Crossing the Pacific Ocean on a Lagoon 380 (Ep11)

[@TheSailingFamily]

Hi 1mnstrbassplyer. I don't know the exact average, but we were roughly traveling at 4.5 knots on average. So imagine getting into your car in San Francisco and taking your foot off the brake - and idling to Boston. That's roughly what we did. You have to really like going slowly!

[@Mikinct]

The Sailing Family it’s funny when you take a ride in your car traveling at 65,75 mph to a location and get there in a few short hours then imagine how long it would have took of sailing there etc. I like sailing better though.

[@TheSailingFamily]

Hi Chloe, don't give up on sailing yet. Elizabeth would also get sea-sick but found ways to fight it and still enjoy the journey. Good luck finding your sea legs!

[@mschanandalrbong]

Love the cheerfulness in "where's the fish??? because we haven't seen a fish in 3 days!!!" LOL I think it's really awesome that your kids will be able to see this when they get older. I hope you guys get to do this with them someday!

[@TheSailingFamily]

Hi Shoob, it's not a cheap way to travel, but for us it was worth spending our savings to experience this type of travel before kids. Depending on how you like to live, you can cruise from anywhere between $15,000 a year to $70,000. Boat repairs, insurance, fuel, port taxes, tourist trips and food are the main expenses. Costs to buy a boat are high, but we sold ours after a year and a half of use and didn't lose much with interest on our loan. Hope that helps.

[@TheSailingFamily]

Hi Mark, we found that many of the places we visited were extremely safe, had low violence and very tough gun laws. By comparison, San Francisco, like any major US city, has very high levels of crime. In our upscale SF apartment, bike theft, auto theft and even one murder of a tenant occurred. So, we definitely felt safe while traveling (sad as it is)...

[@TheSailingFamily]

If I recall correctly, we stayed on Hiva Oa for roughly 5 days before departing to explore the nearby islands of the Marquesas. Nearby Fatu Hiva was one of our favorite islands visited during our entire trip.

[@TheSailingFamily]

Hi Bassplyer. We average 5-6 knots during passages. This equaled close to 150 nautical miles a day for passages, which is very comparable to a 45 foot mono-hull. Top speed was 10 knots, and anything faster and we would hydroplane.

[@PeterHallett]

made my morning. thank you! someday I will cross the Pacific and the way you did it looks perfect in every way.

[@TheSailingFamily]

We sailed SSW from the Galapagos to try and exit the ITCZ. Given the length of the trip you want to get south to wind and conserve diesel fuel. We then sailed a directly western path into the setting sun toward Hiva Oa. 19 days and 19 hours later we arrived. Check out Jimmy Cornell's books on route guidance for more suggestions.

[@TheSailingFamily]

All you questions and more can be answered on our blog at sailblogs d com. Search for Honeymoon, the name of our boat. Thanks for watching!

[@raikey284]

Inspirational, !,!!! more so then the glossy, edited versions of the boat life. We are weeks away from leaving our “well paid” jobs and doing this

[@jimwish]

Great way to describe your adventure. Thanks so much.

[@elizabeththomas6876]

I knew I loved Elizabeth but when she found the sleeping mask on the back of her head I knew that we were really kindred spirits.

[@TheSailingFamily]

Lagoon 380. Check out our blog at sailblogs . com and search for "honeymoon" to learn more. Seth

[@ljgarrison8374]

Fast forward 10 years and both of you are still young, beautiful and just getting better with your 3 boys!

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

They are amazing!

[@ab3nk]

What a good life u guys have!!! good luck for the next trip, Enjoy and becareful. hopping to see more video. o'ya,congrat for the honeymoon. wishing u guys happiness.

[@Runswithscissors111]

Wow!! I am only 18 years old, but to boat/sail across an ocean has always been one of my dreams, you are so lucky! Any recommendations you can give for me for good starter boats and other explorer tips?

[@NoahJenda1]

An absolutely fabulous upload. Thanks for sharing your unique and courageous journey. Thanks also for redeeming KZbin. It's one of the few videos I wish was a little longer and more detailed. But I quibble -- really enjoyed watching this. How'd you get the boat back?

[@TheSailingFamily]

Wow, I'm definitely glad that didn't happen to us! Thanks for sharing Olasride.

[@akstman]

kudos to you guys for your amazing feat! very brave!

[@chlicarver]

I actually enjoyed your commentary. Yours, lizabeth's and Tim. I guess I liked the tour.

[@nmelkhunter1]

I was wondering if the further out to sea you went if you found the fishing to be as good as coastal areas? I saw your video on the transit of the Panama Canal and Panama where I lived for 5 years, and really enjoyed see the Canal again.

[@Conchsausage]

Great video!!!

[@1Electrodog]

Ever been on a sailboat? I once did a 10 day passage from Mexico to Costa Rica with 5 on board and even that was a lot of work.

[@ovive08]

Great job on the video, I followed your blog as well, Dave

[@ssobhani]

Great adventure! I hope to make my dream of sailing around the work a reality in a few years. Did you buy the Cat used? and did it give you any trouble on your voyage?

[@TheSailingFamily]

Hi Iahut, yes, we bought a 2004 Lagoon on the used market. It gave us no real trouble (just normal upkeep) and it maintained its value well. We got lucky with the exchange rate in Australia, but it was a surprisingly 'affordable' journey.

[@phongdo8070]

Looks like a great adventure, cheers! I wonder how many "message in a bottles" are swirling around the center of the pacific in the "plastic island" ;)

[@TheSailingFamily]

Phong Do The bottle is glass, which is SiO2 - or sand and silica. More than likely it's at the bottom of the ocean hosting a new fish family or slowly turning back into sand. Plastic, on the other hand, floats and doesn't recycle itself in the same way. It's a shame, I agree.

[@70NA5]

Seth Hynes Thinks 'Phong Do' means this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch

[@spyglassfreowestaus2733]

Great vids, well done guys, but you have failed me when I watched you purposely littering. For what benefit do you mess up my ocean?

[@dphotos007]

Looked like a fun adventure. Maybe someday I can do that.

[@calvimlessa]

Cool trip, good winds.

[@1mnstrbassplyer]

I was wondering what your average knots were? And also what are the differences between your boat and say a single hull sailboat? I am looking to sell my power boat and go into sailing and just looking for some advice.. Thanks for the videos as I have watched them all....

[@DeeCeeTheGreat]

I will do this someday, or I will dy trying, I have watched all your videos, and read your blog three times, I must do this... I need to be free. I need to learn to sail first. It may take me another 5 years to do it, so that will give me plenty of time to reasearch and learn the basics at least,....

[@DeeCeeTheGreat]

So SETH,. lol your killing me, UPDATE HERE: Then I was so motivated I thought I could do it in 5 years, But hey owning a yacht in 10 years is a "better more reasonable" long term goal rather than 5 years... Still got two teenagers that have to graduate first, :) Expecting that mid 2021 :)

[@TheSailingFamily]

@n3313v For safety reasons we wanted more than just the two of us on board. Fears included someone getting sick, encountering mechanical problems with the auto-pilot, not being alert during our watches at night, etc. An extra person also helps keep it entertaining and Tim was fantastic. The remaining 17 months we had to ourselves! Please visit our sailblogs . com account for more (search Honeymoon)

[@gst69man]

cool trip why do you put rum in the gills?

[@WrestlingIn60Seconds]

What has happened since you sold the boat? Are you used to your new life yet?

[@TheSailingFamily]

@cjgofs Lagoon 380 Catamaran. Check out our blog for more info on sailblogs . com (search for Honeymoon)

[@N1na44]

Very nice.🐠🐳🐚🌺

[@TheSailingFamily]

Work, work, work. Save, save, save.

[@1cumminsram]

Awesome!

[@jesse7676]

Looking to buy a big cat soon. Did you ever hear anything from that message in the bottle?

[@TheSailingFamily]

Jesse McLain No, not yet. Guessing it's not going to happen but fun to try once in your life. Good luck with your purchase!

[@R1Predator]

Why so much fuel did you run the engine constantly?

[@chloespear2762]

wow i cant go 1 mile on a boat without being sick and ive been sailing since i was 3 and now im 12

[@MrkStphn91]

your apartment in San Francisco was more dangerous than where you guys sailed? how come

[@Mikinct]

MrkStphn91 there’s a gun epidemic in the US, sad

[@walkertongdee]

man I wouldent admit that I dont have the knowledge about how to do a fuell plan.One does have to know thier limitations as Clint Eastwood says....

[@GaseousWorm]

Hi guys, I was wondering, Did anyone get to your message in a bottle? :D

[@blog-della-vela]

Beautiful experience! Soon or later I'll do the same (I hope!!) ;-) Ciao

[@PoolBoysTX1]

what size sailboat is that?

[@TheSailingFamily]

38 feet. To learn more about our voyage please visit our blog at www.sailblogs.com/member/honeymoon/

[@2478flipflop]

@fmoa but pirates are every where is this part of the world(somalia eritrhree,and ethiopia)!!!??

[@firstdaywithnewbrain2504]

Did anyone find the message in the bottle?

[@TheSailingFamily]

Unfortunately no. :(

[@TheSailingFamily]

@gst69man It helps knock out the fish in a more humane way than hitting it in the head with a bat. Just a little trick we learned along the way... Seth

[@wordreet]

Hah, 19 days of nothing much sounds like fun to me!!! :¬)

[@DriftfishCo]

Did anyone find the message in a bottle?

[@TheSailingFamily]

No, unfortunately, we never heard back!

[@opcn18]

FYI, you should hard freeze fish before you try to eat it as sushi. Unless you like parasites that is.

[@Andrewlee2010]

Actually, Killer whales are closer to dolphins than whales, so you were pretty much correct

[@jessed1586]

Are you allowed to keep a gun onboard?

[@TheSailingFamily]

Yes, you can, but each country has different laws about what happens to them when you check in. It makes keeping a gun on board fairly difficult.

[@Si1234321]

Being from the UK I can’t understand the desire to have a fun aboard. If there’s trouble and you pull out a gun you’re probably going to get shot and/or escalate the situation. I’m not sure it would act as a deterrent and they could just come back in greater numbers while you slept if they were determined enough.

[@andrew459]

10 year later who has the bottle 😗 or maybe yall find it again on a crossing jus floating

[@TheSailingFamily]

We never heard back. Now we feel bad that it’s just trash in the ocean...

[@andrew459]

@@TheSailingFamily hey maybe it will be found one day still got plenty time ! Good luck n safe passages

[@MrKobe726]

great experience, but I dont have those money to do this

[@TheSailingFamily]

Google Cruising on a Shoestring Budget and you will see that many sailors have made this dream happen on a very small budget. You can do it!

[@MrKobe726]

Seth Hynes ya, thank you very much, once i graduate, i will prepare for my future travel and adventure. Your life is awesome, hahahh

[@starlight7830]

should have been in HD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheSailingFamily]

It's crazy, but the gear back then was crazy expensive and hard drive space couldn't keep up - and uploading would have been almost impossible. It's a lot easier today than it was 10 years ago...

[@jason.xxx5543]

0705/2021

[@TheSailingFamily]

We weren't "free." Quitting our well paying jobs was a happy but nervous day. But we wanted to make this a priority - so we did - and so can you!

[@infinity5968]

This is the most positive comment in here! I am inspired! Thank you for sharing this adventure...

[@iMatti00]

The Sailing Family - What were both of your jobs that you quit during this time back around 2008-2009? Also, what jobs did you quit for your recent sailing trip with the kids in 2018-2019?

[@BrettSiegele]

Very inspiring and amazing videos. I am so jealous but you inspire me to get out of the depths of corporate hell and do something like this. You guys are awesome!!!!!!

[@jimbojims]

Brett Siegele Did you ever escape and do something epic?

[@flyHawaii989]

WOW! How many people can say that they did this!? I couldn't sleep and woke up about 2am here in CA and found your video and LOVED every min of it. Thanks for sharing!

[@wholderby]

So, after much watching of all of your lovely and well documented videos as well as those of other sailing folks that have done this, we have finally gotten the gumption to take the leap....new 2014 Gemini Legacy 35 :) - closing on it in early June. Thanks so much for putting all of these videos up, while I will likely never cross the Pacific on our boat I will surely be skipping around the Islands (Florida guy here) - so we have plenty of things to do within 200 miles or so of home....now I need to learn how to sail....haha....motors here we come...we bought from the same Catamaran Company you guys did as well....looked at an old Lagoon 380 but it was beat......got a great deal on the Gemini. Anyways.....wanted to pass along a note....let us know if you are ever in Florida....

[@TheSailingFamily]

William Holderby Will that is great news! Thanks for letting us know and good luck with your sailing adventure!

[@gregorygunnell9535]

William Holderby q

[@TheSailingFamily]

Hi MrTinago. While San Francisco is a relatively safe place to live, it's still a large city with lots of crime. We found the Caribbean and south pacific to be far safer than large cities. In fact, someone had been murdered fairly recently in our SF apartment building, so we definitely know it can happen anywhere. We felt very safe on our boat.

[@TheSailingFamily]

Hi awake. Check out our blog for our full story (it's in the caption segment up above). But briefly, yes, I have sailed my entire life and the 38' boat was small (compared to an apartment!). You can learn how to do it, just buy a boat and give it time!

[@TheSailingFamily]

We mostly used small, rubber squids and 80 lbs test line. We found the best ones had weights that kept them below the water line and from skipping over the water. We also found that once you had a lour that worked, you usually lost it to a huge fish, so get plenty!

[@MichaelRankin70ad]

I just can't believe it's been 10 years. My favorite couple, well family now. Still my favorite.

[@TheSailingFamily]

Thanks Michael!

[@TheSailingFamily]

We don't want to sell her, but it has always been our plan to take only a year or so off from "life." So back to the real world we go. Thanks for watching... S&E

[@nrolled2888]

Look at ya now!! Our small family is looking up to you all. Enjoy the ride!

[@billberge1]

I've enjoyed your videos very much. You have done a nice job by sharing. What made you decide to sell the 38?

[@007TruthSeeker]

Thanks for posting this video. Tim probably has some stories to tell his friends, now that he has spent some twenty days with a young healthy couple on a boat named "Honeymoon." Your choices of scenes was very good, showing how life goes on quite nicely even when it rains, and how you can (usually) catch fish to supplement your larder while under way. May you always make it home safely.

[@TheSailingFamily]

We're back to work now - refilling the cruising kitty!

[@skipperhawk7688]

Awesome video...thanks for sharing

[@babyt2345]

how long did you stay on the island after taking the 19 days to get there?

[@jhhamm3]

I miss this so much! I circumnavigated when I was younger with my family. I can't wait to do it again.

[@TheSailingFamily]

@gigaflopper Believe it or not, glass will eventually recycle itself (it's sand, after all). Sadly the pacific ocean garbage patch is made of plastic, which as we all know will be around long after we are gone.

[@TheSailingFamily]

Not yet! But we're keeping our hopes up... And in a strange display of fate, I (Seth) ended up getting a job with a wine company as the brand manager to the wine brand Elizabeth threw overboard! How strange is that?

[@TheSailingFamily]

@dreamdiction Sorry, we tried our best with what we had with us. This entire video was shot on a canon point and shoot digital camera.

[@TheSailingFamily]

No, the big blue was terrible for fishing. This was dramatically apparent when we arrived in Hiva Oa and immediately caught a 30 lbs yellow fin tuna. Coastal fishing was much better.

[@latitudeash]

Holly crap look how young you both look. The kids a twinkle in dad and moms eyes. If you know what you know now, that you would do this voyage with the kids. You guys never have any luck with the fish even after 11yrs. You would think you would get better over time. That fish you got in the vid 🤣😂🤣😂🤣, I’ve seen bigger in a fish bowl 🤣😂🤣.

[@TheSailingFamily]

It was a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away. :)

[@latitudeash]

@@TheSailingFamily ya 🤣😂🤣🤣

[@TheSailingFamily]

@quovadis46 Happy to help. Send me an email to my youtube account or visit our blog at sailblogsdotcom for more info. Our boat name was Honeymoon.

[@rodc5614]

Love the vids, great honeymoon.Curious. Did you get a reply to your message in a bottle yet?

[@TheSailingFamily]

No, not yet. But still waiting. Maybe someday?!

[@MrTinago]

I am very happy for the fact that you made ​​a safe and healthy trip.I have a lot of respect for both of you and i love wonderful trip that you made.I love australia and the pacific,you have realized my dream :).Please do me a little favor, on you tube now there have the chance to do online editing, could you put your all video of the trip in order to create a single movie? ITs really simple and really usefull .Thank you and I will continue to follow you!Geetings from italy

[@MrTinago]

hi, I am very happy to know that you have returned to respond on yt. How are the kids and your wife? Why did you say " apartment in San Francisco was more dangerous than where we sailed" ? :) Are you going to take another trip like this with all your family?

[@NoahVonNoah]

Fantastic video! One question. How much money should I have when I pull into the Marquesas? I looked into vacationing in the Galapagos a few years back and you about needed a permit to pee on the Island. Is it really that resrtictive?

[@TheSailingFamily]

It's a more humane way of knocking out the fish. Seth

[@rockyvillanueva9599]

Seth will you and Elizabeth ever go sailing again, miss your Passages!

[@TheSailingFamily]

Rocky Villanueva Yes, we would love to do this again. But for now its raising our kids and saving that money!

[@rockyvillanueva9599]

Yes, I understand, I wish one day I can sail on the open sea,ocean!

[@TheSailingFamily]

Thankfully you can time your crossing to avoid tropical storms. Usually the sailing season starts around April and goes through September. In that time you are pretty much guaranteed not to hit a tropical storm, but you still keep an eye out for fronts and localized storm systems. It's not perfect, but it's certainly safer that you would think.

[@webtoolsubsea3211]

Great videos! How do you feel about the motion of a cat compared to a monohull in the big swells ?

[@TheSailingFamily]

+Webtool Subsea Great question. Having sailed monohulls my entire life it took me quite a while to get used to the cat. By nature, if feels less secure in the water as it responds to each wave by floating over it (aka Hobby Horsing), versus punching through it like a displacement craft. But once you get used to that and gain the confidence a cat deserves in rough conditions, it becomes the new normal (at least until you go back on a monohull). In summary, I prefer the motion of a mono, but the living space on a cat is hard to beat.

[@valteravlis3566]

God bless you!

[@TheSailingFamily]

There is danger in certain places, but not where we sailed. Frankly, our apartment in San Francisco was more dangerous than where we sailed (Caribbean and South Pacific). Consequently, we did not carry a firearm.

[@oducks5820]

At 5:00 that whole part of the video she looks like Jennifer Lawrence that's a compliment by the way too

[@awakenchange]

have you guys sailed before? what type of sleeping?bathroom quarters did you have. how much food did you bring/use. my hubby REALLY wants to buy a sailboat but the only "sailing" we've done is down rivers and lake and it wasn't a sailboat! i realize it's not a weekend lesson, but how difficult is it to learn to man a sailboat alone or with a couple? looks like you had a bitchen time! many more to come!!! WAKE-UP, STAND-UP and SPEAK-UP!

[@SCZim]

Great videos. Can you tell me about "Honeymoon"? What type of catamaran is she? Who made her and what length? I used to sail in a Macgregor 36 but rarely into the ocean. Your cat is more accommodating for cruising. What kind of speed do you average in mild winds? I've heard stories of cats capsizing in rough seas. How stable is Honeymoon in blue water or rough weather? What type of rigging does she have? Dingy? Inflatable? Thanks...

[@linkavitchC]

@Runswithscissors111 first off, start saving your money. realistically you could buy a decent boat that can do this and get her ready for under 50k. theres many other costs, but lets say you save 10k for the next 7 years or more, then you can do it it by 25. im 25 now and wish i would of started saving when i was 18. i did some fun backpacking trips, but sailing is where its at for me. theres a lot of starter boat, but get the cash in hand then u can figure that out.

[@pinz2022]

Technical question; how do you handle the fresh water situation? Recalling the heroic adventures of yesteryear (Sir Francis Chichester, etc.) water was always a problem. They had water tanks but the stuff would go bad after a few weeks and they would have to catch (hoped for) rainwater in their sails and suchlike. Bathing would be in salt water with coconut oil soap.

[@Fuzzycop]

OK, curious question...why spit rum into the gills of the dolphin (AKA: Dorado, or Mahi mahi)? I've never seen anyone do that before. Does that tranquilize the fish? Most of the time when we land a fish, we just cut the "throat" below the gills, to allow the heart to pump out the fishes' blood.

[@quovadis46]

Great videos my wife and myself are sailing back to Australia via the Panama and Galapagos just wondrering if you could please share a little info with us regarding the course you took from Galapagos to Hiva Oa Kind Regards Kevin & Debbie Sv Sognare

[@prfischer]

Seriously? That's a retarted comment! What are they? Automatically ace video producers? As a sailor, I thought this was fantastic! Not bothered by the "production quality" at all. So jealous guys! Looked like a great trip!

[@2011blueman]

What exactly does being an experienced sailor have to do with professional videography? If I had to guess I'd bet that knowledge on how to stop wind noise while filming is inversely correlated with sailing ability.

[@dieguinson1]

Oh, man. Beautiful boat, gorgeous wife, your best mate and yourself crossing the Pacific. What else could a man want? You make me very jealous, Seth. One day I am going todo something like this. Best of luck!

[@CaveCreatureFilms]

you guys ever get sea sick? Id love to do something like this but every time I get out into the ocean I get sick. Is that something you get over after a few miserable days? or am I just a huge wimp?