WHEN SAILING IS NOT FUN I Sardinia, Italy Ep 69

[@navalgazingatcampdavid]

Hi. Couple of questions: 1. What do you do/Where do you stay during the off season? 2. You seem to be a “real sailor “ . How do you like sailing/live aboard a Lagoon. There is so much talk about how I NEED to buy a performance cruiser like Balance, Outremer or Seawind if I am going to do a circumnavigation. What is your perspective? Many thanks for your help. D

[@SailingJoy]

Hi David ! What an honor to get a message from you. We have watched your channel and enjoyed the hard work on boat comparisons videos you have been making. (Also great wine) 1.) During the winter we select a Marina that we like to stop JOY. Usually near an airport and near a city. (Not always possible) During the winter we take the chance to explore by land extensively. 2.) We had a Lagoon 42 first and after crossing the Atlantic I decided to sell since we believed a bit larger vessel would suit our needs better to Leave aboard Also was still working at the time and could not be on the boat as much as I wanted. The L46 hit a sweet spot for us in terms of volume and space, safety and resell value. I always say, there is not a perfect boat so pick the one that have 80% of what you like and learn to leave with the other 20%. In my humble opinion you do NOT need a performance cat to go around the world even tought you will find many positives like the speed and safety to run away from a storm. The other hand, the negatives are simply overwhelming to us, like price and internal space. Also you have to keep in mind that a performance cat does not take well extra weight and if overloaded will perform exactly like a production cat. We believe that going around the world needs to be a very enjoyable and slow experience. We are in no rush even if it meant taking 40% more time during a crossing. There is not a one size fits all when it comes to boating so I can only speak for myself and the boat we chose really made a lot of sense for us in this stage of our life’s (Patricia first real experience leaving aboard/ and that needed to be as comfortable and good so this journey could last for a long time) 😀! Send me a message on IG or email and I would be more than happy to continue the conversation or help in any other way I can. Best Ed

[@navalgazingatcampdavid]

Hi Ed. Just want to confirm you got my note. Take care.

[@SailingJoy]

@@navalgazingatcampdavid Hi David. No I did not. Where did you send it ? You can send via IG or email. Both work well.

[@adrianhockey1571]

Wow! Loving your content... you guys are a beautiful couple. Stay safe, love from Adrian in Cape Town South Africa 🇿🇦

[@SailingJoy]

Thank you so much Adrian! Ps. We love cape town ❣

[@TravelandFun]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Kali_111]

thank you for having the subtitles when Patricia is speaking. Fantastic video!

[@SailingJoy]

Thank you 🙏!

[@akLeanne]

Bote paddle boards are awesome. They have awesome stuff

[@SailingJoy]

Thanks for the recommendation. I also saw some floating platforms from there. Appreciated the recommendation!

[@SailingwithScott]

GREAT episode. Fantastic and enjoyable. So much drama... Thank you!

[@SailingJoy]

Thanks Scott. Appreciated the note.

[@davidnichols147]

Stella views, perfect video. Thank you so much for sharing. We are so envious!! It's snowing again here in the Sierra's.

[@SailingJoy]

Hi David ! Thanks for the message. Super happy you liked it.

[@raytheriault7438]

I have watched everyone of your videos and the growth you have made in the quality of your production is fun to watch, GREAT VIDEO Ed and Patricia.

[@SailingJoy]

Thanks Ray ! It has been definitely a learning experience to me when it comes to editing, creating a story, producing the content and so on. We truly enjoy and hope to get even better so we can share a bit more of what we have been experience. Thank you so much for been here on this journey with us. So appreciative of that 🤩

[@patrickabas1112]

This dingy 'ritual' sounds and looks like something from groundhog day 🙂 You did a good job in letting all your chain out to keep the anchor flat and dug in. There is a mariners rule 'when in doubt let more out', it always works.

[@SailingJoy]

Hahaha. Yes Patrick ! It truly worked for us. We hardly even dragged. 80% of the boats around were not that lucky.

[@niko-zs6vv]

I like this weather in the boat, may be a bit scarry but thats fantastic.

[@SailingJoy]

Yes intense for sure ! It was Patricias first big storm so you can only imagine 😉! All was fine at the end.

[@carsonc1272]

Great episode Ed... Sardinia is a beautiful place!

[@SailingJoy]

Thank you so much Carson ! Great to hear from you again. 🤩

[@arottie4097]

Hey there, I just discovered you guys. Subscribed & jumped onboard the adventure! Looks like I have some catching too do. Thanx for sharing the journey with us.

[@SailingJoy]

Welcome to Sailing Joy ! Super happy to have you here with us. 🤩🥳

[@geoffstrebel2808]

@22:19 Patricia, you're very lucky to have Ed and his precautions taking care of you and Joy and he's very lucky to have you reciprocating. I'm very appreciative of the two of you inspiring me.

[@SailingJoy]

We are very lucky to have each other Geoff. We never take it for granted ! Thanks for the kind note. 🤩

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Great episode! Stay safe! Looks like a normal Florida thunderstorm 👍👍glad you guys made it ok! Keep rolling Joy crew! 👍👍

[@SailingJoy]

Thanks! You too!

[@ThoughtfulWander]

@@SailingJoy 👍👍

[@gustavomonteiro2793]

Good the storm happened in day light. During night would be a different scenario with the other boats dragging anchor. Glad you did good. How long did it last?

[@SailingJoy]

Yes it is much better during the day. It did last for about 3 hours. We were fine at the end just Patricia got a bit scared but that’s part of the game.

[@gustavomonteiro2793]

@@SailingJoy 3 hous…Stressful for sure.

[@boomersudden6257]

Storm looked terrible, glad you both made it through it ok. I'm always amazed in the clarity of the water. In my life I have never seen first hand such clear water. great footage and drone work Ed and music was spot on. Felt terrible for Patricia when she sounded scared of the storm, not a big fan of storms myself.

[@SailingJoy]

Hey Boomer ! Sardinia is so beautiful. So glad you enjoyed the video. I hope I was able to show just a bit what we have experienced. Best Ed and Patricia

[@geoffstrebel2808]

Good timing! I was just about to run out of Sunday sailng vids. Thanks again you guys. Beautiful video!

[@SailingJoy]

All right ! Thanks Geoff.

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Great drone footage! 👍👍

[@SailingJoy]

Thanks 👍! 😀

[@ThoughtfulWander]

@@SailingJoy 👍👍

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Congrats you are at 13k subscribers!👍👍

[@SailingJoy]

KZbin has been an interesting journey without a doubt. We are glad we are able to share a bit of our experiences here. Thanks for your support and for been with us.

[@ThoughtfulWander]

@@SailingJoy 👍👍

[@TheTandeddu]

Guessing this was the big storm that beached a bunch of sailboats last summer. That whole part of the coast (Ogliastra) is really beautiful. Unless you've been here it is hard to explain why I chose to retire here. And where you anchored Poetto, the mountain in the background is sella del'diavolo - devils saddle.

[@SailingJoy]

Yes it was intense ! Glad we did not have issues, just stressful ! We loved Sardinia, we enjoyed the golfo do orosei so much. Felt it was incredibly beautiful.

[@NICOLAS25478]

No big deal storm, just part of the game, specialy if you are aware of what is comming and that you are at ancorage. And the resqueboat was around, good on them.

[@SailingJoy]

Yes all good ! 🤩

[@geoffstrebel2808]

@24:46 You're making a Fibonacci Sequence on that chart plotter.

[@SailingJoy]

Round and around we went. 🥳

[@geoffstrebel2808]

Why would just the genniker with no main be a problem so long as your backstay and mainsheet are properly tensioned?

[@SailingJoy]

Exactly ! I don’t see as a problem but lagoon clearly states not to do it. Go figure.

[@dougfitch3649]

Do you keep a running paper chart in case all the electronics are out?

[@SailingJoy]

Hi Doug ! Yes I do but in the past 5 year I never had to use it 🙏

[@MirkoScanumikdj]

My Island Sardegna where i live and where i was born 💖💖💖🙏 ciaoooo

[@SailingJoy]

We loved it 😍

[@MirkoScanumikdj]

​@@SailingJoyi know Sardegna Is the best Place in the world! 😊

[@micheldupuis-q9l]

good boat wash

[@santos333100]

👏👏

[@SailingJoy]

🤩🙏

[@sgar123]

Oi Ed e Patrícia! Nós estamos planejando comprar um cat também para viajar o mundo. Tb nao temos experiência sailing, mas estamos pensando em fazer alguns cursos enquanto meu filhote termina a high school. Moramos nos EUA, mas meu esposo é filho de espanhóis; eu sou brasileira, e meu filho de treze anos nasceu aqui nos EUA.

[@SailingJoy]

Nossa que legal. Acho que irão curtir muito ! Nos estamos adorando ! Um aprendizado contínuo 🤩🙏

[@ThoughtfulWander]

What kind of birds were in those caves? Swallows? They fly like swallows...

[@SailingJoy]

I don’t know but there were so many of them flying around.

[@ThoughtfulWander]

@@SailingJoy 👍👍

[@tamerbulut616]

🇹🇷👍👍👍

[@SailingJoy]

❤️TURKEY❤️

[@pyrocl0]

What language is she speaking? I know dumb ?

[@SailingJoy]

Thats Portuguese from Brazil Nick🇧🇷! 🤩🥳

[@pyrocl0]

@@SailingJoy thanks

[@TravelandFun]

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[@waynemazan7485]

stunning rack !!!

[@SailingJoy]

Thanks