Actually insane when you think about the pictures shown for 3 seconds entail countless hours of hard work. You guys pulled of a master piece here. Incredible how she looks.

@Camarasailing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

@davidsmith3736

Ай бұрын

off*

Lovely to see a boat restored to better than former glory. Enjoy her after all that work.

@Camarasailing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

Such an enormous boat and that tiny propeller!🙀🙀😆😆😆. Beautiful job,my compliments to both of you.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@Camarasailing

Ай бұрын

Thank you! We know, it seems crazy but the prop pushes her just fine. Though our 185hp is quite thirsty so we only motor if we have to, we try and sail as much as we can! Luckily she doesn’t need much wind to slip through the water. Thanks for watching!

Saw her for sale when she was at Gulf Harbour... dreamt of doing what you’ve actually achieved. What an incredible thing you guys have done

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

my name is Ge’iff thank you 🙏

@thomasbonde2118

3 жыл бұрын

What was the price at that time?

@ross82

3 жыл бұрын

@@thomasbonde2118 1st saw it at $110k then below $100k, it was even on TradeMe

@mcduck5

2 жыл бұрын

@@ross82 I remember seeing that and wondered if it was built for the race, I couldn't find any info but figured that any maxi built at that time would have been for the race

My name is Marius Aggenbach from South Africa having built 4 yachts and cruised in the Caribbean and the Med for some time I can appreciate all the work done on your yacht. Congratulations you have done a fine job and I wish you happy sailing and enjoyment.

It's lovely to see a racer restored to a live-aboard with legs. She surely needed your help. Thank you for letting us watch.

Sailed on Creightons Naturally, years ago sad to see the boat in neglected state but what a wonderful job has been done on her I am sure everyone will enjoy this rejuvenated boat. I can remember may trips to the mast head and still have the photographs take from up there.

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Alan Bayne thank you so much ☺️ It still amazes us just how many people’s lives she’s been a part of 💙

Wow. Amazing work.. Nice job.

Beautiful...a Masterclass in skill and an eye for detail..

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

bowpilot55 thank you so much ☺️

I knew John Chittenden and his crew when they rebuilt her in Hull for the 1989 Whitbread. It's quite amazing to see how much of their internal structural work looks as good now as when they built it! Your refit has much of the same spirit of DIY pragmatism that theirs did. Well done!

@alinfreo

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I know John as well, sailed with him on Royalist and I did days sails during Cowes week in the early 90's on Crieghton's Naturally to help John out I was working on Astrid then, happy memories.

The transformation of over 3 years of work into just over 10 minutes is so incredible but really too short to demonstrate the quality and effort of your work and ideas. Truly inspiring. Thank you so much for giving us a glimpse into what it takes to restore an 80 footer.

@Camarasailing

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! In hindsight we just have just filmed/documented the refit better than we did but we were too consumed by getting the job done. Maybe next time 😂

Really enjoyed

Sailed her across the Atlantic, Hamble to Caribbean, winter '82 with skipper Les Williams, son Gareth, Jaques Redon and a couple of others when she was Challenger.

Man what a blast from the past. I remember this boat from my childhood in the golden era of the Whitbred. Really enjoyed that ride.

WOW, now that's a boat.

Ahh, the Whitbread! Great memories of Peter Blake winning it in 1990 with Steinlager 2! What a great race that was! Those were the days when we listened to every radio sports bulletin for an update on the yacht positions! Great times!

I’m gobsmacked what a brilliant piece of engineering restoration your dedication is incredible you should be very proud of yourself what a beautiful boat she is Fairwinds and following seas ❤️👍

Absolutely stunning rebuild. I have a old friend who sailed on her as Ocean Greyhound/FCF Challenger, Gareth Williams, his dad was Skipper Les Williams. I also have some pics when she was out of the water in Moody’s boatyard on the Hamble UK. Even have an old life jacket from FCF Challenger days. Great to see her sailing again, she looks amazing. Fair winds. Andy UK

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Andy UK - SY Corrival - Rival 32 thank you ☺️ I’m sure his wife has reached out to us before on Facebook!

@davids1716

3 жыл бұрын

I had the privilege of doing my first trans Atlantic with Les (and Janet), a great teacher and mentor. This boat was his entire life for so long, I feel like I’m seeing an old friend again in Challenger being reborn.. (Please say “Hi” to Gareth form David off Limbara.) Coincidentally I also happened to actually be looking directly at Creightons when she got T-boned by a ultralight at Antigua SW in 1995, hurt the ultralight a lot more than her! Fantastic to see this storied boat rise again.

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

David S thank you so much for sharing your memories and for your comment - it means a lot ☺️

@davids1716

3 жыл бұрын

@@Camarasailing You guys have done a magnificent job, I helped out on some fundraising daysails in the Solent in the late ‘70s or early ‘80s as child, I feel very connected to her. Definitely looking forward to seeing more on You Tube in the future. (One correction. When I recalled the collision in Antigua, I had it the wrong way around. It was a charter crew racing you vessel that T-boned the ultralight - the result was spectacular - commenting on You Tube too early in the AM taxing my memory.)

@wetwheelssolent9944

3 жыл бұрын

@@davids1716 Hi David, when did you do the Atlantic with Les. I was crew in winter '82 when we took her from Hamble to St Lucia / Antigua. I still see Les and Janet.

just had to watch this again, brilliant

Beautiful job!

the amount of work it must have taken the two of you is just remarkable, amazing.

What an incredible amount of work and an excellent result!! Well done!

@Camarasailing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

Wow, what an undertaking. Amazing work guys.

@Camarasailing

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

OMG what a superb effort . Ex yacht builder , developer, builder, yacht owner ,racer, charter skipper, 63, sailing since in utero , tired of the sea.

wow sailed on a couple of retired maxis and they are huge... tremendous job

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Gavin Ferguson thank you 😊

Seeing the sheer volume of work involved in the refit and the quality of the outcome is nothing short of mesmerizing. Fantastic work.

I don't know one thing about boats, but this was amazing. What a stunning vessel. Bravo.

@Camarasailing

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

Very nice, well done.

Such a huge undertaking and commitment. My hat is of to you. Great job and she looks nice.

She’s beautiful! You guys did a fantastic job .

goodness me, there are heaps of restoration-rebuild projects on YT, but the scale of this, the finish, and the fact that you did it on your own is mind boggling. Bloody well done, your boat is second to none

@Camarasailing

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

Hats off to you. I built a 31 footer from scratch, and that was more than enough.

@Camarasailing

2 жыл бұрын

It may be a smaller boat but you started from scratch and you started AND completed it. Not many people do. Hats off to you too! Hope you are enjoying sailing her now 😊

So great to see a part of sailing history refitted to that amazing high standard.

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Phil Chitty thank you ☺️

Wow, some project! Happy sailing :)

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Christopher Lynch thank you 😊

Wonderful job...

Really nice job you have done

Wow, what a beautiful job you've done. It looks amazing 👏

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

dunkie976 thank you 🙏

I'm so impressed that the two of you could do this alone. Wow. Gives me hope. Wish I could crew for a while.

@stevengerhart-rinaldo3366

3 жыл бұрын

I am with you there. I think that most boat builders should take note of what these amazing folks managed to accomplish WITHOUT THE NEED FOR AN ELABORATE RARE WOOD INTERIOR .... I love the final product. My dream as well but I lost my partner which put an end to our dream to Cruze the great expanse of our oceans and seas. I have an add to find someone with the same dream, potentially gutting a storm damaged boat together, chartering people, (backpackers) from South America to one of the Caribbean islands. A blast, hardly a job but its lucrative a friend did it to survive but it ended up making him over 1000 in a 5 day week...that's what lit the fire under my ass.... also finally settling by purchasing a sailors,, motor yacht marina with rooms for backpackers and travellers a like. Guatemala, panama, never Belize it's a bloody coke highway pit stop, so many deaths it's hard not to think of the insane residents such as McAfee.....whom had gone (CLEARLY) off the deep end that fellow. The riches he has collected and still reaps the rewards (financial of course.) from the sales of his out dated security software. He has squandered his fortune away and in a ten year period he had lost his mind, his money and most recently his ownership of his beachfront 6000 sq foot monstrosity. Today, his mansion stands looking like a ruin, the locals have cleaned the place out. A vacationer watched as if they were worker ants. I'm sure most of you have seen a shot of thousands of ants carrying items heavier than themselves...well now replace the ants with the locals that's what it looked like from afar ..busy busy ants ( locals) leaving with the last item, a framed picture of McAffie nude with a kg in his lap...idiot.

@stevengerhart-rinaldo3366

3 жыл бұрын

Free ( renaissance ) sailer: FREE auto or manual muted, invisible crew member that can cook, clean, repair, mechanical and human beings, both mental and some physical. naturopathic knowledge, psychotherapy, as hard as this is to believe i actually hold a degree in one of the aforementioned (highly exaggerated,) list of qualifications. Will obviously take orders from both Captain and the co-captain. Will live in anchor, chain, and rigging locker. How can you argue with that? Muskoka, ON. Canada

Beautiful job

I saw the first photos and thought, oh, they will sweep and mop, NO!! They stripped her bare!! WOW! Would love to see a 30 minute version of this, more time and explanation of each photo. Very impressive work and timeline!! A "boatload" of work!

@Camarasailing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! We’ve been thinking of doing a longer version with perhaps some FAQ’s answered at some stage, just have to catch up on some video editing first 😉

Amazing effort. Should be proud. Such a lot of effort for an extended period.

A Beautiful job well-done folks. I have an Alice Whitbread in my family as an ancestor from the 1600s. They must be looking down on your beautiful work with approval.

What an amazing transformation, absolutely incredible..

@Camarasailing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

Well done!

Greart video thanks for sharing and what a transformation!

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

David McArthur thank you ☺️

Absolutely incredible you guys. Saving an old girl and repurposing her as a fast cruiser is just amazing. We also sailed to NZ and live in Auckland before we return to the cruising life. Your film was inspirational. BZ

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Toby Norman thank you 🙏

What a gorgeous boat, she is beautiful. Be very proud of your work.

@Camarasailing

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

Wow, just wow!. Pete you're a monster..beautiful vessel once again, correction better than new.

@Camarasailing

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers ☺️

You both have amazing skills... beautifully done!

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Saskia Groen-in't-woud thank you 😊

Awesome, 'Creighton's Naturally' is a name that I have heard so many times in the media it feels like finding an old friend. Exciting, nice job!

@gertpetersson3570

2 жыл бұрын

Very impressive!

"Busted ass X Whitbread for Sale." Been sunk, rolled and run aground. Can't believe the history report. Incredible. Such a story of a survivor. Long live. Great work. Too much grey for me. Enjoy.

Amazing, 80ft! That's just big, crazy. Our 50ft seem big to me but 80 is something else. Respect for the dedication

@Camarasailing

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

Amazing work u have made...Respect....wishing u happy days

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Qrap's Vineyard se7ftw thank you 😊

That is an amazing project. Dedication for sure :-)

That first clip at the bow looking out under sail, man i felt that emotion for you! What an insane effort, to be heeled over and charging along finally must be an indescribable feeling

@Camarasailing

3 ай бұрын

It was!!!! Hard to describe that feeling!

Awesome job guys.

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Tony Hands-heart thank you 😊

great job you are one of the only people i know that could have pulled that off well done cap RON emotion 2

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Ron McCabe thank you so much 🙏

Great job. Well done. I'm very happy to see this boat so beautifully restored and given a new lease of life. I hope you and your family put many happy miles under her keel. I was briefly involved in a chapter of her history, when Les Williams got FCF Challenger to the finish of the 81-82 WRTWR with a broken mast. A few of us Ship Science students at Southampton Uni helped Les and his sidekick, the hilarious Jacques Redon, (Claire Francis' ex-husband) to prepare Challenger for the two handed Round Britain race, which he did with Bob Fisher. Preparations were complicated by Moody's marina dropping and damaging the new mast (which was a masthead rig, smaller than the original fractional stick), which made it very tight getting the boat to Plymouth in time for the start. Les was a nice guy, and one of the first to get big bucks sponsorship into yacht racing (with Burton Cutter). Ocean greyhound was a very ambitious project, but there was a perennial shortage of funds.

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

giles goulding thank you so much for sharing! It always amazes us just how many lives she has been a part of!

Absolutely fantastic job. She's beautiful may you have fair wind's and safe journeys round the world in your beautiful new home. 🤳🏾👌👌👌👏👏👏👏

@Camarasailing

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

Wow good job!!!!

And the wife has been nagging me to jet wash the drive for weeks!! This has inspired me lol!

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Hello hello hello !!!! Haha that made me laugh ;-)

@scottlittlewood4527

3 жыл бұрын

Ditch her for one who likes boats. Simple.

Fantastic. You're my inspiration

Really cool!!

Amazing transformation and challenge….so impressive

@Camarasailing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

Good to see Creighton's restored (I'm ex Whitbread...one of my sailing buddies raced the Whitbread on her...)

Hats off to you sir, what a great achievement 👍

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Gregg Butler thank you 🙏

Very very nice!!!!!!

You guys are Legends one of the best re-fits more than that is was total Re-Build….. Congratulations Bon-Voyage ….

@Camarasailing

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

This is so incredibly inspiring

Simply superb, well done. However, not much change from a million dollars.

A labor of love and a great deal to be proud of. Beautiful workmanship.

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Tom Conces thank you 😊

Beautiful

I once had the pleasure of sailing out of Falmouth with very ( 7 gusting 8 occasional 9 ) strong due south wind . The lifeboat came in from an exercise and past us at black rock ... with a finger to the temple . Took an age to get out into the bay. I have some pictures somewhere of the entire gunnels under water , the skipper grinning and all the passengers looking very green . Fabulous boat run by the Dutchy at the time . We even woke few sleepy RN types moored in the Halford when the skipper ran up a royal ensign 😉

@billfromgermany

3 жыл бұрын

I believe you meant the Helford River, or the local Halfords? And what is a “royal ensign”’ please?

@petersavage4207

3 жыл бұрын

@@billfromgermany I did mean the Halford ( blame that on the wine ) A royal ensign is a flag flown on British Royal Navy ships .. on this occasion we could fly one ourselves as the boat was owned by the Duchy of Cornwall .. by association owned by Prince Charles.

@billfromgermany

3 жыл бұрын

@@petersavage4207 OK, thanks. Do you mean what I would call the White Ensign? I know that the RYS and the Dartmouth yachts are entitled to fly the White Ensign, but it sounds logical that a Duchy Yacht should have the same privilege.

@petersavage4207

3 жыл бұрын

@@billfromgermany Yes and yes .... I think the crew of the minesweeper were a little surprised to see one 😀

@andyb.1026

3 жыл бұрын

Ive sailed with Skippers like that ~ so I became one ~ Flag etiquet never our strongest point

great job, do a walkthrough of the finished product

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Brad Kelly good idea!

What a masterpiece .

Great job love it

You made the typical refit on a production boat seem like child's play in comparison. What incredible work, scrupulous attention to design, purpose, and execution. Once I heard your husband works in the trade, it all suddenly became clearer. One day- merely for the shock value- please estimate how much YOU would have charged to do this amount of work on a customer's yacht. Cheers!

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

That’s probably why nobody else wanted to buy her because if you had paid someone to do the work you’d probably be left with a bill bigger than what you could ever recover...we just took it as an opportunity to carry on with the lifestyle we love 😉

@LoanwordEggcorn

3 жыл бұрын

@@Camarasailing You were in an ideal position to save her, and did! Also explains the fine work. Well done!

I designed some parts of the original boom. 'Nice to see the boat being cared for. I don't like the shed on the deck at the back, though !

@MrGentlebutfirm

3 жыл бұрын

See what you mean. Built for functionality, not that traditional look.

Fantastic workmanship. You really did a great job.... Beautiful.

@Camarasailing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

Words fail me, it is so beyond impressive what you both accomplished. The video is impressive, also. Thank you for sharing this with us.

@Camarasailing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

That’s commitment! Wish you all the best sailing her.

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

C Mosca thank you 😊

Awesome task, beautiful result. And, it only took 12 minutes! Actually, I can't imagine the labor hours and expenses that went into this labor of love. Maybe you will share that info?

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

DocuMetrics, Inc. it took a little longer than 12 minutes 😉 It took us 3 1/2yrs, of course there are still the odd projects we do now but then you are never ‘done’ on a boat! We were lucky that the boatyard my husband had worked at offered us a space at the back of the yard for free which was a huge savings and factor in whether we could do it. Due to him working in the industry we got most our materials at very reduced or cost price so it’s hard to put a dollar figure to that that’s realistic for anyone else but be assured we spent all the proceeds from our house sale on this project!

@dwtn164

3 жыл бұрын

@@Camarasailing _ I did think that you must have professional boatyard experience to take on stripping out a maxi and doing a complete rebuild from scratch. Looks absolutely awesome

Top notch, congratulations! It warms my heart to see neglected beauty like this brought back to its former glory!

@Camarasailing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

Wow, you made it look so easy!

I remember Creightons very well. She crashed into us just off Cowes breaking off our bowsprit and putting a two foot hole in her own port side a midships. She managed to sail off and compete finishing 3rd while we had to abandon the week. Sad they renamed her !!!

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

skippy One wow that’s one memory and story of her! She’s been renamed a few times actually. She started off as Ocean Greyhound, then FCF Challenger, to Creighton’s Naturally and we named her after both our kids 😉

@skippyone2769

3 жыл бұрын

@@Camarasailing I remember seeing her racing side by side with another boat famous at the time called "Mistress Quickly" if my memory serves me right! I might have a pic somewhere of them both with Spinnaker's neck and neck going past the Needles heading for Poole!

@gregtaylor6146

3 жыл бұрын

YOUR bowsprit, HER midships??? ...... sounds like YOU were the one doing the 'CRASHING.'

@jamesrichardson476

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregtaylor6146 Depends who was the stand on vessel....

@frankmiller95

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesrichardson476 Good point. A hit on "Creightons'" port side indicates she was clearly the stand on vessel, unless she was overtaking.

Tracey Edwards started her whitbread race career on her as Creighton's naturally.

@Warwick3511

3 жыл бұрын

I think she was the navigator on the first leg

@royandergoogle3012

3 жыл бұрын

I think you'll find she sailed on with integrity the ex GBII

Incredible talent to complete that build - bravo

@Camarasailing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

amazing job

Hard top is not my thing, but otherwise this is a really amazing work!!

@RiverWoods111

3 жыл бұрын

This is a live aboard cruiser now, albeit a fast live aboard cruiser. When I see people on who are full time cruiser's who don't even like to put up a Bimini, I question why. We all know the dangers of the sun and skin cancer and then you add in the reflection of the water too. I realize that for racer's they want the extra speed, but as much as I love sailing and all of that, not getting skin cancer is a bigger desire to me!

@roscoejones4515

3 жыл бұрын

I agree it detracts from the lines, but of course it's so much more practical forr a cruiser.

Wow💙💙💙💙💙💙

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Vulture Munchies thank you 🙏

I could see from the tools that were used this was going to be a master class and master piece. Well done to you on the hard work, dedication and fantastic result. She is a beautiful thorough bred.

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

What a stunning boat you guys have done a fantastic job and saved a beautiful Boat from rotting away

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

roderick macgregor thank you 😊

Im building a 9 ft ply dinghy.

@jhollands68

3 жыл бұрын

are you living on it at the same time ?

@romandybala

3 жыл бұрын

@@jhollands68 Ha ha ha. Very good.

@drewwilkins9963

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the cabintop!

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

Roman Dybala don’t worry - I’ve been told size doesn’t count 😉

Brilliant job, but am i the only one who had trouble hearing the talking over the background music ,especially after 5.40 mins. (i am 74)

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

MrSychnant thank you 😊 Nobody has mentioned it before but I will take it into consideration in the future 😉

@BigRedNZ1

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you were the only one.... I had no issues, maybe its the fact I’m on earbuds rather than speakers

@larrylittleton8702

3 жыл бұрын

Click on the (CC) button and you'll have direct access to the dialogue.

@waterboy8999

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it was awful, why do people add music?

@larrylittleton8702

3 жыл бұрын

@@BigRedNZ1 Enjoy the hearing you have now. It won't always be that good. We're all temporarily able-bodied.

Bravo!!!

Respect for all the work. Fantastic result. Enjoy.

@Camarasailing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

They pretty much built the entire thing from scratch

Imagining the ocean of cash poured into that boat almost killed my inner Scotsman.

What a great story. Another grand boat SAVED! Bless you and your husband for taking it on. The design, integration, and execution was top notch. She's enjoying a well deserved pinnacle retirement thanks to you guys. BRAVO! -and enjoy. You worked hard and it shows. (My favorite part was after gutting the innards. A blank canvas!)

@Camarasailing

3 жыл бұрын

OCnStiggs thank you so much ☺️

Very fine job