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May 31, 2025
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WHERE to hide from a STORM [boat life]
This week enjoy the BEST conditions in paradise - calm, clear waters AND some of the scariest - LIGHTENING! We'll show you where we hide in the middle of no where, far from the safety of a marina. Levain Bakery Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip Copycat Cooki...![WE MAY NEVER LEAVE [The most beautiful place we’ve sailed to]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/pJSqEV2KTZY/maxresdefault.webp)
WE MAY NEVER LEAVE [The most beautiful place we’ve sailed to]
Join us this week as we discover the BEST BEACH we've ever been to, and we had it all to ourselves!! We also enjoy a beautiful sail down to the Ragged Islands. --Moriah Harbor is located just a few miles south of George Town, Exuma, but conditions have to ...
BOAT LIFE – This DRONE is Possessed!!
Beautiful sailing in the Ragged Islands and we try to capture it for you via DRONE, but once again the DJI Drone had other ideas. Growing up watching Gilligan's Island we thought quicksand was a real threat in paradise. Turns out it does exist off Double B...
Sailing the ULTIMATE Performance Cruising Catamarans – Our Next Boat? (Patrons, check email)
We sailed the Amazing Chris White Atlantic 72 ft performance catamaran Penmanship and it may have changed our course permanently. Is Clarity for sale? Stay tuned… We also hear the incredible story of Leopard’s resurrection after floating upside down i...
11 TIPS on HOW TO BUY in a Seller’s Market – Plus Market Forecast
The boat market is on 🔥 FIRE so today we share our tips for getting the USED boat of your dreams. Plus, Nick gets out his crystal ball and share's his forecast for the used boat market. ⛵️ SUPPORT OUR PRODUCTIONS - JOIN OUR CREW OF "DOERS" https:/...
We got a new boat!
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LAST HURRAH and We Break The Curse!!
We finally break the O'Kelly CURSE - YUM - and share the Exumas with our best friends (and incredible musicians with the band El Cajon) of 25 years. Going out on a HIGH NOTE! El Cajon - https://www.elcajonmusic.com/ ⛵️ SUPPORT OUR PRODUCTIONS - JOIN...
Can you guess what kind of boat this is?
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Step UP or Step DOWN – Catana 50 Sail & Review
We are in the market for a new sailing catamaran, and our list of must-haves is pretty long. This week we sail on a Catana 50 and see if it lives up to the reputation. But could we adapt to the helm position on these boats? ⛵️ SUPPORT OUR PRODUCTIONS ...
The First Buyers Walked Away!
Clarity is now SOLD! We sail 200 miles up to Grand Bahama for survey and sea trial and everything goes well. So well that the buyers sign the acceptance contract. But ten days later, they have a change of heart. It was all too much for them. We've all bee...
Taking this week off…see you next week!
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Not How We Thought this Would End!
Moving is never easy and much tougher with one good leg! We sell our beloved catamaran Clarity without ever meeting the new owners, and things don't go smoothly for us as Megan takes a tumble and breaks her foot. ⛵️ SUPPORT OUR PRODUCTIONS - JOIN OUR...
What’s Next for The O’Kellys?
We've had a few medical issues keeping us on the sidelines recently, but the slower pace has given us a chance to reflect and regroup. It's been a good thing. This week we update you on our plans, for our next boat and our new home! ⛵️ SUPPORT OUR PRO...
So You Think You Want to Go Cruising on a Sailboat?
Free advice! We've consulted with over 100 future-cruisers, and some themes come up so often, we just had to share. 1. Is cruising right for you? 2. Which boat is right for you? 3. Purchasing process 4. Budgeting 5. Outfitting 6. Working Remotely 7. Ideal...
BOAT SEARCH UPDATE & Yachtworld RED FLAGS
We are jonesing to get back out on the water, and hopefully on our new cruising catamaran. But we are tough buyers! We want it all: performance, good price, and high quality. And since we've been spending so much time on Yacthworld, we've noticed a few iss...
When the SAILBOAT Dream DIES…
Expect the unexpected! Life throws curveballs all the time, and it's another reason to take the passion and turn it into a plan as fast as possible... This week we check out a couple of trimarans and go racing with friends on their monohull. It was Megan'...
Why Sail? This is so much easier!
Why even sail? Powerboats are so much more convenient and luxurious. This week we head on a Cheoy Lee motoryacht to experience the dark side first hand. Will we return to the wind? ⛵️ SUPPORT OUR PRODUCTIONS - JOIN OUR CREW OF "DOERS" https://www.pat...
AFFORDABLE PERFORMANCE CATAMARAN – Let’s Do It!
This week we venture to our old stomping grounds in the San Francisco Bay Area to look at a boat that’s no exactly for sale. It’s an Outremer 55 Light, a boat we actually looked at 6 years ago when we were searching for Clarity. ⛵️ SUPPORT OUR P...
Time to STRETCH the BOAT BUDGET
One door closes and another door opens, isn't that the saying? Well, in our pursuit of the next cruising catamaran, we are finding that agility is the name of the game and no one seems certain what is for sale and for how much. ⛵️ SUPPORT OUR PRODUCTI...
THIS will END our Cruising & Other Learnings from 20 years Sailing
We made a lot of mistakes over the years, but hopefully we've learned a thing or two. As we get ready to hop aboard our (hopefully) next boat down in a place we know very well, we realized that it was 20 years since we jumped into this cruising thing. ...
OUR CATAMARAN SEARCH – EDIT – THE DEAL FELL APART!
EDIT: Well we thought this was going to be our next boat, but the deal fell apart. Needs more money to be spent on it than we have. Details in the next video. When you find the right boat, you know it. Still have some details to hammer out, but Chris Whi...
Dream Boat Dashed & A Lithium Battery WARNING!
With boats, as in life, sometimes you gotta make a turn when you get to a red light. And in trying to make a deal for our dream boat, Javelin, the Atlantic 55, there were just too many red lights to risk $10,000 to survey the boat. So we packed it in. Alas...
TRAINING TO AVOID DANGER ON A PERFORMANCE CATAMARAN
This video could change how you sail! Olympians, World Champions, Hall of Famers! We have got some VERY cool friends. When we met out at a deserted island years ago, little did we know that Annie Gardner and Eric Witte on the Catana 472, El Gato were such ...
BOAT NERDS UNITE! An Update from French Polynesia
Regular video returns next week, but this week we have a special treat over on the O'Kelly Tech Channel. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/-I5AdmSG5AU Learn more about Young Barnacles here: https://www.youtube.com/c/youngbarnacles Learn more about Markus...
WHY won’t they let us on their BOAT? -SoPac Boat Hunt-
Go to https://athleticgreens.com/theokellys to get started on your first purchase and receive a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 and 5 travel packs. Thanks to Athletic Greens for sponsoring today's video! To say things didn't go to plan on our trip to ...
CALLING OFF THE CATAMARAN SEARCH IN NEW ZEALAND
Cancelled flights, psycho sellers, and a 50 degree temperature swing in just a few hours....the roller-coaster ride of the South Pacific has shown us that flexibility is key. Just when you think all is lost, a new path emerges. And all the while, we do our...
THIS Outremer 55 Performance Catamaran is NOT Ready to CIRCUMNAVIGATE
The search for our next blue water, performance catamaran continues this week in New Zealand. It's an Outremer 55 Standard that hasn't hit the market yet. The seller assures us it's "ready to circumnavigate" which is perfect since we're ready to circumnavi...
BIG Changes in the Catamaran Market. We talk to the President(s)
Some catamaran boat prices are rising, and some are falling. There is a lot of uncertainty in the financial market right now. This week, we try to get a little perspective by looking at the fundamentals. Then we chat with the president of Balance Catamaran...
Land Cruising New Zealand airbnb Style
Thinking of traveling New Zealand by airbnb? You are in for a real treat. This is an adventure and nature lover's dream come true. But how to tour it right? Rent an RV? Sail around on a boat? Well, we tried something different this time and stayed in 24 lo...
How to 3D Print a Performance Catamaran
Catamaran Boat Building 4.0 in Australia! We take you to Cure Marine on the Sunshine coast where they have the largest 3D printer in the Southern Hemisphere Adm they are going to use it to build a high performance carbon catamaran. They hope too launch the...
We Found OUR BOAT in the Whitsundays!
We sail the Whitsundays, Australia's world famous cruising grounds on a Seawind 1160. We install Starlink in a matter of minutes and serendipity strikes out of nowhere and a chance meeting two years ago leads us to the boat of our dreams. If you want the i...
MAJOR MELTDOWN – The Show Must Go ON!
Sometimes the gremlins get hold of matches and there's nothing left to do but start over. This week we give you a real-time update on our travels in Melbourne, South Australia. We pet koalas (not really, that's illegal), visit with a wombat, and trip out w...
So You THINK You Want a Performance Catamaran – WATCH THIS FIRST
Go to https://athleticgreens.com/theokellys to get started on your first purchase and receive a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 and 5 travel packs. Thanks to Athletic Greens for sponsoring today's video! So you think you want to buy a performance crui...
Spectacular New Zealand MEGASODE
New Zealand is so spectacular, it deserves it's own mega-episode. From Milford Sound to the volcano island of Whakaari to Wanaka to Abel Tasman Park, incredible views and an endless opportunity for adventure. From roughly one terabyte of footage, we've con...