Why do I sail a 55 when you can cross oceans in almost anything - SwT 43 WANTED A CAT SAILING MONO
March 10, 2021 by Sailing with Thomas | Language: EN Play Time: 00:21:59 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
Why do I sail solo in a 55 feet yacht when you can cross oceans in almost anything? I really wanted a multihull yet I ended up sailing a modern 55 monohull. This is not about monohull versus catamarans, or telling you what to buy or not. Simply sharing my journey and how and why I ended up in a 55 Monohull. It a bit nerdy video but if you are wondering about hull designs and why I sail a modern production yacht, you might get some answers and also understand my statements. It’s not only black and white mono versus catamarans or as some believe blue water yacht is a category, Not everyone can afford a custom-built yacht no matter hull design. And the custom build yachts within your budget might be old. Not everyone likes to have an old yacht or old-school design either. Does size matter? And what about old myths that origins from frightened competitors 20-30 years ago, desperately trying to find arguments against new yacht manufacturers with great engineering and high tech production lines. Are these arguments still valid?
Is it true if you wanna sail around the world the only thing that counts is skeg hung rudders and a long keeled ketch? I don’t want to offend anyone and if that happens here it’s not intentional. Yachts are almost religion.
It has been a challenge not to talk about my yacht but it’s not to brag about her it’s only as an example. I’m not pointing at any brands in my illustrations or statements.
I’m no expert and I definitely don’t have any blueprint.
But I dare to share with you my point of view of it all and invite you to see how I was thinking and honestly tell you why I’m not sailing a catamaran.
The answers might surprise you, but then again that was the biggest advantage old Vikings had 🙂
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I’m trying to sail around the world in my Bavaria 55 Cruiser, making videos whenever I have time for it. Most of the time I sail singlehanded but occasionally I do have sailing friends onboard. Still in the Caribbean due to Covid and was supposed to be in Asia by now.
Even though this is season 3 on youtube I have already sailed 4 seasons full time but did not make that many videos in the beginning. Before full-time sailing, I have sailed several seasons in the Med prior to this, and obviously also in Scandinavia. I have been traveling the world before and also been an active regatta sailor. I had my first sailboat at age 7 and been sailing ever since.
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I’m just a normal person sharing my travel adventure through my eyes and experience from my perspective! Remember how I do things might work for me but not for you. It might even not be the correct way to do things, and I don’t have the blueprint either. I’m not perfect and nobody is. The day I believe I know it all and don’t think I can learn new things I should go ashore.
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Sailing solo around the world in a Bavaria 55 Cruiser - S/Y Be Free. Most of the time sailing single handed and occasionally with friends and other guests. Dreaming of crossing the Pacific singlehanded. Most of my life has been in the small coastal town Tønsberg, 95 km south of Oslo. With the national park at our doorsteps, and the Oslo fjord and Skagerak sea outside the windows, it was almost mandatory to own a boat. I´m almost raised in a sailboat and had my first by the age of 7. Not only did we spend 3 weeks every summer, and every weekend of my childhood, on the lean (Sailing) But my parents owned a boat factory, where they manufactured sailboats and smaller motorboats. So I think its fair to say I've been into sailing my whole life. MY LAST JOB Full time working for the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue, and almost 10 years as voluntary and skipper for the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue. ONE LIFE SAIL IT WISELY www.sailingwiththomas.com
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