HIDDEN REALITIES of Living on a Sailboat (Watch Before You Buy!)

[@BeauAndBrandy]

LIVEABOARDS... I know we forgot some, share your TOP hidden realities for all of those thinking about living this boat life.

[@sdrest]

I dreamed a yacht, to sail the sea, to see you around. Share sailing skills, enjoy the beach, the surf, home cooking and smiles. Watch the sun go down, hug you hello, and kiss you goodbye. Brandy! your narrative brings it alive, Merry Xmas.

[@tt658]

Hi Beau and Brandy, I have followed you for many many years and of all the episodes I’ve seen this episodes about “ hidden realities“, is the best you’ve ever done. Your descriptions of life are actually applicable to anyone. You’re writing is very poetic and thought-provoking. Thank you so much for doing such a great job with this. Keep up the good work.

[@1212CRMD]

Yep!

[@SVTONICBoatWives]

Thank you for sharing, this has to be hands down one of the best boat life videos I have watched in years.

[@unrilleadventures4370]

We just spent 565 ish days on anchor throughout the Caribbean and have watched KZbin sailing channels for almost two decades…This is BY FAR THE BEST DESCRIPTION OF THE REALITY OF SAILING LIFE !!! Well done ! 👏

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Oh wow! Thank you!!

[@bobbrown9158]

Watching you two over the years, the one thing I think is so important is your ability to adapt to whatever come at you.

[@BillGornicki-qj9mk]

I think you’ve found your voice. Your videos have taken a soft thoughtful direction. I like it. 😊

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate that! 😊

[@directedby100]

It was very honest coverage of the challenges, downsides, & how simple mainland tasks become complex on a boat. I need to hear that. You balance that well with the compensations that come if you move through each problem. It's food for thought. Thanks!

[@solitudeandsailing]

I love how you keep it honest, showing the good and the bad of sailing.

[@BeauAndBrandy]

It's the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. 😊

[@nodogrunner]

Beau needs to show more of his DIY! Haters are gonna hate. Beau puts a realistic spin on his projects. He does not sugar coat the effort required. I know that if I do something it is going to go wrong at least once and take twice as long as anyone else. Beau rocks!...you to Brandy.

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Thanks so much for your support!! Just keeping it real!

[@easycomeeasygo5555]

It's moving! We just started to build our boat life plan and this video is really a must see...! Thank you.

[@scottbrown147]

hahahaha love you guys!!! so fun to see our costume party again!

[@petenaylor1353]

That was very well put together with great narration and plenty of archived footage. Really blowing the dust off and clearing the air for your next adventure!

[@lancewoolen9343]

Thanks so much for this one! We'll be starting our adventures in just a couple months.

[@freedomwanderer]

You said it.... Home is where you find peace...

[@mountainmandale1587]

After spending almost 100k, my boat and I are in the carribean till hurricane season. Good luck to you both.

[@kevinhildum9186]

I know all of the feelings that you just portrayed, And it never got old. Each new day was a different adventure.

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Exactly!!

[@SailingRoam]

I love this episode. It helps to remember why we do this while we're hauled out and the tasks seem endless. With a year(ish) out of the water, reminders like this one really help.

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Having been out for 6 months now we know what you mean!! It was nice to have a look back! Hope y’all get back in soon!

[@SkylinersYeti]

great video. Not a sailor but my wife says life is not boring being married to me. We travel to remote locations, live in a cabin in the forest, snow during the winter, wildfires during the summer. For those that like a boring life great, We preferer life to be an adventure.

[@nowhereman7398]

Nice to see you folks again. Long time no see.

[@KR-pe7gr]

Beautifully put!

[@SailingPennyLane]

All so true. Wonderfully spoken and good information for someone contemplating this life 😍

[@jesuschrist-alphaomega]

That was a really nice episode. Thank you

[@Life-Dreaming]

Wishing Beau and Brandy a wonderfully blessed holiday and new year, 2025 YEAH. Thanks for sharing your boat life. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 💙🇺🇸💚👍😇

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Happy Holidays to you too!

[@eralko]

Very well done Salute! ! Have a merry Christmas

[@CuriositySake]

So well stated, award worthy description to the T. Brings back memories. 😊

[@BeauAndBrandy]

It really does, doesn't it? Loved putting this together

[@bdale2]

Excellent episode!!!! 🤗

[@SMOKEitUP42O]

just want to say thank you for entertaining us every week with your videos of your travels...wishing you both a Merry Christmas and a safe and fun 2025 😃😎

[@1212CRMD]

Love to watch your experiences in this video! Thanks a lot for sharing it! God bless and protect y'all. Brazil

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@josepmassot4696]

Sois los que mostráis la realidad de navegar a vela, o al menos los que más me recordáis tiempos pasados en lugares inolvidables.

[@F1ComputerServicesWestKelowna]

Hey Brandy (and Beau), I can see YOU do a lot of work into editing. Very interesting and useful perspective on the sailing lifestyle. Once again, I really enjoyed your video

[@BeauAndBrandy]

It was really fun going through all the old footage 🤩

[@russellparrish8862]

Nice video You made so many good points. Keep up the good work.

[@tomdunn1254]

Lovely video. All of the best and Merry Christmas from Albertinia South Africa.

[@vgrof2315]

Brandy knows! Thank you.

[@jamielyons7054]

Thank you, very informative and you do a wonderful job narrating. It's good to hear all aspects of the boat/cruiser lifestyle & experiences. ❤😂🙄🤩 ~love from Michigan~

[@erichyney6287]

Thanks for sharing

[@chrisd8438]

That was one of the best KZbin videos I have ever watched! You guys are both awesome. I am more inspired than ever!!!

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Thanks, that means a lot! 🤗

[@dadieosnyder3700]

Wow you guys are the real deal!!!!

[@richardgnista]

Nice change, words matter. A story lived and shared.

[@MerleNicholson]

Excellent. Well done.

[@douglas386]

Liveaboard. 7 yrs. Heading south to Keywest.

[@danahawthorne1633]

Hi guys. Great video. It captures a lot of truths. Cheers, fair winds! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 🎉

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 🎄

[@KarelPerez11]

I really enjoyed this episode. It’s inspiring and the true nature of sailing

[@michaelhensley4102]

Excellent video well thought out and done. Thank you

[@mrsmithdaddy]

Keeping it real as always! Thanks for the video 😊

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Gotta keep it real, you know us 😁

[@julieinak]

What a beautiful episode!!

[@CarltonTweedle]

Ups downs highs lows panics great days and the we are all going to die days. But the great days out do the bad ones. If you love it and prosper that is the life for you.

[@faircompetition1203]

One of the things I really like about your boat is it is small enough to be relatively easily handled . I know of a few very comfortable boats fiends have that are too big to dock without crew

[@BeauAndBrandy]

We do love our little home 💛

[@larrylegg8245]

LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE

[@ChrisandKellNowHere]

Love this! Way to keep it real ❤

[@joelquinn3953]

Y'all really made me feel better today with all the years we spent with y'all. All the inspiration y'all give ( Bought motorhome 5 years ago because of y'all ) 😁 and not a year goes by that y'all don't take the bull by the horns and make a life worth living with us!!!! Brandy getting bit by horse mosquitoes 🤣🤣 sorry Brandy!!! Love y'all keep safe and merry Christmas. JQ

[@MarchTwentyfour-t8z]

Now, that was a genuinely nice and very true video! Well done guys! Cheers 🍻🍻

[@douglasmontgomery6315]

Great video guys...thanks !

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@terriebishopjunkin6882]

Great video, thank you! 🤗⛵️

[@Roaming9to5]

Sooo accurate. Great video, loved it 🫶

[@EvanCrompton]

You guys are so authentic, love your videos

[@ronaldwarren5220]

Very informative. May God continue to bless you

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Thank you so much!🙏

[@davecummings6170]

Perhaps as a subtitle, this outstanding piece is “An Ode To Sailing”.

[@davidbowman5975]

Great work on this video! I loved it!

[@ianwakeling4863]

Nice video. Very well put together and keeping it simple, whilst putting a lot of information out there, well done.

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Much appreciated!

[@wadeshore]

Thanks again for letting us tag along 😊

[@kristaready8812]

That was beautiful! 🤗💞

[@jeffreyhutchinsdo]

Well worth my watch!

[@olaspr1]

Thanks for sharing !

[@emilybh6255]

Interesting video. However, before I started sailing long distances, I'd make sure I sailed well enough to be able to sail (without an engine) right up along side a dinghy that got away and pick its painter up with a boat hook. Not being able to do that and having to have someone jump in the water to swim to go get it bodes even WORSE for man-overboard situations! YIKES.

[@dobrodaddy2850]

If that situation is a Yikes moment for you, maybe you should consider not sailing.

[@emilybh6255]

@@dobrodaddy2850 I made the comment because I've been sailing since I was 6 years old. I know what I'm talking about.

[@Cheers_Warren]

⁠@@emilybh6255but sometime you just have to go for it! It’s a problem when issues give sailors a bad name but if we didn’t have adventurers nobody would have found America🤷‍♂️

[@MrAnthism]

lovely video! GJ captain!

[@kevinmcgann1372]

That's a nice video. Thanks! Love it.

[@2011mendo]

And the one subject you left open, or untouched, "life with a partner".. As one who did think about it, I quickly discovered, a single sailor, has way more issues and concerns than couples.😢 It brings sailing to a whole new experience... Singles can't do a lot of sailing! Need more time to do everything. Spend more time in Port than on the open sea for sure... A sailor life is best spent as a couple for sure..

[@artsmith103]

We provisioned a bareboat charter out of Honolulu Bay. Left a driver's license at the supermarket and pushed 2 carts over a mile back to the marina. While the crew stowed everything, 1 person ran the carts back to the supermarket.

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Been there fine that 🤪

[@Ducky2964]

I’m somewhat new to your channel and I really love it! I love hearing your stories, and this one is on my top 5 list. ❤

[@sailinglatis]

Well said! Great episode. 🇨🇦

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Thanks so much!

[@tartansailor]

Very true.

[@billsrq1788]

Hello from Siesta Key Florida

[@SVPearler]

Ready good episode. 👏

[@reginaldarty8192]

You are getting very good at this 👏 👏

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Awww Thanks so much!🙏

[@Sailingsanctuary]

I just love yall. Really. Yinz rock.

[@eleutheros]

Life aboard certainly has its challenges!

[@BeauAndBrandy]

It sure does!

[@dmrpers]

Excellent.

[@ralfretter5674]

Great video.very well explained 👏❤️💯

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@robertgold2643]

Very nicely done 🙏

[@rezas2385]

Informative, thank you. .

[@tvonzweck]

Great video!

[@deeclination]

Just beautiful,

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@sandyestabrook3898]

Thoroughly Enjoyable

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Thank you!

[@KP_1843]

Great vlogs! More subs!!

[@magnify24]

Excellent video once again. Thank you. What about struggling with finances??

[@mikesteinacher1450]

Good philosophy and instruction. Food for thought!!

[@brianparkinson5279]

Hi, bross, very nice video

[@jojoerider5828]

What bug spray do you recommend?

[@adventureswithmyNavySEAL]

Our first and last trip was from Ft Pierce to Hampton Va and back. It was so stressful for me. Not for my Navy SEAL hubby. Ummm yeah it was. He can fix anything so that helps. Having our dog on board who didn’t potty for 50 hrs added more cortisol to my bod. Chatting w you Brandy while we were near Satellite Beach was an added plus. St Ritz is for sale. In ft pierce. She’s on the hard. Ready for new owner. Sad. We bought 7 acre ranch house in central Fl. Somebody buy our boat.

[@jpiz224]

Heyyyy

[@Aboard_and_Abroad]

everything taste better

[@oh-brothers]

Guys... I really miss Too Short !!!

[@BeauAndBrandy]

Us too!! Hope to see them soon :)

[@nordi137]

wenigstens ist der Titel auf deutsch

[@QQ-fs5lg]

❤❤❤ ❤❤

[@MichaelrennieG]

The best video

[@mc400cricket2]

👍

[@graemeoliver744]

#1 tip, get a surveyor before you buy.

[@markwilson8632]

😀👍

[@1off39]

No thanks , i'll stick to land .😅

[@BeauAndBrandy]

This is exactly why we did this episode, better to know now than if your out here with illusions of grandeur right?

[@1off39]

@BeauAndBrandy That's for sure , stay safe !

[@Avieeee-ct9wf]

Just learn to sail and charter a boat on vacation

[@BeauAndBrandy]

That is definitely the easier route! 🤩