Wow, congrats on your new boat , dream of a lifetime. Now it will be nerves and lots of feelings learning to sail and maneuver her around. Well done. Looking forward to your adventures and video's.
Thats awesome! Roms is awesome, When is your boat due? if you have any questions feel free to reach out to us. you can dm on our socials Insta or FB, Thanks, Catherine
Congratulations! Beautiful boat! We are looking for a used Fp Hélia or Astrea to move from our 41’ monohull. We met some Australians that just bought an Elba 45 and we fell in love with these boats. They sail very fast and have beautiful finishing g inside and out! Enjoy your new home! Sv Secondwind
Exciting times ahead! We are so happy with our Fountaine Pajot so I hope you can find one on the market too. The Elba 45 is a really nice boat, moving from a monohull you will definitely notice the comfort level improve , wishing you all the best in your search for your new boat. Have you tried reaching out to the Fountaine Pajot facebook groups? there may be someone out there who is thinking about selling but hasn't hit the market yet. its definately worth a try. the Sailing community is so great at connecting people. All the best, Catherine.
So great to see the joy on your faces. Your boys are going to have a fantastic upbringing. Beautiful boat and can only imagine the feeling of owning such a lovely home. Fair winds to you all. Thanks for sharing this infectious joy with us.
Thanks for your lovely words, This is a unique lifestyle and our boys, while they dont know any different, are so lucky to grow up travelling the world, experience different cultures and places. thanks for your well wishes, Catherine
@@OceanPeopleSailing I realise it’s a lot of work (and some courage) to put your boat journey on here. And it is such a treat to us to see it. We dream of it too but circs may not play out that way for us. So I want to let you know it’s appreciated, and also it’s a tiny help (hopefully) for the algorithm to spread your vids. I hope it all goes brilliantly well for you. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
Love this ep. Quite emotional again the second time around. So happy for you guys and I hope that you are still loving the advanture as much as I imagine you are
@@OceanPeopleSailing We have gone for the Isla. It will only be the two of us plus visitors , our kids have grown up. We also only plan Med Summer cruising for the first few years and then perhaps convert to full time live a-boards then, maybe some remote work. We too have bought through Multi-Hull solutions and first started boat shows on Cats in 2018 so it’s been a long time coming. The AUD is not helping us much as we have to make payment next month.
Haha I have heard this!! But trust me, we are enjoying lots of fun between. I really do feel like these are the best days of our lives. thanks, Catherine
I've had four sailboats I never ever enjoyed parting with any one of them. I actually had two at one time. The 40 footer and a 25. I was always sad when I sold each one of them.
Congrats you two.. I got misty eyed watching you two get emotional when saw your boat for the first time. I’m sure it was a lot of hard work getting to where you are now.. I’m looking forward to watching your progress. Please post often. Thanks for sharing..
I'm so glad you liked it. Thanks for your kind message and your encouragement. We've got lots more footage to share, so look forward to sharing them with you, Catherine
Congratulations on your amazing boat, you have some interesting times ahead, don’t get disappointed by the snagging, it all gets sorted and life will be amazing, enjoy, ps also Aussies but we went for a Dutch barge 7 years ago in the uk, now up to boat number 2
Hey Matt and Emma! Thanks for watching and subscribing. I'm back to England possibly for a short trip next month. cant wait to restock our cupboards of Chocolate Orange, Jelly Tots and Monster Munch lol all the good stuff!! we've got new videos planned for each week so hoping to keep up with it, thanks again, Catherine
Congrats guys, I subbed and just caught up with your videos. One hell of a boat, best of luck and fair winds. I just sold my house and move out on 21st February then I’m moving onto my, new to me, boat in Devon. I cannot wait, had a touch few years and a new chapter opens for me and my two dogs. Look forward to seeing where you go and explore. Andy UK
thanks so much for your message and subscribing to our channel. I'm sorry to hear you've had a rough few years, you and your 2 dogs will have an amazing adventure ahead of you. my kids are meeting more and more sailors with pets onboard, its not helping with the argument not to have one! what type of dogs do you have?
It is sooooooo beautiful to see all those trears of sadness and disappointment turn to J.o.y.‼️ Totally can't wait till it's our turn. Of course I subscribed. Best wishes on moving aboard. See you next time. ✨ 🌊 💨 ⛵️ 🏝️ 👙 🌞 ✨
Hi, thanks for your lovely message and for subscribing to our channel. Its definitely a roller coast of emotions but well worth it!! All the best with you getting onto your boat when its your turn. Thanks again, Catherine
Congrats on the new home. My family is heading over at the start of April to LR to finish up prep to head off on our new boat as well, would love to meet up if you are still there .
thats so exciting! we are on the med side of France atm but would love to meet up if our sailing journeys cross. part of the fun is definately meeting other people who are having this adventure. And when you find someone you click with you tend to travel together aswell. Enjoy your trip to LR and Congrats on your new home too!!
hi, yes there was the option for a dining table or a coffee table. we chose the dining table so we could eat indoors when the weather wasn't nice outside and having to homeschool the kids we need lots of workable space. And this also creates an extra sleeping space. when we are doing overnight sails this is where the person not on watch sleeps so they are easy to grab if needed. we use the table indoors daily!
@@OceanPeopleSailing I have only ever seen the coffee table in other presentations of the Tanna and I just couldn’t understand why anyone would want that rather than an adjustable dining table.
Congratulations. You'll love your new Tanna 47. Also, great to see Romain again. We also got slid a couple weeks last spring and I ended up in an Airbnb in La Rochelle for 2 weeks before we moved on our Aura 51, SV Absolutely - which ended up being on our 25th wedding Anniversary. Enjoy and have a safe passage.
Yes, That last little bit of waiting was hard but we worth it and how special to move onboard on your anniversary, congratulations! I will keep an eye out for SV Absolutely and say hi if our paths cross. Thanks for your message, Catherine
Lovely boat, congratulations. I take delivery of mine in April next year. I have RYA Day Skipper and a fair bit of sailing experience yet I am battling to get affordable insurance. Please share how you have managed to insure your boat with somewhat limited experience.
Hi thanks for your message. The RYA courses are great. When we headed back to Australia we actually did a few RYA courses and got our marine radio license for the ICC certification. Obviously check and choose what insurance company works for you but we use haven Knox Johnston , hope this helps, Catherine
Hey thanks for your comment,. We did look at the OC tenders, they look amazing and very light. We actually went for a Highfield tender 380 + 30hp engine. Its been really good, great for when we have guests onboard, but in hindsight we should've proberably gone for the next size down. let me know if you have any other questions, i'd be happy to help
Hello, I too bought a new Fountaine Pajot that the shipyard delivered to the dealer in September 2023. the boat has several cracking problems and irreparable defects. Are you happy, you don't have too many problems ? thank you in advance for your opinion Stéphane
Oh no that doesn’t sound good. We haven’t had an issues like that , that we’ve found anyway. Only minor warranty work at this stage, and FP have been pretty good so far. Whats the plan going forward for you?
To be honest it was mainly about timing. If the Elba was available we may have gone for that, but it would’ve been at least another year wait. We were keen to go and there was 1 Tanna spot available in a reasonable time so we grabbed it!
I totally agree with you, thanks for your comment. We have since purchased some mics and it’s my biggest editing struggle at the moment. I thankyou and welcome any feedback that can help me improve. I’m new to creating content and editing videos so I’m sure I will only get better the more I do. Thanks again for watching and commenting , Catherine
What a lovely family and gear children! Do Fountaine Pajot still float or they have to be parked on shore in campings? What a terrible service to delay the delivery this way for Oz ppl! Maybe gives you time to get a refund and buy something better? 🤷♂️
There are so many people buying boats from French companies that just get screwed around and screwed over so much they never want to deal with french companies anymore..sorry your having probs so early in your journey .
no, not yet, we are new sailors so for us we wouldn't be confident in doing that. If it needed to cross an ocean we would either get crew or fly to meet the boat somewhere. That was a plan initially but we've decided to spend a few years in the med, travel a bit, gain some experience, so no ocean crossings for us just yet. thanks for watching, catherine
Boat manufacturers don't seem to understand the IMPORTANCE of ON TIME DELIVERY. What is anticipated as a HIGH MOMENT in the financial transaction...ends up being a GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT. Great way to START a relationship. DAMHIK...4 WEEKS late.
totally agree, it seems to be a very common occurance I'm hearing through the sailing community. sorry to hear your having a delay, hope you get onboard asap,
Because of COVID, many manufacturing delays. The Wynn's waiting another 5 months for their boat. Then they get there. Commissioned, then the rigging wasn't to size... This is boats for you! And only the start.
As an Aussie myself I agree that the euro is definately a killer, we love our FP and the French people we have met have been amazing to us. Sorry to hear you didn’t have the same experience. Did you get something different or still looking?
Wow, congrats on your new boat , dream of a lifetime. Now it will be nerves and lots of feelings learning to sail and maneuver her around. Well done. Looking forward to your adventures and video's.
Thankyou, yes there are some skills to be developed here! thanks for watching :)
We are 3 weeks from leaving aus to fly to the UK to pickup our boat. The anxiety, pressures and excitement is very real. Good luck and great sailing.
This is so exciting!! congratulations, wishing you fair winds and following seas :)
Congratulations on the new boat! Great to see Romain as well - he’s taking great care of us too!
Thats awesome! Roms is awesome, When is your boat due? if you have any questions feel free to reach out to us. you can dm on our socials Insta or FB, Thanks, Catherine
Congratulations! Beautiful boat! We are looking for a used Fp Hélia or Astrea to move from our 41’ monohull. We met some Australians that just bought an Elba 45 and we fell in love with these boats. They sail very fast and have beautiful finishing g inside and out! Enjoy your new home!
Sv Secondwind
Exciting times ahead! We are so happy with our Fountaine Pajot so I hope you can find one on the market too. The Elba 45 is a really nice boat, moving from a monohull you will definitely notice the comfort level improve , wishing you all the best in your search for your new boat. Have you tried reaching out to the Fountaine Pajot facebook groups? there may be someone out there who is thinking about selling but hasn't hit the market yet. its definately worth a try. the Sailing community is so great at connecting people. All the best, Catherine.
Congrats on your new boat! Not to mention, 1.7K subs with only 9 videos! You're going to go far on RUclips! Well done, liked and subbed!
Thank you very much for your kind words, we are looking forward to putting out more videos!! thanks again, Catherine
So great to see the joy on your faces. Your boys are going to have a fantastic upbringing. Beautiful boat and can only imagine the feeling of owning such a lovely home. Fair winds to you all. Thanks for sharing this infectious joy with us.
Thanks for your lovely words, This is a unique lifestyle and our boys, while they dont know any different, are so lucky to grow up travelling the world, experience different cultures and places. thanks for your well wishes, Catherine
@@OceanPeopleSailing I realise it’s a lot of work (and some courage) to put your boat journey on here. And it is such a treat to us to see it. We dream of it too but circs may not play out that way for us. So I want to let you know it’s appreciated, and also it’s a tiny help (hopefully) for the algorithm to spread your vids. I hope it all goes brilliantly well for you. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
thankyou!!
Love this ep. Quite emotional again the second time around. So happy for you guys and I hope that you are still loving the advanture as much as I imagine you are
Thanks, yes we are absolutely loving it, hoping to get to Italy this year. come visit if you want to :)
Exciting times. Very happy for you all.
Yes! Thank you!
what a great faily day, congrats and enjoy the adventures. god bless and safe sailing.
Thanks so much! Appreciate your message and comment. Thanks for watching, Catherine
Exciting enjoy. Cheers
Thanks 👍
Best place to call home ❤
Agree it’s a pretty unique opportunity to call a boat home. But we love it!
Congratulations! Hope it's everything you hoped for.
Thankyou, it is!
must have been an exciting time for you all!
yes, It was very exciting!
Congratulations. I look forward to seeing the many adventures to come! Cheers!
Thanks so much! appreciate your comment. we've got lots more videos to come!!
Nice video. We have a boat pickup later this year in La Rochelle. Enjoy this years season when you get back. Rod - Nelson Bay NSW.
Thanks Rod, what boat are you picking up? let us know if you have any questions about La Rochelle or the handover experience.
@@OceanPeopleSailing We have gone for the Isla. It will only be the two of us plus visitors , our kids have grown up. We also only plan Med Summer cruising for the first few years and then perhaps convert to full time live a-boards then, maybe some remote work. We too have bought through Multi-Hull solutions and first started boat shows on Cats in 2018 so it’s been a long time coming. The AUD is not helping us much as we have to make payment next month.
@@rodwaski congrats, the Isla is a beautiful boat! It will definately be worth the wait, trust us ;)
Congratulations. Some day I will do this too
thanks so much! It really is a huge achievement. I hope you get there too, Catherine
Having owned several sailing boats in my life,the best two days are the day you buy it and the day you sell it,the latter is by far the best
Haha I have heard this!! But trust me, we are enjoying lots of fun between. I really do feel like these are the best days of our lives. thanks, Catherine
I've had four sailboats I never ever enjoyed parting with any one of them. I actually had two at one time. The 40 footer and a 25. I was always sad when I sold each one of them.
Wrong saying
Congrats you two.. I got misty eyed watching you two get emotional when saw your boat for the first time. I’m sure it was a lot of hard work getting to where you are now.. I’m looking forward to watching your progress. Please post often. Thanks for sharing..
I'm so glad you liked it. Thanks for your kind message and your encouragement. We've got lots more footage to share, so look forward to sharing them with you, Catherine
Very cool, cant wait to see what comes next. Congrats.
Thanks so much, yes more to come!!
Congratulations on your amazing boat, you have some interesting times ahead, don’t get disappointed by the snagging, it all gets sorted and life will be amazing, enjoy, ps also Aussies but we went for a Dutch barge 7 years ago in the uk, now up to boat number 2
Hey thanks for your kind words, great to see other Aussies living on the water and enjoying it too! Thanks for watching, Catherine
Ok new channel
Looking forward to the rest
Thanks for watching, cant wait to bring more videos out to share, appreciate your message, Catherine :)
Thanks for sharing 😊
Thanks again :)
Hey guys good luck with the move, you’ve got a subscriber from Yorkshire, England here, looking forward to next vid, Matt n Emma xx
Hey Matt and Emma! Thanks for watching and subscribing. I'm back to England possibly for a short trip next month. cant wait to restock our cupboards of Chocolate Orange, Jelly Tots and Monster Munch lol all the good stuff!! we've got new videos planned for each week so hoping to keep up with it, thanks again, Catherine
Lovely cat, enjoy
Thankyou!
Really enjoyed watching this
Thanks so much, we really appreciate it and I hope you continue to enjoy the videos we have coming out! Thanks again, Catherine
Congrats guys, I subbed and just caught up with your videos. One hell of a boat, best of luck and fair winds. I just sold my house and move out on 21st February then I’m moving onto my, new to me, boat in Devon. I cannot wait, had a touch few years and a new chapter opens for me and my two dogs. Look forward to seeing where you go and explore. Andy UK
thanks so much for your message and subscribing to our channel. I'm sorry to hear you've had a rough few years, you and your 2 dogs will have an amazing adventure ahead of you. my kids are meeting more and more sailors with pets onboard, its not helping with the argument not to have one! what type of dogs do you have?
Congratulations!! What an amazing feeling 😊
It really is! Thanks for watching , Catherine
It is sooooooo beautiful to see all those trears of sadness and disappointment turn to J.o.y.‼️ Totally can't wait till it's our turn. Of course I subscribed. Best wishes on moving aboard. See you next time. ✨ 🌊 💨 ⛵️ 🏝️ 👙 🌞 ✨
Hi, thanks for your lovely message and for subscribing to our channel. Its definitely a roller coast of emotions but well worth it!! All the best with you getting onto your boat when its your turn. Thanks again, Catherine
Congrats on the new home. My family is heading over at the start of April to LR to finish up prep to head off on our new boat as well, would love to meet up if you are still there .
thats so exciting! we are on the med side of France atm but would love to meet up if our sailing journeys cross. part of the fun is definately meeting other people who are having this adventure. And when you find someone you click with you tend to travel together aswell. Enjoy your trip to LR and Congrats on your new home too!!
Was that an option to have a dining table rather than a coffee table in the saloon? I think you absolutely made the right decision to have that.
hi, yes there was the option for a dining table or a coffee table. we chose the dining table so we could eat indoors when the weather wasn't nice outside and having to homeschool the kids we need lots of workable space. And this also creates an extra sleeping space. when we are doing overnight sails this is where the person not on watch sleeps so they are easy to grab if needed. we use the table indoors daily!
@@OceanPeopleSailing I have only ever seen the coffee table in other presentations of the Tanna and I just couldn’t understand why anyone would want that rather than an adjustable dining table.
each to their own, it does feel more spacious with the coffee table but i agree with you.
Congratulations. You'll love your new Tanna 47. Also, great to see Romain again. We also got slid a couple weeks last spring and I ended up in an Airbnb in La Rochelle for 2 weeks before we moved on our Aura 51, SV Absolutely - which ended up being on our 25th wedding Anniversary. Enjoy and have a safe passage.
Yes, That last little bit of waiting was hard but we worth it and how special to move onboard on your anniversary, congratulations! I will keep an eye out for SV Absolutely and say hi if our paths cross. Thanks for your message, Catherine
@@OceanPeopleSailing she's currently in the BVI in charter. We'll be back down on her in a few weeks. We can't wait. 😎👍🏻
How exciting, enjoy getting back on board!
Lovely boat, congratulations. I take delivery of mine in April next year. I have RYA Day Skipper and a fair bit of sailing experience yet I am battling to get affordable insurance. Please share how you have managed to insure your boat with somewhat limited experience.
Hi thanks for your message. The RYA courses are great. When we headed back to Australia we actually did a few RYA courses and got our marine radio license for the ICC certification. Obviously check and choose what insurance company works for you but we use haven Knox Johnston , hope this helps, Catherine
Congratulations guys, can’t wait for more content, what tender did you go for? The oc tender looks awesome from New Zealand
Hey thanks for your comment,. We did look at the OC tenders, they look amazing and very light. We actually went for a Highfield tender 380 + 30hp engine. Its been really good, great for when we have guests onboard, but in hindsight we should've proberably gone for the next size down. let me know if you have any other questions, i'd be happy to help
Very cool . Why are you going back to Australia?
We headed back to Australia mainly for work , to sort out our visa options and wait for the sailing season to begin.
Hello, I too bought a new Fountaine Pajot that the shipyard delivered to the dealer in September 2023. the boat has several cracking problems and irreparable defects. Are you happy, you don't have too many problems ?
thank you in advance for your opinion
Stéphane
Oh no that doesn’t sound good. We haven’t had an issues like that , that we’ve found anyway. Only minor warranty work at this stage, and FP have been pretty good so far. Whats the plan going forward for you?
See you in Fatu Hiva
Fatu Hiva looks magnificent, I will add it to the destination wish list!! thanks for watching, Catherine
Also why the Tanna 47 Over a Elba 45 ??
TheTanna is a bit longer and wider but was there other reasons ??
To be honest it was mainly about timing. If the Elba was available we may have gone for that, but it would’ve been at least another year wait. We were keen to go and there was 1 Tanna spot available in a reasonable time so we grabbed it!
@@OceanPeopleSailing aaah cheers makes total scenc
Just found your channel....congrats...you might need to work on your sound quality on your vids.....safe sailing
I totally agree with you, thanks for your comment. We have since purchased some mics and it’s my biggest editing struggle at the moment. I thankyou and welcome any feedback that can help me improve. I’m new to creating content and editing videos so I’m sure I will only get better the more I do. Thanks again for watching and commenting , Catherine
What a lovely family and gear children!
Do Fountaine Pajot still float or they have to be parked on shore in campings?
What a terrible service to delay the delivery this way for Oz ppl!
Maybe gives you time to get a refund and buy something better? 🤷♂️
Thanks for your comment, we love our FP but understand its not for everyone. Thanks for watching, Catherine
Wow. I’m really happy for you. Are you going to be full time sailors?
Thanks so much, yes we are! Thanks for watching, Catherine
There are so many people buying boats from French companies that just get screwed around and screwed over so much they never want to deal with french companies anymore..sorry your having probs so early in your journey .
Thankyou! and thanks for watching our video :)
You are taking your entire family offshore / crossing oceans, in a new catamaran ?
no, not yet, we are new sailors so for us we wouldn't be confident in doing that. If it needed to cross an ocean we would either get crew or fly to meet the boat somewhere. That was a plan initially but we've decided to spend a few years in the med, travel a bit, gain some experience, so no ocean crossings for us just yet. thanks for watching, catherine
Boat manufacturers don't seem to understand the IMPORTANCE of ON TIME DELIVERY.
What is anticipated as a HIGH MOMENT in the financial transaction...ends up being a GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT.
Great way to START a relationship.
DAMHIK...4 WEEKS late.
totally agree, it seems to be a very common occurance I'm hearing through the sailing community. sorry to hear your having a delay, hope you get onboard asap,
Because of COVID, many manufacturing delays. The Wynn's waiting another 5 months for their boat. Then they get there. Commissioned, then the rigging wasn't to size... This is boats for you! And only the start.
so very true!
Beneteau?
Hey , our new boat is the fountaine pajot Tanna 47 catamaran.
I was going to buy a French boat I got so annoyed with the French attitude said no thanks
@@tonyf7997 Being in Australia the Euro is a killer
As an Aussie myself I agree that the euro is definately a killer, we love our FP and the French people we have met have been amazing to us. Sorry to hear you didn’t have the same experience. Did you get something different or still looking?
@OceanPeopleSailing No pausing for a bit then see how things pan out in 6 months
how exciting! All the best with your search for you new boat, Catherine
To bad its French though.
Its definitely a long way to go from Australia to pick up our boat , but still a fun adventure :)