This yacht spoiled me. Ever since I watched the walk through, no other appeals as much to me at any price. The layout, woodwork to die for and interior decor have done me in. After watching lots of yachting videos, I love explorer yachts the most. They look so ready for adventure on the outside and Nordhavns especially are like heaven on the inside. I really am in awe of the people who can visualize and build such beautiful, complex and functional creations. So much talent and fine taste.
I watched this delivery video when it came out about 8 years ago. It's the only one on TH-cam that I come back to and watch every few years, making it my most-watched TH-cam vid. Love Nordhavn and what they build for purpose.
The first battle that my dad was in during WWII was Attu and Adak. His last battle was Okinawa. Thank you for showing the islands. He has been gone for 21 years now.
What a picturesque journey. Not sure who the 350 people are that put a thumbs down but it was well put together and presented. An adventure of a lifetime.
I know this is a old post, but in case you didn’t know, when it was delivered to Vancouver, it was professionaly inspected and a number of faults were found. Some were major and the new owners weee not happy. It ended up in court. I believe the boat was sold and the owners bought another boat (not the same company).
I'm back to watch this video again. I love this ocean crossing. It's a dream of mine. I know how difficult it can be, but boy, this is what an adventure is like. Thanks again for posting!
It must feel acomplishing. Not only to build something so Grand, but then to navigate it through the different element's without any major problems. That really speaks of the craftsmanship, & engineering that you guys put into the yachts that you build. I stand amazed. Congradulations or a job well done!
I was in Adak back in 1963 on the USS Salmon SS-573 we stopped for diesel fuel when it was a USN Naval air station then we went on patrol to monitor Russian launched missiles ... we were ten (10) miles off of Kamchatka when President Kennedy died we thought we were going to war for sure. Then we had to go back to Adak to get more fuel to return to San Diego. The trip took ten days to get there to Adak and we hit force 9 weather with fifty foot high waves. Never forget it watching your video brought all of those memories back.
Years ago I was a commercial diver based out of Duncan BC on Vancouver Island, I made the trip north to Alaska many many times with our live aboard and dive barge. It was always hurry up and get to the job site , on every trip I would say to my self “ to do this on a nice yacht and lots of time would be a dream come true “ Unfortunately I have to work to live.
We do have a 35feet Trawler in our family, but I will never be able to own a boat such as this one or, I suppose, none of Nordhavn boats in range ...but , I never watched a video longer than 5/6 minutes on TH-cam , and for this one, I wished it never ended, and when the end came, I felt like "i was with you" on the boat, for the whole duration of the trip! The editing, the musics, the camera angles etc, were really amazingly well done . Yes, If I would win the lottery...I know for SURE, I would buy a Nordhavn .
Wonderful video. High quality footage. Great music. What a journey for the maiden voyage on that beautiful boat! Seem like great people too! Thanks for sharing that!
looks lovely, I am now a yachtbuilder after I left Cummins in 1974, no yacht now as I suffered a stroke and zero energy to build, although I have finished the dwgs
Wonderful running commentary, I enjoyed your trip as well. Thanks. It's nice to see how a trip on a boat that size would be. We've all seen boats like that and wondered what it is like. I found your explanation of navigating, with amounts of fuel, water and all the other things you needed very interesting. Great photography too, Thanks again.
Beautiful yacht. And most importantly, very capable too. Appeared to handle the big seas / swells well and proved itself as a well designed offshore cruiser. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Awesome, awesome, AWESOME, video! Must have been a lifetime achievement to take your family across the Pacific! So fun to watch! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us!!! ✌🏻
Beautiful boat and an immersive experience, having grown up on my friends MY Van Triumph 212 footer, l felt the seabreeze and the ocean swells in your video. Thank you. 🌊
What a beautiful boat! It must feel amazing to be the owners of such a gorgeous vessel. Although the only part of the design that I do not care for is the sectional partition rails aft. However that is my own personal preference, and not a deal breaker in the least. As I am aware that many boat owners also love this design. Ex-Navy
This was a very informative and professionaly produced video on taking a new yacht from the factory to final delivery in Vancouver. The owners's boat house was very impressive.
I like the owners! They let come normal people come on bord for a visit. Normal fishermen who are interested in this great ship. Here in Germany no rich guy would have people "kind of this" on his ship. This was a great video - thank you for sharing this here!
You mean Diane and Bob Conconi who later sued Nordhavn after this video was made (for the record the Conconi's lost their suit) over quality issues over this very same Nordhavn?
Outstanding job Doug! Beautifully shot and edited, giving us a real sense of what it was like to be aboard. Must be great to meet cool people along the way and invite them aboard for a few drinks and a meal, and get in some exploration too! Note to self: must..get..120 ft..yacht ; )
Beautiful vessel, and an even better little documentary on the trip itself. I travel the world flying a jet for someone, would love to do it once on a boat. Nicely done.....
This was my life once, after Army,Merchant marine and Yacht work,corp. and delivery. Bulk Carrier's to booze cruise, Military Sea Lift ,to Ferry Boats in New York harbor. Miss it all.
I too was so fascinated with this story and the Boat itself and this comment is being made as i watch the entire thing for a second time i have been a life long boater with many hours of cruising Over the years on both Power and Sail boats including a full restoration of a Classic Wood hulled Cabin Cruiser
Been in Dutch Harbor and Adak many times. Once we left Dutch Harbor on a nice sunny day, the entire patroll we been in Fog. That night we ended up on a S.A.R. Case of the M/V Pan Nova, a Korean Bulk Carrier. A Japanese Bulk Carrier collided at Sea, the Pan Nova sank off the Coast of UnAlaska Island. Sept 1983.
I'll have to try to talk my brother into giving up his 64' Ocean Alexander and going with this. I loved the bridge layout but would liked to have seen a bit more of the berthing tho. All in all, a very nice job.
Great story. I agree the COG seemed high, but there must be magic happening with such a low draft. Very curious about the stabilizer systems as a beam sea would tend to pitch that shape. Perhaps thats why you had to head further north. Beautiful boat, beautiful finish, and love the state of the art nav and engineering. Wow!!
Nice video, yacht, and narration. I been to many boat builders peppered along the Pearl River leading into China. Didn't realize the Nordhavn was built in China. I'll have to visit the facility. Thanks for sharing this.
What a wonderful, very enjoyable presentation. I can't even fathom the money it takes to build, operate and maintain a boat like this. Wow Wee what a boat. A beautiful floating home that can transport you to anywhere in this world of ours!
What a great video 📹 adventure. Thank you for the ride along.🛳 This boat was well built and beautiful to look at. Great trip & Very nice Photography.📸 I Enjoyed this video immensely.💯👍
I imagine they're mostly happy days when you're a billionaire with a yacht. You simply shell out and have others deal with the problems, logistics and maintenance.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching the voyage. I especially enjoyed your stop over on Adak. I hadn't seen that beautiful place since I was stationed there in '87 and '88. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
beautiful documentary. Nice to see a really seaworthy megayacht. And a lot of the footage was awesome : Hong Kong, Adak, Alaska etc. . It must have been epic, thanks for sharing.
Just the boathouse for this yacht was amazing. The problem with these megayachts is not just owning them, but crewing, running and maintaining them..you really need to be megarich to have such a thing. What would this trip in fuel, crew wages, port fees and day to day maintenance be worth?
No it would cost around 500k per year! Captain 150k deck hand 50k each engineer 100k insurance 80k dock 50k then fuel! A yacht maybe 150 to 200 feet yes 1 mill per year but not a 120 footer!
Guy I worked with wanted a boat. He and I went to a boat show and I tried to hold him back but the super salesmen kept giving him beers and before I realized it, he had signed 5 papers of intent to buy on 5 boats between 30 feet and 40 feet. He ended up getting a Rinker 34. His decision maker was that it has a built in blender for margaritas and a stall shower. I just walked away. He was in it for $170,000. FULL PRICE and no freebees. He let the super salesman handle the financing. 20 year loan, and he could JUST handle the monthly payments. Then he got hit with mortgage insurance, sales tax, boat property tax, boat insurance, slip fees, monthly maintenance. Then he called me and wanted me to move his boat from the sales dock to the dock slip he had gotten. I wondered why he didn't do it and he said he tried but crashed it into another boat. Turns out he had NEVER driven a boat before and now he had a 34 footer with two HUGE engines. He eventually sold the boat three years later for about $90,000 and less than 50 hours on the engines. He had to remortgage his house to cover the loss, and go back to work out of retirement. Last I heard he had bought a big motorhome.
Although when we retire, our retirement would probably not cover the cost of the diesel for this yacht, I do like seeing how the M/V community lives and motors about. Nicely done! Now, next time you motor past a sailboat, please give it a bit of room. Okay?
i too have watched this a few times; what a great story, the yacht handled magnificently, the crew were obviously amazing and the owners must be so proud. The Chef......where is he now? Congratulations
Erin Thorkildsen are you serious? China builds goods to suit your budget. They can do cheap and nasty but they can do incredible quality too, if you're willing to pay for it.
@@Erin-Thor I'm not exactly sure I didn't read a bunch into it but it would seem like it was over money and then it was said that the owner never accepted the yacht but if it was me why did they leave China with it like it was obviously it's like a car there's no motivation to fix it once it's off the lot
Mark Powell - Something doesn’t sound right. I too would assume that once you took delivery of a yacht, it would be like a car... you’ve done bought it. He may have phoned his bank and refused final payment, who knows. So the good news is there’s a slightly used yacht for sale cheap somewhere! LOL!
When they arrived at Dutch they met with a pilot boat I'd guess they had the tender in the water to bring the pilot on board 30:30 Just a guess though :) *edit* Didn't notice later in the video long after Dutch the tender is gone! guess they left something behind!
Totally enjoyed this video! Well done and kudos to the Ship, Captain and Crew! Amazing story of what it’s like to cross the Pacific on a bad ass yacht! I was a little worried during the bad weather but I’d crew with these guys any time!
Thankyou for such an amazing video and an absolutely stunning vessel,i spent 14 years in the RN how I wish they had ships like that,very well put together film.
@Hans Wurst I'm thinking more like at the time of construction, their own facilities couldn't accommodate a ship this size, so they brokered a deal to use the facilities of that particular shipmaker.
A perfect presantation of the vessel and your company. I have seen this a few times and I just want to spend some time onboard on the sea. Awesome! Now all I need is to win big time on the lottery so I can make you guys a call! A very nice video, thank you for sharing!
That's how you get rich. You don't pay your taxes. I remember some rich lady said in an interview "Only Little People Pay Taxes." It was Leona Helmsley. During the trial, a former housekeeper testified that she had heard Leona Helmsley say: "We don't pay taxes; only the little people pay taxes,"
I'm surprised the tender's outboard motor/engine is just left exposed to the elements. Surely it would be better of it was covered a some kind of waterproof jacket.
At 42:50 you can see they can store the tenders away 😎 But have to admit it looked a bit careless with the engines. Also I am no specialist but the outboards sounded terrible 😮
That seems to be pretty common. Risky business making boats for billionaires. I live close to where a sailing yacht called Hetairos was built, apparently the buyer of that boat wasn't happy with it either and wanted 30m dollars. Which would probably make Baltic Yachts go out of business. Some of these billionaires are greedy dishonest assholes, that's probably how they got so rich.
I just googled it. Seems more like he used that as an excuse to get out of having to pay for it because he got caught trying to bypass importation laws. Declaring the value as 9 million instead of 16 million. Boat was seized. He had to pay 2.3 million duty tax to get it out and is/was facing criminal charges.
@@Bay-Smidt Sadly, none of those pics don't show any context. Not only that, but the opening statement saying it was 'abandoned on arrival' is misleading and not true. The vessel was seized by Canadian Customs.
Wonderful video. High quality footage. Great music. What a journey for the maiden voyage on that beautiful boat! Seem like great people too! Thanks for sharing that!
This yacht spoiled me. Ever since I watched the walk through, no other appeals as much to me at any price. The layout, woodwork to die for and interior decor have done me in. After watching lots of yachting videos, I love explorer yachts the most. They look so ready for adventure on the outside and Nordhavns especially are like heaven on the inside. I really am in awe of the people who can visualize and build such beautiful, complex and functional creations. So much talent and fine taste.
You should watch Bering Yachts
I watched this delivery video when it came out about 8 years ago. It's the only one on TH-cam that I come back to and watch every few years, making it my most-watched TH-cam vid. Love Nordhavn and what they build for purpose.
The first battle that my dad was in during WWII was Attu and Adak. His last battle was Okinawa. Thank you for showing the islands. He has been gone for 21 years now.
I was born on Adak when my father served in the navy. We also lived in Okinawa for several years where he was stationed. It was nice seeing both.
You’re father is a real Badass for fighting in those battles I thank him for his service 💪
What a marvelous boat and wonderful journey, thank you let us share.
Beautiful experience being on the sea in the Norhavn 120. A healthy respect also for the ABS/Ordinaries who kept her safe for the journey.
What a picturesque journey. Not sure who the 350 people are that put a thumbs down but it was well put together and presented. An adventure of a lifetime.
I know this is a old post, but in case you didn’t know, when it was delivered to Vancouver, it was professionaly inspected and a number of faults were found. Some were major and the new owners weee not happy. It ended up in court. I believe the boat was sold and the owners bought another boat (not the same company).
@@casualobserver7867 good to know, many thanks
9 months passed and I am watching this video from beginning to end , once again . I can definitely say now, my favorite video in the whole of TH-cam .
lol this is my 4th time still love it
absolutely agree with you
its my 3rd time right now but am sure it wont be my last either brilliant video n a dissent bunch of blokes
lol No doubt. Time to watch again.
The part in pacific ocean is awesome
I'm back to watch this video again. I love this ocean crossing. It's a dream of mine. I know how difficult it can be, but boy, this is what an adventure is like. Thanks again for posting!
look up the article on how garbage this boat was when they delivered it
It must feel acomplishing. Not only to build something so Grand, but then to navigate it through the different element's without any major problems. That really speaks of the craftsmanship, & engineering that you guys put into the yachts that you build. I stand amazed. Congradulations or a job well done!
I was in Adak back in 1963 on the USS Salmon SS-573 we stopped for diesel fuel when it was a USN Naval air station then we went on patrol to monitor Russian launched missiles ... we were ten (10) miles off of Kamchatka when President Kennedy died we thought we were going to war for sure. Then we had to go back to Adak to get more fuel to return to San Diego. The trip took ten days to get there to Adak and we hit force 9 weather with fifty foot high waves. Never forget it watching your video brought all of those memories back.
Years ago I was a commercial diver based out of Duncan BC on Vancouver Island, I made the trip north to Alaska many many times with our live aboard and dive barge.
It was always hurry up and get to the job site , on every trip I would say to my self “ to do this on a nice yacht and lots of time would be a dream come true “
Unfortunately I have to work to live.
We do have a 35feet Trawler in our family, but I will never be able to own a boat such as this one or, I suppose, none of Nordhavn boats in range ...but , I never watched a video longer than 5/6 minutes on TH-cam , and for this one, I wished it never ended, and when the end came, I felt like "i was with you" on the boat, for the whole duration of the trip! The editing, the musics, the camera angles etc, were really amazingly well done . Yes, If I would win the lottery...I know for SURE, I would buy a Nordhavn .
it is a pretty nice documentary ,right ????
it is GREAT!
be positive ... forget loterry .... good luck !!!!!!!
Breathtaking...why have I been spending on stewpid cars till now? :-(
Wonderful video. High quality footage. Great music. What a journey for the maiden voyage on that beautiful boat! Seem like great people too! Thanks for sharing that!
Brings back memory's. I was stationed on Adak AK for 18 months in the late 80's
Spent about 18 months on Adak in the mid '60's and yes it does stir memories even that long ago.
What an amazing experience! I'd love to do the whole thing around Vancouver and Alaska. What beauty!
looks lovely, I am now a yachtbuilder after I left Cummins in 1974, no yacht now as I suffered a stroke and zero energy to build, although I have finished the dwgs
Wonderful running commentary, I enjoyed your trip as well. Thanks. It's nice to see how a trip on a boat that size would be. We've all seen boats like that and wondered what it is like. I found your explanation of navigating, with amounts of fuel, water and all the other things you needed very interesting. Great photography too, Thanks again.
Two years late but that's a great comment
Wonderful video and extremely talented people involved with the entire process.
Beautiful yacht. And most importantly, very capable too. Appeared to handle the big seas / swells well and proved itself as a well designed offshore cruiser. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Absolutely fantastic to follow the voyage from China to Vancouver in such a magnificent boat. THank you so much!
This boat is currently at the shelter island marina San Diego California! Beautiful
November 11, 2018
Awesome, awesome, AWESOME, video! Must have been a lifetime achievement to take your family across the Pacific! So fun to watch! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us!!! ✌🏻
Very good considering you crossed the Pacific Ocean. Love all the glass with full views outside. Thanks.
Beautiful boat and an immersive experience, having grown up on my friends MY Van Triumph 212 footer, l felt the seabreeze and the ocean swells in your video. Thank you. 🌊
This must feel like slumming it for you. It's barely half the size.
Phenomenal. Thanks for inviting is along like this.
As a kid i lived on Adak island, my dad was a vet of WWII , Korea and Nam. Still have good memories of Adak
What a beautiful boat! It must feel amazing to be the owners of such a gorgeous vessel. Although the only part of the design that I do not care for is the sectional partition rails aft. However that is my own personal preference, and not a deal breaker in the least. As I am aware that many boat owners also love this design. Ex-Navy
@john williams ty for your service
What a beauty!!! She looks sea kindly, even in heavy weather.
Totally awesome. Made my day watching this.
A beautiful boat and an outstanding shake down cruise.
Getting more and more interested in this company.
This was a very informative and professionaly produced video on taking a new yacht from the factory to final delivery in Vancouver. The owners's boat house was very impressive.
多年前在貨輪上行這航線, 今天在你的影片上再航行一次！多謝分享！
我的船，從前也停泊黃金海岸游艇會！真的非多謝你行情帶來的回憶！
Many many thanks！
I like the owners! They let come normal people come on bord for a visit. Normal fishermen who are interested in this great ship. Here in Germany no rich guy would have people "kind of this" on his ship. This was a great video - thank you for sharing this here!
They are not the owners.
You mean Diane and Bob Conconi who later sued Nordhavn after this video was made (for the record the Conconi's lost their suit) over quality issues over this very same Nordhavn?
Are you from Germany??
@@rahulkrish9840 Yes. I am from Germany.
@@saschakeitmann7954 I'm planning to visit Germany by the year end. You are from which place??..
I didn't want the adventure to end, thank-you.
Amazing boat! Out of my price range new though so 76 or 86 mid this year will be new direction, more peaceful life and adventure
Very nicely done. It was a peaceful video and well narrated. I enjoyed the trip and it sounds like the boat was flawless.
Outstanding job Doug! Beautifully shot and edited, giving us a real sense of what it was like to be aboard. Must be great to meet cool people along the way and invite them aboard for a few drinks and a meal, and get in some exploration too! Note to self: must..get..120 ft..yacht ; )
I remember being north of Adak during our RIMPAC back in the 90's. 40' seas, 70-80 knot straight winds and clear blue skies.
I don't get how anyone could dislike this video. Hands down a motivation-able and just relaxing film that was well put together.
Because they can't afford this
Probably the owner's legal team after the mucky court case involving this yacht as soon as it reached Canada 😁😁
MANY THANKS for showing us a beautiful ship and a 'real' cruise experience!
Wonderful job on both the boat and the video. I would have enjoyed even more video and commentary. Thanks for sharing it!
Great job from the Nordhavn team (kudos to Doug for the capture and kudos to the engineering and PM staff).
This was a great video about a great boat, great journey, great crew, and some very fortunate owners!
Now read this:
www.pendanablog.com/pendana-nordhavn-62-blog/2017/07/27/mega-yacht---mega-lawsuit
@@WarrenPostma It seems to be an empty link, a blank page.
The owners were the most unfortunate people after being previous customers.
Magnificent vessel! No BS. All beautiful form and function.
Beautiful vessel, and an even better little documentary on the trip itself. I travel the world flying a jet for someone, would love to do it once on a boat. Nicely done.....
another dreamer
If you have to work for another...Nice work, if you can get it.
This was my life once, after Army,Merchant marine and Yacht work,corp. and delivery. Bulk Carrier's to booze cruise, Military Sea Lift ,to Ferry Boats in New York harbor. Miss it all.
Beautiful Boat….Great job telling a great journey with information, pictures and video
Very good video,I enjoyed it. Thanks
What a fabulous, exhilarating, adventure!! Beautiful filmed!
I too was so fascinated with this story and the Boat itself and this comment is being made as i watch the entire thing for a second time i have been a life long boater with many hours of cruising Over the years on both Power and Sail boats including a full restoration of a Classic Wood hulled Cabin Cruiser
Coming back into Canadian waters after such a trip must have felt good. Such a beautiful boat.
Been in Dutch Harbor and Adak many times. Once we left Dutch Harbor on a nice sunny day, the entire patroll we been in Fog. That night we ended up on a S.A.R. Case of the M/V Pan Nova, a Korean Bulk Carrier. A Japanese Bulk Carrier collided at Sea, the Pan Nova sank off the Coast of UnAlaska Island. Sept 1983.
Great film. Fascinating story. Beautiful yacht.
Lived on Adak 1976-79 as a kid; Navy dependent. Unique place to be sure. 😊
I'll have to try to talk my brother into giving up his 64' Ocean Alexander and going with this. I loved the bridge layout but would liked to have seen a bit more of the berthing tho. All in all, a very nice job.
+Shadow Paranormal Society I agree with you regarding tan interior on anything motorized. Bleh.
Brilliant adventure.so well captured...The owners and crew are very natural and the ship is amazing!
Great story. I agree the COG seemed high, but there must be magic happening with such a low draft. Very curious about the stabilizer systems as a beam sea would tend to pitch that shape. Perhaps thats why you had to head further north. Beautiful boat, beautiful finish, and love the state of the art nav and engineering. Wow!!
if i have this beauty the world would be my home.
Magnificent!
Nice video, yacht, and narration. I been to many boat builders peppered along the Pearl River leading into China. Didn't realize the Nordhavn was built in China. I'll have to visit the facility. Thanks for sharing this.
Having a lot of money is AWESOME!
Villhelm Cranford yes it is if you know how to spend it wisely....
It's not easy making that kind of money.
What a wonderful, very enjoyable presentation. I can't even fathom the money it takes to build, operate and maintain a boat like this. Wow Wee what a boat. A beautiful floating home that can transport you to anywhere in this world of ours!
шикарная яхта и отличное путешествие!
What a great video 📹 adventure. Thank you for the ride along.🛳
This boat was well built and beautiful to look at. Great trip & Very nice Photography.📸
I Enjoyed this video immensely.💯👍
43 minutes and it wasn't boring at all. Great job. What happened to the starboard tender? I noticed it missing after dutch harbor.
GREAT video! Thank you for taking the time and energy to create it.
2 happy days in owning a boat, the day you buy it and the day you sell it
I imagine they're mostly happy days when you're a billionaire with a yacht. You simply shell out and have others deal with the problems, logistics and maintenance.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching the voyage. I especially enjoyed your stop over on Adak. I hadn't seen that beautiful place since I was stationed there in '87 and '88. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
beautiful documentary. Nice to see a really seaworthy megayacht. And a lot of the footage was awesome : Hong Kong, Adak, Alaska etc. . It must have been epic, thanks for sharing.
Amazing video. Well edited and an extreme amount of eye candy for someone just getting into yachting.
Seen this video a few times now. Always a pleasure. Perfecty filmed and edited.
This is truly a go anywhere yacht. 👏🏻
Just the boathouse for this yacht was amazing. The problem with these megayachts is not just owning them, but crewing, running and maintaining them..you really need to be megarich to have such a thing.
What would this trip in fuel, crew wages, port fees and day to day maintenance be worth?
Normally 10 percent of the boat fee so around 1.5 million dollars per year
No it would cost around 500k per year! Captain 150k deck hand 50k each engineer 100k insurance 80k dock 50k then fuel! A yacht maybe 150 to 200 feet yes 1 mill per year but not a 120 footer!
Guy I worked with wanted a boat. He and I went to a boat show and I tried to hold him back but the super salesmen kept giving him beers and before I realized it, he had signed 5 papers of intent to buy on 5 boats between 30 feet and 40 feet. He ended up getting a Rinker 34. His decision maker was that it has a built in blender for margaritas and a stall shower.
I just walked away. He was in it for $170,000. FULL PRICE and no freebees. He let the super salesman handle the financing. 20 year loan, and he could JUST handle the monthly payments. Then he got hit with mortgage insurance, sales tax, boat property tax, boat insurance, slip fees, monthly maintenance.
Then he called me and wanted me to move his boat from the sales dock to the dock slip he had gotten.
I wondered why he didn't do it and he said he tried but crashed it into another boat. Turns out he had NEVER driven a boat before and now he had a 34 footer with two HUGE engines. He eventually sold the boat three years later for about $90,000 and less than 50 hours on the engines. He had to remortgage his house to cover the loss, and go back to work out of retirement.
Last I heard he had bought a big motorhome.
It cost 12% of the value of the boat per year when l was doing it back in the nineties.
That would be the trip of a lifetime. Thanks so much for sharing your experience and that magnificent vessel.
Although when we retire, our retirement would probably not cover the cost of the diesel for this yacht, I do like seeing how the M/V community lives and motors about. Nicely done!
Now, next time you motor past a sailboat, please give it a bit of room. Okay?
RETIRE!!!!! lmao
Diesel, lubricants, and gasoline was between $65 and $70 THOUSAND.
YIKES.
I am so jealous. What a great journey.Thanks for the video!
i too have watched this a few times; what a great story, the yacht handled magnificently, the crew were obviously amazing and the owners must be so proud. The Chef......where is he now? Congratulations
He cooks at TGI Fridays in Myrtle Beach SC
what a grand adventure on a beautiful boat.
I’ve never associated China with quality, but this was impressive! Absolutely beautiful!
Erin Thorkildsen are you serious? China builds goods to suit your budget. They can do cheap and nasty but they can do incredible quality too, if you're willing to pay for it.
The ironic thing was there was a lawsuit over this boat and the owner sold it
Mark Powell - So, Chinese quality may not be so great? Any clue why it was resold?
@@Erin-Thor I'm not exactly sure I didn't read a bunch into it but it would seem like it was over money and then it was said that the owner never accepted the yacht but if it was me why did they leave China with it like it was obviously it's like a car there's no motivation to fix it once it's off the lot
Mark Powell - Something doesn’t sound right. I too would assume that once you took delivery of a yacht, it would be like a car... you’ve done bought it. He may have phoned his bank and refused final payment, who knows.
So the good news is there’s a slightly used yacht for sale cheap somewhere! LOL!
I wish I had the jobs these gents had with Nordhaven. Great boat and a spectacular journey. Talk about living and loving your job!
great vid, china to Vancouver, wowwww
Vielen Dank - Thank you so much for a a glimps into a breathtaking Andventures World.
When you left China you had 2 tenders. When you left Dutch Harbor only one. What happened to the other tender ?
Looked like an exciting voyage.
When they arrived at Dutch they met with a pilot boat
I'd guess they had the tender in the water to bring the pilot on board 30:30
Just a guess though :)
*edit* Didn't notice later in the video long after Dutch the tender is gone! guess they left something behind!
Totally enjoyed this video! Well done and kudos to the Ship, Captain and Crew! Amazing story of what it’s like to cross the Pacific on a bad ass yacht! I was a little worried during the bad weather but I’d crew with these guys any time!
too bad we don't get a full vid tour. I would like to see the master suite. VIP room and so forth
www.nordhavn.com/models/120/gallery/
th-cam.com/video/1Wf9zHOl-1A/w-d-xo.html
Search for it on AQUAHOLIC channel. He does a full, all areas walkthrough of the yacht.
Phenomenal trip on a magnificent vessel. Thanks for filming and sharing.
That boat would look nice with another 10 feet of hull on the back end
15 ft zig says
Absolutely fantastic!
If you like this, watch Fleming Yachts sailing around Alaska.
Thankyou for such an amazing video and an absolutely stunning vessel,i spent 14 years in the RN how I wish they had ships like that,very well put together film.
When you were in Adac did you refuel and if you did how much fuel and cost per gal.
You guys are blessed! Hope I get that bless one day in my life too.
Truly amazing yacht and film!!
The tenders are a bit of a joke though haha
My goodness you are right....thats pretty bad. thats more like a dingy for a small sailboat !!!!
You'll be glad to know it has a new, proper, tender...lol.. Those original ones, I'm thinking, were for the delivery trip in case SHTF..
awesome.......i was a little worried ....lol....
@Hans Wurst I'm thinking more like at the time of construction, their own facilities couldn't accommodate a ship this size, so they brokered a deal to use the facilities of that particular shipmaker.
They started the trip with 2 tenders but finished with only 1 what happened to the other tender?
A perfect presantation of the vessel and your company. I have seen this a few times and I just want to spend some time onboard on the sea. Awesome! Now all I need is to win big time on the lottery so I can make you guys a call! A very nice video, thank you for sharing!
Isn't this the owner that sued because he was caught trying not to pay taxes?
Yes, yes it is. He even tried to sue Nordhavn and refuse to take delivery of the boat.
Kind of embarrassing.
That's how you get rich. You don't pay your taxes.
I remember some rich lady said in an interview "Only Little People Pay Taxes."
It was Leona Helmsley.
During the trial, a former housekeeper testified that she had heard Leona Helmsley say: "We don't pay taxes; only the little people pay taxes,"
@@riraro4820 If he refused to take delivery, I hope he had a tremendous down payment and Nordhavn KEPT IT ALL!!!
They are going to get tired of the 3.5HP Merc and that tiny tender real quick! Beautiful boat, and wonderful video !
I'm guessing that was only an interim tender for the trip. That thing is a joke for a boat of that calibre.
The ultimate in conspicuous consumption!
Such a great adventure video! Thanks for taking the time to film the journey and posting it.
I'm surprised the tender's outboard motor/engine is just left exposed to the elements. Surely it would be better of it was covered a some kind of waterproof jacket.
At 42:50 you can see they can store the tenders away 😎 But have to admit it looked a bit careless with the engines. Also I am no specialist but the outboards sounded terrible 😮
Beautiful video. Alot of passion all around this remarkable ship. Good Job.
So in the end the man was not happy with the boat at all and the matter went to court.
That seems to be pretty common. Risky business making boats for billionaires. I live close to where a sailing yacht called Hetairos was built, apparently the buyer of that boat wasn't happy with it either and wanted 30m dollars. Which would probably make Baltic Yachts go out of business. Some of these billionaires are greedy dishonest assholes, that's probably how they got so rich.
I just googled it. Seems more like he used that as an excuse to get out of having to pay for it because he got caught trying to bypass importation laws. Declaring the value as 9 million instead of 16 million. Boat was seized. He had to pay 2.3 million duty tax to get it out and is/was facing criminal charges.
@@Bay-Smidt Sadly, none of those pics don't show any context. Not only that, but the opening statement saying it was 'abandoned on arrival' is misleading and not true. The vessel was seized by Canadian Customs.
Wonderful video. High quality footage. Great music. What a journey for the maiden voyage on that beautiful boat! Seem like great people too! Thanks for sharing that!