🎥 Ep. 9 Buying a Catamaran May Have Been A Huge Mistake
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2023
- Follow along as we move the boat up the Florida coast. We hit some highest of the highs and lowest of the lows as we navigate adjusting to this new to us boat. We are needing our boat hauled out and refitted for our family.
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The learning curve is vertical at first, then you can apply the same learned skills over and over. It gets easier, but don’t underestimate the importance of good weather and sea state. Build on the good days and make stories about the bad that build confidence, emphasizing the success of challenges overcome. We’ve all been there! With hard work comes great reward!
Yes! All great advice - it sounds you remember the beginner days well!
I have just two kids and wife afraid of sailing. Learning to sail with 4 kids on board. Wow. You deserve a huge respect!
Thank you so much!!
Wow - what a start. Firstly, thank you for showing the real world experience, not the Instagram everything is perfect version. For those of us with dreams of taking our wives / husbands / families cruising, this is a great demonstration of the reality of sailing / boat ownership. Secondly, well done for staying positive with so much stress and emotion, especially having to take care of and motivate four little ones. I am sure you will get to the position were you are all confident in your sailing skills and have the opportunity to enjoy it - it will be interesting at what point you will wake up and realise, yes you handled that and you're actually enjoying it. You are showing great perseverance. Keep up with the good work and and stay safe. I really enjoy and appreciate your videos.
Thank you so much for your kind words! Yes just trying to keep it real and show the bumps (and tears!!) along the way.
Remember the Wynn's UA-cam channel, they knew nothing about boating until they brought their catamaran . Look how well they've done!
The Wynns also took the ASA sailing courses aboard their Catamaran. That helps with familiarity of the boat
Omg it took me 4 years to convince my wife to get a boat and then it happens she saw your video she comes running in the bed room and started packing my bags the scary part she means it 😮thank you love the channel
Tell your wife it gets better!! I cry alot in the beginning (maybe she will too! Lol!) but it becomes awesome! We are anchored in Martinique now and my kids are really enjoying boat life!
Oh my gosh….this is the best video! Thanks for being vulnerable and sharing your true emotions. My husband and I died laughing when you gave a message to husbands if they decide to do this, this is what is going to happen. That would TOTALLY be me and is one of the reason we are only dreaming of leaving land amd being on a boat. Thanks for sharing your dream! Can’t wait to watch more episodes and keep up with your adventures.
I was married to the devils sister for 20 years, never felt fear. I worked as climbing steel rigger starting in the 1980's before safety lines, full body harnesses existed or were used & we wore back breaker belts with a rope & a hook lanyard that was rarely attached to anything except us, been hundreds of feet in the air on steel beams never felt fear ...GOing to sea, with 4 babies ..I am afraid , very afraid, I couldn't wouldn't do it 🥺 .
4:27 😁😁😁 Hang in their, Kids...Mommy and Daddy are going to hook you up with an amazing, adventurous, learning experience. Enjoy, Enjoy, Enjoy, Skipper...you have a beautiful family...!!! Fair Winds, and Following Seas..!!!
You will adjust....I have a great amount of respect for the fact that the both of you jumped in and took a chance on a whole new life....try not to get discouraged❤ Six months from now you'll look back on the beginning of your journey and you'll see just how much you've learned and how many memories you'll have already made...God bless you and your family....hang in there....Subscribed and waiting for the next episode 🎉😊❤
Thank you so much for the encouragement and kindness!
@@sailingmachete You're so very welcome....have a great day!
Y’all are amazing! I am so thankful for you being authentic ❤ Always follow your dreams, let your heart lead you. Don’t allow fear to stop you. You are creating beautiful amazing dreams and it will be all be worth it. I am sending you all lots of love. Angels all around you. 💚💚💚
Thank you for your sweet comment!! Sending love to you too!!!
Keep on going. It only gets better.
Not a sailor, but I would have put the dingy on the trampoline. I think you are just rushing too much. I applaud you for trying. Slow down and safe yourselfs and the boat. Thanks for sharing. You can do this.
Great tip!! Yes we were definitely rushing during this trip due to our work schedules! Thank you for your encouragement!
Been there, sold business (way back) and bought a Lagoon 470 to sail the world way before youtube sailing channels. Had all the same problems as you, but no kids. Kept at it for one year and then forced to rethink as the wife's fears got worse and "problems" with the 470 came to light.
Still sailing 20 years later but in a monohull with all the trimmings, heating, insulation, a/c, pilot saloon (less seasickness). Took a major refit to keep the wife happy with all the facilities of a small apartment.
The key is not take the wife/kids on long trips, I get crew for anything longer than a day sail. All a real pain, but the only way I was going to keep sailing.
Oh wow, talk about where there’s a will there’s a way! What a journey, thank you so much for sharing it with me.
This is so real and as a grandmothers I was like please don't fall in. But mommy has it all under control and so darn cute I'm sure it will get a little better as time goes on.. Best of all was when one of the littles said mommy is crying and laughing at the same time .
OMG!!! Y’all are hilarious!!! I loved y’alls first day on the water. IE: Rain, waves, nausea, insomnia, sail trying to fly away, tender/dingy line breaking, etc, etc, etc. Thank you for showing us “wannabes” the whole picture. Not just the fun stuff. Looking forward to following y’all on your adventure. From a fellow South Carolinian, Chapin/Lake Murray. Although I’m a Gamecock.😉
Ahh!!! Thank you so much for your sweet comment!! Hugs to you in SC!!! My best friend is a gamecock so I love them too!! 😂
God bless you . Head up, every change is difficult, even if it is for the better. You will get used to it in time. I wish you all the best from Serbia
Thank you so much! Yes the learning curve is steep!
Lord bless this new crew on the seas with Your wisdom, peace and safety. You rock Father and so do they for taking this adventure head on!
To God be the glory for sure!! Thank you for your sweet comment!!
This was hilarious. I'm sticking around to see how long you last. Hope you got a LOT of $. You're gonna need it with your level of experience.
Please stick around! I start to cry less! We don’t have a lot of money? I’m interested to see how long we last too!
I agree! Definitely do all you can to learn to DIY as much as you can. Boats are expensive all around, as I know you're aware, so cutting costs on sewing your own canvas repairs, doing your own mechanical maintenance, etc will be a HUGE asset. If you don't have that, you'll need money. @@sailingmachete
wow, you are either a brave couple, or this is what happens after watching too many youtube sailing channels. Lawd', Lawd' (lol) hang in there, keep those lifejackets on everyone and we will all keep you in our prayers during this first stage of crawling before you can walk. God bless.
Yes! Please! Prayers are always needed and appreciated!
Party Hearty!! I drank a quarter bottle of Tequila watching this! Look at the bright side, you didn't buy an airplane.
Just found your Channel, thank you for sharing this side of Sailing. Now I understand the importance of Grab Rails and self tacking jib. It cleared up a lot about sailing. Hope to see more content
Gotta love those grab rails! We definitely use them on our boat!! Thanks for watching!!
A few comments.
The dinghy on the davits- on a rough passage it is best to remove outboard from dinghy to get the weight down and attach motor to motor mount on stern/aft rails. Plan on getting rail motor mount if you don't have one. Also tie off the dinghy on davits in some way to reduce swinging and use fenders to reduce rubbing and chafe between dinghy and cat.
I could not tell the direction of wind in rough seas, but just a bit of genoa if you are 35 deg or more off the wind will reduce rocking. I think you need to do some practice maneuvers like furling the genoa (sometimes it is easier to head downwind temporarily to ease the pressure on the genoa when furling) and reefing the mainsail. Partially furl and reef early.
Didn't seem like there was much wind/rain protection for steering station or the cockpit. If there are some they should be used on those rough passages. If not included with the sale, they should be on your To Do list, and for cockpit plan on clear vinyl panels plus a few additional panels- mosquitos screen panels. They can be prof made or DIY.
Sailing on a tight schedule is tough and most don't do it because it causes you to sail in bad conditions. You didn't have that option this time but something to think about for future trips.
These are all great tips!! Thank you!!
Alright. Yall earned my subscription. Liked, Subscribed, and I clicked the bell. I knew I was going to like the channel when you didn't pronounce the T's in Alana
❤ seeing all the positive comments from everyone on here. Stay the course every new adventure, job, life change is hard at first we adapt and conquer
I just found your channel and watched every episode. I know exactly what your going through but hang in there. It will be worth it. 😊😊
Thank you so much for your sweet comment!!! ❤️
Great video and I’m sure this time next year you will be laughing about this.thank you for precious time.kindest regards tam 🏴❤️🏴❤️
Thank you so much!!
Very cool..very REAL!
I go by these words.. If you don't fall down you're not trying hard enough. If you are not dying to keep trying. If you can complain, get to work. Think about what you need, not what you want. A great perspective to go by. Things that are hard have great rewards. "Communication is KEY" Practice before you need to accomplish tasks.
Welp. Im convinced. Off to schedule the sailing lessons. Y'all are braver than me.
Stick with it and keep them kids safe.
Also, from an armchair coach perspective (which should carry very little weight with you), in a stressful situation, you need 1 person in charge. Make your suggestion, even a strong one if needed, then let it be. Otherwise it adds to the stress and fluster and then bigger mistakes are almost gauranteed.
Holy toledo... Alright, subscribed and here for it!
Bless your hart crew
Just found your channel this evening. Enjoyed it and am looking forward to learning with you on your adventures.
Just a couple suggestions. On the sailing channels I watch regularly I become invested in the people. I've watched most of your videos maybe all but I couldn't name any of you by name except Juju (forgive my spelling) and Johnny. I like to know everyone's name and a bit about them. Maybe what you adults do for work and what you plan to do for work onboard. A bit more of what you're learning as you're doing it or after if it's something that requires lots of concentration. Maybe where you want to eventually sail. How you plan to get experience - gonna just dive into the deep end or maybe some short sails of a few days each. With such a cool family of kids, you have lots of potential.
Fair winds and safe sails on your adventures.
Thank you so much for the suggestions. I will keep all this in mind for future videos!
I'm sure someone had already mentioned it, but that dinghy needs to be on your deck while sailing in those seas. The dinghy engine needs to be secured on deck as well. Your wife was right that sail needed to be reefed in those winds. Keep it up, you'll eventually get it.
I'm not sure it's a good choice to bring a family of six on a maiden voyage when the two adults have no experience sailing at all . To not even be able to pull away from the dock and be able to fuel up your boat may not have been a good choice . I don't think the first day aboard should end in tears .
Just found your channel. Subscribed. Looking to do this after our youngest is 4-5 (currently 23m). Can you do a video on managing work to boat transition, how you told your family, what drove you to do this, long term strategy?
I’ll try to add more details in the up coming videos! Thank you!
The sunsets and moonshines (moon lit nights) are worth more than one can imagine.
Yes they are! One of my favorite parts! Thanks for watching and commenting!!
your wife seems excited!
You´ll need to secoure your Dingi untill there is no movement, or you´ll won´t have a dingi very much longer.
Not that im a sailor.. but here's a tip.. stay in dock to get organised... 3 months should do it... especially for kids
Yes!! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
"huge mistake"? but those wonderful smiles on your children faces say otherwise...
Wow that was the real reality of jumping into the water
Trying to keep it real!
19:32 I really like brownies as well🎉
🤣🤣 who doesn’t?!
If your on a remote island or a populated area at anchor ⚓️ how do you get ashore without leaving your small powerboat on the shore unattended 🤔. What is the theft rate for leaving your main boat unattended while exploring and camping/staying at hotels.
A lot of places have dinghy docks, they are usually near anchorage areas. You can lock your dinghy to it.
We also leave the main boat locked when we are away and we have cameras. It’s not very common for the main boat to be stolen. The place I’ve heard of that happening from most is Florida.
The site safetyandsecuritynet.org does a great job keeping up with thefts in the Caribbean and it’s good to look at to know what to be aware of.
Why don’t you try familiarizing yourselves with the new catamaran before boarding the kids…that would have been match safer for everyone ..❤❤❤
What a hot mess! Keep it up, you'll look back and laugh at the mishaps and have more appreciation on when it's good.
My god ......run Forrest run.......
You will get a handle on it soon and it will all be smooth sailing. Trust me.
Thank you for the encouragement and thank you for watching!!!
Liked and subbed :)
I've got two kids, wish I had 4 - envious :)
I had a dream to live on a boat and to this day have the money to buy my dream boat if I sold the house I paid for. I married a women who doesn't care what I want and threatens to steal everything I have and never let me see my son if I choose to follow my dreams of living on a boat. Instead I live in a house I hate and work everyday to be broke to pay for a life I hate. It could always be worse. Enjoy the boat.
Your wife is spot on with her concerns....plenty of common sense! Throw in four kids and her workload goes through the roof. I'm sure things will improve for you all.
Yes! Things get better!
Until you become familiar with your vessel it is a nerve racking time and it will get easier with time
you spend a lot of money on the boat and spend some more to never ever have to scream to each other, once you start doing that the atmosphere goes grim, the fun is out of the door and fear may set in. Not what any sailor wants. I'd suggest you purchase a headset with microphones to communicate. Looks to me that you did not really pick a good weather window. A flapping genoa is not a big issue, and it could have easily furled to the second reef, to get control. We sail with a toddler and know that that is complicating things, One person should look after the children and not be engaged with sailing except for lookouts. Given your family situation, I would certainly consider an extra crew member, even just for a long passage like this. How are you ever going to save the children if things really go wrong?
On the water it's a small boat, (despite what you experience in small quarters) it must be no issue to handle that boat single-handedly. If it is an issue, have a good look at what needs to change... either the equipment (make electric or hydraulic or repair) or the skill to handle it. I sail for 40 years, and we live on board, so what would I know? The best captains are normally on shore, but this one writes from the anchorage and must be crazy... But my problem is that when you continue like this your children might become victims or your marriage goes down the drain... this is no fun.... despite that one rainbow. but don't give up yet.
Buying a boat is in my opinion never a bad idea...a catamaran is likely the best choice for a family with children..and should be fairly comfortable if you pick a good weather window... if you do,,,, all just opinion and I hope you do not give up on what can be the best years of your life. And the best school you can give your children. they will learn more and you'll make memories for live.
Fair winds from SV VageKennis, Indonesia
Thank you so much for all the great advice!!
Dear @waltervanderboor, based on your experience, is an electric powered conversion cat a good choice for sailing the Caribbean?
I can only judge upon other peoples experience and my research for building a large Sunreef cat. (=sailing home) What sunreef is doing certainly works, HH and Seawind seem to have solved some of the issues and are at a lower price point. You need extensive battery power, and calculate how long you should be able to motor. In wind absent asia thats 20+ hours. (I have never been to the bahamas) putting stress on battery and solar quantatives. But yes it can be solved. We also calculated on a system with hydrogen, thats a bit difficult still and oly available on 90 ft+ . I now understand that a dutch company is able to convert diesels to pressurised air, which is a better option. For us the next boat is a large eco cat electric with solar, and regeneration...as for the bahamas, they are relativeley undeep (1.50m seems sort of max for many places) For me the rest of the world is large enough. Hope that answers your question.@@FBPrepping
You need some cheese with that whine
Yes, yes I did!
life is as hard as you want it to be
Nop she’s adamant and that sailing with vagabond has a lot to answer for I will just have you sail around with your family for now
Don’t worry monoxide does not smell… if it smells it’s not carbon monoxide!!,
Ha!! Yes, thank you - all true. I think it was the exhaustion talking! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Do I understand correctly neither have any sailing experience?
Daniel took a week long bareboat charter course. Other than that - no sailing experience. Daniel has always owned lake boats.
@@sailingmachete Well done
@@sailingmacheteOh my god, I would advise you to take more sailing lessons in order to know the basics of saling such a boat esp with young children. I would suggest classes on a hobie cat 16 to feel the waves and the sails/and wind. Then motoring with the dinghy and safety. This is a must also considering the radio VHF and security equipments knowledge. Once you are both aligned with all the requirements -Get the kids on board on a nice day with 6/7 knots etc. Fair winds from Europe 😎
I think it would be much easier if you had two more kids.
Oh for sure. 🤣
Raining, kids sick, boat rocking, wife crying, hatch leaking, and your tired. It will get much better, at one point the crying wife won't even bother you.
😂😂😂
You forgot the wet beds.
Sorry could watch anymore it’s to much
No women, No cry. No problem.
That lady shopuldn't be on a boat. Sell it and go back to your normal life. It's only going to get much worse if you are panicking already.
Please, please get catamaran sailing lessons and more experience before having your kids onboard. I think you will traumatize them and have them hate being on the boat. I would also wait for good weather and learn to motor and sail that way. I was also afraid in that weather that one of the kids would fall in being so young and not tethered. I don’t know but it just didn’t look safe. Don’t give up. You have a nice boat just give it time and good weather.
Sorry, but catamarán ing or any boating / sailing ⛵️ is not for you guys. Being on land with your family is truly in your best interests. Your wife is not emotionally ready for the demands that will be put on your family at this juncture.
I'm not sure it's not child abuse to live on a boat like that with 4 little kids, almost babies. Just one person's opinion. Good luck
Agreed, I wouldn't do it but sending children into woke Government endoctrination camps known as "schools" is far worse! Atleast they could learn somthing in nature.
What a ridiculous comment 😂