Living Full Time on 41ft Sailboat and Sailing around the World | Sailboat Tour and documentary
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Jason and Kenna live full time on their sailboat which is a Cheoy Lee offshore 41, and they give me a tour around this amazing boat. Jason has been sailing for years and has outfitted sailboats for off shore sailing from BC Canada to Hawaii, and Mexico, but this is what he calls his forever boat. Kenna grew up in the Canadian prairies and never sailed until she met Jason in Victoria BC. Their goal with this boat is to up fit it and restore it to be able to sail it to Mexico and beyond (they actually did and are there currently, this tour was filmed a few months ago) This boat is fully equipped with solar for electricity, a full galley (kitchen), a head (bathroom) and multiple cabins for sleeping as well as a large living space with rounded seating for hanging out. I really loved making this video and they inspired me personally a lot to think about getting a sailboat for my next alternative dwelling. If you enjoyed this video please share it with a friend, and subscribe as we post new documentaries every week.
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Love this!
Oh my god the moment when she's talking about the wind and he gets all in love with her. That's freaking adorable
Thank you 🥰⛵️
Thanks again for featuring us 😊⛵️
How did you guys meet each other? Give us some inspiration to find what you have! ❤️
@@user-hd2to7lv8y Hi there! Thanks for the comment and the interest in our personal life! We met the old fashioned way, in person and through mutual friends! My best friend is dating Jays best friend and we all met to go rafting down Cowichan River in BC with a small group of other people and well, it was love at first sight sort-of deal ☺ We hit it off immediately and ended up staying up until 4am just talking around a campfire and now here we are! It was a connection I've never felt before, almost like our souls already knew eachother... We love our story, just very real life and genuine! Shortly after that, he invited me to go sailing to Desolation Sound for 10 days and I fell completely inlove with all this minimalistic lifestyle had to offer. I moved onto Sitka nearly right away and never looked back. Skip to a year and a half later, we have now sailed from Victoria BC Canada to La Paz Mexico together! Life is so wonderfully crazy, you have no idea where it'll take you, you just have to say yes and take the chance!
Good trips guys
Love your boat!!!!! What's the max length you think is ok to solo sail? I have an opportunity to get a 50 over a 30 but it will mostly be me alone. Is that doable?
@@philCTO we know multiple solo sailors with 48+ footers! As long as it’s designed in a way that is suitable for a solid sailor, I dont see why not 😊 Anything is possible! But of course a bigger boat comes with bigger bills and I think that’s we stay with our 41’ 😂 Thank you for commenting! Hope it all work out for you⛵️🤙🏻
Those guys are the most lovely persons life ever put on my paths
We love you!
The Guy is extremly handy. Well done Dude. All the best.
Thanks for the kind words man!
I know absolutely nothing about sailing however my dream home was going to be on the beach. Living in Destin Florida. With a crappie draw of life at 28 years old I will most likely not live to be old enough to save and buy what I wanted to do so as of last month I am pushing as hard as I can to learn how to sail and going to put my life savings into a sailboat and I know it won't be this nice but me and the love of my life are doing everything we can to make the dream come true. Thank you so much for the inspiration.
Don't be so pessimistic my friend, I'm literally in the same position doing the same thing. I went from motorhomes to houseboats and I'm now stuck totally on a 40 ft yacht. It's going to happen in the next few months. Do I know how to sail, sort of, do I have a boat license, nope! Don't care, I'm doing it, it's happening, I spoke with all of my executives (me, myself and I) and they all signed off on it. 😂 I've already done a lot of research across the board and 40 ft suites me, I'll clearly learn along the way, but it's the right way. Just chase it man.
I'm seeing yachts for like $10,000Aud where I am. My buy in will be around 50k, but that will come with less drama than a way cheaper yacht but outfitting it myself. Rent where I am is around 25k per year. A nice class mooring is around 8k pa. A motorhome the same size as a yacht is near three decent yachts. Yes there's plenty of upkeep and running costs, but so do homes. Some things can be expensive, yeah, so is a mortgage. Seems to be quite a challenging lifestyle too, right up my alley.
The neatest sail boat I’ve ever seen on RUclips but what is even more important is the personality of this young and beautiful couple. I wholeheartedly wish you every sailing dream navigating around the world to come true!
Hi there Demetris! Thank you for such a lovely and kind comment, it made our day ☺️ We wish you all the best as well!
“There’s no such thing as failing, just lessons learned.” Brilliant!
I think so too 😉
Love what you two are doing and the mindset that you have. You two have got your heads screwed on straight. I wish you both all the very best, and thanks for sharing your story 👍🏻💥👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻
LOVE this comment, so happy you found our channel! Thank you for the kind words ☺️
I sailed with a friend in the Caribbean for a few years then we went to South Hampton in the south coast of England in 1975 and bought a Choey Lee Rhoads Reliance 42, Yawl and sailed her back to the Caribbean . She was fiberglass , not old enough to be all teak haaha. She was a Lloyds +100 A1 rating . You have a world class yacht, enjoy every day and every year. Happy sails to you both.
Jay actually almost bought a Cheoylee Rhoads Reliance 42 when looking for Sitka! It was definitely on his list, a great boat indeed! It’s great to hear about your sailing adventures, thank you for sharing Gary! We appreciate the kind words!
Lovely heartwarming interview with this beautiful couple. My best wishes to them, from 67yo liveaboard in UK.
Thank you very much for this lovely comment ☺️
Awesome guy! Very inspiring!! Love the boat, you've personalised it to perfection!!
What a beautiful sentence, " We sailed down to the Caribbean during the Winter." I wonder if there's still an opportunity for a 55 year old man to do something like this. And my twenties I wanted to be a marine biologist and study Caribbean reefs somehow I got sidetracked terribly and lost myself for myself for more than 30 some yeand now that I'm 55 and not getting younger or healthier I'm starting to take a hard look at my life ending And wanting to do A few extraordinary things that I've always wanted to do such as learning how to sail an experiencing that Entire experience. I've been living in my short top Van for 2 years now and I'm starting to consider raising the roof with wood and Maybe real roof shingles , try to work as much as I can for 9 months or a year to sat least $30000. Anyhow I'm glad your video was made or posted 4 days ago so this is current? I'm going to follow you guys.
Of course you can, anyone can do it.
Your limitation is only your imagination.
I did bought a sailboat and refitted it all by myself and learning to sail.
Absolutely! Your mind is your only limitation in life! You can do anything with enough hard work and passion. Sailing is an exceptional way to escape the crazy and busyness of life at times, I hope you follow through and learn. It makes you feel so alive to smell that salty air. In the meantime, your van adventures sound incredible. I wish you all the love and that hopefully your dreams do come true!
Man at 55 you're not old. Wait until you get older,and look back at 55. You will say WOW! I can't believe how young I looked. Don't go by numbers,it's just mathematics..Go by what you feel, and how you feel. I've seen many in the late 70s early 80s sailing, boating.
FOLLOW YOUR HEART, AND LET YOUR BRAIN GUIDE IT.
MY ISSUE WAS I COULD NEVER TELL MY BRAIN WHAT TO DO, IT AWAYS TOLD ME. SAILING IS ALSO A WAY OF LIFE, NOT JUST SOMETHING TO DO. SOME GROW INTO IT, OTHERS IT'S IN THEIR DNA. OUR ORIGINS OF LIFE IS FROM THE WATER.
Wow you're an inspiration. I'm 63 and have traveled a lot but want to do so much more. I'd like to see my children and Aus and friends in NZ. Next yr I'm going to Spain to walk part of the Camino de Santiago with old school friends. Still want to try van life but not in SA. Too dangerous here.
What stops you ?
Your boat is a real find. I’ve always loved Cheoy Lee boats. Most of them are a good deal larger and cost a fortune.
Thank you very much, we love Sitka 😊
Great boat & video!
First class arrangement on everything! ❤
Thank you very much ❤️
I love that round seating in the old Cheoy Lees.
same!
That boat is really awesome. They’ve done such a great job on it.
Thank you very much😊
It was a pleasure to listen to your humour & humility that spoke wisdoms beyond your years. You are going to have a fabulous life together, I wish you well.
Awe, what a lovely comment! Thank you very much Darby for the kind words. It’s people like you who make it worth it all! Appreciate it ☺️
Saying you are lucky is so wrong, you have worked and bettered your circumstances, you are living the dream. Carry on
total respect for how it went down
they're adorable omg
Thank you 😊
Yay! Victron. Good stuff. It's what I built my system with.
Awesome!! Thanks for watching ☺️
thanks for sharing your journey with us all
glad to see you move in what brought you joy. blessings
Thank you very much.
Nice couple of people. The boat looks like a small pice of art. It is like a worm light. Keep safe guys!
Such a lovely comment, thank you kindly ☺️
My heavens thank you for your insight on Armiflex insulation and placing a secondary water faucet for the galley sink as raw water 👍
I did the same thing with our lights 👍
Love to hear it👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Gods bless this tattoo'd mustached man. This boat is amazeballs.
Love this comment 👏🏻
Nice boat! No-nonsense talk. Love it😊!
Thank you very much! ☺️
Love of your life ❤ thats so excellent.
Wow thank you!! So kind 🥰
Awesome video thank you
i love your boat, great layout
Thank you very much ☺️
What a nice couple. The best of luck to them both going forward.
That is an impressive dodger. Great work!
Thank you Daniel! ☺️
I love your boat!
Thank you!
I own a German built Dehler 37 CWS which I love. I would like a bit more room! ⛵️
It's a dream lifestyle !
What an amazing couple
Awe thank you very much!!!
Sweet little home 👍🏾
Great video,
Loved seeing the stove on the gimble,
Great interview/conversation!
Thank you so much 😊
Good presentation.
Hey thank you ☺️
Very beautiful boat 😍
Thank you! ❤️
I like you guys, definitely gonna give a few videos a try! Please let me come shampoo your cushions tho 😆
If you are ever in Mexico, you are welcome to come by and shampoo our cushions any day 😂
Très inspirant !!
Impressionnant aussi d'avoir tenu le cap et donner un sens à vos vies.
Je vous souhaites bon vent et pleins de belles aventures !
Cheers ! 🥂
Congratulations, good sailboat ⛵️ Greetings from beautiful Hawaii islands ⛵️ 🏝
Aloha Rimas! Thank you so much for the kind comment!
Nice boat. A guy from Quebec and lady from Alberta doing their thing on the water.
Nice video and so interesting on the layout & spaces.
God be with you both. ( Ephesians 2:8&9)
Thank you vey much 😊⛵️
Love your story!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Thank YOU for watching!! ☺️
Really motivational, wish you a happy life🎉
Thank you for the kind words ⛵️🥰
I know this lay out so well . The only item you did not mention was the boom on the mainsail. I hope its roller furling, if not you may want to consider changing to that in the future, makes life so much simpler in weather.
That’s really cool functional sailboat
Thank you very much!
Very nice boat.
Thank you very much!
Best walktrough I have seem. I love your boat, and style. Soo cool it is from the 70s
Thank you very much 🥰
Great video, love you guys
Thank you very much ☺️
Nice boat guys 😮😮😮
Thank you ☺️
Don't know if your in the process or not, but please put your mast boots on before your mast rots away!!!!!
Just a tip, looks faded wood at the deck on your mainmast. Looks like deck stepped mast but still needs mast boot to keep dry.
Love your rainwater catchment !
Beautiful boat !
Sailboat terms are confusing, typically a two masted boat is referred to as a ketch. But after you called your boat a yawl I looked it up. A yawl has the mizzen mast behind the rudder post, a ketch has the mizzen mast forward of the rudder post. Details details! Nice boat, great adventure, have fun!!
I love you both and you have inspired me..I have 24 ft boat and I'm learning. The future is bright.
Lovely to hear, keep on sailing 🤙🏻⛵️
I'm so glad I stumbled upon your RUclips! Love your energy!
Hi Todd!! Thank you for checking us out!! Love that you are enjoying the content ☺️
What an awesome couple. Thanks for sharing your story and knowledge. I’m considering buying a live in sailboat and am just starting to do some research and get some ideas.
Thanks again and good luck on your journey!
Hi Sean! Thank you for the kind comment. We HIGHLY suggest you follow through with the idea! It’s a lot of work but so very much worth it ☺️ Happy to hear this kind of lifestyle interests you! Hope it works out in your favour! Take care.
ALBERTA!!! So cool 😎
super cozy sail boat you guys got :) I love youre boat and youre interior :)
Thank you so much ☺️
Very nice and that dodger is fantastic, fine job!😊❤
Thank you very much😊
Lovely boat…lovely couple…attitude not aptitude equals altitude…you have great attitudes….the dodger is brilliant…safe travels…be happy…
Thank you very much Norman! This is such a kind comment, and it’s highly appreciated!
I thought this was from their channel lol great video.
Hay guys, just watched you for the first time. (& Instantly subscribed) you both made a lot of sense in everything you said. we own a 40ft Bruce Roberts that I'm still trying to make ready for some ocean voyages. BUT. I have to much holding me back I bought property in order to afford to go sailing & just live off the rentals income. But things changed & now I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever get to for full my wants in life. So watching you two really warms my heart & I wish you all the best with your journey. Fair winds & following seas.👍 SV Kiwi Lady Opua Bay of islands New Zealand 👍
Hi there Russell, thank you for commenting! Happy you found us! Bruce Roberts designed some great boats. I hope you’ll eventually get out there and escape the busyness that life tends to grasp on us! Nothing beats the feeling! Thanks for watching Russell, hope to hear from you again somewhere down the line ☺️
cool little rain gutter mod !
Thank you 😊⛵️
I love that MODEL, with the round table area, perfect. Plus, a YANMAR.
We love those qualities too!! Thanks guys!
Nice boat ⛴️ 😊
Thank you so much ☺️
Great video, love your passion and honest attitude, thank you for the insights ⛵
Love the video and thank you for sharing your journey 🙏
Thank you!!!
60 yo guy here. I concur. I havent done it yet.
"She's a 41-foot ya'll" - RUclips captions ;D
This looks like the West Bay marina in Esquimalt. If so, I worked there May - end July 1981. Saw some nice boats. Marina owner was building a wooden boat, 40ft, to sail around the world. Dunno if he ever did. I went on world travelling adventures when I left work.
That is very cool! It is the marina in Esquimalt, except it’s the neighboring one to West bay; which is Hidden Harbour!
I wish I didn't get seasick. I would love to do this. Thanks for sharing.
I still get sea sick but it’s worth it and very manageable with acupuncture, tablets and tea!!!
Kenna gets violently sea sick, but finds ways to tolerate it!
I would love to live on a boat , it would be a dream to meet someone that knows how to sale♥️♥️♥️
nice for you, fair winds, you might need an opening in your hard dodger for warmer places
FLORIDA 🏖️⛱️💯
I wish I could ride and spend the night on a boat ⛵️
You look like tami Ashcroft. Cool. Good luck sailing.
Nice Boat nice lady nice Life! Sail on Brother.
Thanks man!
A lovely couple, will be interesting to follow you seeing if you go for some unique content as there are a few channels competing..
Happy to have you check out our channel! Feel free to shoot us a comment on what you like or what you feel we could improve on! Always love to hear from our viewers 😊
Beautiful boat. Cheoy Lees are amazing.
Not to be a nitpicker, but I think it is a Ketch because the mizzen mast is forward of the helm.
Thank you very much! Yes we know, it’s technically a Ketch. According to Cheoylee this is the offshore 41 Yawl. The offshore 41 Ketch; the mizzen mast is a metre forward of where is it on our boat. If you want to be technical, the position of the mast in relation to the wheel has no baring, it’s the position of the rudder post which in this case would still make it a Ketch but like mentioned before, this is the Yawl model.
@@sailingsitka yep, mizzen/rudder post relation does determine it. I guess you could say that your boat is yawlish, while the "ketch" is more definitely a ketch.
I’d love to see how you built the dodger! I’ve never seen one like that.
Thanks a lot, you both are lovely. Next dock make a Son.
Cute First Mate.
👍🏾🌴 📸Well done!
i want one of these boats i love the table
highly recommend :)
Don't wait till your 70 too old to handle the work load,like pulling sails down at 3 am in blowing winds, n rain ,
Do it while your young ,enjoy the moments,😊😊😊
Thank you!! We definitely are enjoying each and every moment 😊
Loved the video! I believe I have very similar personality for organization / being prepared as you do. Can you recommend any good books you may have picked up over the years? Best of luck to yall's adventures !
The Wager and 438 Days are jays and my favourites!!! Thank you for watching and for your kind comment 😊
I love you content My wife and I are trying to move onto the ocean ourselves from BC Victoria Rn our biggest hurdle is affording a boat since we can barely afford rent, we decided its what we wanna do, we also have a 1 year old daughter so it would be amazing to show her the world, I would love to connect with ya and maybe get some advice for how to start our journey :)
merci
What's the difference between a yawl and ketch rig?
According to Cheoylee this is the offshore 41 Yawl. The offshore 41 Ketch; the mizzen mast is a metre forward of where is it on our boat. If you want to be technical, the position of the mast in relation to the wheel has no baring, it’s the position of the rudder post which in this case would still make it a Ketch but like mentioned before, this is the Yawl model.
You must be a fiberglass whiz to make a hard dodger that looks so professional! Also, could you provide a link to purchase the slats that go under the mattress?
hooo... these guys spend last week reading a book of quotes to say in this interview ... nice reaserch job 🤣
Lol not quite, just life experience and how we view the world 😊
I can just imagine all that "stuff" falling out of the bins when you come across some"weather"
We sewed leeclothes and can successfully report nothing has fallen out of our bins while we sailed offshore from Canada to Mexico 🤙🏻😊
The water recup is a good idea except for the fact that it will be salty, did you think of that? And do you Have a solution ?
But they never talk about money in those episodes.. we know how the water pomp works and stuff.. but how do they freaking make money to live...?
We work 6 months of the year, sometimes 2-3 jobs and then sail the other 6 months of the year. We are not retired and certainly don’t have enough money to sail full time but we make it work with what we have. Whatever gets us out on the water for long enough makes us happy to fuel our dreams!
My wife and I are about to do this, we have remote jobs.
😂
Watch from 8:00. You figure out a way like he did, or you don’t. Your choice.
BOAT= Bring out another thousand
Never ending maintenance chores and upgrades!
A 41’ is a pretty decent size boat. He definitely needed a second crew member as a greeny
Yes you could literally die tomorrow without having any health issues. I know the experience.we were sailors of forty years, my wife who died in my arms from a massive brain aneurysm. She was 59 picture perfection of health, she was going to retire at 60. She was making our plans to sail the world. You guys should have a sailing channel, do you have one?
You may already know, do not keep cardboard food boxes,or paper can rappers down South. Cockroaches will lay eggs in them, plus they retain moisture and will mold quicker. The big issue with cheoy Lee sailboats could be their fuel and water tanks, being steel ,and not stainless steel. They have rust issues in the saltwater environment. Good luck you guys ,I say you have a very knowledgeable, and thorough captain. I can see why you have fallen for him. From a Quebecer who has sailed the west coast for years.
Hi there, it’s nice to hear from you. My condolences to your wifes passing, an event as such would shatter anyones world.
Great suggestions from one sailor to the next! Our water tank and our fuel tank are actually made out of fibreglass and we’ve replaced everything that was metal on the boat as we know that Cheoylee used inferior metals.
We absolutely do have a RUclips channel! It’s called Sailing Sitka. We post real life videos of our journey for anyone who is interested.
It’s nice to “meet” you. Thank you for the comment, it was kind and helpful! I wish you all the love.
Jay & Kenna
@@sailingsitka thank you very much, that was kind of you with your reply. I figured what needed changed would have, especially seeing your love for sailing and your both Dreamgirls. I definitely will follow. Sitka is a beautiful, strong, passionate name for a boat.
May The Wind Always Be In Your Sails.
Oh! Love the stache, I've had one at your age and still do.
You resemble the iconic singer, songwriter, composer Freddy Mercury from Queen. That is a huge compliment.
@@wavelength7503 Oh my goodness! I say that all the time to him, it’s both one of our favourite singers!! That’s too funny. Thank you for the kind words again, we greatly appreciate comments such as yours. Keeps us motivated ☺️
@@sailingsitka that is funny. The whole world loved Freddy Mercury/ queen, that is coming from a musician as well, as a sailor. From what I have gathered from what I have seen. I think you are a self motivated couple. But if I can contribute, I'm happy I have.
@@sailingsitka Mery Christmas 🎁🎄
Congratulations on locking down some guts to plow.
## You are way too young to have your 'forever boat' . After 7 yrs you will be ready to upgrade, maybe 10 yrs. After you get tired of continuous maintenance and you see newer boats with modern day conveniences, you will then be ready to sit back & enjoy your trips & passengers without the worry of being stranded. And then you will realize that you've earned it.
FALSE. When you know, you know. Sorry you have never experienced happiness. Carry on xo
Do yall still sail? Guess I’ll keep watching episodes to find out
sure do
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how much does the boat cost? how much are carrying costs per year? do you work on the side in Victoria? Merci
We work 6 months a year in Victoria and sail the other 6 months down south. Whatever we can do to keep the dream afloat 😊 Coats determine which country we are cruising in!