Meeting the builder of a wooden Dix470 catamaran in Japan helped us change course, back to our roots as builders and creators. We also go sailing in Japan! As we return to friends and family in Oregon, we have a new hunger for returning to the sailing life...
Cruising is a balance of awesomeness and difficulty. We return to the cruising life on our friends' Lagoon 42, Sabado in French Polynesia to see if the fire was still burning. Huge shout out and thank you to Holly and Ray, we love you guys! Tahiti, Mo’or...
Check out our latest video in French Polynesia with Holly & Ray on Sabado!
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We thought we'd found our dream catamaran in French Polynesia, but, spoiler alert...it was far from a good dream. If the cruising life is full of high highs and low lows, and so is the boat buying process. We find ourselves wondering if all of the searchin...
They gave us a brand new Leopard 45, loaded to the gills with the best aftermarket upgrades, and they gave it to us free to use for a couple of months at least...and man o'man did we need it! After another boat purchase fell through in New Zealand, we head...
We do in 2 weeks what most owners do in 2 months. A sprint to get this brand new Leopard 45 catamaran off the dock and shaken down for her new owners. Things go well until we get to Nassau, Bahamas to check in. That's where a neighbor boat has trouble sett...
What does performance even mean? We take you on our first sail to the Exumas and give you our honest opinion of the Leopard 45 catamaran. Is this a condo-maran? What do we like, what do we not like? We give it to you straight!
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Shaking down a new boat is critical to long-term cruising success. You gotta know what needs fixing, what needs customization, and what kinds of parts and tools will be needed OUT THERE for your particular boat and cruising plans. The best way of doing tha...
Sit back with a cuppa and just chill with The O'Kellys + Ma this week in the Exumas aboard a beautiful new Leopard 45. Absolutely no drama in this episode. None. And that's what's called for right now. A bit of chill. With Ma!
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Shaking down the brand new Leopard 45 had a second purpose: a shakedown for US! We came into this not sure whether we wanted to head out again on our own boat. This cruise to the Exumas helped us decide!
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Off to sail in Mallorca, Spain — what could go wrong? At least we’ll sleep great with Beam Dream! Visit shopbeam.com/OKELLYS35 and use code OKELLYS35 for up to 35% off to try it yourself!
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Not just any monohull though...a nearly new Hallberg-Rassy 44. And how does one hull compare to two after all of these years on catamarans. We also cruise a lovely Kadey-Krogen 58 out to the Bahamas which helps us decide what's most important to us in our ...
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