Thanks for your comments. It takes some work to do them, and we're still trying to get in the habit of taking videos in order to MAKE videos here. Your encouragement helps :-D We'll also be on a bit of a hiatus between when the boat arrives in FL and when we get back on it.

Glad you enjoyed it. We are not as disciplined making these as we should be, but thanks for watching. We’ll do one more about the other end of this shipping process, then be on hiatus until we go down to use the boat.

It's definitely a balance; it's not like we spend all day doing stuff with the boat that's easy to capture, or meaningful, so it's hard to make a video that's *all* about the boat. (I do have more "boat stuff" coming in the next video, though.) Plus, I get encouragement offline to make sure people see what the boat *enables* - not just *is*. But your comments are well-taken. Thanks, and thanks for watching!

Glad you enjoyed it! It’s hard to decide what to include & exclude. I did a middle ground; sounds like it worked for you. (I easily had enough content to make a 20 minute video. But analytics show the average view is about 4:30, so I’m likely to make them shorter, but more frequent going forward.) Thanks!

I've added two links in the description of this episode video. Thanks for asking & watching!

By the way - are you a member of the Antares 11 Facebook group? If not, visit here: facebook.com/groups/antares11

@@prettyswelladventures Thank you. I got them

I am a member of the Facebook group

Thanks for the tips!

Another soon!

LMK if there’s a question I didn’t answer.

What slip are you in? I’m on 555 all the way out front (then to the left as you walk out).

@@prettyswelladventures We are on mooring R5, a Ranger Tug. If I outgrow the Ranger I would definitely consider an Antares 11. I'll stop by to introduce myself when I see you at 555!

There’s an owner of an A11 up there who belongs to the Facebook group for Antares 11, and he recently did a month-long (?) cruise north from there, I think even reaching the southern tip of Alaska, & back. Come join the group! You don’t have to be an owner to join - being interested is enough. (Be sure to indicate that, and acknowledge the group rules, when you request to join.) See m.facebook.com/groups/antares11/?ref=sharem.facebook.com/groups/antares11/?ref=share&exp=93fa

Thanks so much.

We’ve now had two round-trip cruises on 2-4’ seas; the SK is invaluable if your passengers value a feeling of safety. The storage tradeoff is worth it to us.

The Saxdor has a different “mission” IMO.

Two trips to Nantucket so far, both awesome. Tomorrow we go to Cutttyhunk; we’ll do another video after that. The nice thing is that the size is both seaworthy to travel in, and very comfortable to live on. We love it so far.

Cuttyhunk trip really reinforced that this an awesome boat for us. Judy said “I may not like making the journey over rough Buzzards Bat seas, but I’m really enjoying “glamping’ on the boat. This is super comfortable & capable.” (Of course, “glamping” is just our term for “glamourous camping”, and maybe understates how comfortable & awesome the boat is.) Plus, we had 2-3’ seas on the way there, and Judy handled it well, even though she would tell you it’s not her favorite thing to do. All good news. We chilled in the fly 2x in the evenings during this trip, our first time spending time on the fly. It was fantastic, even on at 10-15mph breezy day. Sooo awesome up there. (Still haven’t driven from up there. Still too cold; 60s whenever we’re motoring.) Buy this boat. It’s awesome.

I want to be somewhat guarded in how I answer that for a variety of reasons. The Seakeeper 3 - necessary for a Fly - is in the $30-40k range (the 2 is $10k less and sufficient for a non-Fly); your installation cost will vary a lot based on location in the US, but will be in the same range +/- $10k I suspect.

Handover day is today!! New video coming soon.

Within a week!

Not sure what you’re asking; we bought ours here in the US. (Still don’t have delivery; it’s technically ready, but the season is over here, and boats are coming out of the water, so we’re not putting ours in until next season.)

Thanks for commenting. We definitely debated whether to stick with the black engines or wait for the white. Part of the decision was that we had already been through a couple of delays, so the season was already more than half over, and we knew we wouldn’t get the boat underway until September anyway - even with the black engines. Given the shortness of the season in Buzzards Bay, we have mostly resigned to just let it go for the year. But, definitely a nuanced decision, and I can see your point - especially since I’m not a young man. 😎 As far as the Seakeeper goes, updates won’t come until next season. But, my wife definitely has issues with motion, so a Seakeeper was an Absolute requirement for us, too. At the moment, the big thing showing up for me is that the Beneteau factory locations for a bunch of gizmos in the lazarette are going to need relocated. I’m confident the marina who will be doing our install can do the job well. They looked at another A11 before we even purchased our boat in order to sort out if it was even possible, and whether we needed a Seakeeper 2 or 3, given that we have a flybridge. (We bought the 3.) There is definitely a lot of complicated battery & gizmo moving, which is especially complicated because we bought the generator, which takes up the forward portion of the lazarette. We will keep you up-to-date when the season begins. Thanks again for watching.

Thanks for the good wishes. We are planning to use the boat (eventually) as a way to escape our short season here by taking it to FL & spending 4-6 weeks on it during the cold up here (vs renting / buying / moving, because we like Cape Cod). But, we’ve gotta have a boat first! 🥴🤦‍♂️😁

I’m bracing to more rigging tweaks after the engines arrive, so I’ve written off the season. But thanks for the reinforcement about its awesomeness! Have fun with yours for the remainder of the season. Thanks for watching. And pls subscribe to help with video boosting 😁

I’m bracing myself for just what you say - that sea trials will turn up more stuff, delaying it more. I haven’t yet truly broached the subject of making sure the warranties start in the spring if handover doesn’t happen. Probably better do so.

It’s a tough call for sure. We’ll know more soon, when Beneteau tells us about an engine date.

Ouch. I guess I need to keep my woes in perspective. Beneteau says that Mercury’s “supply chain backlog is easing”, and Beneteau is seeing increasing numbers of engines each month. This gives me some hope that the “September allocation” assurance is probable. Thanks for grounding me.

You’re the second to say this. Two others say the reverse. So far, only 50/50! 😀

It was a big enough money delta (over $10k) that it gave me pause. But, you’re the second to say so.

Whoops - this escaped my attention LONG ago. Did you receive your boat? Did you figure out if there were any changes from 2023?

There is a Facebook group for A11 owners. If you are on Facebook, just do a search for Beneteau Antares 11, and apply to join the group. I am one of the three moderators, and can approve you. There’s some discussion recently in there about fly versus salon, let people who have the fly love it

A little delay in commissioning is keeping me from doing a video this week. But there will definitely be more! An A9 is still a good looking, useful boat. There is a Jenneau NC 895 - which is the Jenneau version of the A9 - in my marina. Nice boat , so the A9 is an awesome choice. Thinking of new. Or used?

@@prettyswelladventures New for sure!!!