WHAT WE REGRET After Buying a Brand New Yacht
Our biggest regrets (and the regrets we thought we’d have!) since buying our catamaran!
We’ve been living full-time aboard our Excess 11 catamaran for just over 6 months now, and while it’s been the most incredible adventure of our lives… we’ve definitely made some mistakes along the way!
In this week’s episode, we’re sharing our biggest regrets since moving onto Rúna — the bad decisions we’ve made and the things we really wish we did differently, but we’re also going to share some of our more controversial choices that everyone told us we’d regret, but instead, turned out to be the best decisions we’ve made yet!
We'll cover everything from watermakers and washing machines to anchors and delivery crews. We’ll be totally honest about the things we’d change if we could go back.
If you’re planning to buy a yacht or dreaming of setting sail one day, this video should give you a real insight into the realities of life aboard and hopefully save you from making the same mistakes we did!
Have you ever made a decision on your boat that you wish you could undo? Or one that everyone warned you against that actually worked out? Share your story in the comments — we’d love to hear them, and they might help someone else too.
Disaster in the Bay of Biscay video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OF6MqVXvT0&t=24s
Hey! We’re Ruth and Andrew 👋🏼
Earlier this year, after years of dreaming, we left our family, friends and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, behind as we set off to chase our shared dream of sailing the world. In April, we bought our 11m catamaran, Rúna, which we now call home as we live, work, sail and adventure full-time. Join us as we explore the Mediterranean and get to grips with life at sea 🏝️
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Andrew and Ruth Gibbon traded corporate Edinburgh for an Excess 11. Follow their 2026 Mediterranean circuit aboard Rúna in this technical feature.
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