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- 7 Boat Life HIDDEN REALITIES you need to know before buying a boat and sailing away. We hope you find the realities of boat life we described in this video useful :) And if you're a sailor, we bet you'll find lots of truth in these remarks.
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I'd give you an award for content and editing on this video. Well done.
Wow! Thank you Ed! 🙏
I've always wanted to sail the world. What a great video. Well appreciated.
Yay! Thanks so much Matt ☺️
That is so true hahahah
Agreed! Very nicely done!
The best boat is the one you can afford.
Ha ha ha..only broke people like you say that
tђє ςคยϟє ๏Ŧ ฬєt קคภtเєϟ If I can afford the oyster 82 ' 2004 ( used, US$ 1.4 m ) because I can't buy a new one, that means I will enjoy my reality. I don't have 5 million to buy the 575 nor I want to waste cash.
I'm thinking about getting a small 20 foot sail boat just for fun wont even cost me over $5,000 I hope...
@@TheUnforgiven69 haha your ego wrote that comment..
@@TheUnforgiven69 Pretty sure this guy is 24 and still lives with his mom.
"I drive a [insert expensive car here] and have [x] amount of money in my account!"
Sure bud, sure.
"You can't escape from yourself, you're still you." For some reason this quote grabbed me. Well said.
Cheers Brandon ☺️
Wherever you go, there you are.
That quote got me too. I will remember it. The way I understood it is , your choice of sailing shouldn’t be an escape from your daily life, which is an escape from yourself. But rather it should be embracing a new style of life.
So your motivation has to be has to be the future you want, and not the present you hate.
@@BlackLabel544 way off mate. Live in the present to avoid suffering, know you are higher than the thinker, once you can observe the thinker you will be free of suffering.
@@barniestormer6698 Facts, I can tell the difference between those who've done it and those who haven't comments.
She is giving the Female Emotional Diagnosis. So it makes sense for a woman ... Them having to deal with themselves must be torture. Especially the Lack of Attention.
To add to the "you can't escape from yourself" comments; a Norwegian saying:
"No matter how far you go or which way you turn, your arse is right behind you" :-)
😂😂👍👍👍
I love it!
@@Arctic_Adjuster I think you'll find they speak Norwegian.
That was well thought out and informative. I myself am an ex commercial fisherman and I have always concidered the ocean my home. Even when I wasnt at my best in rough weather or riding the trough in a big swell.
I will admit that sailing is going to be a learning curve for me and yes I have heard all the arguments concerning who thinks what is best. When it comes to choosing a boat.
I am a huge fan of safety and I dont do dead on my watch. That said I personally feel that for me and my wife a good 70s - early 80s full keel hull is the only way to go.
The reason that I personally feel that way is. The hull is hand laid fiberglass 2"-3" thick and glass done right is stronger than steal.
I am also a firm beliver in cold water survival suits even in 80°water. 80° is still 10° colder than the core tempreture of human body and if your in the water for more than a day. You will surcomb to hypothermia. You will die from exposure befor you ever drown if all you have is just a life jacket.
If you own a boat here are a few things that I recommend that you cary onboard.
A: cold water survival suits and life jacket for every member of your crew. ( each should be fitted with two light sources. Glow stick and electronic strobe becon ) make sure that your battries are in good working order.
B: ditch kit should include first aid kit, heat packs, cold packs, thermal blanket, food and water, flares, smoke, and light sources ( ie glow sticks and torches with spare batteries ) and personal eperb with spare battries
C:Your regular first aid kit that you can grab if your crewman gets injured.
D: 2Sat phones so you can call for help ( make sure ones in your ditch kit with spare battries )
E: life raft big enough to fit all of your crew.
F: life ring or throwable float cusion attatched to a line just incase you have a M.O.B. situation ( man over board)
To not have these items on your boat is just askimg for trouble. Most tragedies on the water can be avoided with some clear descisive thinking and planning ahead of time.
Its also a good idea to practing putting on survival suits and life vests in the water, and its a good idea to practice man over board drills so if the unthinkable happens . You want to have a clear head in an emergency and know what you need to do and know what your job is.
This might seem like common sence, but you would be surprused how many boat owners dont know this stuff.
Safe journies, fair seas and my the wind be always at your back ... ⛵💕✌
This was a well written and delivered presentation video. Outstanding across the board. Great job and thanks for making this video.
Yay! Thanks so much Gerald :)
That is one of the most well thought out and articulated commentary on sailing I’ve heard! Great
Thanks so much, Tim! ☺️ I love to observe and describe the world and people 😊 -Elena
So refreshing to come across a young, down-to-earth, honest, practical couple! Please don't change when you become a big channel! Liked, subscribed, rang the bell!
Yay! Thanks so much :) We don't plan to change at all - we've been making honest videos for nearly 3 years now, and that's the reason why we're not a big channel ;) Reality doesn't appeal as much as dreams ;)
Exactly, right on the money. I wasn't expecting this level of specifics but you have obviously been schooled on board. Well done, and well presented.
Cheers Phil! Three years of cruising and you notice a few things 😊 I love detail 😁 -Elena
Excellent advice and a very well put together video, thanks as always, great content!
Yay! Thank you :)
What a thoughtful and accurate assembly of crucial info. We are on our 3rd year of cruising as well. You are spot-on!
This was a great video for someone wondering about living on a boat. Thank you for making this video.
Thanks allot for this simple video! Inspired!
Excellent, thanks for sharing. Hopefully the highs outweigh the lows!
Awesome video guys, congrats on your journey so far. 😁💪⛵
Very nice video, I used it to practice my English understanding! Thanks for your free sailing lesson !!
You're more than welcome Horacio, good seafaring name!
Thanks for this video, one of the best I’ve seen so far on the topic. Very informative and very fun to watch!
Cheers! And thanks for commenting 😊
tks for the vid. informative as always. hope to see you on the high seas soon
See you out there 😊
Awesome video, keep it up!!
Thanks a lot for another brilliant video! I hope all the best for you !😃🤗
Cheers Franco! Happy holidays! :)
great video. I hadn't thought of some of this stuff.
Very good, and factual video! Thanks
Thank you for sharing your experience. We are currently very excited about sailing and maybe we will make our dream come true.
Fabulous video. Wishing you both the very best on your travels.
Thanks so much! 😊
Great insight! Thank you😁
Merry Christmas. Thanks for the video's. really enjoy your channel. Keep up the good work.. Happy New Year too.
Thanks a lot Stephen 😊 Happy holidays.
Very honest and real perspective thank you so much!
Great information thanks for sharing happy holidays 👊👍😎
Cheers Bird Man! 😊 Happy holidays!
Great episode thanks guys have a great Christmas 🎄🍾
Cheers Mac! :) Happy holidays!
honest and informative as always. tks u 2 keep it up and hope to see you on the highseas soon. x
Thanks so much Day ☺️ Happy New Year!
I’m liking your honesty and pragmatism. Many thanks .
Thanks Allan :) We always strive to be honest in our videos :)
I always love your honesty in your videos, you keep it real. Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year.
That’s what we try to do 😊 Happy holidays!
Awesomeness. Loved the video.
Some great advice here contained, learned the hard way for the most part. As ever thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much Evano 🤗 Happy holidays!
Every time I come accross a new sailing channel, I end up subscribing. This looks like a great channel.
Yeeeppeee! Thank you! We hope you’ll enjoy the channel 😊
Great information. Well done as usual!
Thank you, Ryan ☺️
Love yours vlog 's Happy chrismas and New year to you both .
Allan from Denmark.
Thanks so much Allan! Happy holidays.
Great info which covered the topics really well. And even some that are not commonly mentioned about. Suggest you list the 7 in the description though. Would be nice to see a short list to refer back too.
This is so informative and enlightening.
Pretty great video and very informative! Thank you!
Cheers!
Loved this video guys, so informative! subscribed
Yay! Hope you’ll enjoy the channel 😊🤞
Good advice. Wishing you both a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Cheers John. Happy holidays!
Merry Christmas to you both and here’s to a fab 2020 sailing season. Great advice as always. Andy. UK
Yay! Thanks a lot Andy! 😊 Happy holidays 😊
After fifty years aboard. We live on our sailboat to get the hell away from people.
Awww 50 years AT SEA, and he got away from people,, booFUCKINGwhoo
50 years, damn, the hell, don’t you need money to make certain repairs
Great video! Fair winds to you both!
Great video and good job sharing the reality of boatlife 👌🏼
Loved this video!!
This AWESOME 💚💙💚💙💚💙 Ty for sharing... .. .
Some very good and blunt boating philosophy here. We are considering going live aboard and these are the exact issues we are facing
Great Video.....excellent content
Sending my best wishes for a happy healthy 2020. Stay afloat and thanks for sharing!
Cheers Manf! Happy holidays.
Merry Christmas Skua crew! Hoping you're getting to spend some time with family. Thanks for yet another year of excellent videos, FW&FS🎁🎁👍🏻👍🏻⛵️
Happy holidays, Michael! Thanks so much 😊
Great content and plan on buying in the next year and hopefully casting the lines soon after!
Thanks a lot! Hope everything goes to plan for you, Rachelle 🤗
OMG! (I NEVER say OMG.) This is by far the most practical, concise, realistic presentation on the subject I have ever seen and I follow many of the successful sailors on U-Tube. You know who they are. Circumstances ( OK, excuses) have kept me from doing anything but coastal sailing, so I have some limited basis for evaluating your content. I am so impressed. Hope you do well, extremely well actually. I am a subscriber.
And yours is one of the best comments we ever got! :) Thank you. It's not often that we are compared to those big channels. We hope 2020 brings you new sailing adventures and who knows, some bluewater experience too ;)
Good info. Thank you
Thank you very useful information ❤️👍
Same as most other comments here. An excellent piece of advise. Accurate, wise and concise. Any of us sail boat owners recognise all aspects you touched upon. It is just so good to hear them over again and told openly as you did. Congratulations and you have a lovely bluewater boat (me saying - a long keel double ender sailor)
Thanks so much for the lovely comment José! Fair winds :)
Really good video. Well done.
Great video.
I've not done the cruising boatlife, but did liveaboard for 5 years, with a family.
Started with a narrowboat, then a 50ft dutch barge (motored it up the coast from London to York) then a 60ft dutch sailing barge (sailed across from The Netherlands).
We did it the hard way; holding down jobs, small (and large) children and living on a flooding river. Pressures of time meant we didn't get to fully enjoy the sailing barge (sadly once moored up we didn't move her).
So many people would say 'Oh, it must be lovely, living on a boat'. Hmm, initially no hot running water, heating in one area only, ice on the inside in winter. 3m floods that meant transporting children and shopping across a swirling river in the dark (good thing I am an experienced canoeist and had a huge canoe). It was lovely, I miss the boat life, but it was also very hard work.
Spot on old chap. I advise people to get the tiniest vessel you can possibly manage, because whether it's a boat, caravan, classic car, or God-knows-what, you're gunna spend every weekend thinking, "Just one more thing to fix, then I can take it out for a spin." A lotta craft sit there, year after year, always just-about-ready-to-go-out...Cheerio!
Excellent video - Great editing. I really like the honest description of life aboard a modest sized sail boat. I love boating on the ocean but for me the best part of a day on the water is a sauna & long hot shower @ home before climbing into clean sheets on my king size bed. I only wish I could adapt to a more Spartan boat life like you.
Thanks ever so much, Susan!
Wow that sounds pretty amazing 😅 I guess it was easy for us to adapt because we never had such luxuries. It’s a compromise - do you prefer the sauna to a sunset in the cockpit on a tropical island, away from it all? It’s just a choice 😊 Many people choose both - they divide their time between a boat and home. Although you may need a big cat to compete with your luxurious home 😊
Love this video... thank you!!
((Subbed and Liked))
offen und ehrlich, vielen Dank dafür :-) many greetings from the wonderful city of Bonn, Miky
“You can’t escape from yourself” that’s a doozie
and plain truth.
Or your sailing companion!! So choose wisely!
Christina Fidance : I wouldn’t be able to take my wife that’s for sure!
Excellent reality Advise. Thanks.
Very good info.
Lovely, honest, very straightforward and cute voice, god bless you with a lot of success.
Thank you! ☺️
Really great job. You covered several things I didn’t expect and did it in a fair and forthright manner.
Cheers Roger! 😊 Hope you’ll give our channel a chance - our videos are all about being honest about the boat life 😊
Sailing Kittiwake Already subscribed! Sailing UA-cam is my primary UA-cam.
You tell it like it is Elena, well done and have a great Christmas.
Thanks so much Roy :) Happy holidays!
Great vid.I don't know squat about sailing.It has always been a dream.I am a long haul trucker,been for most of my life so living in a small space and motion effects on my body are common.I have explored most of America and when I retire I want to branch out.Flying and sailing will be a new chapter in my nomadic life.Thank you for putting this video out.
Great advice!Happy Christmas both and all the best for 2020!xxx
Thank you Andrew! Happy holidays 😊
Lovely honest vlog. Good luck for all your adventures. Kind wishes.
Thanks Steve! That’s what our channel is all about 😊
Thanks for the tips!!!
Thanks for watching!
This is a very well thought out, and put together video. Very good job.
Thanks a lot Captain Cook.
@@SailingKittiwake Oh, you got me on that one... Now I'm a subscriber.
james cook yay! 🥳
Nice episode. So true! :-)
Happy greetingz, Wim
Cheers guys 😊
Great tips and suggestions. For me it came down to years of experience sailing, so now this last October I bought my dream boat, a Swan 65. Maybe I'll see you out there, I'm on S/Y Blue Magic. Good content!
Fantastic! Enjoy that beauty! Fair winds and see you out there 😊
Thanks for your very honest comments particularly about best types of boat and seasickness.
Cheers! We try to keep our videos as honest as possible 😊 hope you’ll give our channel a chance 😊
Really good info. thanks.
Thanks a lot Philip 😊
Very well done, in form and content
Thanks a lot Shan! 😊
Awesome Merry Christmas to you both
Thanks Ian!
Thanks for your advice, goog luck
Beautifully done. Thank you. What a joy to watch. I'm a bit old to learn now (70 years old) but in my next life I hope to definitely be on the seas. Thank you for showing all sides of it in a down to earth manner. Mil Gracias! XOXO
You’re not too old, google Jean-Luc van den Heede if you’ve not heard of him :)
Very wise words, Tks for sharing. Fair winds.
Great tips for those contemplating your kind of lifestyle! Being a "seasoned citizen", I have decided to live through you kids' lifestyle instead of going to sea! Hope you have a wonderful holiday season and have the opportunity to spend time with family/friends during this joyous season!
Thanks so much Edward. We’ve just landed in Italy to spend Christmas with family 😊
You also avoid getting sea sick too.
Beautiful video. Thanks!
Cheers Mauro!
@@SailingKittiwake I am a former "petty officer" from Brazilian Navy, and even do storms, now and them, but it's way different from a boat over a hundred meters.
One of my dreams is to live and sail solo, aboard.
Great episode and wonderful insights into sailing life...quite pragmatic. Certainly worth the watch 👍 Hope you're both well.
Glad you enjoyed it, Gaz. Long time no “see.” Hope you had a great Christmas!
@@SailingKittiwake Always swing by and watch each episode...got to give other folk a chance to comment ha ha. Had a lovely family Xmas, hope you did too🎄👍
Haha! 🤣 Generous of you 🤗
Yes, we’re still home and loving spending time with family 😊
Agree 100 % with each point - well said :)
Thanks so much Vibeke! :)
Damn good video!!
Lots of good info, more please!!😀👍
Peace!
Very well made video with some honest review about boat life. New sub here :)
Yay! Thank you! Hope you enjoy the channel 😊
Merry Christmas
very well done
Thank you Lee :) Happy holidays!
I could have used this advice before buying my boat. Great content
Well said. Very interesting video.
Thank you, Tracy! Appreciate your comment :)
Thank you so much for the honest realistic content 😁
Very glad you enjoyed it, John. We try to be as honest as possible on our channel 😊
Thanks for information. I like your channel. Goodluck.
We like you too :)
5:49 So beautiful, and the water's so much peaceful...
Great video guys. Roger from Brazil
Thanks Roger!
Very wise. First time viewer and this one is about to be bookmarked.
Thanks Pete! You may enjoy our latest episode too, it’s got some reflections like these in it 😊 ua-cam.com/video/cUNpr72VTts/v-deo.html
Happy Christmas and New Year both.
Happy holidays Nigel!
very informative , thank you ]
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
You guys this is awesome! I'm sending it along to all our curious friends. I mean its silly they are even shopping around. We all know we hve the absolute best boat 😄😉
Aw thanks so much, Missy! 🥰
I believe anyone having owned and sail a vessel for a time would agree whole heatedly in the wisdom you offer in this video lesson.
Thanks a lot Michael :)