Marine Survey and Test Sail of an Aluminium Catamaran - Sailing Family Buys Next Boat | Episode 26

[@joseph-vv6ef]

You will love the screecher! It is my favourite sail, I think you will find that you will use it all the time. Love that cait knows about ticklers aka tatty tussles lol

[@sailingwiththejamess]

When we started this adventure Cait had never sailed. I am so proud of all the effort she has put into learning about sailing and how brave she has been taking on this adventure with no real idea as to what it entails

[@EMMASMITH-l8o]

We have a weekend sailboat that we go out most weekends with our two little girls. What brand lifejacket do you have? We currently have blue ones (would have to look at the brand) and the girls will be outgrowning them and we are looking for new one for them. Charlie looks like she doesnt mind wearing hers!! We will be tuning in next week - good luck on the move!

[@sailingwiththejamess]

She has a Burk but she is growing soo fast. Not sure what the next one will be.

[@heidi-leahoes1494]

Holy moly! That is one big cat! She is beautiful guys 😊

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Cheers Heidi, You will have to come for dinner when we next meet up!

[@leeway777]

Most importantly, it's the safest cat; the all-metal hull and mast work like a lightning rod and are lightning-proof. Most sailboats are made from fiberglass or carbon fiber and are vulnerable, especially with a tall mast. It's a very smart choice.

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Thank you! She has been amazing, we are so in love with her and would go alloy all over again and again ❤️ - Cait

[@steveturansky9031]

Nice boat

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Thank you!! 😊 We are super excited about moving onboard full time 😍

[@gailbeardsley8428]

Amazing! Looking forward to following your story!❤️

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Cheers Gail, we really appreciate the support 👍

[@AmyLynnBellwood]

Lovely boat, she's beautiful 🤩

[@sailingwiththejamess]

THANK YOU! We are very excited for her! She passed the survey with flying colours

[@malgraham351]

Well done

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Thank you, the survey and test sail went really well! We are looking forward to moving onboard full time

[@seth1794]

another video topic idea: do a segment showing off all your comms gear on board and talk about how it all works. we caught a glimpse of your antennas from when Cait went up the mast in a bucket in a later video, but I'd be curious to learn about it all.

[@sailingwiththejamess]

We could definitely do a video on our comms, it's super interesting all the different wires etc. We will be getting new wind instruments in the future and could do a overview of all our communications onboard! -Cait

[@c.a.mcneil7599]

What a greeting from the critters in the water.

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Absolutely! It was super flat calm that day ans we could see the dolphins heading towards us from a ways away! Definitely one for the memory bank 😍💙💙 -Cait

[@SarahD57]

awesome boat, she looks beautiful.

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Cheers Sarah, we think so too. We hope that we don't fill it up to much. It's super easy to turn a beautiful boat into a bit of a junker lol

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Cait wants me to correct. It will be me junking the boat up lol.

[@ImogenR258]

Shining Light looks beautiful in the Slings. Your daughter Charlie grown over the past few episodes that we have watched❤

[@sailingwiththejamess]

I know! Charlie is growing up wayyy to fast! She is starting to tring sentences together so I think we will have a little chatter box on our hands before we know it lol

[@ImogenR258]

@@sailingwiththejamess oh very cute, looking forward to seeing her start talking. It's wonderful that she will have these videos to look back on. What a wonderful childhood

[@sailingwiththejamess]

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[@BradKilberski]

We are in the search phase, actively looking and Inspecting at boats, both monos and catamarans. We are going to be in the Gold Coast in the next few days looking at some catamarans in the area. We have heard really good things about the GCCM and The BoatWorks, looking forward to seeing the facilities there

[@sailingwiththejamess]

We have had really good experiences with both and can definitely recommend them. The haul out manager at GCCM was extremely lovely to work with on coordinating Shining Lights haul out date and time. They are right next to each other, The BoatWorks and GCCM. All the facilities and availability of so many trades all in one area is amazing, they have almosy everything there that you could need. Good luck on the search! ⛵️😊

[@BradKilberski]

@Sailing with the James’s That's good to hear. We have a handfup of boats lines up to see at the boat works, we are looking around the 40-44ft mark in length

[@sailingwiththejamess]

We will be moving on to shinning light on Tuesday and will be in the boat works marina for a week. If you are around and have time, pop in for a cuppa

[@KimberlyWorldwide]

What an adventure and great way to see the world. The most I've been on a boat was a cruise ship. I'm already looking forward to seeing the next episode.

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Cheers Kimberley! It is an adventure! -sam

[@sanpoi-ed8kp]

Wow it must be sad seeing summer go but the new ride looks mad. I love the crowther flare also just makes them look sick, you will have to let us know if it makes a difference to performance

[@sailingwiththejamess]

It was super sad to see summer go but we are excited for our next adventure. I think the flares are a bit of old technology and will just enable us to have less dagger board down but I will have a play and let you know.

[@dianevandergrinten4906]

as always, I enjoyed the video. I love getting new ideas and suggestions from others and hearing of their experiences.

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Thanks Diane! We have absorbed a lot of information from the two marine surveys in the last few weeks, and it's always interesting to learn from others. The marine surveyor we used was really helpful and we learned quite a bit from him. We are currently looking at ideas for enclosing the back deck, we are looking at others to learn how they have enclosed their back deck

[@WagmiVendi]

Love it, so happy it's all working out :)

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Thanks mate! We move on to her this week- super excited about her and about getting back out on the water 😊 Stoked that she passed the survey with flying colours 🙌

[@kaufmanjeffreys]

Interesting cockpit placement. Nice vessel…. Good luck!!!

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Cheers we have big plans for the cockpit. We love outdoor living and will make it so the whole back deck can be covered in with a table and additional freezer out there.

[@carolinaanthoness9428]

⛵🌏🐠🎣👙🩳⛱🩱🐬🤿⚓🐚🐟🐙🐡💧☀️🇦🇺

[@sailingwiththejamess]

YOU ARE A LEGEND 💙❤️🩷💙❤️🩷⛵️🤗🥰🥰🪸✨️💓💓🩷🩷 -Cait

[@ArchanaDas-xy7ds]

Nice video

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Cheers my friend 😘

[@Lana_Warwick]

@3:50 good to record for review, & show us. Curious what haul & inspection cost at BW? Did you use someone from there, or independent?

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Hahaha yes this is probably the video that i have watched the most personally for that reason lol. We ended up getting hauled out a GCCM due to availability. I can't remember exactly but I thing it was around about $600. We used Peter pope as our surveyor as he had done surveys for us in the past and we really liked him. I believe he gave us a small discount as it was $1500 for the survey. -sam

[@AnDrey-wf4gl]

❤❤❤

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Cheers

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Nice lines if you do buy i would look if theres a way to open a direct forward opening hatch ... From the bridge deck to the Tramps? The side deck walks are narrow and might be tricky in a rolly or squally sea ⛵.

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Hey Clive, we do plan to put forward facing hatches in at some point but the plan was for ventilation. It isn't an immediate plan so we will see how she is in a heavy see and may make it big enough for me to squeeze through.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

@@sailingwiththejamess Take a look at the maine cats and the Windelo design work. I need to see how the interior is laid out. .. you just popped up in my suggestions.😎🧙‍♂️⛵🇬🇧

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Wow I hadn't herd of Maine cats or windelos. The Maine cats look like a cross between a Whitehaven and a seawind and the windelos are next level. I like the look of both of them, shinning light has a table on one side and the gallery on the other, both butting up to the forward facing windows so we will have to put a fair bit of thought into it. She is our boat on Tuesday soo.....

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

@@sailingwiththejamess Thats great news.. I would recommend tracking down a couple of online articles on the First Windelo's test sailing in a gale and a Ten month round the Atlantic tour via iceland .. The other cat I would take a look at is the pioneering Broad blue Rapier 550 🇬🇧⛵🧙‍♂️ from Cornwall where one person can sail at 18kn all weathers and barely have to get out of their chair let alone get wet/cold.

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Wow that is cool I'll definitely look them up especially the board blue rapier, I like having the ability to single hand sail. Cheers

[@perfstaas7188]

NOTHING around the riggcheck then?

[@sailingwiththejamess]

We have had a rigger come and inspect the rig and we also intend to replace the rigging within the next 6 months. -sam

[@perfstaas7188]

What deed you have to PAY fore the sailboat???@@sailingwiththejamess

[@sailingwiththejamess]

In my opinion to much lol. The second hand cat market in Australia is very strong at the moment -sam

[@gatecrasher1970]

one question as i seen your latest prop disaster video , why you never polished the aluminium above the water line boat looks a mess

[@sailingwiththejamess]

@gatecrasher1970 Rush against the tide & time, Had a limited amount of time to beach her and get everything done before the tide came in again, unfortunately the waterline didn't get cleaned that time 🫧🧼 -Cait

[@ESM.1990]

She is a gorgeous girl

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Cheers we think she is absolutely beautiful 😍

[@ESM.1990]

@@sailingwiththejamess hope moving goes well!

[@sailingwiththejamess]

@@ESM.1990 cheers mate! We move on this week, super excited😊

[@humbertojimenez3475]

How well does this hull sail upwind? I know cruising cats aren’t famous for that, but I’d still like to know

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Like with all boats, there are a lot of contributing factors. But if I were to choose the biggest thing that affects us upwind, it would be sea state. If a monohul has a similar age of sails, just as clean a hull as us and the total wave height was less than 1 meter, I would put my money on us to have the best VMG. -Sam

[@humbertojimenez3475]

@@sailingwiththejamess cats w dagger boards can’t be beat

[@sailingwiththejamess]

Thank you! 💜 We love our daggerboards -Cait

[@normancook4620]

Where are you currently as of July 2024? what is your itinerary?

[@sailingwiththejamess]

We are along the northern Queensland coast, we'll be doing some work to the boat shortly getting her to head overseas -Cait