SAILING MISTAKES NEWBIES MAKE

[@SwitcherTrain]

I love tuning into this channel once a year to listen to the most pessimistic anti-sailor ever. I share you the wisdom my yacht broker told me: “They don’t make em like they used to” Sure age means more things need replacing but my American made 34’ turned 40 this year and it still needs a couple fixes but she’s a gem.

[@JACKintheBOAT]

Sometimes a classic sailboat is worth spending a few years on! Like a classic car, you can spend years restoring an old sports car, or you can get out your checkbook and get a brand new Honda that will be pretty low maintenance. I personally went the classics route! I’ll spend more in the end, but I know after I go over every square inch of my boat it’ll be higher quality and more inspiring to me personally. I’m glad that there are channels out there building and restoring boats that “technically” aren’t worth it. Like tallyho for instance, what that crew did made NO fiscal sense. But the history they preserved is amazing. Much more special than just going out and buying a brand new Catalina. But then again, maybe getting a brand new Catalina might be somebody else’s dream! Whatever the dream, understand the compromise you make and you’ll do alright.

[@dopeydave7047]

I know someone who bought a 40 year old boat and lived on it for 10 years... it never went in the water though .. and they spen't every penny they had restoring it.....DREAMERS

[@dirtyeric]

Really good points. I just bought my new to me old girl, solid fiberglass (the hull alone is 1.5" thick glass) with zero coring. She is perfect for my needs, not someone else's, and came with half the aftermarket equipment that I was budgeting to install, all brand new, thanks to a dreamer who over dreamed. Their loss my gain plus the negotiated price is allowing me to finish her out and save half my purchase budget, not the upgrade/repairs budget, for actual Sailing. Best investment so far has been my Surveyor. So once I get the all clear from my Oncologist, hopefully before hurricane season, off I shall go on my never ending circumnavigation, until the lights go out.

[@viktorbrattsti9397]

I enjoy your channel. I want to share a story anyways. I took a maritime education in college and worked for nearly a decade on ships on deck. I liked what I did. I also travelled a lot in my free time. I travelled by backpack. I always dreamt of sailing, but it just seemed to complicated to me. Even though I worked on ships and spent my whole life on the water more or less. Sailing seemed to difficult. So I did not bother, until I met a bunch of people who were doing it. And I thought, if they can do it, I can most definitely do that! This was back in 2019. So I started the search for the perfect boat. First, I thought something around 10k, then 20k, then I found some candidates for around 35k. I made spreadsheets, went all over the place looking at different boats. I ended up buying a 1980 Sweden Yachts C34, sloop. An old but beautiful swedish lady with a teak deck, mahagny interior and what not. I know what you are thinking, but it was not the fact. I had never sailed a boat, or touched a teak deck. But still, I could see that this deck was nice. Some previous owner had spent a fortune refitting this boat out. He had replaced the teak deck in 2010, so it was only 9 years old at that point and looked great. No leaks, no nothing. Just perfect. The engine was also new from 2010, so it only had 700 hrs on it. The sails were from the same time, and in good condition. The navigation equipment was from the same time and perfectly functional. Batteries were recent, some new mattresses etc. Everything looked really good. The bilge was spotless. The owner was very competent and had followed a strict maintenance regime on the boat as well as the engine. He even wrote me a detailed handover of the products he had used and how to winterize the boat etc (Norway) I was so happy with that boat. I sailed it all over the place, thousands of nautical miles all over Norway, Sweden and Denmark. I did many upgrades, getting a dinghy with a 2,3 hp, a solar array, litium batteries etc. In the end I ended up using and sailing on the boat for 5 years, sold her this year for 45k. I have gotten kids in the meantime, and now we actually got ourselves a cruising catamaran. Just picked it up and are now out cruising. So far so good!

[@robertfreeman2322]

I tell everyone to buy a 50ft steel Roberts like me and hit everything but the lottery with it. I guarantee while you're learning to maneuver it, the entire marina will see you coming and run from what they are doing and assist you. There might even be a" I nearly got hit by the big steel sailboat support group". to attend.

[@DarkSevariant]

hehehehehehe

[@ChasingLatitudes]

that made me laugh

[@dirtyeric]

Love the plan, I wanted to do that but couldn't find a respectable steel Bruce Roberts near me.

[@robertfreeman2322]

@@dirtyeric They are either dumpster fire half assed rusting from the inside out backyard built hulks or over the top professionally built gleaming shiny beasts that someone thinks is worth more than Mar a Lago. I'm the latter, but I put so much into my boat over the past 15 yrs that I have to keep it out of spite! 😆

[@Jason1King1]

😂😂😂

[@melodiefirth2224]

My 60 year old yacht cost $5000 and I live on it, has saved me that much in rent and elec, on anchor, if it sank tomorrow i wouldn't be owed a penny

[@ArturZagaj-Izraelita]

Tak, jacht to dobra forma domu dla bezdomnych; nawet na lądzie. Ale trochę strach płynąć tym do Mikronezji i mieszkać tam z całym dobytkiem.

[@MG-ct9zf]

key takeaways: - everyone else on youtube is an a*hole, just trust him because he's not just another youtuber - don't buy a boat before consulting with him, it's almost certainly a mistake - actually anything you do, better get his consulting first - did we mention he's consulting?

[@mikenagy938]

I met a guy and his wife the first summer I was in the sea of Cortez. They had a 46 something foot wooden boat and after that first summer I saw him often. Always in the boat yard. He actually spent eight years outfitting his boat all while I was putting miles on mine.

[@Doberman296]

I think this video is just promoting your own consulting service.Many things said here is just personal opinion and will be wrong for another person

[@danielt63]

My philosophy... People have a habit if buying a boat that is too old and/or too big. Buy a new boat and no bigger than you can afford with cash. Sure you could get a 1980's Catalina 30 for about $15k which is the price of a Melges 15. If you get the latter, then you will get more sailing in than if you purchase the former.

[@mauersegler9894]

Sorry but again typical chasing latitudes bullshit: The first think you called a dumster and absolut trashcan is the garcia of alluring arctic sailing. A excellent sailing channel you yourself positivly reviewed, currently doing the north west passage. You just calling other YT names for clicks and at the same time you! are not checking your information properly, claming all the knowlege of the world.

[@danesternecker6567]

My used fancy, dancy new to me sailboat is a 17’ home built “Windmill” built in 2012. It’s a platform to establish whether my wife despises sailing or enjoys some aspects of it. (We also took a day-long sailing excursion this year on a 47’ sailboat in Greece to gain some exposure to the “lifestyle”.)

[@xoxo9970]

Thank you so much for your information and sharing your knowledge. I hope people really understand this Sailing is great but it can be just as dangerous too. You have to know what you are buying and what you are doing. How many people start screwing with strong current and connect and mix the same thing themselves with a boat. You don't have to know everything but you have to learn from knowledgeable people otherwise it ends in a disaster... Greetings from a Swedish viking

[@ChasingLatitudes]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment, I sincerely appreciate it

[@AndrewLewis-l7d]

Wanted a sailboat all my life but couldn’t afford one! Now I can, I studied the situation and concluded real sailing is for people who didn’t really earn their money ( think about it). Then there’s people sailing other peoples boats ( delivery etc) for the people who didn’t really earn their money! Then there’s the rest picking up the cast offs to fill their dream! My conclusion is if your not filthy rich sailing is one big shakedown. Also, have you ever really thought about why a person drives a USED top of the range Range Rover ( or other luxury vehicle) ……. Because they can’t afford a NEW one. Buying a used boat is the same, someone else’s cast offs! My advice: buy a log burner, get new slippers and a cat for company, save £50/100k watch KZbin 😂

[@andypdq]

Couldn't agree more, @ 2:00 "A sailboat is a depreciating asset" The more you spend the more you lose, so buy the newest one you can afford......?

[@ChasingLatitudes]

100%

[@milanmarinkovic3016]

And stay away from most of the gadgets pushed on us in the nautical shops these days, for ridiculous prices. They are not necessary. What you don't have, can't brake, don't have to be repaired and/or replaced. Keep it simple.

[@andypdq]

@@milanmarinkovic3016 Sound boat, GPS, plot it on a paper chart if you're ocean sailing. If you're coastal sailing it's way more hazards than ocean sailing, rock and reef dodging daily, so then a chart plotter makes sense. Eperb, well worth the money, other than that practice old school pilotage and celestial nav whenever you can. Extra knowledge is never a disadvantage

[@mjanulis3603]

Guilty here - old boat + wrong boat; First step toward recovery admitting one's mistakes....luckily it's been fun along the way and if you stick with sailing through your mistakes and come out on the other side - you got a damn good education. The Low $ invest makes it an okay lesson. Thanks for the knowledge!

[@eileenjantz2252]

I'm so happy I found your channel. I very much appreciate your honesty and sarcasm. I might go for the consulting package in the very near future!!

[@ChasingLatitudes]

You are so welcome!

[@somebody1869]

I love my 30’ electric sailboat. However, this is our sailing envelope: - we’re on a lake on the Saint Lawrence river (west of Montreal) - we weekend sail and marina hop. - we have enough battery storage for any “full day” outing. - the boat is berthed in a slip and has access to shore power for charging. - a 2000w portable generator is plenty to keep us going on weekend adventures. I can imagine a long term, live-aboard sailboat, but such a beast is not yet ready for the average sailing couple. There is a future in electric auxiliary blue water sailboats, but it’s still at the “early adopter” phase, and cruising plans are still governed largely by the requirements of the energy storage system. Two generations of battery tech until it’s ready. Another generation or two of control systems. And then the time it takes for coats to come down into the reach of average “2nd hand sailboat buyers”.

[@Garfield.Farkle]

The way it looks to me is the only advantage to buying an old boat is the expense of sailing it is stretched out over time. A major negative to that approach is important things on the boat are not going to fail very often in the marina. I see sailing as divided into 3 groups: One is the super rich who have a swimming pool, helicopter, and a dinghy with a dinghy on their boat, plus a crew in uniforms. Two is the wealthy who can drop a couple hundred grand on a yacht to either be a weekend toy for party excursions or do serious ocean-crossing sailing. Three are the blue collar-type sailors who can enjoy an old jalopy that mainly just needs to float. The first two can gripe about the expense of boat repair, but have plenty of dough. The folks in the third group scrape by somehow until they can't.

[@MurkyDregs]

Hey Chris... I used to watch a whole bunch of those other youtube channels before I bought my boat, I wanted a "bluewater cruiser," (whatever that is...), and every time I came to your channel I'd get annoyed because it was always a reality check. Well, I kept coming back to your channel anyway because I knew I was hearing what I needed to hear versus what I wanted to hear. I ended up buying a boat you had gone over in one of your videos, only spending half of what I had budgeted originally. I sailed the shit out of my boat all last season...multiple times per week and many 3-5 day trips. 37' Sun Odyssey. I now single-hand her all by myself and this Winter I'm refitting her exactly the way I want to for my needs with the money I saved by not overextending myself based on hype. I'm greatly looking forward to sailing my boat with a finely tuned rig and sensible upgrades this upcoming season. The rig will be humming... a little cruising code action, asym as well... enough solar, but nothing crazy, and I've been learning to do all my own preventative maintenance. A lot of people rag on you because you call out all the bullshit. Keep calling it out. Happy sailing!

[@alpha1967]

Good to hear. I have owned small boats. And aim to get a live aboard boat to cruise on asap. I am not young. I fell for all the BS and wanted a boat like Atticus. But this channel has changed my perception 100%. Yes I want to cross oceans… BUT only to get to another area to stay for a number of years. Once you work out that in a slow circumnavigation of around a decade you will only be truly off shore for a few months you start to look at boats very differntly.

[@SaddlesSails]

Some truth here. We paid 20k for Bob. A 1983 Transworld. But we knew (Well Dad knew) it would cost at least 100k to completely refit this boat. That being said... It was a father & daughter project and we wanted a "project boat" All in all... we've put about 130k (maybe more) into Bob.

[@ChasingLatitudes]

But priceless memories in that scenario that last a lifetime

[@SaddlesSails]

@ChasingLatitudes ❤️ Yes. Worth. Every. Penny.

[@ChasingLatitudes]

@@SaddlesSails 100%

[@usefulcommunication4516]

Half a mil. Sailing condo. Drifting from one tropical beach to the next when the one I'm at eventually tells me to f off. Sailed nothing bigger than a dinghy. But I'm very, very handy. What do you reckon?

[@tonybarnes3858]

Appropos of your introductory comments, I bought a 1987 P-18 for about 6,000, completely refit, easy to work on for anything additional, and the only thing that will keep me from sailing it for the next 20 years, likely, is the fact that I'm 67. Point is it's a small boat, not one you'd ever live aboard or designed cross open ocean. Trailer sailer sleeps 2 sails beautifully.

[@ChasingLatitudes]

I am not referring to day sailors

[@tonybarnes3858]

@@ChasingLatitudes I get it, just thought my situation was ironic in light of your perspective

[@namename1515]

Finally! Real world advice! Subscribed!

[@ChasingLatitudes]

Thank you so much

[@williambunting803]

I like your delivery trip offer. A great idea. I bought a boat to live on and have for 5 years. Now I have to move it between hemispheres and continents. I hear all of that advice.

[@richardhassell818]

So far between you and that brother of mine I’ve managed to avoid all of these mistakes so far. Also, have been able to get out on the ocean and experience a little bit of sailing. It’s true you need to actually do it to find out what it is really like, and how much work it is on the daily. Hope to make a delivery with you again soon, it’s getting cold here and I need a painkiller. Cheers!

[@stevenwatsham5973]

Tania Aebi sailed around the world on a Contesa 26!.. And they can be acquired fairly cheaply.. 6K or so? Ready to go!..

[@williamjoachim1897]

When the little ones have grown enough I will be reaching out. I've had multiple boats over the years and can only speak to those. There is a benefit to owning a Catalina. You can get parts for them. You can find parts anywhere with my experience with a 27, same with the 30. I know this video wasn't about pocket cursers but if your just trying to get on the water they are great boats to start with.

[@seanchapman4031]

just saw the bathtub boy, yes 😎. that's why I come here. stay grinding sir. We appreciate your content during delivery season🙏

[@ChasingLatitudes]

Thank you thank you

[@USA4thewin]

love your updates ,, now am gonna go sail my dumpster of a boat

[@USA4thewin]

haha Lady K took a stab at yaa on there latest video episode 308

[@rickylefleur2158]

Best Buyers are those first timers starting with a full refit. Receipe for desaster.

[@MegaBunkerbuster]

I remember you saying once about buying a Hobie cat as a cheap way in and I couldn’t agree more. Grew up sailing a 16.

[@MrSafetyForever]

When I watch your videos I feel like your talking directly to me! Take Care

[@xoxo9970]

Remember that plastic in boats rusts just like sheet metal in cars but the plastic becomes brittle and hard and weak the older the plastic boat the bigger the junk the plastic weathers from sunlight and weakens

[@ChasingLatitudes]

Yes sir

[@snafflecaterers5841]

Sorry pal you are talking total rubbish we have a 37 snowgoose elite in amazing condition and its a 1987 so please dont spout off stuff you do not no about

[@ChasingLatitudes]

@snafflecaterers5841 ha, I've got more miles sailed than your entire family, forensic amd acquaintances put together, you don't have a 1987 in amazing condition, you've got a 1987 in meed of repair just like everyone else witha 80s boat

[@DarkSevariant]

If you're single guys, that girl in your future sees how much you nurture that refit, and she's drawn to that attention. Once you become a couple, she's going to do EVERYTHING to peel you away from that boat, because she wants 100% of your nurturing. Then once she has it, you're going to be boring to her. Life is a game...

[@allanfifield8256]

" Once you become a couple, she's going to do EVERYTHING to peel you away from that boat, because she wants 100% of your nurturing." That's pretty much true of all male hobbys.

[@andrewwhite1968]

Yes, a man involved with a sailboat and a woman at the same time is in very serious trouble.....

[@alpha1967]

My view of electric drive is it is the ‘future’. Emphasis on the ‘future’. I think any of the systems even vaguely worth having now are stupidly costly and not worth it.

[@hebertcentrone6804]

Hey, Sailing EV needs a little bit of love ❤️

[@jacobuszwanenburg1629]

Yawn …. Just sail the thing away if it breaks fix it If you want new … buy new ! If it sucks don’t do it again 😂

[@ChasingLatitudes]

Seems legit

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

Boat - A hole in the water you through money into. BOAT - Break Out Another Thousand.

[@brandonholliday7927]

Have you done a video on boats for beginners?

[@ChasingLatitudes]

I can

[@frank1181]

Great info. Makes so much sense

[@DarkSevariant]

Be honest people...if you're only going to spend $5k...your heart is not in it. Go in it, to win it...!!! Get vulnerable..!! Work that dream...!!! Some of these channels, seriously, they get a free sailboat, begin the refit wearing a bikini, and they realize they make more money off you-tube views, than holding a cardboard sign, and they don't get chased off the corner.

[@bobsback2676]

Wearing a captains hat....big mistake

[@NeverTooLatewithLorenzzo]

Thanks, bro for the video now you confuse me even more 😂😂!

[@ChasingLatitudes]

Hahah, glad I could help

[@ministryofsailing]

Not Guilty… Uma is on my next vid!!!!

[@alpha1967]

I look forward to it.

[@shainhaggadone9943]

So become an experienced sailor hitchhiker.

[@dirtyeric]

It's better to become a paid Sailing hitchhiker. That's how I bought my boat. 😊

[@AfterDeath1986]

@2:25 But Chris! I bought a 77 valiant and I am refitting it and it will be good for 20 years 😂😂 you give good advice boss.. And guys, don't fall in love with classics like I did.. it is expensive. These new boats are cheaper in the long run... ignore me and my passion project (and we do spend a month a year on vacation actually sailing her.. if I wanted to cruise tomorrow I'd still need around 50k to get her ready... whereas a 2005ish boat would be more upfront but less afterwards... but again I love my Valiant lol.. so I'm a sucker) @05:37 100% bro 100% I won't tell you how to sail, and you don't tell me how to run a 12,000ft train.. get information from experts guys. @08:35 we need a watermaker and sail in the pnw canada side and we were refused water at 3 different marinas this year.. so we said F it and are getting one. @11:25 I probably did this one with my Valiant hahahaha probably would have been better off buying a 20' trailer able lake boat to start haha @13:50 but if you need to cross oceans and travelling then maybe suffering the crossing to do what you love is okay... 🤷‍♂️ @15:00 maybe hybrid would be okay.. but pure electric for 90% of applications I consider foolhardy @the end, good video dude.. you may have saved someone a lot of dollars. I'm to far gone but love posting my .02 which I feels echoes yours for the most part hahaha

[@ChasingLatitudes]

Thanks for taking the time to respond with such an epic comment, i sincerely appreciate it

[@DarkSevariant]

Those boat shows...they only have 2025 boats, and the sales people have sized you up, before you even get aboard their boat. 😘

[@ChasingLatitudes]

we are just going to check out size and features thats all

[@kapiteindonut]

I should have bought a steel sailing barge instead of a polyester yacht... I know your opinion about steel but for the European climate steel is better

[@Magnus-qr7lj]

So, basically just a way for you to make money! Same old story!

[@ChasingLatitudes]

For me to make money ? sure bud

[@seanchapman4031]

gotta dive in to the Channel. sorry i missed squad.

[@alpha1967]

What Atticus did doesn’t sit well. I think they have behaved badly. Lady K, he seems like a nice guy, but where he gets off giving advice… I have more experience than him and wouldn’t dream of giving advice. My only advice would be go and watch Chasing Latitudes.

[@allanfifield8256]

"Atticus" - She pulled the plug on the whole Project. He's trying to find a way to hang on to her without working.

[@alpha1967]

Did you see the episode just before they crossed the Atlantic with their hired captain? They went on a modern yacht of similar length to theirs for some drinks. Her face and her comments did not bode well. She loved it. I don’t blame her for wanting off that boat. For me the lack of space and having to clamber up a ladder to get onboard would kill the experience. He really drank the salty sea dog BS. Love, hate or simply accept catamarans… compare Atticus to Nahoe, who started as a couple on a Lagoon 410 and now sail with two youngsters. You only have to watch the cats on passage to see the kids playing in the cockpit while mum is cooking. Meanwhile the monohulls, especially the older ones they are usually laying about moaning about not being able to cook and feeling ill. Even Delos was like that on ocean passages. I am convinced Atticus would still be sailing if they had a modern boat with space, more stability and a sugar scoop.

[@Valkyrie11609]

Scam alert!! I bought a bunch of great stuff for.my wife for Christmas. But when it arrived it was stuff all for my sailboat. Dang AI... im so furious i cant even face the folks at ups to return it. Im just furious is what i am.

[@96BxelA]

Good advice.

[@LynnetteEvans]

Always good information 🎉

[@nooneanybodyknows7912]

SLV begging for viewers to their last video. Karma 👏

[@DarkSevariant]

'..It's a dumpster...' flag...too funny...!!!

[@ChasingLatitudes]

Right ;)

[@ericlogan6159]

Time to shine.

[@dopeydave7047]

Great .. just so true

[@user-lz4lf2ge6c]

Take me with you!!

[@snafflecaterers5841]

We are not newbies

[@SailingTeamTallyHo]

to

[@SailingTeamTallyHo]

oops....righto Chris. In my marina, I see time and time again where people pick up boneyard boats...and I'm out sailing almost every day and they are still working on their boat for years

[@jeffrandolf5673]

02:40 The "Stop Fake News" while wearing a MASK is RICH!😆😁