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"You can watch a million Youtube videos but the first time you do something is still the first time" I love this, thank you!

I've been on or near the water all my life. I know no other way. I never rented a house or an apartment my tire life. I've had five different camper trailers. At too many boats to count. But I'm presently living on my third sailboat. My dockfee is a 150 a month. With electricity and water. There's simply no cheaper way to live here in America. And the wind is free. It may not cooperate all the time. But it's definitely free. And my biggest thrill is learning people to sail. You could see it in their eyes. When I raise the sails and they become full and the magic takes over. It really does put people in aw.

I wish this guy can make videos like this about everything in life.

Some very good advice.
Here's what I learned:
Remember that even a nicely-sorted boat requires many hours of maintenance. Plus lots of money.
Don't worry if your sails are stuffed - if it's your first boat, you'll stuff them anyway.
An outboard auxiliary makes the yacht easier to manoeuvre than an inboard diesel - it's simpler to service also.
The best training you'll get is by serving as crew on a racing yacht in local races (nothing serious) for a season. You'll learn from other people and they can give you advice on boat selection and handling, and instruction on yelling at people.
A yacht is slow, but when you have her trimmed sweetly and getting the most of the wind, you're the one who did that. It's a great feeling.

My first boat is a 26 ft. I paid 5k for it and its pretty nice and everything works its from tge early 80s. I knew nothing about sailing and am still learning but i love it

5:18 I did pause the video then red that you ruined it 😂

The smaller you get the stress goes down and the fun goes up!

100% agree. There is a German proverb that says: "There is magic in every beginning". That's exactly how it is with sailing.The greatest adventures are sometimes not that great. But they are new experiences and at the end of the day you will look back proud of what you have accomplished and what you have defeated. I sailed on 17 feet fearfully for the first time on the Baltic Sea. Today, on 32 feet, it is (a nice) normality.

So: don't be afraid of starting sailing. As long as you don't overestimate yourself, it's just a dream. Especially at the beginning.

Be SURE to take a local class on rules of the road and other important aids to sailing.  The US Coast Guard is a good source and there are others in town.  A MUST!

Sailed at military school in six the grade, and I am taking a keel boat sailing class at 57 years old. So excited and I hope my wife will enjoy it with me eventually!

Just bought a Lancer 36! I grew up sailing small boats on lakes so U know how to sail already, but now I live in Southern California on the coast and am ready for a big boat! Wish me luck, thanks for the video!

One strategy is to take a short vacation to Panama City and hang around some marinas. You will eventually find a screaming deal or even a free boat. So many people set out to cross the Pacific then turn around and come back to Panama City and abort the whole thing, give away and sell their gear and go home. Its sad but I know several people who acquired their boat down there.

I sailed my whole life until I got married. Been begging my husband for a boat for 25 years. I used to sail out of Miami. Many trips to Bimini, island hopping in the Bahamas, sailing Biscayne Bay every weekend for 30 years. Still in Florida (Clearwater), but I have only sailed  in Massachusetts every summer (til this one) for the past 25 years. I want a boat NOW and I am doing all the reserarch so I can finally get my boat. Looking in the 24-30' range. Daysailing, overnighters, and maybe a big trip across the Gulf to New Orleans! I would love to island hop again, but there is no way my hubby could handle being on a small boat for more than a day or 2. And I prefer not to go solo. Kids are grown and in school/working so that leaves me to only go on short trips. Otherwise, he is gonna divorce me. On the other hand, being apart may keep us together lol!

Learned to sail: Dad had a boat, learned the basics with him.  Raced 10 years.  Now fun race on friends boat and bought a dinghy to really learn.    One point to make: learn the terms and language.  While you dont need to know what hank does to sail, it sure helps if you sail on a boat with some one who does.  I sailed with an old coast gaurd gentleman, and had to relearn some terms fast.  Great informative vid.

My first boat was and is the Albin Vega 27 .I did a ton of research b4 my purchase.my approach to everything in life is to dive in head first and to blazes with the consequences! I didn't want to mess around buying boat after boat and all the time that is wasted in the process, I wanted  it all and I wanted it now!.I wanted a yacht that was easy to learn on yet still offered plenty of room to grow and at the same time the yacht had to be tough  and durable ....durable enough to take us across oceans and I wanted all this at an affordable price(I paid $9000) .And if all that isn't enough she and I had to be ready for off shore sailing within 6 months.It was a steep and intense learning curve but like most things in life ,in my humble opinion , a little faith , and a little courage  go a long way. Of course if "fear" is in your vocabulary I wouldn't recommend this approach,but it's a hell of a thrill!
I honestly can't imagine ever having or needing another boat.The Albin Vega handles incredibly well through rough weather.My next trip is going to be  from BC to Mexico but without entering US waters....can't wait.

I got started when I was like 6 on my grandpa's home built sailboat. I'm now 32 and at a point where it's in my budget to afford one. Thanks for the vid.

this series of getting you boat sail-able is awesome I have a westerly nomad that has done nothing, seen no-one on in the past 11 years and I decided to take it as a project and have no idea what I'm doing. 🤣

I was kid watching the SORC races starting out of Tampa Bay and was fascinated by those billowing spinnakers and organized chaos that is the starting line.  Later on as a teen, I was taught the basics in those small beloved "beer cooler" type boats in Mullet Key Bayou and then took some day sails and overnight trips on a friends 30 footer.   I moved away from the coast but about 10 years ago I read a book about a sailboat with my niece and nephew and thought:  "Why not?

Growing up my grandparents had a cottage up on lake Erie in canada. My dad when I was maybe 9 or 10 bout a sunfish and would take me sailing on it. I didnt like the way the boat healed up on plane at first, but a few years later I learned to like it. When I was 13 my dad got me sailing lessons and gave me that sunfish and I'd spend hours on that lake pushing me and that boat to its limits. Now as an adult I'm ready to buy a bigger boat and hopefully sail around the world one day.