I know I'm many months late for this list, but if you do a part 2 I would love to see your advice on people who want to cruise but need to take medication. Do cruisers take months/years of medication with them? return home to restock? try and find countries where they can get a refill?
Definitely not laughing at your expense. Found this episode very useful. Particularly the upgrading sequences. Made similar mistakes with other mechanical tasks, and it is very frustrating. Well done, and again, wise words. Thank you.
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Tip No# 1, get a Gorgeous Red Head to go with you !!
My first boat was bought with the help of Ms Lyra Holt Dean. Sailing is thousands of years old and we continue this long-lasting, intriguing and at the same time dangerous tradition! Throughout history sailing has helped various civilizations to develop and prosper as people sailed accross oceans to settle in new undiscovered areas. Each time we set a sail it’s as if you could feel the same excitement, uncertainty and craving for adventure as it used to be thousands of years ago. In a way sailing is like a bridge connecting us with times long lost.
@Lewis Hamilton NO, we are just business partners. She is a financial Analyst I met in 2012 that changed my perspective about making money and spending money. We all need someone like that.
RIGHT ON. It’s rare that a young, attractive couple shares real sailing advice, and shows the awkward bits of repairs, and shows their failures on the road to success. They’re not hawking an OnlyFans account either, and that’s VERY refreshing.
For a young couple, working together through your ups and downs with the boat is maturing you individually and as a couple, giving you wisdom, which others watching are blessed with from your sharing your experiences. Thank you for for having the insight to share positive and negative experiences not found with many of the other yachting websites. I am finding watching you is benefitting my knowledge of sailing beyond what I had expected. Thank you!!!
What makes your videos great is that you two are real, honest and don't know everything. But most of all you don't mind us knowing you don't know everything!
Those are all very good comments and even after 20 years (and very very few nights at a dock), they are good reminders. I have to especially have to applaud, hoot, whistle and praise the idea of doing everything at anchor. A corollary suggestion is...DON'T SCRIMP ON ANCHORING GEAR. Thanks for this episode.
Another couple of good reasons for doing repairs yourself is you really get to know your boat, and then know when something's wrong. As well, as you repair something you will inevitably notice if something else is wrong just because you are working in proximity to more than one component. Case in point, I was tightening the alternator belt on my boat recently and noticed one motor mount bolt was sticking up; turns out two of the four motor mounts had come very loose from vibration, but it was caught early enough that, so far as I can tell, there was no other damage. Great video, thanks!
just found this and you on yt. gotta say that was the single 'wisest' first three minutes of any sailing video ive ever seen. you are absolutely right. getting used to working in the water is not just cost effective, you gotta get battle born, if you have a repair to do 'open ocean'. test your tools, your inventory, your storage, your know how. Being on the hard is all too easy.
No laughing cept at the good ones. Been sailing on and off all my life and you explained the center of effort and hull center and weather helm idea better than I am doing thanking you. Love you both!!
I can only agree with the white caps observations ... That's a clear tell that something is coming, no matter the wind conditions of your current position. Got caught in a complete calm behind an island (we were motoring) to only find ourselves with full canvas into 25knt as soon as we cleared the island... I learned my lesson and can only say I knew it and I will remember it!
awesome episode, most sailors would prefer these sorts of episodes than the swimming in the coral stuff, although me personally i would like more Kiara in the 007 outfit kthnx
Awesome as usual. Something you likely already know, a 2-3 foot length of hose with or without a metal probe in one end and the other hollow end up against your ear can pinpoint and reveal noises like magic.
"Taking a leak" and "down the toilet"... so funny. Indeed dealing with head (toilet) issues could have been on your list of lessons learned. Cheers, Richard
Your comments about getting trapped in the boatyard cycle... so painfully accurate. I was ready to "give up the dream" and put our boat up for sale, until I broke free (of course the boat was not "ready", but I got some good advice from JK himself) and put the boat in for a sail. Amazing how getting underway re-prioritizes EVERYTHING onboard and in life! Great video, as usual.
Your humble pie eating is really, really helpful to many I'm sure. Though I don't own a boat (committed bareboater), all the info is nonetheless very valuable! Thanks!
Pretty decent suggestions and advice, and the presentation was enjoyable too. Not too overwhelming and backed by personal experience with stories. Gotta like that. ;)
Great! I would add one more advice: "sailing: you`ve got to love it":) I heard it from a British sailor going through some demanding weather - you may start up sailing when all seems fine (weather, boat, your health, etc) - but that may change any minute and you still need to finish your route.
We bought our boat at the beginning of September, and this is our first haulout for the Great Lakes winter. We're stuck on the hard until late April, for a flat fee, and a good chunk of the intervening time is going to be too cold and snowy for epoxy to harden or paint/varnish to dry. We're trying to get everything on our refit list that requires a haulout done before we launch next year (including replacing all of our thru-hulls and seacocks), so we can do the rest while the boat is in the water next year.
You guys are the perfect masterclass for novice saylor couples like me and Monica, we love to watch your videos, if you pass Portugal plan a stop in Sines, we have hour sv Noah there and we can sail together to the south coast. Continue with the great videos and thanks for sharing your experiences with us
Quite possibly the best most informative channels out there. We appreciate the well edited, honest and informative posts. You may not get the most clicks and subscribe due to the lack of skimpy bikinis and what not, however not many of us want to see his tan lines or lack there of :)
Well executed presentation and very informative, thanks. I don’t want to be inappropriate I will just say that the Gentleman co-captain is very fortunate!
Just subscribed, enjoyed the video and advice given, not laughing at your expense, we're all learning in one way or another, by having problems and coping you learn a lot more as you have done. Good luck, safe sailing
Excellent video! I hadn't heard about tacking when taking on water.. have added that to the memory bank. Thanks so much for your honest approach and sharing both lessons learned and knowledge.. You 2 are awesome!
I liked the video before it was half way through. Makes me feel so good to hear speaking the "common sense language" these days. Thanks guys you're my heroes for the week coming!
Love this style where you switch back and forth two perspectives, we will definitely use this technique, kind of a he said, she said, awesome presentation and advice, Larry
The sailing at 80% is so important!!! That applies to so many things! Even race car drivers will tell you they drive at 80% to leave room for the 20% of "OH BLEEP!" Thanks for the awesome advice!
Hi John, the 80% race driver thing only applies until that first bend when the rest comes flying by then if you are not pushing the 100% like the rest of them you will, unfortunately be last.
Thank you for a very informative and interesting video. I like types of videos because they will help me and I’m assuming other boaters avoid self inflicted mistakes. “ if your going to reef, reef early”. I also learned this lesson the hard way. Thank you for the tips.
Thanks for all the great advice Adam & Khiara!! Funny how the best advice is sometimes the simplest! Fair winds and following seas Millennial Falcon !!
I agree with Batty!! I have been sailing for about the same time, and your advise is great. Not only have you learned from your mistakes, but you allow others to learn from them as well. It's not easy to put yourself out there and admit your shortcomings. Thank you for being true sailors and help others!! Love you guys!! Ernst SV Blue Moon
14:20 not sure if this is possible in this situation, but if you cut your glass on the bias, on an angle, you'd have less loose strands and fraying and the cloth will follow the curves better. (Of course I'm used to much tighter curves on my kayaks. So maybe it doesn't matter here, and maybe you intended to sand off the frayed parts.) Watching this again. It's solid advice. And yes, fix it yourself. You wind up developing a skill set that applies to so many future situations. Problem solving, heuristics, isn't so much about learning a set of skills as learning how to approach problems and challenges in general. Thanks again.
Great Video, many lessons learned here. No one is laughing at you. You've got to be good: to share your hard earned lessons. I appreciate your generosity to help others not make as many mistakes. Full marks to you both. You make an admirable team anywhere ! Cheers, DK.
Dont want to shit on people but you have to realise that most guys dont have anything they want to share but they just want to make a video and look for topics. So they usually browse youtube and blogs and take a topic that has been covered a million and three times and "put their own spin on it". Its not an evil tactic and the different insights sometimes are interesting, but with a little bit of common sense you will realise that this cannot always be the case. Or even most of the cases. Clueless youtube boaters repeat the same phrases "Its more expensive than you think" "Most guys get a boat and think its fun all the time, but its not" and "boats always need you to work on them.Theres always something to fix, repair or replace." etc. I dont know about these guys, but it feels to me that they wanted to actually share this and didnt just look for an excuse to make a video and thats why its so entertaining and insightful. They didnt copy, they created something of their own. Plus all that fancy pants editing makes it even more enjoyable. "Das Auge isst mit" as we say in germany.
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Hi everyone! Thanks for taking the time to watch, if you enjoyed the video please share and don't forget to subscribe! :D
Also, you are the best part of Mondays!
This is extraordinary advice - well beyond the, "It isn't always good", liveaboard advice vids - kudos
I subscribed because of this video. ❤️🍻✌️
I know I'm many months late for this list, but if you do a part 2 I would love to see your advice on people who want to cruise but need to take medication. Do cruisers take months/years of medication with them? return home to restock? try and find countries where they can get a refill?
Definitely not laughing at your expense. Found this episode very useful. Particularly the upgrading sequences. Made similar mistakes with other mechanical tasks, and it is very frustrating.
Well done, and again, wise words. Thank you.
Tip No# 1, get a Gorgeous Red Head to go with you !!
She is quite superb!
Great job on the bimini- that takes a lot of dedication and hard work. You deserve your ice cream 😁👍🏻
Who are these people that thumbs down a vid like this? They must be very sad indeed...
Love y'alls content guys...keep it up!
My first boat was bought with the help of Ms Lyra Holt Dean. Sailing is thousands of years old and we continue this long-lasting, intriguing and at the same time dangerous tradition! Throughout history sailing has helped various civilizations to develop and prosper as people sailed accross oceans to settle in new undiscovered areas. Each time we set a sail it’s as if you could feel the same excitement, uncertainty and craving for adventure as it used to be thousands of years ago. In a way sailing is like a bridge connecting us with times long lost.
@Lewis Hamilton NO, we are just business partners. She is a financial Analyst I met in 2012 that changed my perspective about making money and spending money. We all need someone like that.
I am sure you would do a lot of boat riding or rather sailing this summer.
@Lewis Hamilton I dont think its allowed to drop email address her. If you wish to reach out to her search her name online and you will find her
I love sailing because it makes me feel awake and alive - but also because it gives me moments of peace, meditation and stillness. ...
the sense of order on a boat, where everything has a place and a function, and it's possible to make everything shipshape.
I've been sailing for over 40 years and all I have to say is: All great advice. This is why I think you have one of the best sailing vlogs out there.
RIGHT ON. It’s rare that a young, attractive couple shares real sailing advice, and shows the awkward bits of repairs, and shows their failures on the road to success. They’re not hawking an OnlyFans account either, and that’s VERY refreshing.
Great video! I love it when people can say, "this is what I did wrong."
great details , explanation. new subscriber here, I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.
For a young couple, working together through your ups and downs with the boat is maturing you individually and as a couple, giving you wisdom, which others watching are blessed with from your sharing your experiences. Thank you for for having the insight to share positive and negative experiences not found with many of the other yachting websites. I am finding watching you is benefitting my knowledge of sailing beyond what I had expected. Thank you!!!
Fellow sailors cannot thank you enough learning from your honest sharing. It is priceless. Thank you so much.
Great advice...whether sailing, fling or driving a 35yr old vanagon....learn your systems, do the checks, and operate into the unknown at 80%
What makes your videos great is that you two are real, honest and don't know everything. But most of all you don't mind us knowing you don't know everything!
This reminds me so much of growing up sailing with my Dad you learn fast when you don’t know any better, great tips.
Those are all very good comments and even after 20 years (and very very few nights at a dock), they are good reminders. I have to especially have to applaud, hoot, whistle and praise the idea of doing everything at anchor. A corollary suggestion is...DON'T SCRIMP ON ANCHORING GEAR. Thanks for this episode.
Wonderful tips. Remember, mistakes are truly the only things you can call your own.
A very groovy and informative video. Stay safe and stay groovy.
Another couple of good reasons for doing repairs yourself is you really get to know your boat, and then know when something's wrong. As well, as you repair something you will inevitably notice if something else is wrong just because you are working in proximity to more than one component. Case in point, I was tightening the alternator belt on my boat recently and noticed one motor mount bolt was sticking up; turns out two of the four motor mounts had come very loose from vibration, but it was caught early enough that, so far as I can tell, there was no other damage. Great video, thanks!
I really enjoy your videos. They make me want to go out and buy another boat after a thirty year hiatus. Thanks.
just found this and you on yt. gotta say that was the single 'wisest' first three minutes of any sailing video ive ever seen. you are absolutely right. getting used to working in the water is not just cost effective, you gotta get battle born, if you have a repair to do 'open ocean'. test your tools, your inventory, your storage, your know how. Being on the hard is all too easy.
No laughing cept at the good ones. Been sailing on and off all my life and you explained the center of effort and hull center and weather helm idea better than I am doing thanking you. Love you both!!
Love the presentation and editing in this video. Really superb.
Thanks Barbara! I'm glad you enjoyed :D
Bravo you's! Nice bit, giving time honored advice helps all. Your cuts and editing were well done. Cheers!
Awesome video. Nice to know there are people doing this whilst they are learning too - that don’t profess to know it all...
I can only agree with the white caps observations ... That's a clear tell that something is coming, no matter the wind conditions of your current position. Got caught in a complete calm behind an island (we were motoring) to only find ourselves with full canvas into 25knt as soon as we cleared the island... I learned my lesson and can only say I knew it and I will remember it!
Damm....well done, well edited. Super Good tips.
Very Sharp, to the point in a good way. Thank you.
That is all great advice and I'm most appreciative of your efforts to share it all so eloquently and humbly. 🙏
What a luck to sail around the world with such a lovely lady!
awesome episode, most sailors would prefer these sorts of episodes than the swimming in the coral stuff, although me personally i would like more Kiara in the 007 outfit kthnx
That was a great episode. Sailing is 90% boredom and 10% shear terror!!😎
Sage advice! Enjoying your vids, greetings from Durban.
Excellent advice. Well played and thanks.
All great info and advice for sure. thanks Jim Rodgers
Holy crap! Who edited this? The edit was AWESOME! This is *tight*. Great episode.
The cutting between you two talking is spot ON!
really great teamwork
Outstanding advice, the fixes you offer are sufficient fixes without thought. Outstanding thank you for sharing.
Want more..... you both are superhero sailors ❤
Been sailing too rarely for 50 years. Great advice. Well done video. And of course totally smitten.
Awesome as usual. Something you likely already know, a 2-3 foot length of hose with or without a metal probe in one end and the other hollow end up against your ear can pinpoint and reveal noises like magic.
You can also just buy a stethoscope and chuck it in your toolbox, looks suss as hell.
"Taking a leak" and "down the toilet"... so funny. Indeed dealing with head (toilet) issues could have been on your list of lessons learned. Cheers, Richard
Nice simple points and well put together thanks
Fantastic advice! So great that you are sharing!
Very useful and entertaining. Job well done
Your comments about getting trapped in the boatyard cycle... so painfully accurate. I was ready to "give up the dream" and put our boat up for sale, until I broke free (of course the boat was not "ready", but I got some good advice from JK himself) and put the boat in for a sail. Amazing how getting underway re-prioritizes EVERYTHING onboard and in life! Great video, as usual.
Your humble pie eating is really, really helpful to many I'm sure. Though I don't own a boat (committed bareboater), all the info is nonetheless very valuable! Thanks!
Great episode; and that applies to everything! Don't call for help until you have really tried to fix it yourself.
Great video,keep it up!
Great advice... It seems we always learn from our mistakes. Better to learn from yours!
Pretty decent suggestions and advice, and the presentation was enjoyable too. Not too overwhelming and backed by personal experience with stories. Gotta like that. ;)
So happy I stumbled upon this blog. It's fantastic. THANKYOU for sharing your knowledge
Thanks. Your humility is clearly an example to follow.
Great job, super useful information, much appreciated! 💥👍🏻
Well done guys . I live on a 1977 S &S and yip shit goes wrong . But we all learning ... and you have each other 😊
Great! I would add one more advice: "sailing: you`ve got to love it":) I heard it from a British sailor going through some demanding weather - you may start up sailing when all seems fine (weather, boat, your health, etc) - but that may change any minute and you still need to finish your route.
We bought our boat at the beginning of September, and this is our first haulout for the Great Lakes winter. We're stuck on the hard until late April, for a flat fee, and a good chunk of the intervening time is going to be too cold and snowy for epoxy to harden or paint/varnish to dry. We're trying to get everything on our refit list that requires a haulout done before we launch next year (including replacing all of our thru-hulls and seacocks), so we can do the rest while the boat is in the water next year.
You guys are the perfect masterclass for novice saylor couples like me and Monica, we love to watch your videos, if you pass Portugal plan a stop in Sines, we have hour sv Noah there and we can sail together to the south coast. Continue with the great videos and thanks for sharing your experiences with us
Looking forward to it mate! Thanks for watching 🙏
Quite possibly the best most informative channels out there. We appreciate the well edited, honest and informative posts. You may not get the most clicks and subscribe due to the lack of skimpy bikinis and what not, however not many of us want to see his tan lines or lack there of :)
Good reminder.
Thanks
Fantastic tips and advice - very helpful ⛵️
Awesome helpful tips guys 🙏🙏🙏
Excellent advice. Truly. Each one. W respect to grades, programming is like that, too. Test. Test. Test.
LOTS of great advice and experience. I especially appreciate the mindset and the reward for doing it yourself.
That was awesomely helpful
some of the best advise out there guys , superb view.
Great tips guys and I loved the dual story telling ⛵️👍
Well executed presentation and very informative, thanks. I don’t want to be inappropriate I will just say that the Gentleman co-captain is very fortunate!
Just subscribed, enjoyed the video and advice given, not laughing at your expense, we're
all learning in one way or another, by having problems and coping you learn a lot more as you have done. Good luck, safe sailing
Excellent video! I hadn't heard about tacking when taking on water.. have added that to the memory bank. Thanks so much for your honest approach and sharing both lessons learned and knowledge.. You 2 are awesome!
I liked the video before it was half way through. Makes me feel so good to hear speaking the "common sense language" these days. Thanks guys you're my heroes for the week coming!
Good advice! Thumbs up!
Awesome content, thank you for sharing these points
Love this style where you switch back and forth two perspectives, we will definitely use this technique, kind of a he said, she said, awesome presentation and advice, Larry
Outstanding. The advise wasn't bad either. Keep it up.
Excellent advice for me as a newbe sailor! Thanks.. Mike..
Outstanding vid, as yours truly takes his first baby steps into the world of sailing gathering info from a land-locked state
The sailing at 80% is so important!!! That applies to so many things! Even race car drivers will tell you they drive at 80% to leave room for the 20% of "OH BLEEP!" Thanks for the awesome advice!
Hi John, the 80% race driver thing only applies until that first bend when the rest comes flying by then if you are not pushing the 100% like the rest of them you will, unfortunately be last.
Thank you for excellent advice
Cheers Gray Australia
Thank you for a very informative and interesting video. I like types of videos because they will help me and I’m assuming other boaters avoid self inflicted mistakes. “ if your going to reef, reef early”. I also learned this lesson the hard way. Thank you for the tips.
You two are amazing people, I am convinced there is nothing y'all can't conquer. Love the tenacity, grit, and perseverance.
Excellent explanations, really enjoying your channel.
Thanks for all the great advice Adam & Khiara!! Funny how the best advice is sometimes the simplest! Fair winds and following seas Millennial Falcon !!
I agree with Batty!! I have been sailing for about the same time, and your advise is great. Not only have you learned from your mistakes, but you allow others to learn from them as well. It's not easy to put yourself out there and admit your shortcomings. Thank you for being true sailors and help others!! Love you guys!! Ernst SV Blue Moon
Just subscribed because that was the best sailing video watched all year. Will head back and start from the beginning. Thanks!.
14:20 not sure if this is possible in this situation, but if you cut your glass on the bias, on an angle, you'd have less loose strands and fraying and the cloth will follow the curves better. (Of course I'm used to much tighter curves on my kayaks. So maybe it doesn't matter here, and maybe you intended to sand off the frayed parts.) Watching this again. It's solid advice.
And yes, fix it yourself. You wind up developing a skill set that applies to so many future situations. Problem solving, heuristics, isn't so much about learning a set of skills as learning how to approach problems and challenges in general. Thanks again.
Awesome video guys
Great advice. I’m always impressed at how adept you are with maintenance and repairs. 👍👍
Always enjoy your videos 👍🏻
Great Video, many lessons learned here. No one is laughing at you. You've got to be good: to share your hard earned lessons. I appreciate your generosity to help others not make as many mistakes. Full marks to you both. You make an admirable team anywhere ! Cheers, DK.
We are locked down here in Albuquerque NM. Thank you for supplying the adventure while we sit in purgatory. Love you two!!! -dm
Thanks for sharing. Very good work. Fair winds.
great video, thanks for sharing
No Ego, just great advice from experience! Thank You
excellent video thanks guys
Moar!! Love your learning and your sharing!
Brilliant! Thank you for sharing this!
Hi , l always enjoy what you put out , what's not to like....cheers
Thanks for keeping it real...
Thank you for this great video. Enjoy your sailing.
This is extraordinary advice - well beyond the, "It isn't always good", liveaboard advice vids - kudos
Thanks! 😊
Dont want to shit on people but you have to realise that most guys dont have anything they want to share but they just want to make a video and look for topics. So they usually browse youtube and blogs and take a topic that has been covered a million and three times and "put their own spin on it". Its not an evil tactic and the different insights sometimes are interesting, but with a little bit of common sense you will realise that this cannot always be the case. Or even most of the cases.
Clueless youtube boaters repeat the same phrases "Its more expensive than you think" "Most guys get a boat and think its fun all the time, but its not" and "boats always need you to work on them.Theres always something to fix, repair or replace." etc.
I dont know about these guys, but it feels to me that they wanted to actually share this and didnt just look for an excuse to make a video and thats why its so entertaining and insightful. They didnt copy, they created something of their own.
Plus all that fancy pants editing makes it even more enjoyable. "Das Auge isst mit" as we say in germany.
Thank you...there is so much to learn.
Thank you for the great advice. So practical.
Great video! Solid points
Good advice and thank you for the heads up. More of these down the track mate!!