What It’s Really Like to Haul Out in the DR (Life Update + Fertility Journey)

This week, we’re hauling Thalia out of the water here the Dominican Republic, which is a completely different process from what we’ve done before! Instead of a lift, they use a trailer system with logs to accommodate our catamaran hulls. It’s slow, careful work, but we’re grateful for the attention to detail. In this video, we share what the haul-out process is really like here, plus some personal updates about our fertility journey, diet changes, and why we won’t be posting as regularly while in the boatyard. Thank you for being here and supporting us through the highs and lows. 💛 #sailing #luperon #haulout #lifeupdate Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/patrickandmichaela Check Out Our Merch Store! https://shop.patrickandmichaela.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow us on Social Media Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sailing_thalia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailing_thalia/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickandmichaela/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Business Inquiries please reach out to business@patrickandmichaela.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Audio Credits Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com Song: Creeping Under My Skin (Instrumental Version) Artist: Volcan Peaks Song: Don’t Need An Answer (Instrumental Version) Song: April Sky (Instrumental Version) Song: April Sky Artist: Ten Towers Song: Enough to Get By (Instrumental Version) Artist: Daniel Gunnarsson Song: Blue Whale (Instrumental Version) Song: Blue Whale Artist: Kylie Dailey Song: Come Daylight (Instrumental Version) Artist: Victor Lundberg Song: I Remember Well Artist: Cody Francis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Timestamps 00:00 – Welcome & What’s Ahead 01:07 – Prepping for Haul Out 02:39 – Barnacle Battle: Saving Our Lines 04:01 – Our Take on the Haul Out Method 04:44 – Hauling Out in the DR (Reality Check) 06:54 – Inspecting the Damage 08:25 – Drive Leg Troubles… Again 09:03 – Life Update: Fertility Struggles 11:44 – Staysail Track Problems 13:07 – Storage Woes on Our Boat 15:58 – Exploring an Abandoned Resort 16:35 – Finding Calm & Recovering 17:45 – Our Boat Yard Plans 19:07 – A Special Announcement 21:21 – Outro & Thanks for Watching