5 Reasons To Be Scared of Sailing | Casting Off with Followtheboat 016
May 05, 2022 by followtheboat | Language: EN Play Time: 00:48:10 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
It’s been a nail-biting time over the past few months with visas, and it seems we’re not out of the woods yet. And talking of stresses and anxieties…
We have had some scary moments over the years sailing SY Esper, but are those frightening times the same as our biggest fears? We go through the five worst things that have happened to us and compare them with what scares you most.
Our five worst moments don’t exactly quite tally with our biggest fears or even the poll that we conducted on YouTube, but they have all provided us with valuable lessons which we share during the podcast. Of course, we’ve remembered some big ones since the chat, but maybe we will bring those up in a follow-up…
If you’d like us to answer a question or read out YOUR story, drop us a line below. You can watch the episode now on YouTube, or listen to the podcast.
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00:00 Intro
01:25 Our most recent anchoring nightmare
03:38 Biggest Sailing Fears (poll results)
04:48 Our top 5 worst experiences + lessons learned
05:20 (5) Dragging anchors!
13:31 (4) Being rundown!
21:38 (3) Hitting things!
27:20 (2) Losing control!
32:20 (1) Health emergency at sea
36:56 Man overboard
39:42 Boat hit by lightning
42:26 Engine failure
43:17 Daily fears
44:10 Boat on fire
45:06 Don’t get cocky
46:52 Daft fears
Episodes referenced in this chat:
Sailing Indonesia (Delays, Boat Repairs, Storms) – https://youtu.be/QjDTIf56LUY
I fell off my boat: Man Overboard (Pt 1): https://youtu.be/yX3xgj2B_vU
I fell off my boat: Man Overboard (Pt 2): https://youtu.be/Z4B4es7OPNc
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Peace and fair winds!
Liz and Jamie
USEFUL VIDEOS
▶️ 5 Reasons NOT to Buy a Sailboat – https://youtu.be/H7bCn58-_GU
▶️ TOTAL REFIT – A YEAR IN A BOAT YARD – https://youtu.be/9RiC2bsE9TY
▶️ How Much Does it Cost to Sail Around the World? – https://youtu.be/p35rfFOTqio
▶️ Are You Too Old to Sail? – https://youtu.be/iivHjZYJHCc
▶️ How to Buy a Sailboat – https://youtu.be/PQyn02VT1jY
▶️ The Best Sailboat to Sail Around the World? – https://youtu.be/atYZTniOI04
▶️ 5 Reasons Why You Should Buy a Sailboat – https://youtu.be/NF4dvGuEip8
▶️ How We Started Sailing – https://youtu.be/lIUB0O5bqRI
🎣 Liz’s Top 3 Fishing Tips – https://youtu.be/4x3KDBDBUyE
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We've been blogging, vlogging and podcasting about living on our boat since 2005. If you love travel, sailing, fishing, diving and photography this might be the channel for you... Each week we post a 15-20 minute snapshot of what we did. It might cover anything from sailing, travelling, meeting people, fishing, cooking, shopping in exotic markets or hanging out on a tropical beach, to boat maintenance (there's a lot of that when you live on a boat) and tackling challenges or bureaucratic conundrums. There's also a fair bit of photography and diving. Even though the world continues to throw spanners at us, we love being perpetual travellers. And we've never regretted making the big leap into this alternative lifestyle for even a nanosecond. If we make you laugh or inspire you, then these videos haven't been a total waste of time. Pop round to the pub and share a drink with us... https://followtheboat.com/pub/ Jamie and Liz xx
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