Did we just buy a boat? Sailing BC S01 Episode 1
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- Check out the first episode of Sailing BC where Adelle and Christopher go shopping for their first sailboat in Gig Harbour Washington USA during one of the coldest winters in decades. They need to battle extreme weather on the boat while they sail and motor their way back to Canada. Getting their boat surveyed, purchasing and then provisioning in the PNW (pacific northwest) near Seattle.
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Thanks to our broker Dave Worland of Grand Yachts Inc for actually making it happen www.grandyacht...
Special Shout out to the following UA-cam channels that were major inspirations:
/ @breakingwavessailing
/ @parlayrevival
/ @wildsandwatersailing
/ @allaboutspray
/ @sailinglavagabonde
/ @wesail
/ @gonewiththewynns
Hi from Scotland! I was brought up in North Van so seeing another Canadian doing my dream is great. Look forward to following your adventures!
Hi Robert!! We used to own a little skateboard shop in North Van! What a great place to grow up. Thanks for the message and your support. We are hoping to get the next episode up soon! 🍻
@@afriesen72 we use to live in Lynn Valley and my Mum and Dad kept a Spencer35 at Mosquito Creek! Looking forward to seeing more videos of you guys.
Stay safe!
Hi you two. So glad someone told me about your channel. I subscribed and can’t wait to see your adventures. Rose (Stu’s mom)
Hi Rose - thanks for the message! We look forward to getting the next episode up soon and appreciate your support 😊
Bravo!!! Take the leap and get on board
First time here…first time I’ve seen snow while sailing…yippee for Canadian weather❤️🇨🇦good luck
I think sailing in snow should be mandatory experience for everyone. Makes you appreciate the good weather so so much more.
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!.... as for winter sailing?... better you than me... bon voyage ;)
Right... what were we thinking?
Crazy that you bought a boat before ever setting foot on it. Good luck with the adventure.
Well we put the offer in and was accepted but had subjects including sea trial and personal inspection so we had an easy out if needed.
Thanks for the message - sometimes you just have to go with your gut! It’s been great - no regrets 🍻
Great first video, great dream. I'm way beyond my surfing days but have surfed from Ventura CA to well below Ensenada Mexico in a 65 Volkswagen van. Have fun, enjoy life. Congratulations. I am following your journey.
Thanks Lee, socal was always my dream growing up, couldn't imagine how great that would be to live down there and surf everyday. Didnt care as much about the crowds then but now looking for empty lineups :)
Hint. Keep a real close eye on your keel bolts as they tend to work lose. Also, next time you haul out, use the Copper coat process. Yes, spendy up front, yet you will not have to do it again for at least 5-10 years. Just dive the boat and keep the green off. 😊😊
We are a little behind on editing but have done a haul out and bottom paint job. I used Pettit Odyssey Triton which am hoping to get 3-4 years. I watched @wesail recently do an episode on coppercoat and while a lot of work and expense, looks like a good option, especially while remote and less access to haul outs.
Nice to see a haul out in Gig Harbor instead of some remote place I don't kmow.
Can't wait for the RENDEZVOUS in Poet's Cove this summer. Enjoy!
Will see you there, looking forward to meeting you David.
Awesome, great to meet you last week!
Hey Rob, good meeting you to bro. What a week that was. Still decompressing.
УРАААААААААААААААААААААА!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope that your sailing dreams come true-keysa
Thank you, we are doing everything we can to make them!
Great first video guys! Now stop enjoying Mexico and get video two up 😂
Shh… can’t let the cat out of the bag that we are sailing in Mexico right now. Lol
Nice video so have subscribed and liked and I will follow you through your journeys so good look from John from Rugby UK.
Thanks for your support! We hope to get the next episode up soon - working and sailing is a tricky balance 🍻
1st thing I do before starting the motor is attach a tie down to the outboard. Better to be safe than sorry.
omg yes. very good advice. how that motor is not in the bottom of the ocean is a miracle. lol.
Love Gig Harbor, my wife and I grew up there! Our family spent many fun days down on those docks and salmon fishing right outside the Harbor.
Oh really, had no idea about salmon fishing around there. We really liked Gig Harbour, even talked about leaving the boat down there for a while but couldn't keep the slip.
@@Sailingbc Anywhere along the Narrows Bridge area. Used to catch them from the beach area there. There's a park you can walk down to the beach and walk the waterline casting buzzbombs.
Happy sailing from Coxsackie NewYork!!!🎉❤
Thank you so much for watching. Cheers.
Great to see another local couple out their living the dream. Hope to follow suit in the next year.
Thank you. Keep an eye out for us
Hey Randy super stoked for you and Adele! Great first vid will follow for more travels...sorry we missed you when you were down here! All the best🤙🏼
Hey Paul, thanks for checking it out. Ya that would have been good to catch up, but hopefully make our way back down there again and will try and give you more than a days notice ;P
I’ve seen diesel run just fine over 20 years old. As long as you don’t have diesel back in your tank, it should be just fine have a polished.
Ahh, the innocent look of excitement. Just kidding. Glad you had a survey, they can save many tens of thousands of dollars or even complete failure. Really happy that you can manual chart plot, so many sailing channels now days poo poo that off because of laziness I guess (I can't do it so I have nothing to say, I just like the sailing channels thinking maybe one day...). I have used diesel fuel decades old, just a little polishing and additives, maybe not the best top end performance but no worries usually. I figure you replaced the water pump on the engine and it seems you did a lot to clean her up that is not shown on camera from 8 years even though it seems the original owner(s) took relatively good care of her. SUBSCRIBED.
Oh yeah, we're in way over our heads. LOL. I do love learning navigation though, next up is celestial.
Good luck. I enjoyed this.
Thank you... we'll need it!
Very nice! Good luck to you guys and congratulations on the first step of many!
Thanks so much!
Nice job! Welcome to the Jeanneau family👍. Looking forward to meeting you at the Jeanneau Rendezvous this summer at Poets Cove. Nice job!!
Thanks Paul, we are all signed up. See u there.
best of luck in your journey
Thanks Robert
Congratulations on the start of an epic journey!
Thank you!!
Great first episode
thank you... so much pressure to a have a half-decent first one.
Appreciate your comment - thanks so much! Hope to get the next episode out soon 🍻
Great to see yous starting up your sailing journey , maybe sometime in the future you will visit Ireland and enjoy the craic in one of the local pubs . Safe journeys my friends
We'd love that! Will put a marker on the map!
That's a beautiful boat. As a surfer, I'm excited to follow your adventure.
Thanks Matty, hope to have some good surf X Sailing episodes this summer.
Well done first episode, looking forward to following along.
Thanks Harry
Way to make your dream happen! I’m taking my VHF in a couple of weeks on Granville Island… maybe see you on the water soon!
Right on Derek, good luck. keep an eye out for us. Spoiler alert, we changed the boat name to ULUWATU
This was a gem find for me, thanks for a great first episode. I follow a lot of these sailing channels and you two get what communicating personally is all about right at the first video, you are going to be a must watch for the sailing and lifestyle audience. Congratulations on the boat find and your UA-cam channel.🎉
Thank you Graham, that is very kind and really appreciate the feedback. We just did it for us and friends but very overwhelmed with the response from the community so far. We had some great trail blazers to learn from and inspire us.
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Great ending clip🤔
😱
Sailing UA-camrs created a boat buying boom.
Unbelievable !
(Harder for those yet to get one though $$$).
Right... UA-cam is great, gives you access to what everyday people are doing and the encouragement that you can do it too.
Stoked for you guys! Looking forward to more content, hopefully some surfing around BC / Vancouver Island. We're San Diegan's living near Seattle, plotting a similar future. See ya out there. Also, love that you named your boat after Ulu's!
Thanks bro. We are going around vancouver island this summer. so excited to get in a good amount of surfing in some remote spots. Hopefully get some decent summer swells.
Congratulations on your boat and living the dream! Looking forward to following along on your journey. Bon Voyage!
Thank you!
nice marina boat
Thanks 🍻
Welcome to the cruising world!! You mentioned Capt Kevin and said he was from CCG. Is that Kevin Monaghan? Would love to know. Thanks and enjoy your new boat!
I went and looked at my correspondence with him and don't know that I ever got a last name. that was him in the video though in the shorts on the dock when I was talking about it. 2:16 mark
Very sick. Stoked for more
Well done for your first episode. I immediately subscribed and look forward to your story.
Thanks GreatWhiteGT, huge learning curve on all parts. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for following along.
Great video and congrats🎉
Thank you!! 😁 more to come, well unless we sink. JK
Subscribed. Congratulations on the (new) boat. She looks fine, and appears you came along at the right point to get her back in her element, doing what she does best. (Always good to see the younger generations enjoying themselves) :)
Thanks for the sub! We are very excited and can’t wait to share our experiences with you all
How exciting! Congratulations! This should be very interesting!
I think so too!
Super cool and we look forward to following your exciting adventures ahead. Safe travels and good luck! Your boat looks amazing! Congratulations.
Thanks ken, will have to get you and Sharon out, we serve Martinis on the high seas too :)
@@Sailingbc That sounds perfect!!!! A martini always makes for a hight seas adventure! … or at least that’s what Mr & Mrs. Howell once said! We’d love to catch up with you one day soon.
Hi guys thank you so much It's nice to see someone ells my age starting out on a sailing advancer. I am looking forward to seeing how you go with envying I will be starting a youtube channel soon called Sv One day and sailing from Sydney Australia up to the Northwest passage good luck to you both .
Welcome aboard Craig. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Much appreciated.
A wholesome find with excellent production. I just subscribed and may possible go learn to sail. Inspired ... again from all you sailors
Thanks. You just got to go do it, our first one that got us hooked. see if you can find a local Facebook group about boating, lots of times I see around here people offering to take new comers out on their boats.
Really looking forward to new adventures, good 1st episode 😊
Thanks Jaine
Amazing first episode. Can't wait to see the journey in that snowstorm
Thanks so much! We are a bit behind with episodes lately but are working on getting out the third in the next few weeks. Appreciate your comment 👍
So stoked for you Randy! This is so rad!
Thanks Alex, might take a while but can't wait to take you out when we get to your side of the world.
So exciting! Wife and I are in early 50s and have never sailed before. Looking forward to your adventures and the challenges you run into. Best of luck!
Lots and lots of challenges but no regrets. I love a good challenge and Adelle is glad that I do 😂
I believe that in 2019 your boat spent the night across the dock from us at Bridgeman's Marina in Port Renfrew. That might have been part of those 50 hours.
We just sold our boat in Sidney and moved back to the east coast, so I'm looking forward to following your adventures. You'll love the island's west coast, especially Ucluelet.
PS: You'll get 100 prawns every tide cycle if you drop your trap at:
N48° 55.103' W125° 14.896'
Oh wow, we never got any history from the owner, he wasn't involved in the sale so had no idea really where she travelled. Thanks for the coordinates, cannot wait to get our prawning on!
Congratulations! Let it be the start of something beautiful in your lives
You know that it already has! Thanks
Hay guys. Heck of a time of year to buy a boat. This has been a rather odd and long winter here in the PNW. I have been watching sailing channels for a few years and there are so few that have done any time on this coast. Been a resident of the grater Seattle area for most of my life and have recently started dreaming of getting a boat of my own to explore the Salish Sea or maybe more. It's nice to see another channel that's going to be highlighting the beauty of the area. Looking forward to following your adventures where ever they take you.
Thanks Jesse, we are so excited to explore the are and share with everyone. We’ve got lofty plans to circumnavigate Van Isle this year and find something so few people get to see. Good luck getting into a boat yourself. It’s so worth it if you can pul it off. Cheers.
Great first episode and introduction to y'alls new life! Looking forward to seeing more.
More is coming... let the editing begin!
This is awesome guys. Can’t wait to see more
Congratulations guys with your new boat, fair winds and following sea. We hope to complete on the purchase of our boat in the next couple of weeks. Looking forward to following you on your journey live the dream
No way, so exciting. Its the worst best decision you will ever make, LOL. No regrets!
thank you for this cool video Fever with you guys and hope all will be ok with your trip and your boat. looking forward for episode 2
Thanks for watching, next one should be fun, forgot to mention we lost our diesel heater next episode. got chilly.
Congrats guys on chasing your dream Happy sailing & learning. Cheers.
Thanks Glen, yes so much learning, and more learning but we love that.
Congratulations! Really excited for you guys!
thank you.
Nice! Congratulations on the boat. +1 Sub
Thanks so much 👍 we’re stoked to get on with more episodes - hope you enjoy 🍻
Nice to see fellow Canadians taking on the challenge. Would be interested in hearing your long-term sailing plans!
Working on it, the next 3-4 years will be exploring BC, then hope to head south and see where we end up
Add a couple of gallons of kerosene to your fuel tanks and change the fuel filters every couple of days when you run the engine.. and buy all new hose and belts , you need to get two everyone of the hose and belts anyway or maybe three belts with a spare alternator.. nice looking boat.
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Thanks, building up the spare parts box. lost an impeller already and swapped out the belt. With only 50 hours on the engine when we got it, most things are in really good shape but learning quick anything can fail at any time.
Hello from Montreal omg you are very brave best of luck, Looking forward to your journey,
Thank you Rosie. I know it wasn't Montreal cold but for us west coasters it was more than hostile :P
Congratulations
Ok. YT fed me your vid. 'Cause I watch a LOT of sailing channels! Subbed from a fellow BC'er!
Awesome thanks for subscribing Rick. UA-cam has done us a solid and seem to be feeding us quite well :)
Wow great start for your first video! Congrats guys!
Awe you guys are the best. You were probably our biggest inspiration. Anyone reading this and haven't watched @breakingwavessailing needs to go do that right now!
Wow!!! Loved your first episode. I am following you guys now. I am about a year out from doing the same thing. I am from Mississippi. Just curious how much y’all paid for your boat? I have been looking at similar boats in my area.
Hi Dane, thanks for following. Boat prices may be a little higher up this way as inventory for similar age and size is very low. We paid $217k USD Prob on the high side but was literally brand new. 50 hours on the engine and still had packaging in the stove and microwave and mattresses still had the plastic wrap on. It also came with 2 brand new North Sails Gennakers that had never been used.
👍🏼👍🏼🙏Annapolis MD USA 🇺🇸
Great first episode! I sailed the Vancouver area for a few years on a 34' sailboat. Just moved to Ontario and miss the sailing there. How did you manage to get moorage in Vancouver? I was only ever able to find temporary moorage. Looking forward to the next episode
We lucked out and our broker was able to pull some strings. Dave from Grand Yachts was invaluable. Point Roberts is about the only place close to Vancouver without a wait list that I know of.
Sailing is a disease...which I've had all my life! Having spent most of my early days building and sailing racing dinghies, a few years ago with two others I sailed an unloved 50ft Oyster back to the UK from Antigua........which was a whole new ball game! I wish you well on this new adventure, and look forward to watching your exploits.
Wow. Would love to hear more about that trip. Thanks for watching
Congrats on the new addition! Looking forward to following your adventures. We spend as much time as possible in our boat in the San Juan's and Gulf islands, LOVE IT! Question- love the ink, do you have a particular artist you see?
Hey Justin, thanks for commenting. I have had ink from instagram.com/evilkolors/ and instagram.com/jamesacrow/ who also just finished up a full back piece on Adelle. You won't see that until it warms up though. What's your boat name, maybe we will cross paths.
@@Sailingbc
Thanks for your reply! I remember seeing Greg from years back, my father in law is a tattoo artist in BC. I will have to see if I can get in with him, as I'm sure it's a long wait. Our boat is Private Paradise........hope to see you guys out there!
great video, just found your channel, looking forward to the new adventure videos, will you guys live full time on the boat?
Its so tough to find a live aboard slip in Vancouver, very few let you anymore. Working on our exit strategy to head south and will be full time cruisers.
would be nice if you talked about the paperwork cost etc
Sure. When we arrive in Canada episode will talk about the paperwork involved and dreaded taxes. Episode 2 is almost edited.
Almost time for new reading in the boat is not really even been used
New reading? Sorry not sure what you meant?
You had a captain. You were the captain.
hmm, I like the sound of that. CC
Congratulations on the new boat!
Thanks! It's no offshore kickass dinghy but it will have to do. :)
Have you watched all the @SailingZatara episodes yet? They've been to some amazing places!
www.youtube.com/@SailingZatara
Yes... just recently started watching them. Some interesting stuff with the current episodes, you don't see too many channels spend the time where they are in the Middle East. We've been chatting about whether or not we will want to head that way.
Good video but change the title. We know you bought a boat so the title has no relevance. Anyways welcome to the Jeanneau family! That is a badass sailboat!
lol, well I think it summed up the moment that changed our life. Maybe more of a rhetorical question I guess. :)
Next step is stainless arch for solar panels and dingy davits.
for sure the solar arch, but still trying to decide what kind of davits we want. Custom fab or bolt ons?
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What type of boat is it? Looking forward to the adventures
Hey Chuck, our new boat is a 2013 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 409. thanks for watching
Which course did you take! We're planning to do the same!
I (chris) took Basic Cruising Standard and Coastal Navigation from Coopers boating in Vancouver. I also took a VHF radio course and am currently working my way through NauticEd online sailing school. I find it really good and not that expensive. While the coursework is online, they are partnered with sailing schools around the world that you can connect with to take the practical on water exam.
Learn where all the zincs are...bow thruster, prop, and most importantly, in the engine cooling system
Thanks Steve, hauling out soon and will get those zincs changed and our first attempt at bottom painting.
Can you give a bit more info on the 5 day course you took?
We are in Canada and took a course from Sail Canada called Basic Cruising Standard from a local school in Vancouver called Coopers Boating. It is comparable to the American ASA 101-103 I believe. It was a 5 day trip with 3 other students and an instructor. We were on a 37' Dufor from the school. It was a very cool experience, living on board, going to different anchorages and following along with the course book. At the end of the 5 days we had a practical assessment and a written test to get certified. I think the cost was around $1500cdn and included all costs as well as food.
@@Sailingbc Sounds great, thanks for the info!
Betteridge's Law of Headlines says no. Very sad.
Ah, yes I see what you are eluding to. If this were to be a news article, and if I happened to be a journalist, this would be a very inappropriate "headline". Fortunately, this is not news, there was no "headline", and I am not a journalist. When uploading, UA-cam asks for a "Title", not a "headline", and gives the following tip "A catchy title can help you hook viewers. When you create video titles, it’s a good idea to include keywords your audience is likely to use when looking for videos like yours." A title is the name of our movie and can be whatever the hell we want it to be. I think it is a great title for our first movie. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to watch the show and leave a comment, I am sorry it made you sad.
Are you going to paint it blue?
the boat? probably not but I have seen some very nice steel blue wraps that looks 🔥
How often are you planning on upload videos as not going to subscribe if its going to be many weeks inbetween
Thanks for asking. We’d like to start out with one video per month, since we both work full time. We’ve got lots of content and hope to get more episodes out asap.
Hey @Karloss, new episode it up. Please be patient, trying to get an episode out every 3 weeks but such a big learning curve with creating them, learning to sail and working g full time. Hopefully will get a rhythm down and get them out sooner. Would love to have you as a subscriber.
oh shit a new sailing channel... fuck i cant wait till i join this community... also bro you sound like you was a pirate captain in a previous life. your two videos away from me grabbing a sword and coming aboard real talk lol might wanna let your wife talk your WAY too motivating!!! i cant wat see more of you guys!!!!
Awe thanks - too funny. We both look forward to quitting our full time jobs and spending more time on the water. Until then, we’ll do our best to describe our journey honestly and with as much informational content as possible. Hope you’re able to join us on the journey and let us know how we make it more fun for everyone. Our goal for now is to keep it simple and stay afloat. We are super thankful to the many folks on UA-cam who have taught us valuable lessons thru their experiences - and we hope to contribute to the community as best we can 🍻
This could be hilarious: best way to fix a problems is to call a dealer, second option is to keep your fingers crossed be sure not to use your brain or imagination: my kind of channel.
Well made video though .
Seriously! Not the kind of boat a newbie should buy, it is all bling no substance .
Lol, thanks for watching and the comments. Probably not the typical first boat for newbs but it has been amazing. Keep watching the channel, we are currently sailing around Vancouver Island and finding out if it's all bling or has some substance ;)
Nice! -- QUESTION -- Why doe your voice sound so old (It reminds me of an old uncle that had cancer and smoked a lot) even though you don't look super old. What happened? Hopefully you don't mind revealing this...
I know, I sound like a muppet or something lol. I did get it checked out by a throat specialist years ago and have scarring on my vocal cords. I had a bike accident years ago that crushed my chest and the flap on my esophagus doesnt work very well. I get bad acid reflux sometimes that creeps up and causes it apparently.