If you dig this content, please kill that like button. Much love!
@robertgranafei2781
9 сағат бұрын
Excellent advice, and hopefully those new to sailing will follow it. An observations: the illustration for the West Sail 32 is really a Hans Christian 33T which in fact is a very dry boat. In the 100k and under category I would recommend the Contest 38s which is not only properly built but also a very good off-shore boat. Finally, thank you for featuring my Hans Christian 48T Bravura . I had her custom built in 1987 and owned her for 32 wonderful years. She carried me and my crew safely and quickly over 50,000 nm without serious failure or concern. A true blue water boat.
@thelastpirate
6 сағат бұрын
That was yours? Nice choice, my brother. I love the HC's. All of them. Beautiful boats. Much love, and thanks for the comment.
@davidbarten7429
3 сағат бұрын
James, I'm 63, with 52 years on the helm. I've owned 7 boats, and driven hundreds... Your words are SFA!! (So ucking ACCURATE) - seriously touching on the key components of boat review, choices, rakes to step on... I know you would throw my boat under the Cruise Ship but like you said it's a trade off and hundreds of them have already globe trotted... and I get my varnish wholesale...and a sucker for pain it's my second one!!! Wishing you and your family the best! If I dip on the farm / castle building series I already did that when my kids were born and sold Sea Whisper for a ranchita...Anyway thanks for some great content!! You know your shizzz...
@SamiAbed-tr7sf
8 сағат бұрын
Again, thank you very much. Another great video chalked-full of useful information.
@colmidge
9 сағат бұрын
Fantastic advice, best ive seen on how to choose a boat.
@lovetoride9646
8 сағат бұрын
Thank you for these two videos. You have taught me important aspects about offshore sailing!
@thelastpirate
7 сағат бұрын
You're welcome. I'm glad you learned something. Anything in specific you'd like to learn next?
@johntenhave1
8 сағат бұрын
A riveting video. I learnt a great deal. Chock full of easy to understand no nonsense hard data. Thanks for posting. Are you planning on a similar series about catamarans? I would love your insights. I have a ton of catching up to do on your excellent channel.
@thelastpirate
7 сағат бұрын
Yes, I will be doing a catamaran version of these videos in the future. Different animal altogether, that's why I needed to separate them.
@stevenperez8157
8 сағат бұрын
Outstanding advice sir, thank you for this thorough review.
@webheadusa9377
18 минут бұрын
James, my thoughts after watching 1 & 2 of 2: If what I know now I had known when I was 18, I would have headed to Florida walking the docks to get on board a sailboat as crew to learn. Had that boat been you or someone with experience like yourself, I would have been like a sponge - wanting to learn about all aspects of the boat, sail selection, sail material, how to plan movement, navigation. weather, tide, current, charts, tools, how to repair, where to go, and whatever else. I would have wanted to be educated. Your 2-part series and the episodes with Plucky discussing what different types of boats offer are eye-opening. So much to learn, so much terminology. Best I can do now is to watch the channels and enjoy the content. Terrific 2-part series. See ya! :¬) Webhead USA
@felipebouzonnoexperienceon1160
49 минут бұрын
Very sane, quality oriented video. Thank you
@goofy4birds
5 сағат бұрын
Love love love this topic. Love it when you share your knowledge. I just purchased a tank lol. WS 32. I wanted a GGR approved boat, solid FG hull, comfort rating greater than 45, capsize less 2, full keel, slower, chill, safe, full of teak, high gunnels, pullits. Cutter rig, tiller, and more. I will be refitting to sail around the world 🗺️ solo at retirement. She is simply strong and uncomplicated.
@thelastpirate
4 сағат бұрын
Like I said, great boat. And, to quote Lin Pardey, "go small, go now". There is a simple truth to that. LMK if you need any advice. Much love -J
@rossalyntownsend9535
7 сағат бұрын
Something for everyone in this video, well done ❤
@jimfoster2011
4 сағат бұрын
Great advice, thanks for taking the time to lay out what to consider when looking at sailboats for ocean crossings vs coastal cruising.
@daneulekowski929
6 сағат бұрын
Awesome content James
@Cheers_Warren
5 сағат бұрын
Quite the mixture of subjects covered , anything on cotpits or running rigging like cotpit vs deck reefing etc . Entertaining . Cheers Warren
@Ekowal1965
5 сағат бұрын
Thank you. I learned things today. Let's hope it sticks :)
@derektion2
Сағат бұрын
Really loving the information you are sharing. This is giving me a lot of ideas to watch out for and plan for a blue water cruiser
@arottie4097
5 сағат бұрын
W0W! Where is the QUIZ? there needs to be a Quiz after this lesson!? Thanx for educating us!!
@kingobeast8528
16 минут бұрын
Great video! Being able to handle your rig is basic, the less sails the easier to short hand, in my opinion. I'm a short guy 5'7" and the issue for me has always been being able to reach everything. All your points are solid I would just add that the captain has to be able to reach all the hardware while offshore. Keep up the content!
@Jolie_sailor
8 сағат бұрын
I’ve seen my grand mother standing on the mast at least once after singlehanded exhaustion. Lol. Great info
@stefanolo2
7 сағат бұрын
Thanks a lot! Very informative! I bought a Najad 343 from 1983 for appr. $55k (built like a tank) and I will probably have to spend $30-40k to get her in perfect circumnavigation shape. Boats like her aren’t built anymore but would cost $250-300k new I guess. ⛵️ Best of luck to you and fam with your new life.
@pearadisevlogs7467
4 сағат бұрын
Soooo good James!! Really enjoyed this, and as usual with your videos, I learned a few things! You are a treasure!
@PaulPilgrim-ds6mw
4 сағат бұрын
MANY many nuggets of wisdom here!! Brilliant!
@Marcel-J
9 сағат бұрын
James, excellent video. Nice to learn from a pro. This will help me when I go cruising the world. Greetings from Holland. Contest, Halberg Rassy and Standfast are great boats.
@thelastpirate
7 сағат бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@danieloliver20
6 сағат бұрын
Awesome series James, much love, mano! 😎⛵️
@rallypojken
Сағат бұрын
Nice to listen to a real pro🎉. You are really good!
@OspreySailingAdventures-ch1mj
7 сағат бұрын
A great video well done. I’ll forgive you for not including the Oyster 56 the most popular Oyster ever built. In the English side I would also add the Rival 34/38/41. Bowman 49/55, Excellent boats many over 40 years but still sailing. From Australia the Cavalier 39. From NZ probably any boat ever built that sailed away. Especially from aluminium they have some fantastic yachts. I also really like the Garcia and think aluminium is the future for many sustainable reasons. Where do all the old glass fibre boats go to die? Great video looking forward to more.
@Noneya792
3 сағат бұрын
Great video. I think you would also approve of the Vagabond 42. It's got a lot on common with the Valiant.
@mikefetterman6782
6 сағат бұрын
I am in love with the Gozzard line (31, 36, 37) with the "Brewer bite" out of a full keel with a great skeg and solo rudder for better maneuvering. But my big dreams are an Ovni 370, or a Puffin 42. Aluminum sounds so nice with the sealing and reduced creaking.
@NCC1594
6 сағат бұрын
Hello there, I am doing a complete Refit on my 1988 Beneteau First 435 E. I‘ve chosen her to live on bord an circumnavigate. She was in my budget and I really hope she brings enaugh security for all of my Plans with it. I think she fits in many of these bluewater aspects you talked about… Best regards JM
@roadboat9216
2 сағат бұрын
Very well stated video from knowledge and experience. I have owned and done long range ocean cruising on the following boats: Alberg 35 sloop, Kelly Peterson 44 cutter, Cal ll-46 Ketch. My students often ask me. Which did I like best. A. They all worked well offshore. B. The KP 44 and Cal 46 both were amazing well build solid glass center cockpit true blue water boats. Many have circumnavigate. I crossed oceans in them a number of times. For an all round live aboard cruiser, the Cal was hard to beat. Center cockpit, ketch rig, WALK IN stand up head room in the engine room with a work bench with drill press and vice. And watermaker. 270 gals of diesel and 220 water!! This is so often a neglected feature of a cruising boat! NO jugs on deck! Thank you. 17’ of galley. Super well behaved at sea. The KP 44 was also very much a winner. But lacked the incredible amenities of the Cal. Both great sea boats that had near 200 mile passage days. They both were good performers. Not at all dogs. I could easily singe hand either. Especially the Cal with Ketch rig and 2 speed electric primaries.
@deerfootnz
28 минут бұрын
@@roadboat9216 the KP 44 was way ahead of it's time
@jamesstrom6991
56 минут бұрын
great lecture, keep it coming
@tomelerding1399
8 сағат бұрын
Spot on! Some of this might be hard to heed due to preconceived notions or desires. Buy his Oyster if it’s still for sale!
@Jim-jh9bd
Сағат бұрын
Another great show I enjoy shows you learn things and how they work How about shorter boats like Catalina 34 foot. Our club has a length restriction of 36 feet due to ice in winter
@joeldelamirande5792
4 сағат бұрын
Great article
@DefaultUser61
2 сағат бұрын
Sounds like great advice. My dream boat is a Moody DS 48. This video makes me feel better about never being able to afford one lol
4 сағат бұрын
What an amazing vid, brother! Great content. Clear and concise. I'm wanting to press the trigger on a Nauticat 37 [2002]... any thoughts you can share? Year round living and cruising.
@JayPerrypersonal
9 сағат бұрын
Amel Super Maramu is in the wrong category. I agree one of the best ocean sailing boats designed specifically for a couple to circumnavigate (bias I own one). It should be in the 100k to 250k budget really. Ours was €135 bur a deal and we have spent over 80k on it. However 250k to 500k would get you a very nice Amel 54 (newer model)
@HoytFergus
5 сағат бұрын
Awesome ~ Liked the First one too ~
@SVHalara
6 сағат бұрын
Great video!
@Mike7O7O
5 сағат бұрын
This is probably the most authoritative thirty minute guide to choosing an off-shore passage maker that I've seen in several years of watching various sailing channels. It saddens me hugely to see manufacturers putting stern doors into transoms of boats that will be sailed predominantly by amateurs. If you're in North America you've likely never heard of the Princess Victoria Ferry Disaster. In the incredibly destructive storm of early 1953 that took thousands of lives and caused billions of pounds of destruction across North America, the UK and Europe, a passenger ferry sank in the North Passage of the Irish Sea with the loss of 135 lives. One of those lost was my maternal grandfather, Robert White. A major contributor to the loss of the ship and passengers, was the fact that the stern doors of the ro-ro ferry weren't properly secured and when the ferry entered the storm raging in the Irish Sea. The sea eventually overwhelmed the stern doors and the ferry took on more water than the pumps could handle. The ship drifted some miles and despite valiant efforts by the RNLI and Royal Navy to reach the ship. It eventually sank not far off the Northern Irish coast. www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Loss-Of-Princess-Victoria-Ferry/ for anyone who's interested. I have no memories of my maternal grandfather. He died almost a decade before I was born. Yet I always felt his loss and his death had terrible consequences for our family. I am getting fit again before embarking upon my RYA offshore sailing training in the Spring. While I can see the value of things like sugar scoops and I will probably need one, as I'm retired. I will always be very conscious of anything safety related on the water. Your comments about the ability to depower a boat in a hurry really resonated because I've been caught out many times from my earliest days sailing fast dinghies to medium sided keelboats. When I've needed to depower fast and not been able to, as quickly as I wanted. It sometimes left a real pit in my stomach, caused by a temporary loss of control and all that can flow from that. Your advice and how you deliver it is that of a master, skilled at his occupation. 'They' say it takes roughly 10,000 hours practice to really master a skill. The exact number isn't important. The important thing is that you know what you're talking about and are kind enough to share what you've learned. I know that many others, including other circumnavigators, hold you in very high regard. Obviously this is fully justified. It would be a privilege to buy you a drink if our paths ever cross in some far flung corner of a foreign sea 🍺🍺🍺
@melinda5777
42 минут бұрын
I killed that button! I LOVE OYSTERS!!! But, takin care of Mom. And I'm OK WITH THAT!! Love ya Brother, Anna and Luna🎉❤❤🥰
@henktulp4400
8 сағат бұрын
Hi there, I’ld love your opinion on the Laurin Koster 28, mine is in need for a complete refit, but I am pretty sure the hull is bulletproof…. What’s your opinion on converting to a junk rig (as I’ll be sailing singlehanded) I totally agree with your view on cruising; it is NOT about speed or performance, it is about safety and ease of handling…. With a purchase price of just under 3K I am definitely in the ‘under 100K’ range…. Love your vids, greetings, Henk, the Netherlands.
@PaulGriffith
9 сағат бұрын
Do an episode on safety equipment and runaway diesel engines.
@BikeDaHalede
9 сағат бұрын
Aloha James, what do you think about the Whitby 42?
@thelastpirate
7 сағат бұрын
Aloha! The Whitby 42 is a solid bluewater cruiser and has a loyal following for a reason. It’s got that classic feel with tons of storage and a hull that can take a beating, making it a pretty good option for long-distance. That said, keep an eye on the rigging and engine-some of these boats are underpowered and still running the original setup. If those have been upgraded, you’re looking at a really capable cruiser that’s gotten a lot of sailors around the world comfortably
@Coleen-Love
8 сағат бұрын
Excellent review! -- QUESTION -- Please, what is the make and model of the Ketch sailboat that you show @20:18 in the video? You showed it a few times and it looks great but I can't figure out what it is?
@thelastpirate
7 сағат бұрын
That's actually a South Korean built Venus 46. I know nothing about the build quality, but the drone shot is fantastic, right?
@Seagoat1
8 сағат бұрын
Enjoyed the video I’ve done up a beneteau oceanis 36cc 1998 in mast furling kitted it out for circumnavigation I can hear you screaming nooooo now 😭
@thelastpirate
7 сағат бұрын
Look, I've got a lot of friends on Beneteau boats. They are great sailing boats. They aren't really built for offshore work, which you'll see - the bulkheads will start delaminating, the hardware will break, they can torsionally twist, but as long as you're willing to keep fixing her she's get you where you need to go.
@Seagoat1
7 сағат бұрын
@@thelastpirate buy another on the other side 😂
@Spoon279
4 сағат бұрын
Freeboard is the name of my Lynard Skynard cover band.
@erictschoerner
3 сағат бұрын
Great channel and thanks for the information. Looked at a Whitby 42 a few weeks ago and thought it was a good boat in great shape. Do you have any thoughts on them for sailing across the Gulf of Mexico to cruise around the Caribbean.
@vittoriobresciani
9 сағат бұрын
Hi there. Thanks for your content. I would like to know your opinion about the Pegasus 50 from Slovenia. Thanks.
@deerfootnz
8 сағат бұрын
They look fabulous, with good light displacement and good mainsheet placement. It's a bit too beamy aft which us why it has to have twin rudders which I personally dislike intensely.
@hoggaren100
17 сағат бұрын
Hello seilig Zingaro I've been following you and your family for a while It's a great channel you have and it's easy to understand you, I just have one question, are they the only Monohull sailboats you recommend, you see I'm retired soon and want to live the way you've done it for several years but I'm not fond of boats that lie on their side in the sea I like flat floor I have decided Multihull ore Catamaran with a lot of space and living area with a good view and 3 to 4 large cabins so my weeks can come and join when they have vacation or free time or that I can bring crew Is there anything you can recommend of them
@thelastpirate
14 сағат бұрын
I had to separate the monohull vid and the catamaran vid. They are two different animals. Some of the ideas cross over, but better to have a dedicated video to multihulls.
@bootsandsocks
5 сағат бұрын
Sparkman & Stephen’s 52. Talk about a powerhouse. 3/4 keel, cutter rig, skew hung rudder. All rigging and wenches over sized.
@cals4200
7 сағат бұрын
Sounds like you sold the oyster, hope you and your family find a nice place to call home. Much love nor cal
@thelastpirate
7 сағат бұрын
You too, bud. :) Haven't sold her yet. Maybe I'll keep her....
@rixward5475
2 сағат бұрын
@@thelastpirate where is your listing ?
@robertlaird6746
27 минут бұрын
I really like those aluminum boats best.
@bpj443
21 минут бұрын
Curious of your opinion on the Tartan 4700, and the Southerly 480. I love their interiors, but past that, I'm a poor judge. 😅
@thegram9207
9 сағат бұрын
So what happens if you hit a container at full speed mid ocean?
@johnmcanulty7341
9 сағат бұрын
A movie was made: 'all is lost' I think it starred Robert Redford.
@fgetry4401
7 сағат бұрын
Nothing happens to the container. It's metal.
@svsalserenity4375
9 сағат бұрын
I love this stuff , you are right on the mark , but you don't need me to tell you that , people just need to listen to what you are saying. How about a Bristol 45.5
@deerfootnz
8 сағат бұрын
It's heavier than a cathedral and about as hydrodynamic. How about a sailing boat instead?
@svsalserenity4375
8 сағат бұрын
@@deerfootnz lol that’s funny , yes she heavy but a modern underbody . Interior woodwork is like a cathedral. Have you ever sailed one ?
@deerfootnz
8 сағат бұрын
@@svsalserenity4375 I have sailed a couple back in the 80's when they were comparatively new. They have very small rigs and are too heavy by about 35%. Skegged rudders suck as well. If you can afford it find a fin & spade boat with proper construction - not a production boat - and moderate displacement, long waterline and moderate beam. All that weight needs more power to drive it so there is more load on everything including you. And if the engine is out of action you are never sailing out of trouble in a Bristol in light winds. I would classify it as a motorsailor at best. I would prefer something like a Kaufman 47, though I would change the rudder....
@svsalserenity4375
8 сағат бұрын
@@deerfootnz I disagree . I have had my Bristol for ten years and owned many boats in my lifetime . She ghosts along nicely in light airs . She not a race boat . I had plenty of those . Next time I’m sailing in those conditions I will post a video on my channel . Kaufman 47 is a great boat . Never sailed one .
@deerfootnz
7 сағат бұрын
@@svsalserenity4375 considerably better on all points and in all winds than any Bristol. My own boat is a Sundeer 60. It about the same size as the Bristol, but with a 60ft waterline and 13.5ft beam it's considerably faster and easier to sail. There are other boats -not race boats which I have never advocated for as cruising boats- like an Adams 54, Oyster lightwave 48, Chuck Paine Bougainvilleas or Kanter 50 some of Morris yachts or Lyman Morse's output. I don't accept that your Bristol is ok in light airs - I have sailed two - and these boats just don't perform any where near well enough for me. I have been delivering and working on boats for 40 years and 206,000 miles. Bristol's were always much too conservative. All that weight is speed lost, water and fuel and food and spares you can't carry and extra load on rig, steering and crew.
@gr3398
9 сағат бұрын
Loved the content. Maybe work on the language for the kids and their parents? 😏
@FireyFlyman
5 сағат бұрын
Under 100k. Shannon 38, 100 -250 Shannon 43. Both built to go anywhere, dry ride, medium to heavy displacement, easy to repair, and gorgeous. Ok I’m biased. I have hull number 3 of the 43.
@suleymansekman2697
5 сағат бұрын
Hi !James! I don't know why but dodgers (spray hood)on yacht looks very flimsy and stupid! Even Though expensive!ones! I reckon cockpit should be like a car up and down winding window on side,on roof and back! What is your thought about this point! cheers!
@claussvensson8670
2 сағат бұрын
Most of the boats that you recommend are old designs (by at least 10 - 20 years). Are there really not any newer designs that you can recommend.
@thelastpirate
50 минут бұрын
The reason I only touched on new boats at the very end was that newer bluewater boats are all over $1M. That is a very small percentage of people watching this channel.
@SalingSamantas
6 сағат бұрын
James, did you get Jerome Rand's permission to use his Westsail 32 footage???? Touch base with him if you haven't yet. Anyway, I'm sure he'd love to have you on the podcast. Even if you did pirate his footage
@stevelawrie9115
6 сағат бұрын
🙂 People like us need people like you who know what they're talking about.
@DirectEnergySmirk
5 сағат бұрын
Lmao
@TheSoilandGreen
7 сағат бұрын
I hate it when Grandma is standing on the mast
@danieloliver20
6 сағат бұрын
That was funny!
@mikeh-p7q
10 сағат бұрын
Did you finally sell your boat ?
@JayPerrypersonal
9 сағат бұрын
No way, we can reef our Amel Super Maramu faster than most sloops easy. Also a big plus all from the protected cockpit. I can reef the main and the genoa in seconds without even moving. We have powerful electric reaping so I simply press 2 buttons dot the Mai, or ease the genoa sheet and press the furler button. Mizzen also easy but manual from the cockpit just ease the outhaul and turn the furler with a winch handle. Tha Super Maramu is far easier to sail, reef and handle single handed than our Jenneau 45.2 SO was! Also the blue ketch you show in your video while commenting “a ketch, like the Amel Super Maramu” is not a Amel Super Maramu!. It’s not even an Amel
@tanel1234
9 сағат бұрын
What about junk rig?
@AdrianKerr
4 сағат бұрын
Great question
@atw98
5 сағат бұрын
Who sounds like he needs to get back on the water? Life happens around sailing not the other way 😁
@chiefcliff
4 сағат бұрын
This is your wheelhouse James. Stick to this and not changing diapers
@Steven-r3b
7 сағат бұрын
James, Howdy. Just for you. "Ep-i-tome...no. "E-PIT-O-ME!!! YES. JUST DIP THE TIP OF THE PEN WHEN YOU WRITE A LOG ENTRY. IT WAS COMICAL WATCHING YOU DIP YOUR FINGERS INTO THE INK BOTTLE. THANKS FOR THIS IMFORMATIVE VIDEO.
@thelastpirate
7 сағат бұрын
Hahaha. You remember that. I really did like making that segment. Maybe I'll do more like that. There are two pronunciations of epitome, btw.
@Steven-r3b
2 минут бұрын
@@thelastpirate But only one sounds proper. Take it easy, Bro.
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