We Changed Our Mind About the Sailboat! (Ep.1)

After two seasons sailing our new Fountaine Pajot catamaran we decided to switch to an Outremer performance catamaran to continue our liveaboard cruising project on a sailboat. We didn't know how we wanted to cruise until we got out there and did it and realized we were on the wrong platform to sail the way we wanted to for a circumnavigation. In this video we share how we got here, the lessons we learned and why we made the change. ⚓ Join us as we learn what it takes to circumnavigate successfully and make the transition to liveaboard cruising. 🆓Our sailing channel is currently AD-FREE but there are other ways you can support our Outremer 52 project. 👍🏻 Like, subscribe, share our YouTube videos or check out our blog, podcast or social pages below ⭐️Check out our new catamaran sailing blog! https://sailingawen.com 🎧COVERTCASTAWAY PODCAST anywhere you listen or stream directly at https://sailingawen.com/podcast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sailingawen/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SailingAwen/ FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sailingawen/ 📧EMAIL US: sailingawen@gmail.com 🌎TRACK US at https://www.polarsteps.com/SailingAwen ⛵️AWEN will be featured at the MIAMI BOAT SHOW! Meet us there!! Learn more about the show dates: https://www.miamiboatshow.com/en/home.html OUTREMER 52 OWNER’S REVIEW: https://www.katamarans.com/owners-reviews/outremer-52r/ 🎶 MUSIC by Epidemic Sound ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello! We are Holly and Stephane 🇺🇸🇫🇷 We have made the transition from full-time software professionals from the SF Bay Area to liveaboard sailing explorers who always keep one eye on the weather and our hearts in a song. Our goal is to complete a circumnavigation and we recently transitioned to a performance catamaran and are madly in love with our Outremer 52. We are working with Outremer in France (with the help of Google translate) to launch our boat project and start our journey as sailing vagabonds. While it’s not a race or speedtest, we are doing our first Bluewater crossing this year and we are excited to see AWEN stretch her legs and dance on the water. Join us as we share what we’re learning living without Amazon, (but with Starlink), and attempt this new life of travel and adventure on the ocean. Please be patient with us as we continue to improve our YouTube vlogging skills. Our goal isn’t to make our life a movie, it’s to give back to what others have shared with us, which is why we don’t monetize our channel. More about us here: https://sailingawen.com/about-us #outremer #boatlife #catamaran #travelvlog #digitalnomad #lifestyle #sailboats #stayhealthy #learning #vlog #podcast #live #motivation #travel #nomad #boattour #sailingadventure #bucketlist #adventure #mediterranean #nomad #retirement #adventureawaits #ocean #learning © Sailing AWEN 2023 Special thanks to: Nick Hathaway at 45 Degrees sailing for teaching us the 'ropes' on med mooring and so much more. https://www.45degreessailing.com/ Loic Kerbrat from Yacht Tech International for all your help in those early days. Andy and Mia from #59North for demystifying blue water passages. https://www.59-north.com/ Delos crew, The O'Kellys and The Wynns for inspiring us from the beginning! And our kids, our family and our friends for supporting our crazy dreams. -- Chapters -- 00:00 Intro 01:06 Our story 01:54 A serious life moment 02:50 Serious planning 03:34 Checking the boat in La Rochelle, France 03:52 Downsizing 04:07 Start of Covert Castaway 04:14 Building our sailing experience 04:43 Meetup with Saona owners in Italy 05:06 Commissioning 05:17 Covid happened 05:28 Commissioning - part 2 06:08 Casting off - Cruising the Med 06:42 Season 1 summary 06:59 Start of Season 2 07:15 Croatia 08:22 Greece 09:03 Turkey 10:18 Lessons Learned 11:20 Outremer dreams 12:13 Outremer test sail 13:40 For Sale 15:14 Back home 15:23 What's next for us 17:24 Next episode 17:32 Virtual tour