Finalizing Options For Blue Water Sailing on Leopard 45 Catamaran,Ready To Be New Boat Owners [Ep.3]

[@AtokVlog]

I'm not a sailor or anywhere near but loves to watch sailing adventures on KZbin sailors channels. Congratulation for owning a brand new Catamaran. Happy sailing the world.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi Atok! Thank you for joining our adventure 😁. We hope you enjoy the videos!

[@AtokVlog]

@@sailingsvoliluki6938 Could see you and your family's excitement waiting for your catamaran in Ep.2

[@jodymooney255]

I’m excited for the start of your journey! Thanks for sharing!

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi Jody! Thank you for joining our journey 😁.

[@TheZambion]

Kinda surreal to see Jason and Nikki at the end. Really looking forward to seeing your adventure.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Sir Zambion Jason and Nikki are super nice, great people. We had the pleasure of speaking with them at the Miami Boat Show. Thank you for joining our journey! All the best and stay safe!

[@Matt-bj6cy]

Great video, so happy to have discovered your channel. And so excited to share your dreams with you. Love from Switzerland

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Matt; Hi Matt! Thank you for your message and thanks for joining our adventure!

[@errolG68]

Beautiful Catamaran made in South Africa 🇿🇦 will follow you and wishing you many safe and happy sailing adventures with your twin boys

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Errol Guard thank you so much! The boys are SO excited to get out there. We are very grateful to be able to share this life experience with them. The Leopard 45 is simply awesome! Will do a video dedicated to our boat and all the aftermarket work we added to her. Thanks again for watching. All the best and stay safe.

[@larrymills4223]

Looking forward to following your adventures. Your series really does tell the story of all the extra gear that is required for sailing. Keep up the great work.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi Larry! Thank you for joining us and for your encouraging words that we are sharing solid, relevant information. Before we ordered our boat, we too appreciated information that other sailing channels shared in their episodes, but we still found ourselves with questions and some uncertainties. Our goal is to share everything we can about the "buying a new boat" and "first time boat owners" experience so that others that are dreaming or working towards this can be well equipped with information. Thank you again for your message and traveling along with us! ~Andy and the crew.

[@simonball3067]

Great video guys...Looking forward to sharing your journey with you.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Simon Ball: Hi Simon! Thank you for joining us! We’re excited to get going and sharing it with you all. ~Andy

[@cory0702]

I have been beng watching, thanks for all the information

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Thanks for watching Sid and you're welcome! There's more to come!

[@t-whel6366]

Just binge watch all the episodes, happy to have found your channel, fair wind and keep up with the good videos and details.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

T-whel636 thank you for your kind comments and for joining the adventure! Lots more videos to come! ~Andy

[@troyhunt7503]

We are so excited for you all! Your catamaran looks beautiful and I am sure you can't wait to start sailing on it. As you know our schools are going virtual for the next few weeks while we all try to dodge Covid19. I am sure we could learn a few things from your new KZbin skills. Tell the boys hello for us...by the way, love the Mako Shark in the video too! Take care and stay in touch. Dr. Hunt

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi Dr. Hunt! It’s great to hear from you! The boys say “hello” and said they’ll be sending you a video soon 😁. We are excited to get going. Took delivery of the boat and it now heads to 3 weeks of aftermarket work and then we’re off! Hello to all at VDM and stay safe during this crazy time. All the best, ~Andy and the crew

[@boomerbits2297]

Fun to watch. BTW its Dania with a long a long a like May

[@HeidiandFranny]

Just watching backwards through your videos :) love the detail and longer format. I really feel like I'm there. Great to see the Wynns at the end. I'm a patron of theirs. We had plans to make the show, but couldn't make it. Really regretting that. Looking forward to all your adventure! F

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

So happy you're enjoying the videos! There are more to come :-). Jason and Nikki are great....met them a few times during the Miami show. We have quickly found the boating community to be small and very helpful. Crazy how many times we've come across boats we met in Florida to only see them in the Chesapeake Bay. Anyway, thank you so much for joining our adventure.......stay safe!

[@careylogan8455]

what is it about this channel? :o) I noticed in the comments section that you have several that are binge watchers!! Me too. :o) your cinematography and background music seem to be knitted into the fabric of the video in a very natural and pleasant way. too cold to work outside today so I am getting warmed up inside with your videos. thx for a unique and wonderful episode. well...back to binge watching!!! couldn't believe that the Wynns and Zatara were there. been watching them for a while now. I am glad I subscribed. Remember, keel down and mast up...in the motorcycle world it is rubber down and leather up. keel down and mast up seemed appropriate. :o)

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi Carey! Thank you for the kind comments and for taking the time to watch the videos. Hopefully they are helpful and maybe even a little entertaining. The editing and music choice I have to credit Maki. She loves the creative process of putting the videos together and I'm able to bring some of the story telling aspects from my time working at the Walt Disney Studios. We count our blessings to be able to go out in the world even under COVID conditions and show our boys more of the world and all that it has to offer. Stay warm and stay safe! More videos to come! :-)

[@tonyfromaus7855]

Truly living the dream. Lovely family. If we ever got to that position that is the boat for us too. Thanks so much for sharing your joyous adventure with us. One thing I’m wondering about, having spent time in the tropics where the rain is amazing in its solidity and volume, does the L45 let you catch rain water off the cockpit roof? Channels built in for that purpose? Also is there a lip on the port side flat area above the table seats so that rain won’t run down and under your enclosure fabric and then on to the seats? Thanks for sharing and any info,

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi Tony! Thank you for your lovely comment and joining our adventure! We have sailed in Southern Florida which gets its share of tropical rain which I agree should almost be called a waterfall given the amount of water that comes pouring out of the heavens :-). Regarding a "rain catch"....I have seen a brilliant catch set up I believe it was on the cabin top of the Xquisite50 catamaran but to the best of my knowledge, there is not a designated water catching system on our boat. That said, we are going to look at setting up "something" that will allow us to catch as much rain water as possible, even if it's a few 5 gallon bucks on the deck :-). Regarding the Port side flat area. I'm assuming you are referring to the Aft Cockpit area? On our boat the port side of the Aft Cockpit does have a rather large flat surface next to the sitting area. I have had the pleasure of sailing with some new Leopard Cat owners and have witnessed first hand how much rain and water can enter the aft cockpit area from this flat ledge. On our boat we have commissioned a manufacturer to make a large window panel which will be zippered at the bottom to keep rainfall or the occasional wave splash from entering the cockpit. I was on a Leopard Catamaran that had this set up and between the Helm Enclosure (Starboard) and Cockpit Port side panel zipped in place, virtually no water entered the cockpit sitting area. Anyway, I hope this answers your questions. If I misunderstood please feel free to reach out to us again, or anytime. All the best! ~Andy and crew

[@tonyfromaus7855]

Thanks yeah that’s the spot. We chartered a 40 and rain fell off roof to there then ran over and down the back of the seats. It seems silly to me because a simple fix is a ridge at the edge of the flat area right at the seat back that would stop any water and divert it to stern. That wouldn’t stop a cushion lounging on there because it’s right at the edge. Easy to put into the mould I would have thought. I do have to say that I really like your attitude and your family... it’s great to follow along on your exciting adventure. What makes it even better is the obvious skills you guys have as story tellers and videographers. I really look forward to your future videos.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Tony From Aus: Thank you Tony. We are really trying to share all the details yet still in an interesting way. There are many more video ideas lined up and we’ll do our best to keep them rolling out regularly! I like your water diversion trim idea. Have to pass that on to the team at Leopard 👍

[@Theonebear]

Also a wind generator is a good idea to look into.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi Rob, we were concerned about the constant noise of a wind generator and instead opted for the solar system which at 1500W of solar has no problem at all in keeping our AGM batteries topped off.

[@Nash72]

I think I have saw all the catermran vids... i like how you give it a more detail that most skip...the small points...im sure if u keep it up your channel will grow specially cause u got kids that gives it a bigger spread good luck safe sailing from Netherlands

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi Nash! Thank you for the kind comment. We are doing our best to share what we have learned and or experienced to hopefully help others that are dreaming of doing something similar with their families. Hope you continue to enjoy the videos.....there's more to come! ~Andy

[@reallyreaally]

I can’t wait to take this journey with you from ashore. So glad I found you guys. 👋🏼👋🏼. Hi to the boys.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi Sandy! Thanks for joining the journey. Hope you enjoy the videos! Many more to come. :-). Stay safe!

[@bouverieclose4347]

Really enjoyed your video looking forward to following your adventure all the best from Australia

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hello Bouverie! Glad to hear you are enjoying the videos 😁. There are many more to come! Stay safe in Australia and all the best to you. ~Andy

[@TheMrGixxer]

Thanks for sharing guys ..wonderful moments !

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Thank you for watching and following! Lots more videos and experiences to come. Stay safe! ~Andy

[@rodneyroundtree9581]

Thank you 4 sharing your Journey with us....1

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi Rodney! Thanks for joining the journey. Hope you enjoy the videos :-)

[@rodneyroundtree9581]

@@sailingsvoliluki6938 Very, very much So... Keep them coming PLEASE...

[@Мечтатели-м4ю]

Thanks bro

[@never2oldadventures]

Binged watched all episodes to catch up. Looking forward to the day of the trials and turnover. Until our adventures cross, Jack and Billie

[@nelsonnorgell9923]

Congrats on your cat. I am an interesrted buyer for a cat myself and watching you go thru all you need to get into the travels. Keep it up! All you buy and look into and a relative $$$ for the odds and ends would be appreciated.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Nelson Norgell Hi Nelson! Thank you for joining us 👍. We plan on putting some videos together that outline the costs for outfitting the boat, safety equipment etc etc, anything we can think of so you all have a clear view of all costs to get a cat like ours ready for blue water sailing. Stay tuned lots of videos to come! ~Andy

[@gtechassist818]

As anew subscriber i will definitely enjoy your journey. Thus far... very informative.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Thank you so much for joining us 👍. Our goal is to share as much of this experience as possible to pass on information we’ve learned and to motivate others to live life to the full. Hope you enjoy! 😁 ~Andy and the crew

[@matthewhenderson756]

Can't wait to see your vids and sailing adventures! That's a beautiful boat! Just a suggestion for filming, invest in a good wind screen to get better audio. I've noticed that if the audio is full of noise or hard to hear commentary, people leave or won't watch. Other than that, I'm looking forward to following another sailing channel! Y'all are living my dream!

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Matthew Henderson Hi Mathew, thank you for joining us! Thanks for the suggestion. We actually just bought wind screens for our cameras this week so I hope our future videos will be noise free. 👍 Thanks again. ~Andy

[@matthewhenderson756]

Fair winds!

[@JustinCaseSolarPower]

Good video. Wife and I both enjoyed it, Loved the boys sitting in small inflatable. Is this one big enough LOL.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Justin Case Solar Power and Bush Camping: Hi Justin, glad to hear you enjoyed the video, especially the boys in the mini dinghy! That made us laugh too!! 😁. Thank you so much for joining us. More videos to come 👍

[@rambleron5720]

So Happy for you im going to be doing the same thing same boat and everything so tell us everything...

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Congratulations to you! It’s an incredible sailboat! You’re going to love it! Thank you for joining us. Our goal is to film as much of the process, every step of the way and share it with you all. Stay tuned. There are many more videos coming. Taking delivery this Thursday!👍.

[@xiasonic]

i'm really looking forward sea trial, adventure.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Sea Trial video coming next. 😊. We really want to share the real life experience so everyone can see the actual process of buying in this case a brand new catamaran. Hope you enjoy!

[@jersonjim3605]

Awesome channel and video content. What made you choose leopard versus other catamarans? Thanks

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Over the years we've looked at many many catamaran brands and we had the opportunity to sail most of them. In the end we selected the Leopard 45 Catamaran for many reasons, the main ones being build quality, sailing performance and comfort. We have tons of storage available to us, hundreds of gallons of fresh water, large fuel tanks and beautiful spacious interiors......all that on a cat that we've sailed at speeds North of 10 knots! Catamarans tend to either be all comfort or all performance. The comfort usually means slow sailing and the performance brands are mega bucks. The Leopard Catamarans seem to bridge those two worlds very well.

[@brettharman8921]

andy congratz to you guys on the 45, beautiful cat! what were your thoughts on the new upper lounge? why did you opt out on that piece?

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi Brett, thank you ......we love our Leopard 45.....great boat, well designed and a great sailing cat! Regarding the upper lounge.....it wasn't available when we ordered our 45. The world premiere of the 45 with the upper lounge was at the Miami Boat show this past February (2020). I'm torn to be honest. We love the upper lounge on the 50 however on the 45, to maintain sailing performance the boom was NOT raised which does not allow you to use the upper lounge on the 45 while sailing (if you wanted to), however it's pretty amazing while anchored. That said, if it was available we would not have opted for it as our boat already has a forward and aft cockpit sitting area in addition to the salon table...plenty of places to sit and relax. My thought is the lounge was mainly incorporated for the charter market in general. Still looks pretty cool though.

[@jochycastillo4500]

God bless you and take care.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Thank you! Hope you enjoy the videos and get something out of them. All the best. Stay safe! ~Andy

[@jochycastillo4500]

Sailing SV OliLuki Thank you sir.

[@HomeBudgetComputing]

Great video. Love the style and the minimal use of music. Music is a bit loud. I look forward to following your adventures. Subscribed.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Robert Roye thank you for joining us and your comment well noted👍

[@fredericpt4640]

Is it me or it looks like there is a major scratch on the front starboard front cabin pillar? 😱

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi Frederic, good eyes 👍. Yes there’s a minor mark that Leopard has since buffed out from the Starboard cabin pillar. On episode 2 you can see the white film on all the windows. When they removed the film something put a minor mark on the pillar which came out thank heavens!

[@RusstafaB]

Watching this from the UK really good channel excellent the way you are filming the purchase - commissioning etc before you go off to sea. Some nicely shot footage, not sure what camera you are using but would be great if you could get an external mic. with a windjammer and this would be the icing on the cake The commentary and dialogue are really important but do some tests with some practice footage as it will be more important when you get on the seas where the wind will really become a nuisance. Thanks for the video...most enjoyable.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi Russtafa! Thank you for joining us 👍. There are many more videos coming as we are really trying to show the entire process of transitioning from land to sea as well as the steps to buy and outfit a catamaran for blue water cruising. Thank you for your kind comments and yes we completely agree with you on microphones and wind screens which you’ll be happy to know we’ve already added to our camera gear. You should see an immediate improvement on the next video😁. Thanks again and feel free to reach out to us anytime. ~Andy and the crew

[@needpeac]

How much did you guys pay for your Cat ?

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Danay we are working on a video that captures all costs from the boat, aftermarket and more. Coming soon :-). Thank you for joining our adventure.....hope you enjoy the videos :-). ~Andy

[@noahtibbetts]

🤙🏽

[@Videostufftas]

Nice video except for loud music..

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

noted.....thanks for letting us know. Will double check for the future. Thanks for joining our journey......all the best and stay safe!

[@jaysparc]

They saw you coming....

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

jay w: Glad they did😁. We love the Leopard Cats and are ready to head out for an extended sailing trip. Thanks for watching. Stay safe! Andy

[@TheKandyGuy]

nice... why not you sell your AGM battery's , and take that $$$ too and go for Lithium battery's , also keep room to ex pan your solar, like get over size wiring, and prewiring to expan as well at the same time.. i think it is good in time to come..

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Anura Yapabandara hi Anura, we thought of that as well but the AGM’s aren’t really worth anything and since we already paid for them we’re going to use them for the year and then look at installing lithium. That said when Just Catamarans installed our solar system, they already pre-wired for lithium so it will be an easy upgrade to the lithium batteries 👍

[@patriot8087]

I sure wouldn't want the upper lounge either.

[@jaysparc]

It's called a stack pack, not a "sail bag".

[@grancito2]

Train your kids, no one wants to experience out of control kids.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi and thanks for watching! Our boys are actually very well behaved, just very excited to be on this adventure. They have also taken sailing, safety at sea and first aid classes so in some ways they are better trained than most kids and even some adults and are a great part of our family crew. Before we started this adventure we prioritized safety as #1 and always will. We’re out here to have a great life experience as a family and to share it with others who perhaps just enjoy watching or those whom may have dreams and goals to do something similar with their family and friends. Thanks for your comment and for following along. All the best and stay safe. ~Andy

[@grancito2]

@@sailingsvoliluki6938 OK I rewatched the video and was a bit harsh in my comment, I apologise.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

grancito2 no worries. It’s all good. They are eager to learn all about the boat, sailing, the ocean, etc, etc. now we just need to channel their great desire to learn into being a part of the crew. Everyone has to help 😊. Thank you for your follow up reply, I appreciate it. All the best and stay safe. ~Andy

[@grancito2]

@@sailingsvoliluki6938 Thank you for responding, I was their age living on an ocean cruising boat in 1960, it is a great way to educate children.

[@billandpech]

You seem like nice people, but this should be retitled, "Follow my Family Around the Miami Boat Show", because it teaches nothing about weighing blue water options for your Leopard.

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi Bill, we should be doing a full review of all the options we ordered for our boat for blue water sailing in the next month or so. The video you just watched was the 3rd video we ever made on KZbin so we were still finding our way with editing and content etc. This video was more about the process of finalizing our options with the company (Just Catamarans) who would do all the after market work. The process of selecting the right equipment for our boat was new to us so we thought it was important to attend the Miami Boat Show to see options and equipment we'd be interested in. Also Video #5 is about installing a lot of the options that we ordered and we wanted to use these systems or gadgets so we can speak from experience and knowledge in future videos. Our goal has always been to put videos out that share some good boating, sailing, cruising information with a pinch of entertainment and fun facts. We're learning as we go so we hope you enjoy the videos and continue on the journey with us! :-). All the best! ~Maki

[@billandpech]

@@sailingsvoliluki6938 Oh, thank you for your reply and explanation. I understand better now. We are not yet sailors, but have friends here in Key Largo who manage several Leopard cats for charter, so we're always interested in them. If we get the sailing bug , our journey will start with something much smaller, but we look forward to following yours!

[@sailingsvoliluki6938]

Hi Bill, Thanks for spending a part of your day with us. Our goal has always been to put videos out that are informative and helpful to others but also entertaining in some way. We hope you continue to enjoy the videos! Future videos will include how our lives came to this chapter, why we chose Leopard, why we selected the options and aftermarket items we did etc. All the best and stay safe! ~Andy