How to buy a CHEAP BOAT and SAIL the CARIBBEAN

In this episode, we make our dream come true and buy a boat to sail the Caribbean on a budget. We land in Grenada, connect with the sailor community, arrange some boat viewings and find the perfect boat after many emotions. We seal the deal on Anna’s birthday!
All music by stereopsis ✨
#grenada #jeanneau #caribbean #caribbeancruise #sailing #boat #cruise #cheap #travel #trip
00:00 Intro
00:34 The Plan
01:05 Grenada
02:09 Online Research
02:31 Viewings
05:46 Decision Making
07:00 Pre-Purchase Inspection
08:52 Got the Boat!
#sailing #travel #caribbean #boat

[@maxinsa]

You are the best! Living your dreams, that's the way!

[@rickandanna]

Thank you @maxinsa ❤ we can say the same about you!!! Discovering the world with the tiny one 😍 careful with the crocodiles 🐊 😂

[@juliazentner681]

I love your story. Can't wait for more videos

[@rickandanna]

Thank you so much! We're working on it...

[@robsgarage4746]

You all did a Hell of a job acquiring that vessel. Happy and Safe sailing! Excellint vid!

[@rickandanna]

Thanks, Rob!

[@aniyu87]

Happy 31st birthday Anna! What an awesome video and plan! You are living a dream❤

[@rickandanna]

Thank you so much @aniyu87 we miss you guys so much ❤️😫

[@lukeboelitz]

Great video! Thanks for sharing all the details. A cheap boat with no obvious problems seems like a great place to start. Looking forward to watching your journey.

[@rickandanna]

Thanks for watching! We are excited, too and working on the next video already. It will be about getting the boat ready...

[@celiashu5150]

I love your videos, and. really nice to meet you and Rick in person, wish you all the best in the future ❤

[@rickandanna]

Thanks so much Celia! Can't wait to meet you again tonight 😍

[@nigelcochrane5099]

So proud of you guys! Living your best life!!!

[@rickandanna]

Oix Nigel ❤❤❤ thanks so much, you the best!!! Thanks for all the help and encouragement at the beginning, it soon will be a year since we chatted, time flies!

[@helenritts3822]

Love this! So much joy ❤

[@rickandanna]

Thanks Helen!!! There was joy indeed… in fact loads of emotions 😂

[@markthomasson5077]

Small is beautiful! Great choice.

[@rickandanna]

It really is! Thank you ❤️

[@maddieaugust8933]

Such an incredible adventure!!! Can’t wait to follow along :)

[@rickandanna]

Ouch Maddie ❤️ thanks for watching. Miss you tons. More to come 💪

[@robsgarage4746]

just got around to seeing your vid again. talk about inspiration. i want to do what you all did and are doing! Just subs! Take care, stay healthy and happy sailing!

[@rickandanna]

That is so lovely to hear!!! Thanks for your comment! You can do it Rob!!! Also if you are interested our boat in for sale in the Bahamas 🇧🇸😉 same price!!! Check out our latest vid for a full boat tour☺️

[@wardell7]

Looking forward to your adventures guys.....

[@rickandanna]

Thank you! We are currently waiting out some strong winds and are working on the next video 😊

[@ricksonnoelshelvin4065]

It was great meeting you guys and doing your rig Survey. Wishing you guys fair winds and safe sailing⛵️ ⚓️ 👍🏿

[@rickandanna]

Hi Shelvin, You gave us the best present of all: reassurance! Can't recommend you as a surveyor at Alliance Marine Grenada enough 😊

[@AfricanFlightStar]

Great video, love the enthusiasm, and as Larry Pardey said - "Go Small, Go Simple, but Go Now". I think you just checked all three of those boxes. Wish you all the very best, cheers!

[@rickandanna]

Thanks a lot! We very much agree with Larry and Lin. They didn't even have engines on their boats.

[@plaaague]

loved the video new sub ! good luck to you guys

[@rickandanna]

Thanks so much!!

[@yamabiru4553]

Good luck 2 u both!

[@rickandanna]

Thank you very much 😊

[@TinyBoatAdventures]

Looks good , good luck :)

[@rickandanna]

Hey there fellow small boat sailors :) We had a Cal20 before on the Canadian West Coast. You should come to the Caribbean next. We still haven't seen any boat here smaller than ours

[@thamwilliam9757]

Congratulations to both of you to get yours sail boat. Can’t wait to watch your future adventure video with this boat. Actually I’m planning to get a sail boat as well. Do you mind if I can get the #5 Vanc. 27 seller contact? I’m interested with her boat 😀

[@rickandanna]

Send me a PM with your number, we will pass it on! ❤️

[@JohnBraman413]

what boat you got?

[@rickandanna]

Hi John, did you watch the video to the end? We explain our decision there! 😊 Thanks for watching

[@George-dx2sd]

I have to ask , how are you financing this lifestyle ? $10K for the boat is great , but how are you funding day to day living . food , bills, marina fees , repairs /maintenance and the plethora of expenses involved in this lifestyle.

[@rickandanna]

Hi George, thanks for your comment. We are really trying to keep our expenses low. Cook in the boat 90% of the time, no bills (solar power and free water), no marinas (we are always anchoring for free), and so far we are repairing the boat ourselves. We’ll make a future video on this if this is interesting for people! Stay tuned for the following episodes where we show a bit more of how we got the boat ready and the beginning of the trip!

[@George-dx2sd]

@@rickandanna That would be interesting as I'm sure many others including myself would like to do similar. I always feel that people who do this must have significant financial back up ie Sold their house to fund the trip for example.

[@rickandanna]

Awesome, noted! Thanks so much for your feedback!

[@obiwanfisher537]

Step 1: Have money. Step 2: Don't have no money Seriously. If you don't have a way to make an income online or you have big, fat savings, you won't be able to sail full stop. Sailing 6 months, working 6 months always sound great, until you leave your boat somewhere remote, got to pay for it from the distance, then work and live locally, not save a lot of money due to high living costs, then you finally make it back to the boat and need to spend the first few weeks cleaning the boat up and getting it up to spec again to go on, then you probably also have to spend some money on boat jobs etc and before you know it, you're almost out of money or time or both. Hence why most people try to start a youtube channel. That being said: It's still possible and I wish you the best of luck.

[@rickandanna]

Great comment, thanks! The truth is 1) we live and travel very very cheap 2) we have a smaller boat than most people are sailing in the Caribbean, that helps a lot to keep it cheap 3) we are not planning to do this for a very long time We want to show how we are able to do this with a small budget in our future videos. Coming soon...

[@obiwanfisher537]

@@rickandanna Yeah, being at anchor most of the times, catching and fishing, installing solar and wind energy, and then living off savings is quite easy. But not sustainable, which is what keeps most people from doing this.

[@estebanprieto9604]

Woow que pasada. Pensaba que el barco os había costado muuucho más. Que envidia sana me dais, que os vaya muy bien en el viaje (@sinasiento).

[@rickandanna]

Wow Esteban qué ilusión leerte por aquí! Muchas gracias! Pues la verdad es que se puede hacer con bajo presupuesto! El secreto es el tamaño ☺️ Por cierto, estamos entrenando nuestras freediving skills para la proxima vez que snorkeleemos juntos! ;)