirate boat garden 41, then our Mexican adventure boat a Nantucket 38 CC Yanmar powered - along the way did many moorings charters then lived on the boat for 2 years in general great time. My thoughts so far love sailing, love the silence, the motion in the water, the exhilaration of flying a spinnaker the attention-grabbing rolling motion and the feeling of keeping the boat flat and fast. In retrospect I recall a handful of extraordinary sails - lots of motoring. Never did a Cat they take up too much space, I liken it to when there will be to many electric cars looking for too few charging stations. Then we moved to several Yachts posillipo 68, Baglietto and now a 44-center console - My conclusion it's a boat everything breaks, nothing is really cheap if you actually maintain, including sails/lines/blocks, engine, genset, if you want to go far and slow with limited space get a sailboat. You want to get there and you're under 400 miles power boat - just more options but there's Maintenace as well got to keep those twins happy and little genset cousin. With both you can do solar another level of maintenance, Boats there's no install and forget-lol. There's nothing like going to Cuba for a day or so and returning just as quickly or doing Bimini for the weekend. We like both - glad we didn't do the YT thing there's certainly a lot of stress with content production - so well done to those who engage and enjoy.

I enjoy your video's you give many truths after all boat is an acronym for bust out onother thousand thank you for the advice

Thank you guys. I'm on the 3-5 year plan. 😆

As always, thnx 😘