How WE Sail our Catamaran

Everyone has their own steps and techniques on how they prepare and sail their boat. Today we bring you along to show you how we do it! Our boat is a 2023 Seawind 1170 catamaran. We hope you enjoy the ride!
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[@cbrownrace]

so i'm one of your subs that knows NOTHING about sailing, and i somehow still like watching these videos. it's impressive how much y'all know about this stuff and how well you work together.

[@chrisfowler6278]

I enjoy this format of video. Not necessarily “tutorial based” but more along the lines of day in the life and what means to actually get the boat up and ready to sail. I for one enjoyed it! Every boat is different with different systems so it’s nice to see in my eyes. But I still love the adventure as well. A few of these mixed in time to time would be awesome!

[@daviddelrosario828]

I've been sailing since I was 9 years old (for 65 years now!) and when I sail my current boat, a Beneteau 373 which I've had for 19 years I do exactly what you do when we get underway. You did an excellent job of describing it. Really enjoy your channel.

[@valerieb.4912]

I got you beat! Age 7. Nice Boat Beneteau 373. I am a Bristol Girl. Happy Sailing ⛵.

[@ArtHelm]

There are many "cruiser" channels out there that can't sail to save their life. I have a lot of respect for your approach to be sailors first. And also a huge fan of your restoration work content.

[@user-uw4ch8qr5e]

It's always great to see some real world sailing demonstrated.

[@michaelgraham6067]

This is a great video to remind me that I’d MUCH rather watch you sail, than to actually do it myself. Maybe when I was much younger but I’ll enjoy watching you in my latter years thank you….

[@user-pi3yq7zl1x]

I have watched every single episode. I wouldn’t want you to do this every time, but as somebody who used to sail Sunfish sailboats and knew what worked but not why I absolutely appreciate this type of video. Whether you are repairing something or sailing please don’t just tell us what you are doing but the why. You both have a “teachers” mind and are great at explaining things so anyone can understand. Can’t wait for your next adventure. I always learn something and for that I am eternally grateful. You all are doing what I would have done 40 years ago had I known it could be done. ( of course back then it was a lot harder to earn a buck while traveling). Keep it up, you three are awesome!

[@motor-head]

If you're trying to figure out what content people like the most I'll give you my quick take from most to least favorite (I'm middle aged, male, mechanically inclined) 1. Boat systems work - installing components, repairs, upgrades etc. 2. Sailing related - passages, passage prep etc. 3. Exploring places - on shore explorations etc. 4. Water sports activities - diving, fishing etc.

[@user-ed5vi3rm2h]

Please show us on the chart as you go, especially cuts and passes. That will help us share the fun with you. Thanks !

[@rogerhache4588]

Hi guys, really appreciate today’s video, for us non sailors ,sometimes it’s kind of a mystery all those terms , lines and sails! You did a fantastic explanation of the basics of sailing a catamaran, and the ways you go about it. 👍👍👍 P.S. All your videos are always amazing 🫶

[@rockercover]

Always interesting to learn new things. Impressed there are folks like you that are interested in sailing. If ocean water navigation is ever needed, I would appreciate having you on board. (Knowledge with experience).

[@phillipmullis7904]

Any time you can make it easier to understand sailing the better. You two are so fortunate.

[@user-bh1lk9rj7j]

Thanks the sailing explanation was nice of you as most of your viewers have never sailed a modern catamaran.

[@kevinbuckley4231]

Video summary: "This is all magic, and we are magicians."

[@richwheeler5763]

Nice to see all the theory you learn about when starting out learning to sail, put into a practical way - with show and tell. More of them pls

[@AIRDOODOO]

Billy looking like Sully from Godsmack with the shades and chin growth. Rockstar

[@nooneanybodyknows7912]

Sierra, thanks for bringing up smart relevant questions about the tell-tales. And, Billy, for your thorough answer, which wasn't too far over the heads of those still learning. Excellent episode. Thanks for sharing.

[@angeljohnston4007]

I thought this was a nice mix of planning, sailing, and instruction. Given that you had a long "close reach" section that was cut, maybe include a little of that with the sailing tweaks about tuning the boat / rig, including wind speed vs boat speed, so there would be a little more of a sailing tutorial. I'm enjoying the videos.

[@SUVwanderer]

Excellent video for those like me that are new to sailing. I can understand it could be boring for experienced sailors but to have a “how to” thrown in now and again is great idea. Love your other videos as well 😊

[@Andy-dt8jg]

Beautiful boat, you must be so happy with it 😃

[@craignewton5126]

One of your best yet. You make a great team. Loved your sailing coverage and explanations.

[@mustangsupersnake7848]

I love you guys and Jetty too! Thank you so much for another wonderful video. Everything about you and your videos is awesome!

[@jessewillard6549]

More of these please, want to see the process more

[@r52euphoria]

Your explanation on sailing was for beginner sailors but you used the terminology of a knowledgeable sailor which would have lost all the beginners. Always look forward to what you guys are up to.💕🍻

[@StevenPendleton]

Great video! You too are so in love and it shows in your videos! Amazing how you seemed to fit right into your new boat! Another KZbin couple just got a new Seawind and they are totally lost on how to sail it!

[@stuartsimmons956]

Excellent camera angles and yes, like the content.

[@bobswezey7452]

Still looking in and enjoying your videos, thank's for taking us along...

[@sarakennedy2288]

Another great upload! Maybe one cool idea could be a Picture in Picture in the corner of your screen showing your wind speed, how fast you're going, etc. It's kinda fun to follow along with that for us geeky people. Not sure if you could do a screen record of it or have to set up another camera.

[@sluggo5145]

I do like this type of video. I know nothing about sailing but enjoyed seeing how to trim the sails. Thank you

[@VictorGarcia-hh3rk]

So far in my vote, you guys are the best KZbinrs I seen selling. I think you guys are great. Love your videos.

[@thadcalvert7466]

Thanks for the tutorial on sailing a catamaran. I am considering upgrading to a catamaran, and I appreciate viewing your videos.

[@SuzanneHarden]

While you lost me pretty early on in the ‘how to’, I still really enjoyed this video. My dad would have loved watching you sail. He was a Captain for Beneteau and would sail and deliver new boats to the islands. I’m sure he's looking down with a smile and understood everything you guys did. Thanks for taking us along! Smooches for Jetty!!

[@jacquelynjones6364]

Great camera work to show the adjustments you made to sails, really excellent. Thank you!

[@mamasthree2649]

Yes, we like it!!

[@user-uf1cm3to7m]

You guys must have picked a great boat, some channels with new catamarans are having constant problems. You guys are great 👍

[@lancevjenn]

New to sailing and to Catamarans. I really enjoyed the video and the format. Thanks!

[@tlowe2502]

Thanks guys, really appreciate all you do in sharing your adventures. Stay safe and as usual GO JETTY GIRL. 👍🏻💕🐾🍖

[@matty2timez708]

Love love love this. As a land lubber and a fantasizing boater, I live vicariously thought you and Sierra. FYI. You two were my very first "follow" on KZbin many many years ago. I love your vids!

[@mikemendes7598]

Nice job explaining apparent wind, telltales and getting the boat sailing, in a simple commentary. It's pretty easy to get lost in the physics of it all, and probably not interesting except to nerds like me, LOL. I'm also glad to see your sheeet attachment to the clew at the highest position, meaning the most tension on the jib leech. I see SO many of these roller furlers with a leech that is too loose, (= slow) and the sails look terrible at anything but hard on the wind. Most of them really need a barber hauler when let out on a broad reach or run, to maintain leech tension. A good leech = better speed.

[@sailingnuestravida]

I like the idea of securing the main halyard to the back of the boom at anchor. We usually tie ours to a shroud, but we are going to try your way next time out.

[@rmjryost]

I would love to see how you retrieve your anchor with the sails up. As a sail boat owner I enjoy seeing your thoughts and mentality on how you sail.

[@chancevonfreund9145]

Love the new boat and the adventure! Saving for a new hoodie. All the prints are cool. Cheers guys 🍻⛵

[@25mitchel]

Another excellent video, we would like to see more like this.

[@georgewyman6154]

Well done. You explained it well - I know because I had a sailboat when I was 13!

[@MikeJones-wl6gb]

Perfect KZbin opener this evening! TY! Loved it.

[@clydecessna737]

I learned something and I saw Jetty - terrific.

[@saltwater4892]

Good info... also if you could do exploring of Isle or towns. Thats interesting also

[@beebop4333]

QUESTION w a new boat theres always a list of items that need fixing or replaced by the manufacturer that you find out after weeks of being underway. Can you share the process and what items or issues you have run into. Also, can u update the repair job, how you liked it, befor and after, etc. Thanks

[@caromarco6315]

So interesting for me as a non sailor to see how sailing works!

[@frankoliva8768]

team work 🤝

[@Pepper478]

Very informative video! Learned a few things today 😊 thanks Billy and Sierra!

[@gustavomonteiro2793]

Loved the video. Maybe you could show how you tack and jibe, reef the main. I imagine how hard work is to make videos while maneuvering, but it would be appreciated. Happy sail for you.

[@vikimoody8783]

Enjoyed the lesson at the ride. Loved it.

[@johnnylightning1491]

I don't know if it will help me out because I'll probably never own a sail boat because my wife doesn't like the water. I do however, find it interesting and who knows my son-in-law has a Pace 27 that he may get on the water one of these days. Keep the good stuff coming guys and give Jetty a pat on the head and a treat for me.

[@Keepingittocool]

Cool video guys

[@mloret6745]

Excellent description for sailing. You guys are very articulate and clear .

[@UmasAsShifa]

Hii..Nice to see your boat,i love catamaran...and your adventure.i've sailing cat too more than 10 years...tqsm,enjoy your sailing. Love sailing from Malaysia...Umaira.

[@gordonmacdonald3509]

Great video! I would have liked to see more of the sails adjustments as you were narrating about your lines a d trim.

[@Analog_nomad01]

Very helpful thank you. I learn a lot watching your videos. This time it was how to stash the main halyard to prevent banging on the mast while at anchor!

[@Dkuett]

We have a SW 1000. Next time you shoot raising and lowering the mainsail could you address how you keep the mainsail away from the lazy jacks as the sail goes up. And maybe a shot of the main lowering into the sail cover? Thanks. We enjoy following you guys!

[@jerrodbeck1799]

Fish tacos sound good…

[@stevensykes3740]

GREAT VIDEO!! Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed how simple sailing can be. Cheers

[@Babadado]

Hey guys…I recently became a sub a couple months ago. Motor boater for 40+ years, never got into the “how to” of sailing.. Love this Vid! GREAT INFO!! Thank you for the education and great channel!

[@willay747]

LOVE this kind of video! Very relaxing! :) Can you do a video on the electronics and how it all helps you sail? Thx!

[@stephenpike6170]

Love this type of video❤

[@drew9332]

Loved it, Keep em coming!

[@whitneylake2107]

Thank you for a nice sailing primer. Cheers

[@Captnat]

Love seeing that sexy Tylaska sailing hardware!

[@fabpoltronieri]

Fantastic. Tks for the details. Next time, if possible, tell us about what and how you read all the instruments for motor running. Greetings from Zurich.

[@edemerick1889]

Love it guys!

[@bobhodges3116]

Do you have a jib barberhauler system on the boat? We have a Dragonfly 32 trimaran and we are using our jib barberhauler as soon as we start to bear away from a close reach through a broad reach. It’s the only way to get all the telltales flying top to bottom on the luff of the sail and not have too much twist in the leech. It’s also good for the health of the sail as you don’t get the floppy leech thing that can lead to premature wear and tear on the sail. Nice boat!

[@elizabethhaines6299]

Really enjoyed it!

[@brianmileti868]

Enjoyed it guys you gave me a little insight on what it would be like to sail a cat.

[@mikecasista]

Loved it!!!!!

[@alleycat5472]

Very helpful, thank you so much. :)

[@jamielancaster01]

You all have come along way from your cat!

[@geofferyrobertson6608]

top job you 2 as always

[@chrisnielsen4241]

GOOD JOB

[@mikemchale7639]

Talk about professional you guys really know your stuff and your boat great video

[@michaelvanwinkle7919]

I liked this video

[@peterpoulsen1191]

Thx love it hard work and a little fun

[@joshuafranklin2341]

Good video. Like that it was uneventful.

[@tonyw3250]

Great video, very interesting

[@rwhunt99]

Great video, coming from a landlubber, lol! It's always interesting!

[@tompayton81]

Love the vids! Not a sailing guy, appreciate you explaining how you sail. But it's LOL to me, you might as well be speaking Chinese, which I don't!

[@freedomwanderer91]

A lot of great info there. Thanks for sharing.

[@craigmargetts3186]

Great video. I must do one for optimal trim / racing on a Seawind 1160!!

[@tomdrummy4984]

So basically……sailing is a workout 😎

[@donaldbrown9437]

Thanks!

[@wcgolfpro]

Be safe !!

[@jeffmckenna6920]

I hope you don't have to come about too quickly to head north! But when you do, be mindful of the Outer Banks! They don't call them the graveyard of the Atlantic for nothing... I wonder if this years El Nino had anything to do with the light fishing catch this year. I guess they call it fishing and not catching for a reason. You crushed the lobster though!!!

[@fergus247]

how fast can you go when you are sailing?

[@120Livi]

i honestly thought sails worked like a net to catch the wind and simply get pushed forward. had no idea they worked like an aerofoil!

[@r52euphoria]

Sails are just like the wing of an airplane, just turned sideways

[@Craigs_car_care]

Sounds like Greek to me. 😂😅😊. Always fun

[@Superbobstar]

Pretty sweet video. It's not that different from other content. The "boring" crew would probably enjoy the video if you labeled it something else. "35 Miles To Go", "Woah def wont learn anything here", "Big day on the water", "Certainly not a tutorial on how to sail", "if you think this is boring try sailing for 6 hours" (side note seeing a lot of top "boring" comments on other videos as well not sure why jerks are getting upvoted.) Would you ever do a slow sailing video? I enjoy having those on while i work. thanks for the content.

[@user-nj2vv2xm4j]

Nice, but didn't show any wind speed or boat speed.

[@MikeCummardSr]

Have you tried the Cedar Plugs yet! They have been great for me.

[@shoestringentertainment3718]

How do you properly set your anchor? And how do you know it’s holding good?

[@lindabutler7914]

I really like the video sailed in my younger days but lot more work than that ,so if ever in do or die situation I think I could get your boat from point B to point A if had to 😅😅😅😅LOL

[@evanjones1393]

I enjoyed it….wondering what true wind and apparent wind is all about