Well done video. AND. You had some fun too. When I wanted to sell my boat, I went to a brokerage and said that I wanted to sell my boat THIS SUMMER. I didn’t want to keep it another year. The broker said that he should be able to sell it “ within a year”. He didn’t listen so went to another broker and went through the same scenario. This guy listened ( what a concept). We had is sold in a month! Done. I was willing to bring the price down to a reasonable amount and it sold right away. I didn’t fight, grind, bicker, I sold the boat for a good price to a young coulpe that will really enjoy it. Win, win!

@donaldklapproth8091

8 күн бұрын

Keep up great reporting from so many interesting and sometimes beautiful location we've never had the opportunity to see first hand. Great intelligent info and we certainly appreciate your efforts to INFORM! FWCS. SAILING ⛵️

@TheOKellys

5 күн бұрын

That’s generally how we do things as well. Decide to sell and sell at whatever the market will bring. I will never understand why someone would “hold out” for “their” price unless they aren’t earnestly trying to sell.

For several years I looked at Catamarans and thought for sure that is what I would buy (Year 2020-2022). After realizing the premium on cats, I went back and reconsidered a mono. I put a short list of things I was looking for and one was "waterline" but still able to sail short handed and even solo. Last year I bought a 2007 Jeanneau 54DS that was in the NE and in great shape for roughly 250K. After a lot of projects and about 100K worth of upgrades I have a boat that will take me anywhere I want to go, is as roomy as a cat, I can single hand thanks to technology like autohelm and electric winches. Most of all she looks and sails great. As for speed 9-10kts motoring and sailing which is as good as many of performance cats and far better than the floating condos. Just another option to consider!

@theyshouldhavenevergivenme5439

13 күн бұрын

There is a lot that can break on that type of boat (and it will!) ....'everywhere' is of course relative since you cannot go too far north or south on a plastic boat and once you are in SE Asia; good luck finding (or even ordering parts) or getting something actually fixed on a boat chock full of tech

@JC-21470

13 күн бұрын

@@theyshouldhavenevergivenme5439 - hahahaha - says a guy who does not own a boat!

@evinwhiteson4902

12 күн бұрын

Well you for sure saved money and can manage a large monohull solo safer than a large cat. You won't have any issues repairing it in asia. Or anywhere for that matter.

@brettbackhouse5190

12 күн бұрын

you always get more for your money in a mono hull than a cat , real sailors sail monon hulls. A Have a 2016 jeanneau 57 and love , sailing is a lifestyle , if you worry about the coast don't do it.

@greatnorthern3481

12 күн бұрын

Wow these people have cost you a lot of money with false information shame you can’t name and shame who knows how many others will be caught out

That Austin Healey 3000 was gorgeous.

The intro! THE INTRO! I thought the therapist session was genius but this beats it hands down 😂😂😂

I miss the sailing videos, but more than that I just want to see you guys happy. I appreciate the videos and insight you guys provide even if they are not always about how to fix something on a boat. Keep the positive vibes flowing and we will all keep watching!

I prefer these types of videos. KZread is full of sailing channels, but what you're doing now, market research, talking about offers, etc, very few are doing that which makes it soooo much more valuable. I still watch the occasional normal sailing video, but yours are probably the only ones I'm excited to watch, as I'm casually in the market as well.

@juliazentner681

11 күн бұрын

Agreed 100%

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Well dang! Thank you!

Sorry to hear you keep getting sick. I know my sailing plans were derailed going into retirement. Cindy, my wife of 26 years, had one more year left before retiring. I hope you didn't do what my wife did back in 2020. She was the only one in my family to line up for it and a second round, not even my 70s parents did it. Afterwards my wife kept having one illness after another, always getting sick from something. I now have found myself as a widow at 55. Do everything you can do, naturally, to stay healthy. Even though you haven't found you vessel, I'm enjoying your world traveling.

@1truthseeking8

7 күн бұрын

I hear ya...it was an e vile glow ball a jen duh ... And it's done with the practice round and gearing up for the LIVE EVENTS... I hope you're ready solid metals and whatever else you consider important

@Stevah00

7 күн бұрын

@@1truthseeking8 Solid shiny metals are good, all other investments are not IMHO.

Wish you guys the best. Enjoyed the update.

Nick & Kelly are " The One," thank you for plugging us into your Matrix. We like being with you even if you do not have a boat at the moment. Chins up, there are a lot of people routing for you... Sometimes you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

That right there is the truth! Thank you.

Thanks as always for the update.

Great update! Thanks for the "Market Report". Staying tuned...

The most important things are being healthy and happy. However, we all hope you find the right boat for you👍👍👍👍👍

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Agreed!

OMGOSH I loved this video for so many reason! The introduction, was a grand slam! I just love your humor and could watch for hours! Enjoy your travel.❤

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!!

I Just enjoy following you guys regardless of what you're doing or wherever you are in the world. 💕

Love you guys ! Sure hope you’re able to find a boat soon . But enjoy watching your travels !

Gotta say, I really miss your sailing videos, but just seeing you guys living your life makes me smile too. Take good care.

Cool of you to demonetize for awhile. Still, drop a video now and then please. We were worried by the long interval.

As long as you spend your time doing what you want, then you're getting the most for your money!

Hi Nick and Megan 🙋 I like your channel,no matter what your doing or what part of the world your in.Just keep enjoying life and having fun.

Good to see you back uploading. We are in Komodo heading west towards Malaysia if you feel like stopping by.

Good luck. Always enjoyed your videos. You do a quality assessments on a topic that nobody covers. Thanks, I'm sure something will shake out

Really miss your videos. Thanks for the update and staying in touch.

Good video. Thanks for your honesty.

Another great video. Love you guys.

I’m a Patreon and I would be happy to pay for this type of video. You’re personalities are why I signed up

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Ahhh, Sharon, thank you. Appreciate the sentiment. We will keep posting, but feel like a deal is a deal.

I'm glad to see you make choices that are good for you. Being adaptable is key. Many of us enjoy your visits (videos) because we enjoy your company. Enjoy life and bring us along.

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

I appreciate that!

Great episode! Stay safe and keep rolling O'Kelly's! 👍👍

Hope springs eternal, following.

Love your integrity and transparency. Hoping the right boat is just around the corner. Happy you’re enjoying life in the meantime!

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

We are. Life is amazing.

Great intro guys!

At which point does the cost of flying around the world exceed any savings from going for a used one?

@troybabs

13 күн бұрын

Bingo.

@CarterTanner

13 күн бұрын

I don’t understand why they don’t hire someone to check out the boats before they travel such a long distance?

@spaRTan3246

12 күн бұрын

Because they‘re still under the impression that they‘ll make that super duper deal that everybody else didn‘t find… 🤗

@constantinealexandrakis

11 күн бұрын

@Vallecaucanisimo just to make clear, from my part it was an honest question, not criticism. For example, would you rather go for a boat that's $50K cheaper but located on the other side of the world or go for a closer one that's more expensive? Or maybe a smaller but new(er) one? Once one budgets the cost of flying, accommodation, and the opportunity cost of time I'm not sure what the answer is. What I do know is that if something sounds too good to be true (e.g. way below comparative listings), it usually is.

@frozbiggins

11 күн бұрын

But that would be a boring video wouldn’t it.

We soooo want you guys to get a boat!! Miss those old videos and also want you two to be happy on the water again

Your analysis is interesting, another point in your favour is the number of youtube sailors that are simply building new vessels. The problem with boats is that they are like cottages, valuable to the people who own them but far less so to the people looking to buy one. Brokers don't help the process and have little inclination to do anything. They get paid if the boat sells but only if they were retained by the client. High-priced boats in your listing show you have inventory. the best brokers are those who have high turnover. Good luck

You guys have as much good luck fishing as you are finding a new boat. Your fans are rooting for you, though, and I'm sure you will find your new home in due time. God bless.

Great to see a video from you guys, its been awhile. Personally I have never been in the market for a cat, I'm strictly mono. The monohull market has much more to offer and at much better prices. Just something to consider.

It's just good to see you two. Whatever you do you make it interesting. Stay well!

I love the simply life of freedom you have. I especially like your simple honesty. So many boater videos are contrived. Fake. Funny thing about lying like that. It leads to insanity. You are no longer connected to reality. Why? You start to believe your own lies. You tell it straight. I love that. I am living a simple life as well. I love it.

@TheOKellys

8 күн бұрын

Thank you so much, it really is the only way to live. Always appreciate your comments, be well!

You guys do you ! Fun times and fun places. Keep going 💪 with care of yourselves. I kinda enjoy the land cruising 😀

That’s kind of like the housing market too. It’s the highest, most unaffordable in a long time. Good time to sell if you can get your price, but bad time to be buying.

Love this video and traveling through life with you. It’s always interesting and funny and beautiful. Look forward to catching up soon. ❤

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Ahhh, thanks Robin!

Great video! Best of luck to you guys😊

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Thank you!! 😁

Loving your videos! Very cool!

100% agree with your take on the market. Cats are listing for higher prices now than they were 5 years ago. Not to mention some of them are 20+ years old and asking more than they were new. Sellers are fooling themselves. Anyway, my investment accounts have quadrupled in the meantime. Maybe prices will be back to reality in another 2.5 years.

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

It would be one thing if these boats were selling, but they aren’t. I have to correct myself…some are still selling at “unusual” prices, but many are just sitting. I think that there just aren’t as many buyers out there now…or at at least as many “I want that boat, no matter the cost” buyers out there. Will be interesting to see how this shakes out.

@dennisperkins2195

6 күн бұрын

@@TheOKellys I started looking in 2022, while in Antarctica, and immediately stumbled onto the O'Kellys...I can't help but to think that some of the market inflation is due to the effective and expanding success of the O'Kellys. We seekers now know cats are, well, preferred, especially for novices (like me). I do admire the freedom and apparent nonchalance you carry through your life/lifestyle. And of course, I hang on every video you 'Tube. Keep them coming!!!

Great intro guys! ❤❤❤

I’m with you! Schlepping the gear from new/different country/international airports where you’ve never been, you guys are troopers. You know, when i drift off to sleep I remember a typical day on the hook in a shallow leeward Bahamian anchorage. I think it went wake up, swim, coffee, breaky, sewing seat covers, tacos, swim, beach, wine, jazzy guitar, g’night.zzz repeat - something like that. We have come a long way and we wouldn’t have guessed what you have done since. I feel like we are all richer for your work and willingness to share and impressed by your resolve.

We missed you guys!!

Fantastic opening. You guys are awesome.

Ooo you're in Japan! Hope you have a super time!

Could you guys summarize the past few years for us? How many offers you have placed, countries visited looking at boats? How many offers were accepted? And how many of those boats are still on the market? How many declined offers have reached out later to try to bring you back to the table? It’s all very interesting insights into the market. Thanks for all that you share!

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Full data is available to clients, but I’ll give you the entertaining numbers…seen 26, 7 deals, 3.5 surveys. Only three boats we offered on and were declined then subsequently sold for more than we offered. How many countries….lol. A lot.

Was the "green pill/powder" a shot at all the "influencers" hocking AG1?

Guessing you guys aren’t interested in making weekly videos as you travel around the world…sharing location sites/info on the different countries u go to. I love seeing different countries I will never see in person.

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Interested, maybe…just not very good at it

@yvonnekneeshaw2784

9 күн бұрын

Gifts undercover ?? 😊

@lizellekotze5411

9 күн бұрын

Would also like that.

We really appreciate the information you supply regarding the boat market. Thank you for all your efforts and for staying grounded and realistic. You really do supply valuable content, keep it up!!

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Glad to help!

You guys are too humble and selling yourselves short! :-) This was a great episode! More! I really needed these laughs 😂❤ Best 2u both.

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Love you guys. Hope you find the right boat soon.

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Aww, thanks.

I'm here bc I love you guys. IDC if it's sailing, travel and adventure, or just whatever. When you post, I know I'm going to enjoy it. Keep doing you, dearlings! Much love!

I have always found that the best boats to sail on are other people's boats. I have spent months living and sailing in other people's boats, I just bring the food and the booze and help with the chores. It's a whole lot less expensive and much less stress than owning. I have had even more success flying other people's airplanes. I have all my ratings and stay current. I've probably saved $1 million over the past 10 years.

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Well said!

@charley95sheridan44

6 күн бұрын

Exactly what we do on our friends boat and then we walk when the day is over.

I *love* it when sponsors turn out to be real, useful products that apply to my life. I've been in 5 countries this year, and dealing with getting a SIM was a hassle one way or the other in most (all?) of them. Thank you so much for a very cool product I didn't know about!

@TheOKellys

5 күн бұрын

You’re going to love Airalo!

Thank you!

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Welcome!

Don't forget to slurp your noodles! Was in Japan on a cruise most of this March, so clean, neat and tidy. Enjoy

That was a very interesting perspective on the catamaran market. Also that's great that you are not charging your patrons while not making sailing vids. Hope you find your ideal boat soon.

you guys are great vlogers

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Lol. Still vloggin

Lol… Awesome intro (and video:-)!

Excellent video, so correct. we are in the same situation. Sold our smaller cat to upgrade (2 years ago) and the prices are so over heated. I have been keeping a very close eye on the market (here in Australia) and cats are more or less 100k over priced. Be silly enough to pay those prices and you will take the financial hit on the other end. My wife and I are now "Out' of the market. No longer even looking and there is a real freedom to that.

Enjoy every day. Time is not guaranteed. All the best to both of you on this journey of life. I hope you find whatever it is you both are looking for.

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

We are. Every day. Cheers

Great to see you on the screen again! (in addition to Patreon).

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Thanks!

@TheOKellys

12 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Nassau looks beautiful Great video 👍

I am on my way to Anitgua to survey a boat. Not 5 minutes before I watched this video I set up my Airalo account and bought the plan. Happy to see you back on the interwebs, bummed you still haven't found a boat. Good Luck!

@TheOKellys

12 күн бұрын

Good luck on your survey! That’s great about Airalo, I’m super impressed with their service.

Miss you two!

Honestly sounds like a good move. I've been hunting for a sailboat and, despite a glut of inventory, the prices are remaining high. I think a lot of people got into the sailing life during the pandemic and now that it's (largely) over, they're getting back to real life...but they want a return on their investment as if it were an amortizing house and not a big, depreciating vehicle. Looking forward to hearing about your journey from here on, boat or no

I decided to build a boat, as I wanted to keep my properties so I'm not in the $1M range but definitely in the $300K range, I made this decision as I want a passive income while I sail away

That Healey in Oz was worth that leg of the trip!

Oh my, such fun

If it doesn't sell in 90 days, boat, house, car, whatever, it either hasn't been marketed properly, or the seller is asking too much. Yes, it is that simple.

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

90 days…with as much cash is floating free in the economy right now….with the internet exposing every interested party in a matter of minutes…. I would say if your X for sale isn’t at least being looked at in a week or so with a serious offer in two weeks…you are misunderstanding the market significantly.

good to see you both alive and kicking ,i was worried a little ,,,

It was good meeting you both in Malaysia!

I would ask that you give some details of why all your deals went bust. Like the ridiculous contract, or maybe how old they were, maybe say if it was a custom build and too risky. I understand you don’t want to divulge too much for all sorts of reasons, but you’re leaving all of us wondering in suspense.

@nabieasaurus

12 күн бұрын

I second that. I really want to know what was in the contract. I also want to know how sellers misrepresented the boat.

@Aoi_Fans

12 күн бұрын

I think they alluded to it briefly in the video. They are cautious buyer, wanting everything to be just right, but this incurs a time penalty. All the good boats, priced accordingly go fast and they have been too slow to commit.

@Purrington

12 күн бұрын

Would love to see language examples from Outremer and this latest one that helped push them away

@grammarboy1318

11 күн бұрын

Don’t you all have your own lives to live? How can this possibly be so important to you?

@playb4work447

11 күн бұрын

@@grammarboy1318 For me it’s a learning process about buying boats since I’ll be in the market soon. I’m also a very curious person.

Love your editing... Great to see your faces. We are the 300k folks. Your insight is so valuable. thank you from Sandpoint Idaho...

Thanks for the update. We are in the new-boat category….loved designing and dealing with add-on but the delivery wait is super super hard. Good luck

Good vid on the current market. You don't need a boat to sail through life.

The money spent flying around looking for a boat, plus the money spent on the right deal would have bought the best you looked at!

@1sailfast

12 күн бұрын

Agree, even if they spent more than “when the market comes down”.

@nffremote

12 күн бұрын

This channel is very frustrating. Promises promises. Never deliver.

@gogogaga7441

12 күн бұрын

I'm sure they'll let you borrow their crystal ball when they're done with it, oh..wait..

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Funny how some people look at life. Obviously with all the thumbs up, I suppose you all share this sentiment. But let me enlighten you. Your assumption is that any time and money not spent on a boat is a waste. What an impoverished viewpoint. First of all, we have learned more about different boats, builders, designs and designers than we could EVER have had we purchased another boat right way. Secondly, we have spent incredible time with friends we’d NEVER have met other than through looking for our next boat. Same goes with all sorts of non-boating-related experiences. Last, as the boat market is shifting exactly as we expected, while the stock market has been better than we could have hoped for, financially we are way way way ahead of where we’d be if we’d bought a boat close to the top of the market 18-24 months ago. So…friends, life works out the way it does…being grateful for what does happen and NOT ungrateful or even regretful is the only way to be. Your thesis that we have somehow wasted time or money or both…doesn’t hold for us.

@catamaransailing

8 күн бұрын

Nicely worded response. Like my mom says, nothing learnt is ever wasted. And as many savvy investors have pointed out, sometimes you save more from the things you don’t buy than the “bargains” you do.

Of all of your videos I think this is my favorite

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Ha! Really? Thanks.

You guy’s just want to let you know, I am in same situation as you …!!! I sold about a year ago at TOP of market “ridiculous “100k more than I paid for the boat in 2017…7 years I owned it..this is an incredible bubble.. about to pop.. !!!!! Hold off one more year

I like your attitude what will be will be, go with the flow no stress. But bet there has been stress. So take it easy sit back the boat will come when it comes.

Y’all are fun to watch with or without a boat.

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Thangkye

What I want to know is, what is your dreamboat ? You’ve looked at dozens of boats now, is the Outremer 55 your ultimate? The ORC 57? The HH 55?

@TheOKellys

2 күн бұрын

Definitely none of those.

I liked the video. Cruising does not require owning a boat. Have you considered buying back Clarity?

A broker in Queensland told me he and a lot of other brokers are knocking back catamaran listings because sellers have such unrealistic ideas of their boats value..

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Yep. Heard the same.

❤ love it ❤ Rockin Roll ❤

The money joke was funny. Didn't cross my mind as insensitive or tone-deaf but I can see how it could be PERCEIVED as gauche. I'm in the same position but with a house. I'm doing ok financially but housing is absurd. I'm with y'all in spirit. Love the vids. They are getting more entertaining and I hope you get a cat soon. :D

would love your opinion on the quality of new boats that people are wrestling with.

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Well, without picking on anyone in particular, I feel pretty darn rotten for some of these folks dealing with what looks like poor quality right out of the factory. It is doubly tough if you are going through this in public as we all are to certain extent with all this social media. Doubly hard because you don’t want to give your huge investment (boat) a bad reputation and you also (probably) want to keep a good relationship with the people you hope will fix the boat. But yeh…man o man I think I’d be lawyering up if I were a couple of these owners…

As I sit here drinking my coffee while watching your video, I’m pondering what would be the perfect boat for you both. I hear you like performance cruiser catamarans. How trendy. And spendy. But is that your perfect boat? Wouldn’t you be that much happier if you lived on a barge with its very own taco truck? Add an airstream and a few tonnes of sand and you wouldn’t even need to get in your dinghy to go to the beach. You like the perks of a 24’ beam? Imagine what a 100’ beam would be like. I bet that combo would be more than 50% cheaper. And when hurricane season comes, you just hook your taco truck up to the airstream and your happy place goes wherever you do.

Totally agree and I feel these numbers are good for other boats as well. I’m in the Trawler market and waiting… Your book brought me to channel and I’m just a boater enjoy the content.

you two are just fantastic and I love your video's. It is really smart to hold on your money especially in vulnerable times. You two are really practical and it shows you are clearly making a good decision. I love your sense of humour in video's and keep up the good work Sheila Vancouver BC

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Thanks Sheila. Appreciate that.

Oh no. I wish I would have know you are coming to Singapore. Would have been wonderful to meet you in person. Hope there is a next time!

We've got several years before we head out on our own journey, so we're crossing our fingers that the market corrects by then. 😅 Would love to see more footage from Japan, but happy to watch any "travel-vlogs" before you get back to sailing. Cheers!

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Ok!

She’s been cooped up, nothings going to keep her down🎶😂…you guys are in our top 5 fav KZread channels. Thanks for the update. We bought our ⛵️ in Anacortes, now we are on Vancouver Island headed to Alaska before we head to Mexico then New Zealand then Japan.

A 58 ft Catamaran is a HUGE boat. My boat is a 34 x 14 foot cat and it is still a condo. Two actual double berths and queen size master. I am 6' 5" tall and the entire boat fits me well. Compared to a similar length monohull, well, there is no comparison. Have owned both. Love the cat.

Absolute fun. Love that the Okelly’s humor comes shining out in this video. The reference to the famous movies are telling- millennials haven’t been born yet when the Matrix & Mission Impossible films came out in theaters…. OMG. .. I posted this first half while in the middle of watching video. Even harder LOL. I must have the same sense of humor.

Take a step back, deep breath, and exhale slowly! With a clear mind and clear eyes, you assess the situation, as you have been, and look to do what’s right for YOU! You guys are making the right moves. When one rushes into situations without analyzing it, it usually turns out regrettable. It’s a good thing to take out that pressure of making sailing videos. IMO travel videos are like sailing videos, you’re just focusing more on travel than sailing. 😉. Cheers 🍻

@TheOKellys

9 күн бұрын

Love that. Thank you