7 Boat Life HIDDEN REALITIES | Watch Before Buying A Boat & Sailing Away | Sailing Kittiwake
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- 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!
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.
"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.
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.
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 :)
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
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
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!
“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!
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
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 ;)
What a thoughtful and accurate assembly of crucial info. We are on our 3rd year of cruising as well. You are spot-on!
I’m liking your honesty and pragmatism. Many thanks .
Thanks Allan :) We always strive to be honest in our videos :)
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 😊
This was a great video for someone wondering about living on a boat. Thank you for making this video.
Thanks a lot for another brilliant video! I hope all the best for you !😃🤗
Cheers Franco! Happy holidays! :)
Excellent advice and a very well put together video, thanks as always, great content!
Yay! Thank you :)
Awesome video guys, congrats on your journey so far. 😁💪⛵
tks for the vid. informative as always. hope to see you on the high seas soon
See you out there 😊
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 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!
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!
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 ;)
Love yours vlog 's Happy chrismas and New year to you both .
Allan from Denmark.
Thanks so much Allan! Happy holidays.
Some great advice here contained, learned the hard way for the most part. As ever thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much Evano 🤗 Happy holidays!
Thank you for sharing your experience. We are currently very excited about sailing and maybe we will make our dream come true.
Thanks allot for this simple video! Inspired!
Some very good and blunt boating philosophy here. We are considering going live aboard and these are the exact issues we are facing
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!
great video. I hadn't thought of some of this stuff.
Excellent, thanks for sharing. Hopefully the highs outweigh the lows!
Lovely, honest, very straightforward and cute voice, god bless you with a lot of success.
Thank you! ☺️
Great video and good job sharing the reality of boatlife 👌🏼
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 😊
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.
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.
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 😊
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 RUclips is my primary RUclips.
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 😊
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 :)
Sending my best wishes for a happy healthy 2020. Stay afloat and thanks for sharing!
Cheers Manf! Happy holidays.
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 🤗
offen und ehrlich, vielen Dank dafür :-) many greetings from the wonderful city of Bonn, Miky
Great information. Well done as usual!
Thank you, Ryan ☺️
Very good, and factual video! Thanks
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 😊
Me, My wife, two kids, and two dogs lived on a yacht in the western med, for four years. I was trying to give my kids what I had, growing up in New. Zealand. Christmas and New Year were spent in the Bay of Islands every year. I think i paid it forward because my son and daughter have the fondest of memories from childhood. Cast off, set sail. The next adventure is just over the horizon.
Great information thanks for sharing happy holidays 👊👍😎
Cheers Bird Man! 😊 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.
Very honest and real perspective thank you so much!
Fabulous video. Wishing you both the very best on your travels.
Thanks so much! 😊
Great insight! Thank you😁
Good advice. Wishing you both a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Cheers John. Happy holidays!
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.
Awesome video, keep it up!!
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 :)
I could have used this advice before buying my boat. Great content
Lovely honest vlog. Good luck for all your adventures. Kind wishes.
Thanks Steve! That’s what our channel is all about 😊
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 :)
You tell it like it is Elena, well done and have a great Christmas.
Thanks so much Roy :) Happy holidays!
Nice episode. So true! :-)
Happy greetingz, Wim
Cheers guys 😊
Loved this video guys, so informative! subscribed
Yay! Hope you’ll enjoy the channel 😊🤞
Awesomeness. Loved the video.
We should all just pitch in on a huge cruise ship and we can all live on it and cruise this place together
Look into sailboat time shares. There are a few in my area.
Great video! Fair winds to you both!
Agree 100 % with each point - well said :)
Thanks so much Vibeke! :)
This is so informative and enlightening.
Loved this video!!
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 😊
Very well made video with some honest review about boat life. New sub here :)
Yay! Thank you! Hope you enjoy the channel 😊
This AWESOME 💚💙💚💙💚💙 Ty for sharing... .. .
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! 🥳
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 😊
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 😊 ruclips.net/video/cUNpr72VTts/видео.html
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 😊
Great advice!Happy Christmas both and all the best for 2020!xxx
Thank you Andrew! Happy holidays 😊
best explanation on the whole internet, completely honest, been watching boat channels the last year or so , but this is by far the most informitive, thanks so much
Thanks ever so much, Tony! 😊 We felt like sharing these points with everyone because you can only find out about them by sailing full-time for years 😊
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 think you said in a roundabout way that "Sailing is what you make it." I like the perspective you took on the choice of sailboat.
Pretty great video and very informative! Thank you!
Cheers!
WOW! This is a rare and super-useful video. Thank you so much for sharing this. I love your neutral perspective and the value of the information.
Keep sailing,
Tim / DotConnector17 / Leisure sailer and wakeboarder
Nice to have someone understand that we’re being objective, rather than complaining! 😊 Thank you!
Happy Christmas and New Year both.
Happy holidays Nigel!
I took a crew around Sardinia and there was one day where *everyone* got instantly sick as we came around a headland, including me for whom it is very rare. There's some kind of sea monster there!
I think you did a great job breaking down new boats from used boats !
Thanks Todd. It's counter-intuitive, isn't it?
Very well done and all true. I have been watching since the new boat. We have TWO sailboats one on the west coast in the Pacific Northwest and one in Florida for the Bahamas. Nothing fancy just good condition boats.
Fantastic, Marshall. Two excellent spots to cruise - we'd love to see the PNW. What sort of boats are they? Thanks a lot for following along and happy holidays!
@@SailingKittiwake We have a 1989 Hunter Legend 40 sloop rigged in Anacortes Washington that we have spent the last 4 summers on. Last year we went looking for a boat for the Bahamas our criteria was to find the most refit boat in our price range 35-40k. We ended up with a 1979 Pearson 40 cutter rig. Right now we are in Hope Town Bahamas helping with the rebuild after hurricane Dorian. sv Endeavor Adventures is our RUclips channel. Short unedited videos.
Keep up the great content!!
Awesome! Great boats. We hope you get the repairs done quickly x
I’ve been watching quite a lot of channels to get an idea of what to buy and where it will and won’t go: most people are 20’s to early 40’s couples without kids, some married and I had to laugh that one couple regards themselves as less than average income prior to going boating yet both were earning over six figures and no kids... and their boat cost over $1/2m plus repairs... but, this is the first time I’ve seen (near the end) anyone who looks like they still love each other: most rarely even touch let alone sit snuggled up: so good to see/a.
Yes, the majority of cruisers we meet are on much more expensive boats than ours and much higher income than us, but it can be done on the cheap. Our first boat was $12K and this one was under $30K (+a $5K DIY refit). In real life, most cruisers are 60+ by the way - it’s rare to meet people who are 40-60 and even rarer to meet people who are 20-40.
However, it rarely occurs to us to film ourselves cuddling 😁 and we cuddle every day for hours 🤣 I’m sure other vloggers are the same - they don’t think about doing it, or they’d rather be private 😊
You might enjoy this video that captures the simplicity of our lives on our humble boat 😊: ruclips.net/video/-z8hKvICQiQ/видео.html
All very good points! Enjoyed the video, and agreed with just about everything you said! -Rebecca on SV Brick House
Thank you! Glad you could relate 😊
Really good video. Well done.
*_ GREAT VLOG & SOUND ADVICE!! Merry Christmas to you both from Sunny Cape Town, South Africa. May all your dreams come true in the New Year, lots of Blessings to both. _*
Cheers Robert! Happy holidays 😊
Great Video.....excellent content
Absolutely brilliantly stated. No boat is perfect and everyone of them is a compromise. As you say, run with what best suits your needs and desires.
I think you both did a marvelous job with SKUA! She looks marvelous! Merry Christmas to you both! Take good care!
Thanks so much, Ken! :)
Very well done, in form and content
Thanks a lot Shan! 😊
Well done videologg. Epic editing and great story..Thupms upp👍👏 By the way im new here on your chanel..❤
Welcome Mika, we hope you enjoy our videos :)
Good info. Thank you
Wow great video and spot on valid points! Luckily I'm starting multiple businesses to address the money concerns cause once I start my journey I want to be on and finish it with piece of mind i.e. no money issues. As for sea sickness pills are definitely needed for those hard moments but as a former us navy sailor who has been though some monster storms and the tail of a hurricane I learned pringles chips and coka cola surprisingly stays down while everyone is picking up a storm lol. Anyways thanks again and cheers!!!
Thanks a lot, Herbert! 😊 Haha! Pringles and Coke! Who knew!
Very good point. I fed my daughter chocolate and coke, because when it comes back up it smells just like chocolate and coke. Tell me what smells better than that. I'm going to get the Pringles.
Love this video... thank you!!
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Thank you very useful information ❤️👍