I'll be following, as I'm already subscribed. I lived aboard a 40 foot sailboat for six years, with my wife and daughter, and know the highs (and lows) that you will face. Our toughest passage was with gusts of 63 knots and 22 foot (6.7 meter) waves, lasting three days. We had three days of that weather on our very first passage, and began to rethink the whole thing. Fortunately, that was the worst we ever saw as we sailed from Washington state to southern Mexico. Keep your safety harness on, even when you don't think you'll need it. ALWAYS tell someone when and where you will be going, even if it's only in the dinghy. Stay safe, you two. FAIR WINDS !
Hey Merritt! Thank you so much for your support! Wow. that sounds --- INTENSE. And your first passage? Insane. Thank you for your words of wisdom and advice. Appreciate it 😀
Given your weather at Sandringham (?), he was de icing !!! LOL Nice to see you guys cast off, lots of memories from our fist voyages. Well done > ? !! PS, spray a little silicone on the slides for your hatch - you will thank me later!
It was savage alright! Currently trying to upload the next episode off an island... with slow 3G reception..... IT'S KILLING ME! Hope to get 'episode 8' out to you asap... 62% uploaded and (slowly) counting!!
Let the ADVENTURES BEGIN!! can't wait to see what next week brings! It is Very cool that you guy's have an experienced buddy boat to begin the journey. As always, thank you for sharing!
Kristina & John, Good start to your journey, even if it was a bit sketchy the day before. It's great that you have knowledgeable friends that will guide you and cheer you on. John, if wet feet are your biggest concern then all is good. 😉😂
Malc from uk here Good luck & God speed to you both I’ve subscribed so you can’t turn me off watching the the highs and lows - whatever just keep smiling and carry on -have a great trip and thank you for sharing xx
Oh amazing. Hey Malc! So awesome to have you here with us so early on this adventure. Thanks so much for your support and kind words. 🙌❤️ I've tried to capture all the highs and lows for you, so stay tuned. Just trying to upload 'episode 8' off an island with hardly no reception. 2 days of uploaded and I'm up to 63%!! 😳😭
Lol. New boats are so nerve wracking. We’re just upgrading to a 45 ft cat from a 38ft one in Brisbane and I’m nervous like I’ve never sailed one before.
They keep saying you grow into it, but ours doesn’t feel any smaller yet 😅 possibly something to do with only having a weeks sailing experience when we got it 😬 I’m sure with your time on the 38 you’ll make it look easy 😁👌🏻
Thanks Mark! I’ll try and make the next ones a little longer 😄 They take a while to edit - and there’s so much to see along the way. I’m jugging trying to get the videos out to y’all vs. having my head up against my laptop screen haha! Thanks so much for the love and support ❤️ 20 mins next time?! 😂🤣
Ohhh, this makes ME so happy! Thanks Andy. It makes me SMILE to know you're enjoying this journey with us. It takes me about 2 days or so to edit, plus filming on top, so we LOVE to hear your feedback! Thanks for taking the time to show your love and appreciation x
Haha, thanks matey! It's always nice to know someone is watching and keeping a close eye on us... particularly now.. when we're 50 nautical miles off shore... with no AIS... YEP.. it just died. I hope you have good spider senses! 😂🙌🥰
A few of you guys have been saying this...!! I'll try making the next one longer for y'all!!! 😃🙌 Thanks for the feedback too -- ALWAYS appreciated. I'm new to this sailing/VLOGing thing, so -- much love x
@@KristinasTravels you post great content, the production is top notch as in the way you tell your story. I think it's fair to say we can all tell that this is very real for you both and isn't just another vlog of someone trying to be a RUclips star. And your enthusiasm is so refreshing to see, so are the dolphins and whales btw. Stay safe and when on deck always stay connected to the boat. Because we're all invincible until we're not.
Kristina, you have a very clean galley! I have been watching sailing video’s for a long time. This has been one of the cleanest. My husband mentioned this. You also keep up your appearance♥️
What a kind thing to say. Gosh... could you imagine. Who knows... but I have my fingers crossed, but also have no expectations. Just going with the wind 😀 x
And now it all begins. Don’t forget to put out a fishing line. I also see you took some pictures of the boats sinking I told you about, great. Maybe the airline pilot can give a talk about weather on what happened that day ?
Yes!! Ps. we caught our first monster fish the other day. HOLY MOLY. What a beaut! It was GREAT timing because I was really running low of supplies in the fridge. We had hardly any protein left, so it was a godsend! But, there was this drama... when I accidentally changed gears mid way through.. and coiled up all the line. BIT OF A DISASTER. Can't wait to show you that episode hahaha
@@KristinasTravels oh no you left me hanging in there. LOL hope all is going well. I have a new job and that is delivering 35-100 foot boats about Australian which was meant to start in January this year but because of covid have not been able to do anything. Any way , looking forward to your big fishing story.
Great pace with your initial videos. We bought our SO49 from Sandringham in July 2021 & paid for a delivery skipper yo escape VIC’s closed borders… so I feel like we’re your twins! ⛵️
OHHHHHHH DEREK!!!!! So nice to hear from you! How are you going with your repairs? We just made it to Bundaberg, and are off to Lady Musgrave today ☺️ Hope to see you up here soon!
@@derekhickey1 hey Derek! Good to catch you on here, glad to hear the repairs are done and you’ll be on your way to the GC : ) hope to see you along the coast somewhere soon!
Thanks Joel!! Well.... I was freezing. And I had 6 layers on.... I think the temp at night would have been 3-7 degrees Celsius... 😬 maybe not cold for some, but on long watches - it chilled me to the bone!
Hahha good luck :) that dinghy will end up being a.drama strapped on the front. You will be using it nearly every day. Should have stern mounted it so can just lower it in and out :)
Too right it’s a bit of a pain, lucky we have electric winches and way more halyards then we need so it’s doable. It was the quickest solution though, we just needed to get going. Will look into the stern mount or possibly davits down the track, will be infinitely easier to just lower it off the back 😆👌🏻
Wow what a FIRST video of your Channel. Personally I think this is a perfect start. (For both of us) YES I've subscribed and tick ALL notifications. Question is???? When is the next video...🤠
Aww, WOW. What a lovely comment to read. Thank you for your love and support!!! I'll do my best to get the next one out this weekend for you!! ❤️🥰Thank you for your support - means the world!
I'll be following, as I'm already subscribed. I lived aboard a 40 foot sailboat for six years, with my wife and daughter, and know the highs (and lows) that you will face. Our toughest passage was with gusts of 63 knots and 22 foot (6.7 meter) waves, lasting three days. We had three days of that weather on our very first passage, and began to rethink the whole thing. Fortunately, that was the worst we ever saw as we sailed from Washington state to southern Mexico.
Keep your safety harness on, even when you don't think you'll need it. ALWAYS tell someone when and where you will be going, even if it's only in the dinghy. Stay safe, you two. FAIR WINDS !
Hey Merritt! Thank you so much for your support!
Wow. that sounds --- INTENSE. And your first passage? Insane. Thank you for your words of wisdom and advice. Appreciate it 😀
Brilliant Kristina & John!! Congratulations!! Will bee watching you! xxxx
Thanks so much!! ❤️❤️❤️ Cant wait to show you the next instalment! x
Given your weather at Sandringham (?), he was de icing !!! LOL Nice to see you guys cast off, lots of memories from our fist voyages. Well done > ? !! PS, spray a little silicone on the slides for your hatch - you will thank me later!
I’ve got butterflies Kristina and John. Safe travels. Cathy and Graeme xxx
Aww, thank you Cathy and Graeme!!! ❤️❤️ We had butterflies too. It was truely something. 🤯🤯 Thanks so much for watching and supporting us xx 😚
Wow that storm looked savage! Let the adventures begin! Another fantastic video guys. Looking forward to the next episode
It was savage alright! Currently trying to upload the next episode off an island... with slow 3G reception..... IT'S KILLING ME! Hope to get 'episode 8' out to you asap... 62% uploaded and (slowly) counting!!
Let the ADVENTURES BEGIN!! can't wait to see what next week brings! It is Very cool that you guy's have an experienced buddy boat to begin the journey. As always, thank you for sharing!
Oh man... the shinning white light ahead of us... on those DARK MOONLESS NIGHTS... was a GOD SEND!!
As always so great to watch and further adventures on the way
Thanks Mik G!!! Appreciate your kind words and support as always ⛵️⚓️😘
Omygosh! CONGRATULATIONS!!! So exciting. I can’t wait to see the next video.
PeaceAndLove
Lori
Thank you Lori!!!
We honestly still can’t believe it. Appreciate the love and support 🙌🙏
Xx
Nice video and good luck on a safe passage.
Thanks Citrine Sunset. LOVE your name by the way. It's divine! ❤️❤️
Kristina & John, Good start to your journey, even if it was a bit sketchy the day before. It's great that you have knowledgeable friends that will guide you and cheer you on.
John, if wet feet are your biggest concern then all is good. 😉😂
Hahaha... wet feet. He is one of a kind isn't he.
Thanks for the support and love Mike. Appreciate it! 😃
Bon Voyage, will follow your journey ..Selamat Jalan !
Thank you Dody! We really appreciate your love and support so early on in this journey. ❤️
Amazing! Best of luck on your future adventures. Can't wait to see the next video! ⛵
Thanks so much again! Appreciate the love 😊😊
Hi.. try a line tied around the base of the cockpit table to clip life lines to whilst on passage.. fair winds..
We wish you Fair Winds and Following Seas in your adventure
Thank you SO much Joseph for taking the time to message us! We really appreciate your support, thank you for being here for the adventure with us! x
Awesome! I so far behind on your videos! But I'll get caught up. Safe journeys!
Epic guys, massive kudos!
Thanks Matt! Appreciate the love mate XX
Congrats and enjoy!
THANKS CRAIG!!! I can’t believe we were able to do this. Just. Wow. 🙏 Appreciate the love and support
Malc from uk here Good luck & God speed to you both I’ve subscribed so you can’t turn me off watching the the highs and lows - whatever just keep smiling and carry on -have a great trip and thank you for sharing xx
Oh amazing. Hey Malc! So awesome to have you here with us so early on this adventure. Thanks so much for your support and kind words. 🙌❤️ I've tried to capture all the highs and lows for you, so stay tuned. Just trying to upload 'episode 8' off an island with hardly no reception. 2 days of uploaded and I'm up to 63%!! 😳😭
Exciting to watch you leaving!
Just love your vids! Keep up the great work😊
Thank you!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 So glad you’re enjoying them!
Have a great weekend x
Lol. New boats are so nerve wracking. We’re just upgrading to a 45 ft cat from a 38ft one in Brisbane and I’m nervous like I’ve never sailed one before.
They keep saying you grow into it, but ours doesn’t feel any smaller yet 😅 possibly something to do with only having a weeks sailing experience when we got it 😬 I’m sure with your time on the 38 you’ll make it look easy 😁👌🏻
That was a great episode. Too short though. I wanted to see way more. You guys are living the dream lol. Cheers YTSC
Thanks Mark! I’ll try and make the next ones a little longer 😄 They take a while to edit - and there’s so much to see along the way. I’m jugging trying to get the videos out to y’all vs. having my head up against my laptop screen haha! Thanks so much for the love and support ❤️ 20 mins next time?! 😂🤣
Good luck guys xx
Thanks so much Chris! Appreciate the love 😀⛵️ x
Well done guys have a fantastic time..Stay Safe..Cheers from Tassie
Thanks Kana 😊
Thanks so much Kana!! Appreciate it. How's everything going down there in Tassie at the moment?
@@KristinasTravels Hi guys all good here in Tassie. Hope your having a fantastic time . Stay safe Cheers...
Watching with a big grin on my face - great music/production by the way. Stay safe and in the now :O)
Ohhh, this makes ME so happy! Thanks Andy. It makes me SMILE to know you're enjoying this journey with us.
It takes me about 2 days or so to edit, plus filming on top, so we LOVE to hear your feedback! Thanks for taking the time to show your love and appreciation x
Great videos. thank you!
So glad you're enjoying them Mic! Appreciate your love and support and thank you for being here for us so early on this adventure 🥰❤️
I've got my eye on you pair....Bon-voyage !
Haha, thanks matey! It's always nice to know someone is watching and keeping a close eye on us... particularly now.. when we're 50 nautical miles off shore... with no AIS... YEP.. it just died. I hope you have good spider senses! 😂🙌🥰
Exciting times! Is this where the episodes start to get a little longer? 😜
A few of you guys have been saying this...!! I'll try making the next one longer for y'all!!! 😃🙌 Thanks for the feedback too -- ALWAYS appreciated. I'm new to this sailing/VLOGing thing, so -- much love x
@@KristinasTravels you post great content, the production is top notch as in the way you tell your story. I think it's fair to say we can all tell that this is very real for you both and isn't just another vlog of someone trying to be a RUclips star. And your enthusiasm is so refreshing to see, so are the dolphins and whales btw. Stay safe and when on deck always stay connected to the boat. Because we're all invincible until we're not.
Kristina, you have a very clean galley! I have been watching sailing video’s for a long time. This has been one of the cleanest. My husband mentioned this. You also keep up your appearance♥️
Congratulations! I really envy you guys!
Thanks Exiom for the support!! Are you too wanting to set sail one day? 😃
hope the yt pops off for you two and you can sail the world
What a kind thing to say. Gosh... could you imagine. Who knows... but I have my fingers crossed, but also have no expectations. Just going with the wind 😀 x
Amazing! So proud of you!!!
Thanks so much Todd!!!! Hope your leg/foot is getting better!! ☺️
@@KristinasTravels Hopefully back behind the camera in a few weeks now. Looking forward to your next video though! 😁
And now it all begins.
Don’t forget to put out a fishing line.
I also see you took some pictures of the boats sinking I told you about, great. Maybe the airline pilot can give a talk about weather on what happened that day ?
Yes!!
Ps. we caught our first monster fish the other day. HOLY MOLY. What a beaut! It was GREAT timing because I was really running low of supplies in the fridge. We had hardly any protein left, so it was a godsend! But, there was this drama... when I accidentally changed gears mid way through.. and coiled up all the line. BIT OF A DISASTER. Can't wait to show you that episode hahaha
@@KristinasTravels oh no you left me hanging in there. LOL hope all is going well. I have a new job and that is delivering 35-100 foot boats about Australian which was meant to start in January this year but because of covid have not been able to do anything. Any way , looking forward to your big fishing story.
Great pace with your initial videos. We bought our SO49 from Sandringham in July 2021 & paid for a delivery skipper yo escape VIC’s closed borders… so I feel like we’re your twins! ⛵️
Wow, just stumbled on your channel, awesome. We are still in Coffs. Looking forward to your next instalment. SV Saoirse
OHHHHHHH DEREK!!!!! So nice to hear from you! How are you going with your repairs? We just made it to Bundaberg, and are off to Lady Musgrave today ☺️ Hope to see you up here soon!
@@KristinasTravels Soo jealous, you guys are flying, Finished fixing the gear box and making our way to the Gold Coast some time this week.
@@derekhickey1 hey Derek! Good to catch you on here, glad to hear the repairs are done and you’ll be on your way to the GC : ) hope to see you along the coast somewhere soon!
Congratulations
Thanks William!!! ❤️🙌⛵️
Love those solar panels
Safe travels
Thank you Dim ❤️⛵️🙌
Congrats safe travels
Just curious what cold for you guys
Thanks Joel!!
Well.... I was freezing. And I had 6 layers on.... I think the temp at night would have been 3-7 degrees Celsius... 😬 maybe not cold for some, but on long watches - it chilled me to the bone!
Hahha good luck :) that dinghy will end up being a.drama strapped on the front. You will be using it nearly every day. Should have stern mounted it so can just lower it in and out :)
100%! We’ll get there.
Remember what BOAT stands for?! 🤣
Too right it’s a bit of a pain, lucky we have electric winches and way more halyards then we need so it’s doable. It was the quickest solution though, we just needed to get going. Will look into the stern mount or possibly davits down the track, will be infinitely easier to just lower it off the back 😆👌🏻
Wow what a FIRST video of your Channel. Personally I think this is a perfect start. (For both of us)
YES I've subscribed and tick ALL notifications. Question is???? When is the next video...🤠
Aww, WOW. What a lovely comment to read. Thank you for your love and support!!! I'll do my best to get the next one out this weekend for you!! ❤️🥰Thank you for your support - means the world!
@@KristinasTravels y'all more than welcome.
Since it is 01h24 AM time to take a nap...🤠
Yay the first Like !
THANK YOU! ❤️
Bad storm wish i knew how to sail
If you 2 are ever near Florida usa shout out we will meet you both
Very cool! Thanks guys!
YTSCs
Thanks Trev for all your support always! 😃🙌⛵️
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Are you serious‼️
DEADLY! Haha!
motor cruisers are vulnerable to storm .
Much WoW
Those jacklines are worthless. You will just get dragged behind the boat if you slip. The whole point is to keep you ON the boat.
What happened to the sinking boat?
Very misleading. For this i will unsubscribe.
There were plenty of sinking boats. 😐
i think she meant the ones in the marina after the storm.
There are precisely three sunk boats in the video 😂
Loved your video ! Exciting times ahead ⛵️💫
@TT It's a boat. It's full of water. What do you think happened!?! 🤔🤔😁 🤷♂️
Congratulations
Thanks so much Darrell --- we can't believe we did it!! Thanks for the supporting our little journey and being here from the beginning 😊