We're a family of 4 living on a 32' ketch, we've been cruising and full time liveaboards for almost 12 years now sailing about the world, we live really really well off of $10k USD a year. We've never felt like we've been without. Don't let anyone tell you you need a gigantic boat or a gigantic wallet.
Where have you been? Where are you now? 2 couples or a couple and 2 kids? What are some of your favorite places? What stuff people say you need, you don't?
When sailors talk about "The Milk Run," they're referring to those routes that are pretty smooth sailing-kind of like taking the easy street around the globe. It's the kind of path you'd pick if you want to keep things straightforward, catching the best winds and currents. Take the Pacific crossing, for example. That's a classic Milk Run. You ride those trade winds from the Americas over to Australia or New Zealand. It's popular because the weather's generally on your side, making it a reliable choice if you're not looking for any rough and tumble at sea. It's all about getting from A to B with as little fuss as possible-just cruising and enjoying the ride.
My wife and are doing this next year. We own our own company in landscaping now and we are just going to finish this season out, and in the meantime we are selling all our pocession as we speak. We have roughly $50k in equity in our house, one fully paid off truck worth about $25k, all our mowing equipment at about $20k, regual tools and valuable pocessions like furniture etc at about $15k, and we have $10k in savings and hope to save up another 5 before next year. So we are hoping to have $125k ish in cash when we finally sell everything. Then, we plan on getting about a "ready to go" boat in the $30k range, or around that, and have $100k left over to use to travel the world. We have no debt besides our house, so we will literally have no payments. We are only 27 and 28, so obviously it wont last forever. We will cross that bridge when we get there.
The milk run have two explanations. The first is the way i use it. Just like the milk deliveries back in the days, its a slow route with a lot of stops. You have express buses, and "milk run" buses that stop all the time and does not go straight, but visit all the small places along the route. The second explanation is from world war II, describing an easy route with no resistance.
@@cottagefarm3103 It was a loose auxiliary rudder with a trim tab controlled by fishing line running inside plastic tubing. I copied one I saw on a boat that had come to the UK from The Falkland Islands.
Going to sail to Denmark from uk, not far for most but just starting out really looking forward to it, my friend will be on hand to make sure I’m doing everything properly and helping me
We are looking into doing this as well. We are a family of 4: Husband, Wife, Son, Daughter. We want to have the freedom to live together with more time, more fun, more adventure. We will have a fixed income, plus RUclips money (hopefully). We will have roughly $2200.00/month. Our plan is not to sail the ENTIRE globe. At least, not yet. We have to get our sea legs first. Neither of us have ever sailed before. This will be a huge learning curve. Due to our age, we are not required to take any lessons to sail. Not in the USA. We were born before the cutoff. But, we plan to at least get some basic courses. Rigging, sail replacement and repair, navigation, hazards. We want to return home eventually safely. We plan to make this long-term. Roughly 8 to 10 years. Our children will have to take GED tests due to no public or private education. We will be teaching them on-board the ship. We haven't found anything super cheap. But, we have found some nice 37 to 40 foot vessels (sloops) for around $30-60K. But, we also need a little more space since we have two kids. We will have to store more food, more water, more fuel, it adds up. Plus personal items. Crossing our fingers. After I finish college, we're off. Next summer, hopefully. We'll just keep looking up ships in the meantime. Thanks for your video. Very helpful and exciting. Lets us know our dream is attainable.
@JordanNoahh We're almost there. Just a few months now. We have taken sailing classes and now understand what we are up against. We have found some amazingly low-priced sailboats in the area. Perfectly fine boats that people are getting rid of simply for the fact they either are too old or don't want to pay the storage fees. I (husband) just finished my last semester of college, and I am fully retired as is. Son just turned 3 years old, and the daughter just turned 12. She has been homeschooled since kindergarten and is super smart. She plans to take the opportunity to learn about Marine Biology while aboard the ship. We plan to spend at least 6 years at sea. And, then, depending upon what the daughter wants to do, we may stop sailing as much and just dock it at a port. We are going to be purchasing within the next few months and bringing it to our house on land to make any necessary (and wanted) repairs before registering and sailing it away. This way, we will be able to stock the ship and have it ready to go once it hits the ocean. Wife is ready. She's tired of where we live. People get pretty toxic here. This will be a great thing for our family to escape the toxicity we deal with.
Milk run is a term for a route with many stops. It comes from two connected things. When delivery and pick up service was operating in a farm area it stopped at each farm and picked up the milk and eggs produced that day and drop off the cleaned containers from the day before. The same thing would happen at each small towns train station one train a day would pic up some of the local milk and egg production shipping to larger community
A regular milk run is just a route that is often and commonly traveled. When milk delivery was a thing it was all in common routinely traveled loops. Coconut milk run, funny little adaptation for sea and island travel 😄
I moved to the US from Sweden when I was two years old. So, grew up American. For some reason, it seems like I'm listening to a family member when I watch your videos.
I'm not aware of being able to transit through the Panama Canal on your own. You are now required to hire qualified agent to guide you through and you must pay his fees plus you must feed him 3 good meals a day. You are required to have line handlers as well. It is very expensive to make this journey. Also small boats have trouble keeping up with the pace of the other larger ships transitting through. You are required to move quickly as directed by the officials. Not an easy task. S/V Cork ~
The term milk run comes from . Milkmen would drive a route, delivering milk to people's homes and picking up empty bottles. Milk runs also described trains that would stop at multiple farms to pick up cans of fresh milk to take to a central dairy for processing
Here in America the term "Milk Run" infers "Easy" or "routine".. I might also add a budget for a 25 year old will be different for a 55 year old..thanks for sharing your experience !
Thanks this is really great Im deciding weather to keep my Albin Vega and go on that or buy a much bigger boat. But for sure next summer I’m away for a few weeks on my little Albin Vega from the Uk to Holland possibly Sweden to get my 1st taste of open waters .
I would add: 1. Some emergency funds for flying home if everything goes wrong, or if you any kind of towing or service on the water 2. Health Insurance: Most USA Health Insurance is over $2000 PER MONTH plus any deductibles , if you are outside of US and only need health services outside of US, you may be able to buy health insurance for $200-600 PER MONTH.
It's called the Coconut Milk Run - pejorative term that. The Coward's Way Out, it says, the Easy Way across the Pacific. I am not sure who's saying it. Presumably all those who have done polar circumnavigations, rounded the Horn, or visited the Antarctic by sailing boat.
Wow. I guess it could happen for that price. In if you are very very frugal and nothing goes wrong. In a cheap (or even expensive) boat, though you can expect a lot to go wrong. Rig damage. Sail damage. Corrosion. Weather. Theft. Could get lucky, I guess. I'd want at least twice that to consider the trip not counting boat acquisition and outfitting. Which should still be doable. But, hey, Matt Rutherford sailed non stop around the Americas for hardly anything. I guess anything is possible.
Saudações do Brasil, estou impressionado é como barato para vocês esse estilo de vida, no meu país ganhamos pouco e as coisas são caras, mas ainda vou realizar o sonho de navegar ao redor do mundo
Make a Vedio about the Rules of Sailing and Documents required round the Globe..( include Us.Dubai , Singapore,India) about the rules of Sailing tell about Communication systems too
First of all Thanks for the video- great. All the channel all in all is helpfull and beautiful to watch. Of course all people , like myself, who are planning something similar are full of question - here is mine - " Any explanation how insurances work for this kind of crossing" What about the costs?- Thanks in advance and , keep on sailing - Mauro
@@edwardhart8449 there is an obvious difference between being done learning (never) and getting ready to go. And indeed, if you're a fast learner, you can do that quickly. Especially as you'll likely do coastal sailing before you really go long distance.
Sorry about turning my comment into about my self Sailing Malou. i got so excited when i listened to your break down of expenses, those other people give me the impression that they don't really know what being broke means, broke to me was living day to day, which could mean putting £10 on the electric metre, and having warmth and light. but go without something to eat. been there had the t-shirt and its not nice. doing better now and don't want to waist the rest of my life.
Hi David, Im glad that you like the video and share my view! And im also very glad that you are doing better and things are looking up :) Have a great day and stay positive!
Could you tell something more about insurance? Don't you need one? What if you enter different countries? Don't custom officers ask for it? What about moorings/ marinas? Thanks
I have £34,000 in investments. No bills. No debts. I have a £300,000 house, no mortgage, rented out, which gives me £1000 pcm. Why don't I have a yacht yet?
milk run....commonly used for buses....it means basically "With Stops" here in canada as a teenager the greyhound bus would take you Anywhere in Canada for (99.00) cheap,great way to meet new people, use to be a party on wheels! Buuuuut don't take the ""MILKRUN"" stops at every nook and cranny!
These numbers makes no sense. A boat that cheap probably needs new rigging and sails. The plumbing needs work and spare parts also should be in the math.
Completely unrealistic I bought a 29 ft boat for $4000. Any cheap boat you get will need Sails. $3500. Standing rigging $2400. running rigging $800. That is just for starters. Then there is the engine, the water system, the electrical system, batteries. Propane system, the Panama Canal now cost $2500 for a small boat. Every country requires a Visa more $$$.I circumnavigated I know the cost. Sorry but you are dreaming. Get real.
Hi Edward, thats some really good input right there! I guess its all about what standards you have. I just bought a barely used main sail for 400 USD. Which will last around the world no problem :)
@@SailingMalou yes you can get good deals like a $400 sail, I got a new, still in the crate, 30 hp. Diesel for $2000. But you can’t equip the whole boat like that, it would take years waiting for good deals. You are going to have to spend real money to outfit a boat properly. an iPad, a Garmin Inreach, AIS,. Wind Vane, I think all of these are required for a safe circumnavigation
nah imma just build my own boat out of wood, make it cool and classical, it'll be slow but it'll make up for this in its size, i'm thinking 30-40 feet, then i'll rationalize the fuck out of my food supply's like it's the golden globe race, spend some good time in the roaring forties, maybe spend some time in new zealand or other south pacific islands but i love the isolation so maybe i could go non-stop. for auto steering i'll just copy and paste joshua slocum lmao. for navigation i'll get me some charts, a compass and a sextant cuz there's no point in that stupid ass digital shit when they're both doing the exact same thing, route wise i'll either do something like harry pigeons solo sail around the world or if i'm in a hurry i'll take the golden globe race route.
@@dentside78 i have not, i'll look into that. i was thinking more like a sea bird yawl or something like robin knox johnston's boat "suhaili" but i'm only 15 so i more than likely have no clue what i'm talking about most of the time. stuff might change over the years and i might end up wanting to do something else
Sailing around the world is a ridiculous statement, since one can sail around the world without stopping and see next-to-nothing in the process. Instead your goal should be to just go sailing and stop everywhere (while spending as much money as you possibly can.) And never believe for a moment that you must sail to far-away places to see great sunsets. The sun sets everywhere and sometimes most gloriously from right where you are.
Hey Gustav, really inspiring stuff. I am going to retire in a few years, but because of the pandemic our business is fucked. My last hurrah will be to use our wood products factory here in China to build a boat. We will have our retirement income of a few $1000 a month, so your estimate is really encouraging. Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge and experience. A milk run is a daily milk delivery run. Very predictable, very regular, very easy.
Hmm my notion of sailing around the world is not just going through oceans but going around all of the continents getting off the boat and exploring. This is just circumnavigation. Not "sailing around the world " to me at least. Any way love this video. Peope like chasing latitudes say u got to have 100k fucking boats to do this shit.
We're a family of 4 living on a 32' ketch, we've been cruising and full time liveaboards for almost 12 years now sailing about the world, we live really really well off of $10k USD a year. We've never felt like we've been without. Don't let anyone tell you you need a gigantic boat or a gigantic wallet.
Where have you been? Where are you now? 2 couples or a couple and 2 kids? What are some of your favorite places? What stuff people say you need, you don't?
@@travistucker7317would also like to know, sounds great interesting
What about mooring fees?
@@Backfromthestorm guess they don't have starlink
More info, pretty please.
When sailors talk about "The Milk Run," they're referring to those routes that are pretty smooth sailing-kind of like taking the easy street around the globe. It's the kind of path you'd pick if you want to keep things straightforward, catching the best winds and currents.
Take the Pacific crossing, for example. That's a classic Milk Run. You ride those trade winds from the Americas over to Australia or New Zealand. It's popular because the weather's generally on your side, making it a reliable choice if you're not looking for any rough and tumble at sea. It's all about getting from A to B with as little fuss as possible-just cruising and enjoying the ride.
lmao I remember in the videogame "Star wars Jedi Outcast" Kyle Katarn mentions how their trip is gonna be a blue milk run.
just following the sun ;)
My wife and are doing this next year. We own our own company in landscaping now and we are just going to finish this season out, and in the meantime we are selling all our pocession as we speak. We have roughly $50k in equity in our house, one fully paid off truck worth about $25k, all our mowing equipment at about $20k, regual tools and valuable pocessions like furniture etc at about $15k, and we have $10k in savings and hope to save up another 5 before next year. So we are hoping to have $125k ish in cash when we finally sell everything. Then, we plan on getting about a "ready to go" boat in the $30k range, or around that, and have $100k left over to use to travel the world. We have no debt besides our house, so we will literally have no payments. We are only 27 and 28, so obviously it wont last forever. We will cross that bridge when we get there.
From another 28 year old looking to do the same in a few years, Godspeed and enjoy the ride
Your family net worth is $125k at age 28 ? You are doing well. Make that dream happen
The milk run have two explanations. The first is the way i use it. Just like the milk deliveries back in the days, its a slow route with a lot of stops. You have express buses, and "milk run" buses that stop all the time and does not go straight, but visit all the small places along the route. The second explanation is from world war II, describing an easy route with no resistance.
must be As easy as getting Milk, cause in Germany we call it the Barefoot route. So pleasent you could walk it without shoes.
I bought a £2500 Folk Dancer 27 and sailed from UK to The River Gambia and back.
I built a wind vane steering which worked very well.
Hi, I'd be keen to know how you did the wind vane. Can you share? 😊
@@cottagefarm3103 It was a loose auxiliary rudder with a trim tab controlled by fishing line running inside plastic tubing. I copied one I saw on a boat that had come to the UK from The Falkland Islands.
That's cool do you have any socials
@@ahmedmustafa3757 My RUclips channel has some sailing photos but in those days I only had a still camera. Most of my channel is my electronic music.
Let's apply the sailor's rule of thumb.
Whatever you think it will cost, double that number.
that goes with pretty much everything.
always expect the worst from anything so when it doesnt happen your outlook will be better.
Always thought it was the B.O.A.T. rule
'Bout Oh, Another Thousand
@@blindman002 bring out another thousand. lol ive gotten lucky with my bass boat
Going to sail to Denmark from uk, not far for most but just starting out really looking forward to it, my friend will be on hand to make sure I’m doing everything properly and helping me
Hi me too from Essex in my Vega 27ft Iv never been very far before
We are looking into doing this as well. We are a family of 4: Husband, Wife, Son, Daughter. We want to have the freedom to live together with more time, more fun, more adventure. We will have a fixed income, plus RUclips money (hopefully). We will have roughly $2200.00/month. Our plan is not to sail the ENTIRE globe. At least, not yet. We have to get our sea legs first. Neither of us have ever sailed before. This will be a huge learning curve. Due to our age, we are not required to take any lessons to sail. Not in the USA. We were born before the cutoff. But, we plan to at least get some basic courses. Rigging, sail replacement and repair, navigation, hazards. We want to return home eventually safely. We plan to make this long-term. Roughly 8 to 10 years. Our children will have to take GED tests due to no public or private education. We will be teaching them on-board the ship. We haven't found anything super cheap. But, we have found some nice 37 to 40 foot vessels (sloops) for around $30-60K. But, we also need a little more space since we have two kids. We will have to store more food, more water, more fuel, it adds up. Plus personal items. Crossing our fingers. After I finish college, we're off. Next summer, hopefully. We'll just keep looking up ships in the meantime. Thanks for your video. Very helpful and exciting. Lets us know our dream is attainable.
What’s the update. I’m more excited than you guys 😅❤❤
Having a full family on a boat for 8-10 years you’re going to want a 50+
@JordanNoahh We're almost there. Just a few months now. We have taken sailing classes and now understand what we are up against. We have found some amazingly low-priced sailboats in the area. Perfectly fine boats that people are getting rid of simply for the fact they either are too old or don't want to pay the storage fees. I (husband) just finished my last semester of college, and I am fully retired as is. Son just turned 3 years old, and the daughter just turned 12. She has been homeschooled since kindergarten and is super smart. She plans to take the opportunity to learn about Marine Biology while aboard the ship. We plan to spend at least 6 years at sea. And, then, depending upon what the daughter wants to do, we may stop sailing as much and just dock it at a port. We are going to be purchasing within the next few months and bringing it to our house on land to make any necessary (and wanted) repairs before registering and sailing it away. This way, we will be able to stock the ship and have it ready to go once it hits the ocean. Wife is ready. She's tired of where we live. People get pretty toxic here. This will be a great thing for our family to escape the toxicity we deal with.
@@JordanNoahh Plus. Waiting a few more mo ths means we can skip right past hurricane season when we set sail.
@@amerikanvikingkeep it up. Great to hear
Very happy to see that my lovely island Dominica was featured! One day hope to get a small boat and sail the Caribbean
Milk run is a term for a route with many stops. It comes from two connected things. When delivery and pick up service was operating in a farm area it stopped at each farm and picked up the milk and eggs produced that day and drop off the cleaned containers from the day before. The same thing would happen at each small towns train station one train a day would pic up some of the local milk and egg production shipping to larger community
Nice! We get this question a lot but it really depends on everyone's lifestyle, boat, and level of fix-it knowledge. Well done!
That is very true for sure! Sailing is far from cheap usually :p
But i think this calculation is as cheap as it gets :)
@Saling Avocet Hey you guy's here too ? That was to be expected though.
@@Martin_Skywatcher we are everywhere
... I'm 76 and your budget is perfect for me, mahalo from Hawaii...
@@ronmason3591 Aloha :)
Just wanted to let you know, It's called coconut milk run, so that should make a bit more sense :)
Thanks Bryan :)
Usually applicable to the cruise across the south Pacific from the Galapagos to Fiji.
A regular milk run is just a route that is often and commonly traveled. When milk delivery was a thing it was all in common routinely traveled loops. Coconut milk run, funny little adaptation for sea and island travel 😄
I moved to the US from Sweden when I was two years old. So, grew up American. For some reason, it seems like I'm listening to a family member when I watch your videos.
I'm not aware of being able to transit through the Panama Canal on your own. You are now required to hire qualified agent to guide you through and you must pay his fees plus you must feed him 3 good meals a day. You are required to have line handlers as well. It is very expensive to make this journey. Also small boats have trouble keeping up with the pace of the other larger ships transitting through. You are required to move quickly as directed by the officials. Not an easy task. S/V Cork ~
how about sailing around South America?
thats jus risky@@benmills-jr5tz
@benmills-jr5tz
I'm no expert, but it's dangerous to round Cape Horn.
I'd multiply this by 3x at least.
True
1000x crap happens😊
I assume he is talking from his own experience. Sure you can do it for less if you only go to cheap places
last time i checked it was 300 to check in to the Bahamas
Wow! Thats not really budget friendly :)
So glad you're posting. I know you will be successful!
The term milk run comes from . Milkmen would drive a route, delivering milk to people's homes and picking up empty bottles. Milk runs also described trains that would stop at multiple farms to pick up cans of fresh milk to take to a central dairy for processing
Great information , thank you very much for inspiring people and promoting sailing . Awesome Channel .
Here in America the term "Milk Run" infers "Easy" or "routine".. I might also add a budget for a 25 year old will be different for a 55 year old..thanks for sharing your experience !
... I'm 76 years old and your budget is perfect for me, mahalo from Hawaii...
@@ronmason3591
Love your optimism Ron., but at 76 it all "depends"? 😜
@@theespjames4114 ...my first thought, but so far I'm free range....lol
Thank you. Eye opening for sure. I’ve been wanting to go sooner than later and maybe I can.
What about the cost of taking the boat out of water. Hull painting and replacement of sails. That’s expensive.
Excellent video sir.. thank you...great info...yes.2 yr plan here !!
Love your attitude on this subject, love from Sweden. Keep the videos coming .. =)
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Somehow I missed this video, but I corrected it now. Sounds like you got it all figured out how to sail the world as cheaply as possible.
Glad to see you Martin :)
Thanks this is really great Im deciding weather to keep my Albin Vega and go on that or buy a much bigger boat. But for sure next summer I’m away for a few weeks on my little Albin Vega from the Uk to Holland possibly Sweden to get my 1st taste of open waters .
I would add: 1. Some emergency funds for flying home if everything goes wrong, or if you any kind of towing or service on the water 2. Health Insurance: Most USA Health Insurance is over $2000 PER MONTH plus any deductibles , if you are outside of US and only need health services outside of US, you may be able to buy health insurance for $200-600 PER MONTH.
Really support the advice regarding smaller boats. I’m currently in a bigger boat, and it’s a completely different deal cost wise.
I want this so bad. Thank you ask much for the insight. I know it’s over a few years ago, but it did help 😊
Great information, great channel, really great attitude. Thanks, keep up the good work, have fun, stay safe.
Excellent! thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience
Thanks for sharing info & experience. Very inspiring 🏝️🌎
It's called the Coconut Milk Run - pejorative term that. The Coward's Way Out, it says, the Easy Way across the Pacific. I am not sure who's saying it. Presumably all those who have done polar circumnavigations, rounded the Horn, or visited the Antarctic by sailing boat.
Great Information! I just stumbled upon your channel for the first time, and subscribed!
Wow. I guess it could happen for that price. In if you are very very frugal and nothing goes wrong. In a cheap (or even expensive) boat, though you can expect a lot to go wrong. Rig damage. Sail damage. Corrosion. Weather. Theft. Could get lucky, I guess. I'd want at least twice that to consider the trip not counting boat acquisition and outfitting. Which should still be doable.
But, hey, Matt Rutherford sailed non stop around the Americas for hardly anything. I guess anything is possible.
Love the knowledge you present in your videos!!
Wow! Great to know it can be done so inexpensively! Thanks, man!
Great topic.....I'm off to get a bowl of popcorn. TY
Miss you and the videos. Good winds always
extremely well done video. from a 79yo guy in the midwest
Saudações do Brasil, estou impressionado é como barato para vocês esse estilo de vida, no meu país ganhamos pouco e as coisas são caras, mas ainda vou realizar o sonho de navegar ao redor do mundo
Nao desistas irmao, vai acontecer
Its inspirational, I hope it will be not that expensive from Turkey as well.Thanks!
Great video, thank you
Make a Vedio about the Rules of Sailing and Documents required round the Globe..( include Us.Dubai , Singapore,India) about the rules of Sailing tell about Communication systems too
Please... make a video...
First of all Thanks for the video- great. All the channel all in all is helpfull and beautiful to watch. Of course all people , like myself, who are planning something similar are full of question - here is mine - " Any explanation how insurances work for this kind of crossing" What about the costs?- Thanks in advance and , keep on sailing - Mauro
Cruising permits, cost for Panama Canal?
So I would add a few 1000
That was funny listening to you re "the milk run". Keeping shooting the breeze!
what denomination are these prices in? im in the us and considering buying a boat around 24-30 ft, nothing too big or fancy, just a solid little boat.
If you’ve never been on a boat before how many hours experience do you need to start long distance sailing?
Good question Lee!
I would say about 10-20 hours if your a fast learner :)
So just get out there ⛵
Just remember water goes on the outside, and you are good to go.
@@SailingMalou twenty hours for long distance sailing? More like 20 years.I have been cruising for 35 years and still learning
@@edwardhart8449 there is an obvious difference between being done learning (never) and getting ready to go.
And indeed, if you're a fast learner, you can do that quickly. Especially as you'll likely do coastal sailing before you really go long distance.
Watch the documentary chasing bubbles. He jumped in a boat and just did it.
Are these numbers realistic now that they are 3yrs old?
Loved it thank you.
I would suggest at least $20K per year if your boat is 35feet and age > 35. Still cheap though.
That's more like other videos say - that are very thorough wi the records and not just guessing. $22k to be more precise.
A milk run is the easiest route to take to complete the transit.
Appreciate the help. Thankyou.
Sorry about turning my comment into about my self
Sailing Malou. i got so excited when i listened to your break down of expenses, those other people give me the impression that they don't really know what being broke means, broke to me was living day to day, which could mean putting £10 on the electric metre, and having warmth and light. but go without something to eat. been there had the t-shirt and its not nice. doing better now and don't want to waist the rest of my life.
Hi David,
Im glad that you like the video and share my view!
And im also very glad that you are doing better and things are looking up :)
Have a great day and stay positive!
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Nice video. How can someone find, in advance, where they can anchor for free?
Melkeruta, the easy route
Yeah. 10-30K for multiple people is not just doable, it’s being done on the regular
Milk run stays low latitude where seas are relatively calm and stable.
Probably cheaper to go around south america these days
It’s awesome that you did it for such a low budget. Perhaps we don’t need $1m catamarans to do it. Was that your actual budget?
Could you tell something more about insurance? Don't you need one? What if you enter different countries? Don't custom officers ask for it? What about moorings/ marinas? Thanks
Milk run? The milk delivery truck stops at many places along its route
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I want to do this so bad😭 I am a medicine Student and don't have that much money. This actually give me hope🤩
I have £34,000 in investments.
No bills.
No debts.
I have a £300,000 house, no mortgage, rented out, which gives me £1000 pcm.
Why don't I have a yacht yet?
Welcome again
milk run....commonly used for buses....it means basically "With Stops" here in canada as a teenager the greyhound bus would take you Anywhere in Canada for (99.00) cheap,great way to meet new people, use to be a party on wheels! Buuuuut don't take the ""MILKRUN"" stops at every nook and cranny!
Thx for the insights
That was a very nice video. Thanks
Great info
It is not easy to travel around the world of sailing It depends to save up money
Love it thank you.
unbelievable how you can sail around the world for less than the cost of a Tesla! and im talking about the cheap one!
you scan! But keep hidden costs (emergency funds) in mind
Right 👍👍
Bro, u can get an amazing boat and travel the world for a Tesla price
honestly if you round it up to 20k for overall cost for 2yrs that is still about as cheap as it would be renting a house, car, and utilities for 2 yrs
These numbers makes no sense. A boat that cheap probably needs new rigging and sails. The plumbing needs work and spare parts also should be in the math.
thanks for lot of good informations..
How in the heck do you find a ,$2000 boat with an inboard that is sea worthy?
Milk run meaning it is easy as compared to sailing only in the rougher Southern Ocean.
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Completely unrealistic I bought a 29 ft boat for $4000. Any cheap boat you get will need Sails. $3500. Standing rigging $2400. running rigging $800. That is just for starters. Then there is the engine, the water system, the electrical system, batteries. Propane system, the Panama Canal now cost $2500 for a small boat. Every country requires a Visa more $$$.I circumnavigated I know the cost. Sorry but you are dreaming. Get real.
Hi Edward, thats some really good input right there!
I guess its all about what standards you have. I just bought a barely used main sail for 400 USD. Which will last around the world no problem :)
@@SailingMalou yes you can get good deals like a $400 sail, I got a new, still in the crate, 30 hp. Diesel for $2000. But you can’t equip the whole boat like that, it would take years waiting for good deals. You are going to have to spend real money to outfit a boat properly. an iPad, a Garmin Inreach, AIS,. Wind Vane, I think all of these are required for a safe circumnavigation
@@edwardhart8449 Would be interesting to see a detailed list with what you would call realistic prices! Especially now, that prices have surged
Add the lost income. Then add the gains of living on that experience for the rest of your life. No losses incurred.
But to cross the ocean, don't you need a Yachtmaster certificate?
nah imma just build my own boat out of wood, make it cool and classical, it'll be slow but it'll make up for this in its size, i'm thinking 30-40 feet, then i'll rationalize the fuck out of my food supply's like it's the golden globe race, spend some good time in the roaring forties, maybe spend some time in new zealand or other south pacific islands but i love the isolation so maybe i could go non-stop. for auto steering i'll just copy and paste joshua slocum lmao. for navigation i'll get me some charts, a compass and a sextant cuz there's no point in that stupid ass digital shit when they're both doing the exact same thing, route wise i'll either do something like harry pigeons solo sail around the world or if i'm in a hurry i'll take the golden globe race route.
Have you looked at building a Wharram?
@@dentside78 i have not, i'll look into that. i was thinking more like a sea bird yawl or something like robin knox johnston's boat "suhaili" but i'm only 15 so i more than likely have no clue what i'm talking about most of the time. stuff might change over the years and i might end up wanting to do something else
Thanks for video! Really interesting. Although I bet it would cost more :-)
A video where the boat registration is covered would be interesting. Belgium, Poland, Malta, Langkawi, Marshall, Delaware, Cayman, etc.
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@Griffin Apollo Yup, I have been watching on Kaldrostream for since december myself =)
No mention of fuel that I heard.
Can you take pot to smoke up on the ocean?
Thankyou for the video what do you think about catamaran trimaran etc sailboat best make.
What is the Milk run? Stopping many times on your milk delivery tour.
I sailed around the world 🌎 absolutely no money, the most important education,not money .
Sailing around the world is a ridiculous statement, since one can sail around the world without stopping and see next-to-nothing in the process. Instead your goal should be to just go sailing and stop everywhere (while spending as much money as you possibly can.) And never believe for a moment that you must sail to far-away places to see great sunsets. The sun sets everywhere and sometimes most gloriously from right where you are.
I was looking up cost of flying a private airplane and now im here lmao I'm just trying to shake things up in my life
plus i want to prove the world is flat haha thanks for this video man
"Maybe A.I.S. might be good"? Ais is essential, right?
Hey Gustav, really inspiring stuff. I am going to retire in a few years, but because of the pandemic our business is fucked. My last hurrah will be to use our wood products factory here in China to build a boat. We will have our retirement income of a few $1000 a month, so your estimate is really encouraging. Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge and experience.
A milk run is a daily milk delivery run. Very predictable, very regular, very easy.
Hmm my notion of sailing around the world is not just going through oceans but going around all of the continents getting off the boat and exploring. This is just circumnavigation. Not "sailing around the world " to me at least. Any way love this video. Peope like chasing latitudes say u got to have 100k fucking boats to do this shit.
500 miles out after vomiting for days, u pass a kidney stone in agony. No one is near u to hear the screams.😂
That's a great shirt!