6 Tips For Stress-free Cruising and Sailing | Video Podcast 045
February 11, 2024 by followtheboat | Language: EN Play Time: 00:45:49 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
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00:00 Real-time update
01:27 KISS!
02:48 ESTABLISH CREW RÔLES – Who does what?
10:14 SYSTEMS – Understand your boat!
16:06 POWER – CRUCIAL to get this right for stress-free cruising (batteries/solar/electric winches)
22:39 DINGHY/TENDER – Bigger is NOT always better!
30:41 ANCHORING – PRACTISE till you get it right (You will sleep better!) + Mooring buoys
41:14 STORAGE/STOWAGE – What’s the difference?
43:33 BONUS TIPS for stress-free cruising
Thank you for watching! Please COMMENT, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it helps us get noticed.
Peace and fair winds!
Liz and Jamie
💡 USEFUL EPISODES:
🎞️ HOW TO BUY A BOAT Pt 1
🎞️ HOW TO BUY A BOAT Pt2
🎞️ 5 REASONS NOT TO BUY A SAILBOAT
🎞️ HOW WE STARTED SAILING
🎞️ 5 REASONS YOU SHOULD BUY A SAILBOAT
🎞️ HOW MUCH TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD?
🎞️ ARE YOU TOO OLD TO SAIL?
🎞️ THE BEST SAILBOAT TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD?
🎣 Liz’s Top 3 Sailboat Fishing Tips
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🎬TOTAL REFIT SERIES – https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXNsNWWZ6iTMzYYwKVtDanCr
🎬VIDEO PODCASTS – https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXOldLfhuOabS98hpDoznn9r
🛒 FTB MERCH
😊 LET’S CONNECT!
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🎹 All Music from Epidemic Sound
https://www.epidemicsound.com/
@epidemicsound
⛵ OUR SAILBOAT
@oysteryachts
SY Esper is a 1989 Oyster435 cutter-rigged ketch
🗺️ LOCATION
Gili Asahan, Indonesia – 8°44’40.9″S 115°53’15.6″E
📡 FOLLOW US IN REAL-TIME WITH AIS
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MMSI – 235026188
No boring endorsements, promotions or sponsorship! We make these video and podcasts to entertain and inform. If you like what we do, please like and subscribe. And leave us a comment, we LOVE hearing from you.
If you're feeling generous, you can chuck us a Dollar, a Euro, a Yen, a Ruble or even a Quid:
🥃 Directly into the FTB Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/
☝️ With YouTube's own SUPER THANKS! ☝️
🫖 Or By becoming a Patreon or FTBMate - https://followtheboat.com/pub/
💬 Join our DISCORD community (it's FREE)! We chat about all things sailing, travel, photography and FTB. If you've got a question, DISCORD is the place to leave it.
https://discord.gg/WGtsJubdkE
00:00 Real-time update
01:27 KISS!
02:48 ESTABLISH CREW RÔLES – Who does what?
10:14 SYSTEMS – Understand your boat!
16:06 POWER – CRUCIAL to get this right for stress-free cruising (batteries/solar/electric winches)
22:39 DINGHY/TENDER – Bigger is NOT always better!
30:41 ANCHORING – PRACTISE till you get it right (You will sleep better!) + Mooring buoys
41:14 STORAGE/STOWAGE – What’s the difference?
43:33 BONUS TIPS for stress-free cruising
Thank you for watching! Please COMMENT, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it helps us get noticed.
Peace and fair winds!
Liz and Jamie
💡 USEFUL EPISODES:
🎞️ HOW TO BUY A BOAT Pt 1
https://youtu.be/wL7w0lVgthg?si=UrNMbA--RID1RROr
🎞️ HOW TO BUY A BOAT Pt2
https://youtu.be/t_WTaS5hbv0?si=ZbTfo9jNaDtrsHIV
🎞️ 5 REASONS NOT TO BUY A SAILBOAT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54AUkmuEuYQ
🎞️ HOW WE STARTED SAILING
https://youtu.be/lIUB0O5bqRI
🎞️ 5 REASONS YOU SHOULD BUY A SAILBOAT
https://youtu.be/NF4dvGuEip8
🎞️ HOW MUCH TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD?
https://youtu.be/p35rfFOTqio
🎞️ ARE YOU TOO OLD TO SAIL?
https://youtu.be/iivHjZYJHCc
🎞️ THE BEST SAILBOAT TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD?
https://youtu.be/atYZTniOI04
🎣 Liz's Top 3 Sailboat Fishing Tips
https://youtu.be/4x3KDBDBUyE
USEFUL PLAYLISTS:
🎬TOTAL REFIT SERIES - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXNsNWWZ6iTMzYYwKVtDanCr
🎬VIDEO PODCASTS - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXOldLfhuOabS98hpDoznn9r
🛒 FTB MERCH
https://followtheboat.com/shop
😊 LET'S CONNECT!
FB - https://www.facebook.com/followtheboat/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/followtheboat/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/followtheboat
🎹 All Music from Epidemic Sound
https://www.epidemicsound.com/
@epidemicsound
⛵ OUR SAILBOAT
@oysteryachts
SY Esper is a 1989 Oyster435 cutter-rigged ketch
🗺️ LOCATION
Gili Asahan, Indonesia - 8°44'40.9"S 115°53'15.6"E
📡 FOLLOW US IN REAL-TIME WITH AIS
http://www.marinetraffic.com
MMSI - 235026188
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