Two Hundred Miles in a Ho Made Boat

[@jbratt]

See the 2018 edition of the Texas 200 here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6W5imeLf6uMhrs

[@skategreaser]

The stop-action animation of the ferry crossing with the stingray made me crack up.

[@NA-su3jk]

Awesome video, thank you. Hope to see more about your sailboat too.

[@lisabrenner5230]

I watch your videos sometimes and relax. This is a great and carefree way to spend your free time. I'm planning to spend my holiday on a sailing ship in the North Sea soon. I wish you all the best. Greetings from Bavaria.

[@jbratt]

Wow. That is really cool. Thank you.

[@davescommonplacebook9374]

This is a beautifully filmed documentary, and not a bit of fluff in it. You have a dry wit and you use it well. Subscribed! Ok, the Wizard of Oz stuff was fluff, but I liked it.

[@leadsocks]

Mate! That was most entertaining - superb video to match superb boat build. Thank you for sharing and hats off chap, hats off!

[@vtwin4life]

Great boat and great video. I'm obsessing about sailing my little boat again. Warm weather soon come!

[@jerrymiller276]

Very entertaining video! i especially enjoyed the sophisticated visual aids used for the parts where no video existed. I was grinning so hard the top of my head nearly fell off when the corners of my mouth met in back! Great work.

[@jbratt]

Thank you Jerry! Sometimes I get an idea in my head that I think might work and I just have to put it out there and see what the reaction is. That's a good reason to work alone on this stuff. Glad you enjoyed it

[@jerrymiller276]

OK, so I just watched it again four months later and found that I enjoyed it every bit as much as the first time around. Please, please do it again next year!

[@Slithey7433]

Great, fun video. And a very nice little boat!

[@cdta9812]

Great tale, loved the narrative,well done!

[@robertorzech2466]

Wow What an exciting cruise adventure ! Well done Skipper ! Cheers

[@AlbertAC54]

Thanks for posting... loved your PocketShip! I was just looking for a project a couple days ago and saw the PocketShip for the first time at the Chesapeake Light Craft sight, then randomly (or through the will of the internet) was presented with your video today... really enjoyed virtually making the TX-200 trip with you!

[@jbratt]

Albert0 the kit and plans from CLC are very well done. They also have a forum for builders. The design and customer service are top notch 👍. Thank you.

[@dougfairweather]

Thanks for that... Seems like a blast! Thanks for sharing... Doug.

[@jbratt]

Doug Fairweather it was a great time 👍. I can't wait until next year. Thanks!

[@rosscottages]

loved the video, thanks for spending the time putting it together

[@stevehambley55]

What a great job on the video John- real professional enjoyed it!

[@toddstidham8374]

Very nice video of a very nice event. Thanks for sharing!

[@LesTension]

Nice chronicle. Thanks for sharing.

[@huntsail3727]

Congratulations on earning your first shrimp dinner, a long journey but it looks like you enjoyed it. The boat you built seems to handle the conditions well, great job. Love the animation, and the humor.

[@ryansmith4864]

Made my day. Well put together video. Thanks!

[@SheplerStudios]

This is a wonderfully done vlog, love the animation and narration! Your boat is just amazing, well done build, something to be very proud of.

[@konolrl]

Even better than last year ‘s video. Thanks for sharing your adventure. Can’t wait to see what happens next year.

[@jbratt]

Thanks Ray! I have some plans for next year's movie to try to make things better. I am cleaning out my shop to make room for the boat for some needed maintenance. I might do a video on that if the story is good enough.

[@konolrl]

JBratt, I would love to see what you do to your boat. Maybe another interior video of what you have upgraded? Do you still sail with the racing team? Do you sail Candy o any other time? Like to see that too.

[@jbratt]

Ray Konold The interior of candy is pretty much unchanged from the early video I made. The camera quality, resolution and editing are pretty bad, I need to make an updated version mainly just for those reasons. The guys I sail with on Wednesday nights just bought a new to them boat, a Farr 30. Its a handful compared to the J29. We are working to get the maximum of of the “new” boat. It will take a while but is a great challenge. Right now I have Candy-O somewhat disassembled because of Hurricane Harvey. It looked like we were going to take a direct hit, but the storm eye landed about 30 mikes north. To fit under my carport for protection, I️ had to removed the tabernacle and all the rigging. There was no damage to the boat but is not back together to get any sailing in this fall. I plan to get the boat into my shop this winter for some freshening up for the plywood boat festival in April in Rockport Tx, a town that was devastated by the hurricane. I’ll do a little update video when that all goes down. Thanks for watching.

[@jbratt]

You might be interested in my blog that I️ wrote during the build. Google Pocketship Yard.

[@bake162]

Looks like a hoot, thanks for posting

[@alvacirferreira6437]

Beautiful video. Congratulations!

[@john3Lee]

Love the animation..... A great story too :)

[@jeffmegalops4000]

Fun trip to go along with you . You did a great composition on the video too!.

[@Danilloforti]

absolutely great video... cheers from Brazil!!!!

[@jbratt]

Danillo Forti thank you. I am getting ready to do it again in a few weeks. Cameras are ready 👍

[@lagrotty2360]

Great job all round mate.....well done !!

[@richardparish8835]

I enjoyed the cruise! Nice job on the sail and video. Your boat obviously has a mind of its own. ;-)

[@nholly86]

The animations make this! Well done, Sir!

[@TexanDog]

Great fun to watch! very nice looking boat...

[@jbratt]

TexanDog thanks! From another TexanDog👍

[@robertorzech2466]

Wow you're the first person I've ever heard of who watched their boat sail away un manned. What an experience that must have been. So lucky to get it back. Ha ha ha. Fair winds.

[@jbratt]

With all my camera equipment too 😲

[@SerbanOprescu]

@@jbratt :)) Nice video! Nice trip.

[@grumpy_ken]

yes hi nice to meet you, sent a hobie cat into the wild blue yonder second time out

[@CaptMikey-vc4ym]

Capt. Bratt; Beautiful! Every once in a while, Texas does something exactly right! I am also a big fan of Whataburger and Texas barbecue! It doesn't matter, brisket, chicken or brats, it's all good. And it's not a meal without okra and the 10 gallons iced tea! Boy, am I hungry now.

[@jbratt]

Michael Laviolette Is that your sailplane? My dad did a lot of soaring back in the day. It’s amazing how similar flying is to sailing. Thanks for watching 👍

[@kevbjork1]

Loved the video and I hope to join the fleet next year.

[@travelbywater9378]

Great video, I really liked the stop motion stuff with the model truck and boat.

[@TheRCfunny]

Nice video, thank you for sharing !!

[@GLICKMIRE]

Nicely photographed and edited. Good choices in background music. Well done!

[@jbratt]

Jerry Lentz thank you.

[@stevemason5348]

Great video, looks like you all had fun.

[@lanescott7030]

Nice boat and well-done video.

[@chronicawareness9986]

man... i read allot of the books from 18 19 century about sailing and naval maritime stuff... looks like allot of fun. great video! loved the dramatizations lol

[@kr1886]

Quality story telling John, what a lovely trip that was! So happy your boat ran aground! :D The boat looks lovely, a real credit to you and I'm looking forward to more of your escapades!

[@jbratt]

K R thank you! I am about 3/4 of the way through editing this years video. Spoiler alert- I am alive 😄👍

[@thomasbuzzi3234]

Nicely done!

[@ThePr8head]

I waited for the bonus track I know I put it around here somewhere. Love the dramatizations it was like I was there and it was flashing before my eyes. AWESOME VOYAGE!!!

[@jbratt]

ThePr8head thank you! Check out this year’s video. The camera has been stabilized to prevent sea sickness 👍

[@robertroot3790]

You're a good filmmaker, thanks for the entertaining work!

[@cdalegoepicsail]

Thanks for taking us on a ride :P

[@juanvmari]

Congratulations, nice video and navigation

[@Captain_Bartolo]

Well done and very interesting video! Thank you for updating 🌬️🌬️🌬️⛵

[@ВладимирВасильев-с3ы]

It is awesome! I have seen this video repeatedly. Thank you very much for such a professional presentation! The event itself is a real adventure for the real people! Many Russian friends ask if the Russian subtitles could be added? Please do it if possible! Regards!

[@jbratt]

Thank you. I’m not sure how to add the subtitles but I will look into it 👍😀

[@ВладимирВасильев-с3ы]

Thanks a lot!

[@ВладимирВасильев-с3ы]

By the way these are two of my garage creations: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4vbpmZpd6iHptk; kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX-1YpSgZ6p-j9k

[@Shaneyaboy]

This so cool it gives me that vibe of when the colonists were coming to the colonies from Great Britain

[@kentblairl]

Great video, makes me want to head back over to Corpus to play in the Bay and Laguna again, Skipper used to run her Drascombe Lugger all over the place and our Sunfish. Loved the animations, esp the ferry :)

[@jbratt]

kentblairl thank you! Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun. I learned to sail in a Sunfish. I just uploaded this year’s video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6W5imeLf6uMhrs

[@sgarcata]

you did a beautiful job on your boat!

[@jbratt]

Thank you 👍

[@garrett6064]

Great job man!! On making the lunch and on this f'n awesome vid.

[@Jeffnov63]

Hiya! This is Parri from GA, I'm using my husbands computer. This was just the best video ever. We watch a lot of sailing videos and they have great footage and editing and all but I just wanted you to know that your dramatizations are not only the best I have ever seen but also the funniest. Please continue to blog your progress and adventures and if/and when we get ourselves on the water we would love to invite you for a brief stint along the Texas coast. Best regards, Jeff and Parri

[@jbratt]

Thanks Jeff and Parri, It would be great to have you guys down on the Texas coast! I live in Corpus Christ and we have some really great sailing in our bay year round. I am working on a video we do on a typical Wednesday night boat race. I didn't get quite enough footage last Wednesday. Unfortunately, I got hurt and it will be a couple of weeks before I get feel up to getting enough video to finish the project. Subscribe for an alert : )

[@philipsheard8900]

Good video and nice music, Phil Sheard, England

[@bengtkorswing5279]

Well done. Love the boat. God bless.

[@volkswatson]

Nice! I just found the Texas 200 thanks to your video. I'm a new hunter 23 owner, and would love to run this someday. I and my little crew will need to get lots of practice this spring before we'd be comfortable doing a passage that long...

[@jbratt]

volkswatson oh no I hope I’m not libel 😜. I hope you get down for it. I’ll be there trying to do another video and hopefully up my game. Thanks for watching.

[@mathewdavis-adventuresandd6643]

The dramatizations were so realistic I felt as though I was there. Lol. Pretty awesome. I temporarily lost a canoe while canoeing from Oklahoma to Shreveport Louisiana on the Red River. It was like a kick to the stomach. I felt your pain imagining your sailboat leaving you behind.

[@jbratt]

“NO!” I cried...😜. Well, something like that. Thanks for watching. The next 200 is in less than a month.

[@mathewdavis-adventuresandd6643]

@@jbratt I'm so tempted to try it. I don't have a hand crafted sailboat, but I do have a Hobie Tandem Island and a Hobie Getaway.

[@jbratt]

Mathew Davis - Adventures and DIY as long as it will handle the shallow water it’s all good! Most of the boats are not home built 👍

[@PeterJames143]

I just think it is wonderful that you are employing hos to make boats

[@johnstarkie9948]

Do you get them to do it at home?

[@MealeaYing]

That was terrific! Thank you!

[@loureis4539]

Excellent video.

[@jbratt]

Lou Reis I was just working on the boat getting ready for this year’s 200 in a couple of months. I plan to film this year’s edition too and step up my game for a better video. Subscribe for an alert for when it comes out. Thank you!

[@sailingketchstarship1965]

Hilarious! Awesome adventure, Bro.

[@chimangoestudios]

nicely made video! congrats!

[@davidrandall2474]

That is a beautiful boat !!!

[@onanysundrymule3144]

That, Sir, was just was just blinking marvellous. Loved the animations, we ought to call you Buzz Light-year (sail boat Toy Story). Kind Regards. I'll say it again, simply blinking marvellous.

[@jbratt]

Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed it : )

[@DanielWilliams-oi4ss]

I love the stop motion

[@davidrandall2474]

awesome video. thanks

[@philbradley2628]

Very well done!

[@Captain_Bartolo]

Great and sympathic video !

[@unclebob6728]

Nice job, Dude!

[@nssdesigns]

Nice documentary. I'm interested in the boat designs and models. I recognise yours as being the CLC Boat PocketShip designed by John C. Harris. I noticed earlier a very nice boat at 7:43 called Mulsae (if I read it right) nice dagger boards on the side. What make and model is that? I'm at a wooden boat building school and these small craft interest me...

[@jbratt]

Paul Hitchman I can't remember the make and model of the boat you are asking about but it is a production boat and a great design for this event due to its shallow water sailing ability. Yes, my boat is a John C Harris design. The more I sail it the better I like it.

[@nssdesigns]

I found it listed in the entries on their website. It's the DOVEKIE 21'

[@jbratt]

Paul Hitchman I was going to check that. 👍

[@daleskidmore1685]

I really enjoyed the vid, some great stories on the way. Look forward to seeing the 2018 vid.

[@jbratt]

Dale Skidmore I am really looking forward to it. Thanks 👍

[@ronaldjohnson2056]

I like your boat you did a nice job.

[@Sstrubha]

Love this video! I'll see you in 2019!

[@jbratt]

Shane Strubhart looking forward to it!

[@syncro16se]

A small boat is much more fun. I have learned my lesson (or grown up) after owning 6 sailboats now. They just got bigger every time. Now I wanted to go simple so last year i went back to a small easy to maintain boat that I just love. 😉

[@jbratt]

syncro16se i like being able to fit the boat in my workshop. It’s also nice to not pay slip fees. The design is so well thought out there is not really anything I would change.

[@nedmcmahon4000]

Great Job on the video I've been wanting to do this now for awhile so I'll see you in 2019!

[@jbratt]

Ned McMahon looking forward to 2019👍

[@OmarLemusTactic]

Nice video BTW. All the best!

[@Gurren813]

It was cool to see a pocketship completely by accident. Found CLC on my own when looking for small sailing craft and always had my eye on the PocketShip. I've yet to get the courage to try to assemble a whole ship but One day I hope to do it. The ship that caught my eye the most was the Mulsae with the red sails. I like how it looks like a speedboat hull with a sail sticking out of it and the side-board is interesting as well. I like how it's not hidden like a centerboard. (P.S. The "Mulsae" is actually an Edey & Duff "Dovekie" sailboat. Couldn't find any for sale online but it sounds like the plans for them may still be out there after the firm closed in 2010.)

[@jbratt]

Gurren813 yes the leeboard design is a great shallow water design. Combine that with a popup rudder and it makes for a great “mind at ease” adventure. As for the CLC boats, the customer service and boat designs are excellent. I got to meet the boat designer a couple of years ago, John Harris is not only super smart and innovative, he’s a really nice guy.

[@redlife1176]

Nice job looks like fun

[@syncro16se]

Very nice and original video 👍😃🍭

[@jbratt]

Thank you 👍

[@Gaudacorte]

An enjoyable humorous sail

[@wesm3915]

Nice build

[@JamesHolben]

Well done Sir! An entertaining compilation of a nautically amusing adventure. A moral to this story and your successful completion...if at first you don't succeed, keep trying till you do!

[@reinhardheirman7699]

Nice job thanks

[@papajeff5486]

Surely appreciate the adventure; but, would have really enjoyed seeing how you camped, slept and prepared meals. How does she handle on big seas? Seemed like a great trip? I just moved to Portland. Your boat is a beauty. Have you ever had her out on blue water, capsized her, maybe on purpose? Texas

[@newmarkettruckandautoservi7650]

Nice job on the editing

[@davidbruce2159]

great special effects

[@jbratt]

David Bruce 👍Steven Spielberg has got nothing on my production 😜

[@donlaight5943]

Great vid about what looks like a great adventure. Before watching the vid I watched another guy with his "Pocketship", is your boat of the same design, it sure looks like it. Thanx for uploading.

[@jbratt]

Don Laight probably was the same CLC pocketship. It is a great design and a fun build. 👍

[@leaveonlywake]

Great vid, well done. Bote looks good too - nice build on the Pocketship! (BTW, I thought BottomSiders had gone out of business, 'til I saw yours - will have to look into that...) I've some friends who've done the Tx200, and I'm too far away but jealous nonetheless. Congrats on making it all the way. :D

[@jbratt]

krrt66. Thank you. bottomsiders?

[@jbratt]

krrt66 I just googled it. Mine are made locally (rockport TX) company called ccushions.

[@leaveonlywake]

The custom seat cushion makers, that made ones like you have, was a company named "BottomSiders" in years past. I had a set on my Com-Pac 23D. Looking online I see they are out of business now, so I am guessing you have C-Cushions...?

[@jbratt]

Yes C cushions out of Rockport, TX. They are made of venal coated rubber kinda like the old coozies were made of.

[@jameshazen7433]

What was the music at the end? It is a perfect happy time tune.

[@markandoyo7575]

I expect that the Pocketship template sailboat were regarded among the highest seaworthiness of all pocket yacht category compare than to the Weekender's template Pocket Yacht as though I have my own discretions how to configure the Pocket Yacht Class into extended to the qualified seaworthiness 1. High Freeboard, Deep Draft 2. Low Pole Mast Sails and Small square measure Sailplans 3. Appropriate Ballasting Vs the Sailing Velocity Wind-Mass 4. Fixed Contours with designated Concave Arched 5. Full Keels or Modified Full Keels 6. Responsive Geometry and well-reinforced Materials per square measures, reinforced Harness coping the boat length 7. Well-Supplied 8. Responsive on Early Warning signs and time alert witted for distress preventions (with or without electronic countermeasures) 9. Air Packet Construction Provision 10. Pre-Voyage Maintenance Check Correct me if I'm Wrong Insights by; Mark Andoyo 🇵🇭💯😎❤️

[@brucebaldy]

Very entertaining. All the boats were homemade? neat.

[@jbratt]

Thanks Bruce 👍. Not all the boats were home build. Probably less than half.

[@brucebaldy]

@@jbratt from the video they all looked homemade. Looks like yours does well, is it stitch and glue? Take long to build/

[@jbratt]

bruce baldy thank you. yes stitch and glue. It’s a CLC design. It took about 8 months for me to build.

[@cuppfw50]

GOOD ON YOU!!!

[@jamesbutterson5218]

Cool boat, it looks like the gilligan's island boat, call it the MINI O, ⛵. 👁️💚IT👊💨

[@jffbrk1]

Just bought a Com-Pac 16 with trailer..... what do you use for GPS and nav ?

[@jbratt]

I replaced the Garmin I used in this video with a Garmin Echomap Plus 72Cv for this year's 200. I also use fishing maps for more information. I just got back and am making a new 2018 Texas 200 video now. Congratulations on the boat purchase! Come on down to Port Isabelle in 2019!

[@jffbrk1]

THANKS FOR THE INFO AND THE INVITE..... we are fixing ours up in Panama City Beach, FL....we just may show up

[@takuyayamamoto2078]

I think well fitting small sailing boat is more safety and easier to sail and anchor . I think I'll use the size of 25 feet sloop for my dream travel

[@dalek5438]

Came across your video while browsing during lunch. Is that a CLC Pocketship you're sailing there? I've known of the TX 200 for a number of years. Maybe one of these days I'll be able to do it. Thanks for the well-done video. Looks like you had a very pleasant trip except for the boat wandering off. Some years are pretty hair-raising!

[@jbratt]

This was a good year but the year after this took place was a real pleasure cruise! It’s been a while since I took part. Right now I am training to do a different 200 miles. This time it’s 200 miles in one day on a bicycle on gravel roads in Kansas. “Unbound Gravel”. Will be in June the week before the Texas 200. I may do a video.thanks for watching 👍😄

[@jbratt]

And yes it is a CLC pocketship

[@PaPawsWorkShop]

Love the boat🙂

[@jbratt]

Thank you.

[@rodbagley]

Just wondering how did you get back to your car and trailer.

[@jbratt]

I had family pick it up and drop it off a few days later at the finish.

[@marksprinkle9725]

How did you retrieve your truck and trailer?

[@jbratt]

My sister and brother in law picked up my truck and trailer down south and delivered it up north at the finish at the end of the event. Living almost at the midpoint of the course is a big advantage. Most of the guys drove their cars/trucks with trailers and park them at the finish. The organization charters a bus and brings everyone back to the start down south.

[@EdWargames]

great video, JBratt! I recently moved to Corpus Christi. Interested in getting into small boat sailing and eventually the Texas 200. Any advice for a newbie? Are there any small boat clubs in Corpus? Thanks!

[@jbratt]

Ed Warga thank you! I don't know of any small boat clubs in CC except for the two yacht clubs. I think Rockport does sunfish races and every Wednesday there are the bigger boat races at the t heads here in Corpus

[@velvetelvis6839]

Great video! No montana team!?. I'll learn how to sail and come down. been frozen here but sailing vids are my jams though I never done it and have little knowledge of how. Guys here sail ft peck which is huuge! Caught my first sea gull in corpus Christi and a nice baracuda when I was a kid too. I just need warm weather fml. Liked subbed

[@jbratt]

Velvet Elvis come on down. The first 200 I did, I had not sailed a boat since I was 12. 😄