One year on a small sailing boat in Holland

[@hansvanderknaap4353]

Very nice pictures of the Dutch waterways and lakes with the ships , in harmony with the music at the background ! Compliments from a Dutchman/Hollander

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

You did a great job with the editing and music, loved it. I liked the dodger around the cockpit. Thanks for sharing.

[@seayak]

Wonderful photography, great editing. Watched it over lunch at my desk in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Thanks for posting this!

[@susanandmontew7713]

Greetings from California ! Very well done Gerd. Love your video ! I've always wanted to do something like that in Europe and someday I will . Getting close to retirement and really like the idea of an adventure like yours. Thanks for posting . All the best, Monte

[@spiderdave99]

Something like this in Europe, would be great, but where?

[@geoffreylotz3661]

Moin Gerd...what a beautiful video. Thank you. I have been wondering about possibilities of living aboard in Holland and your video answers many questions for me. Thanks again - danke.

[@artbargestudio]

Hi Gerd, Thanks for sharing your experience of living one year on such a small boat. Takes a lot of courage I think.

[@DanielTroyer]

I have an Optima 83! So great to see more of these boats

[@JeanLouisTeisseire]

Absolutely beautiful...and wonderful sweet calm music...

[@salzbuckeltv9890]

Schöne Impressionen. Danke für das schöne Video.Macht Lust auf die neue Saison!

[@jcc2709]

Beautiful film and music, thanks Mr Gerd.

[@AdventureVanLife]

I loved this ita so calm great filming you truly see the world

[@papajeff5486]

Where did you sail to and from? The Dutch are some of the most famous sailors in the world (maybe in your DNA). I expect you must be quite adventurous. I appreciate the quiet video, stunning scenery and the beautiful music though. Texas

[@markjenkins6810]

Great video. Relaxing viewing, thank you for posting

[@navegandomivandestadt34]

Brilliant video

[@pairugo]

Beautiful!

[@regis8384]

Very good ! greetings from Canada

[@kirkbray]

Beautiful. Thank you for the soft touch.

[@914va]

Just saw this video....very good!! Beautiful area.

[@billbogg3857]

Blistering Barnacles ! I imagine you are a Tintin fan . This was the translation of Captain Haddocks ' Mille Sabords' into English. Not very accurate but as close as you could get.

[@fabmanly1070]

That’s a lovely boat

[@andrewmunchkin7212]

hahaha I was expecting the seagull to move into the cabin when winter came.

[@evenflow4098]

I love your video! (if you ever get the chance to recommend any places in the Netherlands to purchase a sailboat like yours.. Or any other advice, then many viewers might find it very useful).. (and if it wasn't too much of a personal question, how much did you pay for your sail boat? Thanks =)

[@rimasmeleshyus6545]

Great video,many thanks incredible , to me so amazing

[@jshzwk1]

This video was beautiful :)

[@stephencrowther524]

Some beautiful photography

[@ibcontent]

Such a great story! Well done!

[@JoseGarcia-wg7zu]

Definitivamente hermoso...El sueño de todo navegante,,y lamusica mas relajante..Larga vida Gerd..Y buenos vientos!

[@BobLinton]

Very good editing!

[@bobbyvandijk5420]

Really nice video! Its so nice to only see nice shots and good music. Are you still living on the boat?

[@gerdontheboat]

Yes, bu changed for a 9 meter jeanneau folie douce

[@donaldpaterson5827]

Hi Gerd, did you work with Marine Boilers before retiring? Thought I recognised you, Enquest?

[@gerdontheboat]

Hi Donald, no, I did lots of things, built several steel boats and did quite a bit of welding, but always as an amateur. later I was in IT...#

[@MrGaffeltand]

Very nice to see that you also can live in a sailboat in the Netherlands. I wondered how many euros you paid per year on mooring fees? Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@gerdontheboat]

You are right, the mooring fees are the big issue when you try to live on a boat. Actually, if you are on a very tight budget, the Netherlands are a great place for liveaboards. There are many inland waterways where you find free, public moorings, both in the northern part, Friesland, as well as in the Zeeland Delta where I am. for the Grevelingemeer you pay 50 € for the entire 7 month season and find lots of places where you can stay 3 days for free, the Veersemeer is completely free, with lots little moorings on small islands and in free "harbors" and you can always stay 24 hours free... so you can really spend the entire season with zero mooring fees, many do. For the winters you can get very interesting flat monthly or season prices in the harbors around here, with electricity, showers, washing machines etc working.

[@MrGaffeltand]

Thanks for your answer.

[@dasabyss2012]

@@gerdontheboat Sounds wonderfull ,perhaps I should sail my boat over your way some time.

[@N0nHuman]

Great video. Congrats from Brasil.

[@RandomButtonPusher]

For this sailor, you captured some very familiar moments of boat life. What type of heater do you use in the cabin?

[@gerdontheboat]

I was heating with an ORIGO Heat pal, older model, runs on alcohol (ethanol). I have just come through my second winter with that same heater, and it's really not very good, hot or healthy... no evacuation to the outside, so a lot of condensation, and quite a bit of soot ove rthe months. It's ok for a weekend, but... I will not do another winter with that. I am looking at REFLEKS type oil heaters, run on diesel oir heating oil when available, no need for electricity. Dont work when heeled, but otherwise very nice. Paraffin heaters with a stove pipe are also nice, but heating all winter with that woudl cost a lot of money. Amazing really how much money you can spend on such a small volume ;)

[@RandomButtonPusher]

Thanks for the details. Best wishes for the coming year aboard.

[@janlabij7302]

I tried every way to heat my boat, oil, kero, gas. Shipmate range couldn't hold fire overnight. Then I found a brooder house heater, fired it with anthracite coal twice a day and heated it fine.

[@gerdontheboat]

yes, wood or coal gives great dry heat, but on a very small boat like mine storing your fuel is not very practical. a pity, because if you are in an area where you could pick up your wood that would help the budget a lot. Its amazing how much it costs to heat such a small volume...

[@danbell1618]

I'm restoring a 23 crystal halcyon and about to install solar panels wind turbine alternator and 8 240ah batteries. I'm hoping this will be sufficient energy to power heating along with everything else electric on board. I'm using 4 marine heat bars at 800w per bar. I believe these will be excellent for lesser condensation... A converter is needed too. Im using 3 10000w converters. I believe this is the future for all boats.

[@captlarry-3525]

Very well done Gerd.

[@robert_arrow]

Nice video Gerd but it would be even better with some comments. Btw. how did you heat the boat in the wintertime ? What about toilet / shower use?

[@gerdontheboat]

heating see above. Toilet is chemical potty, or toilets and shower ashore where available

[@umvhu]

Nice photography.

[@dasabyss2012]

Das ist Wunderbar Gerd Danke .Forgive my bad German been a long time since I was there.

[@radiohfandsw4907]

Hi Gerd Are you still on the boat ?

[@gerdontheboat]

hi Radio ;) yes, still on the boat, coming to the end of my fith liveaboard year by now and not ready to move on the hard. Changed for a very slightly bigger one though, a 40 year old 9m Jeanneau Folie Douce

[@radiohfandsw4907]

@@gerdontheboat Hi Gerd greetings from Ireland , what is your e mail address Gerd i will send you an e mail

[@le101..9]

Salut 👋 la je suis en direction de la Belgique Hollande je viens juste de quitter l’Atlantique je suis ds la manche ... t’es images sont vraiment jolies bravo et merci pour les images peace

[@WRPUS471]

Lovely story. Sorry about the diesel.

[@bertlbarm4374]

je öfter ich mir dein video ansehe desto besser gefällt mir die idee

[@jonmcmahon4039]

Inspiring. Thank you

[@FrekeOne]

Did You play with Beckenbauer on the national football team by any chance? Great video.

[@gerdontheboat]

I wish 😁

[@jimmysails994]

Good for you!

[@gerrit555]

Moin Gerd. Tolles Video!

[@gerdontheboat]

Danke ;) wird vielleicht mal wieder Zeit für ein neues video...

[@gerrit555]

Gerd Müller Ja, spätestens jetzt... 🙂 Ich möchte mir ein Boot ähnlicher Grösse in Holland zulegen. Ist doch eine schöne Grösse für Holland. Quasi als Zweitwohnsitz, bzw. als Sommerwohnsitz für das bald anstehende Rentenalter.

[@MrRourk]

Would you do it again?

[@gerdontheboat]

cant do it again et, I am still doing it :D

[@papajeff5486]

Excellent!!!

[@SeeYous]

Nice video!

[@stephencrowther524]

Very nice !

[@peterhardt9978]

Ist es das Leben eines Einzelgängers das Video erscheint so?

[@gerdontheboat]

einfach nur leben... ;)

[@alexfe7318]

it's a happy year I guess

[@umbertogorni9117]

Nice!

[@fiddlesticksbessette398]

lonely,depressing,all alone like hopelessness,ugh,and the music just fit's.but to each his own.the cost of living in a house today is just crazy,but you have a boat,A Friend,And peace And quite.mmm.I don't know if I can do that,alone,.mmm* Not where it snow's at least..but,nice video for what it is.

[@ronprince1478]

Some people don’t need others to justify them self. Alone is not loneliness. It’s where you find yourself, who you are and what matters.

[@captlarry-3525]

Nothing depressing here.. that is a personal problem.

[@Rickcpt]

but then,... this vid is not about you..

[@raymiecracknell.theproject9602]

Not at all depressing. A man at peace with himself and his boat.

[@richardblackhound1246]

@@ronprince1478 yup, you can be perfectly happy alone and you can be the loneliest person in the world surrounded by people, it all depends.

[@antoniosvalagkoutis5699]

Nice.