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Adventurous and naivety. We thought we were going to learn to sail from an experienced captain. Nothing went as expected and we learned some really hard lessons along the way! We hope that our journey will serve as a warning to others. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊

This sailing excursion should never have happened. The least we could do is share our mistakes in hopes that others will learn from them. Thank you for watching 🙏

We feel foolish for not doing more research ahead of time but agree with your statement 🙏

Thank you 🙏

Loved every bit of Bahamas ❤️

Absolutely agree. However, this motor had its carburetor cleaned multiple times and it was repaired twice. It was time to let it go 😂

The trip ended up very differently than expected and there were red flags that we should’ve picked up on prior to leaving. We hope our video will be educational and a warning to others that might consider doing the same thing under the same circumstances. Thank you for watching and for commenting 🙏

We didn’t try to fail as we didn’t know what we didn’t know. None of the crew was prepared or experienced enough to cross an ocean. We are thankful that we survived and hope the video will shed light on how risky it can be if you don’t do your due diligence. Thank you for watching the video. We appreciate your comment 🙏

@@yard2yacht yes crossing an ocean is pretty dangerous. If it wasnt so scary i would have been laughing all that gas you guys loaded up 😁

No arrow and no monitor and the captain didn’t seem to concerned. He didn’t need it: just follow the straight line on the chart plotter to the destination he said. Thanks for watching our video and for commenting.

We argued against giving up but the captain was firm in his decision. Thanks for watching the video 🙏

I guess that was another red flag 🫣 Thanks for watching the video.

Good point. As you know this video only covers the water portion of the journey. While we were in the Azores the captain bought a new and smaller dinghy that fit onto the bow of the boat. th-cam.com/video/4PV2iv_FGbw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=2sCVfQvRKtmZ0Lq6 Thank you for watching the video. We appreciate your support and comment ❤️

Absolutely agree! So many things could have gone wrong in addition to what did go wrong. We are lucky that we made out alive 🙏 Thank you for watching the video and for commenting ❤️

We have asked ourselves that question many times. We wanted to believe that everything would be ok and that the Captain (boat owner) knew what he was doing. Sadly it turned out that he didn’t know much about sailing or how to prepare a boat for an ocean crossing. We are lucky to have survived 🙏 Thanks for commenting and for watching ❤️

Good for you 👍🏼 The captain (boat owner) knew that we didn’t have any sailing experience. However, we were led to believe that the captain did (he did not know how to sail). Very sad experience which we hope others will learn from. Thanks for commenting 🙏

We don’t mind waves and we have some experience from living on our own trawler traveling full time. We expected to learn how to sail during the crossing but since the captain (boat owner) didn’t know how to sail we never learned. There was supposed to be a sea trial which never happened nor did we have any MOB drills. This trip could have had a tragic ending. Sadly the boat wasn’t ready and we didn’t do enough research to understand what all this meant. We should’ve never left Florida 🫣 Thank you for commenting and for watching the video 🙏

@@yard2yacht Without experience NO boat is ready in anything more than 20kts of wind where you need good boat handling, I’ve seen macho charterers happily slam the hull going straight at small 1.5-2 m but steep waves, I could hear the rig shaking … I had also had guys willing to learn, who could pump steer on larger waves on the quarter (a very difficult course) at the end of a week. Learning to sail is not so difficult, sail a bit with experienced sailors, preferably racing sailors.

Great advice. Thank you ❤️

Good questions! For some reason the captain (boat owner) didn’t want to use it🤷 The sail on the aft mast was tied and secured. Also, it would have been very difficult to get to since the tent was in the way. Thanks for watching 🙏

@@yard2yacht Thanks for the reply. 👍

We learned so many lessons along the way. But the most important lesson that we hope others will take away from the video is; get references from the captain (you have to get confirmation about his sailing ability), and make sure the boat is prepared for an ocean crossing. We are thankful to have made it out alive ❤️🙏

Thank you for saying that. This journey should’ve never happened 🫣 Thank you for commenting and for watching the video 🙏

We have learned so much since our return. The closed cockpit pit is one of many lessons. We didn’t have a wind instrument either 🫣 Thanks for taking time to comment. We appreciate your support 🙏

If we had put the camera down then you wouldn’t have able to make this comment 😂

@@yard2yacht I think we all would prefer to not see this and have you be helpful, especiallywhen you two are clearly so inexperienced and unable to help with decisions, this was evident with cutting a dinghy loose instead of hauling it to the deck, if you were experienced, you would have done that before leaving to cross . Crew helps, if your useless and know nothing about sailing, you had no business going with Frank to be crew, making content for your own personal monetary gain is unscrupulous. Before you say captain has the last say, you had no business going on a trip of this magnitude with no real experience, if there was at least another experienced person sure, but two rookies and one captain, no way. If you were experienced and you had a captain refuse to do essentials like haul a dinghy before crossing the Atlantic, you woukd have gotten off before leaving. Fact is, you put your lives and Frank's life at risk, just to film content and make money. Shame on you.

You make many valid points especially that we had no business on that voyage across that Ocean. It was life threatening and none of the captain, boat or crew was prepared for it. In our defense we did suggest that the dingy should be stored on deck but the captain wanted it on the davits. Certainly a competent captain or experienced crew might have saved the dingy but that wasn’t us. As for filming, we asked for Frank’s permission before we agreed to go on the trip and he was happy with it. But of 816 hours at sea we filmed about 10 hours total which became five 15-minute videos of our time across the ocean . Thanks for watching our video and for your input. We do appreciate your feedback.

@@yard2yacht pathetic your trying to monetize on someone's misfortune. You may have asked him but as an older man he may not have understood the repercussions, elder abuse. As for the dinghy, you should have left the boat if you thought it was unsafe but then again, you probably had no clue and had no business on that boat without some seasoned crew Extremely sad yet another content creator takes advantage of someone for thier personal gain.

Thank you for the kind words 🙏 We appreciate your support ❤️

We did stop in the Azores and we had tickets to fly back home. But after a couple weeks on land we felt better and also felt like we had an obligation to finish the journey (big mistake). We were told that the easiest part was leg three. Turned out not to be true. The worst part was the last leg which is why there isn’t much filming. We appreciate your question and thanks for watching the video ❤️

Thank you. We appreciate your support 🙏 Your comment means a lot ❤️

Thank you for watching ❤️

Absolutely agree with everything you say!! We should not have gone in the first place. We learned so many hard lessons and can only hope that the video will be of some value to others where they will think twice before putting themselves in a similar situation. Had we known then what we know today we wouldn’t have gone. Thank you for commenting and for watching the video ❤️

So true! We were naive to believe anything else. We have received many comments from people that appreciate us being brutally honest and sharing our mishap. And for what it’s worth, it makes us feel good. We could have so easily just left all of it untold but that wouldn’t have been the right thing to do. Thank you for your kind words ❤️ We appreciate your support 🙏

It is hard to believe. That’s why we’re sharing our story. Thanks for commenting and watching the video 🙏

Haha, he was in the navy some 50 years ago so has been retired for a long time. Unfortunately, his navy experience didn’t do much to contribute to our safety or sailing. This journey should’ve never happened and that is why we’re sharing it. Hopefully it will be of value to others to see what not to do when crossing an ocean 🙏 Thank you so much for taking time to comment and for watching the video. We really appreciate you ❤️

Don’t know how a trimaran compares to a sailboat when it comes to sailing but it must be somewhat similar. Being prepared on a well equipped vessel is key. Thank you for watching and for commenting on the video 🙏

It certainly makes boating more enjoyable to stay closer to land. Kind of silly when you think about it, why is crossing an ocean so enticing 🙄 It’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Appreciate you commenting and watching the video ❤️

Absolutely. Experience, sea worthy boat, and competent sailors are all key to a successful crossing. We hope the video adds value to the sailing community 🙏 Thank you for watching and for commenting ❤️

That is a good idea! We have learned our lesson and will not repeat it. Hopefully this video will serve as a warning to others that are thinking about doing the same as we did 🙏 Thank you for commenting and for watching the video ❤️

We mentioned that to the captain prior to leaving. But, it was his boat and his decision to leave it there 🫣 Thank you for watching the video and for taking time to comment ❤️

You make some good points! Maybe people get courageous from watching “how easy” it is to sail on TH-cam? We have some cruising experience but understand now how important it is to understand the basics of sailing before crossing an ocean. Having cruising experience only clearly isn’t enough. We thought the captain had sufficient experience and that we would be safe with him. That was a big mistake to trust without doing some background investigation prior to the journey. Thank you for commenting and for watching our video. Your voice counts 🙏

Thank you for saying that. It is our hope that others will learn a thing or two by watching this video 🙏 We are not proud of it but if someone can be spared a little misery from watching then something good has come out of it. We appreciate you taking time to comment and for your kind words ❤️

We had plane tickets to leave Horta but decided last minute to finish the trip (a big mistake that we clearly regret to this day). We absolutely should have had a licensed Captain onboard and if there had been a competent Captain onboard I’m sure the outcome would have been very different. Thanks for watching and for commenting. We appreciate you 🙏

It was memorable for the misery. We are fortunate because it could have been so much worse. Clearly, the captain, the boat, and the crew were woefully under prepared. Thank you for watching our video and for commenting.

@@yard2yacht I plan to buy a small boat next year and learn as I go too. I used to get seasick on an aircraft carrier and the dark sea at night scares me.

Wish you best of luck 😊

It was definitely a stressful experience. Thank you for watching our video and for commenting.

It wasn’t our boat, we were crew. We are back in the states now, dry on our trawler. Thank you for watching our video and for commenting.

We crossed over the shipping lanes north of the Straits of Gibraltar in the dark. This is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. Daily more than 300 ships pass through the Straits. Clearly we didn’t have contact with each of them but were tracking quite a few on our AIS that had a CPA of less than two miles where we had to hail the freighter/container ship or had to take evasive action. Thank you for watching our video and for commenting.

Yes, we had no business trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean. We are very fortunate because it could have been much more tragic. Thank you for watching our video and for commenting.

Not prepared, not experienced, and not skilled. We are guilty and admit we shouldn’t have been in the ocean. Here’s a link to the full video. It gives additional information that might be enjoyable to watch. th-cam.com/video/wENT5GYsDCs/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting.

​@@yard2yacht you're a lot more experienced after that trip

Thank you. Here’s a link to the full video. It gives additional information that might be enjoyable to watch. th-cam.com/video/wENT5GYsDCs/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting.

Here’s a link to the full video. It gives additional information that might be enjoyable to watch. th-cam.com/video/wENT5GYsDCs/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting.

Thank you for watching our video and for commenting.

We are happy to share our mistakes knowing that others can learn from them. This journey was very difficult and the sad part is that it didn’t have to be that way. Thank you for your support ❤️