🤣 Both designing a boat and selecting options always require tradeoffs... in this case we're happy with this tradeoff as you either reduce the bed width to keep the hull width/performance or increase the hull width and lose on performance. Outremer lowered the bed height compared to the 51 so it will be easier to get in it. 'Crawling' is good exercise to keep you young and mobile, which is important when living on a boat 😉
Ya, I keep flip flopping. I didn’t use it much in our last boat because there are laundromats everywhere or services that are cheaper and faster. And we don’t wear much on the boat so it’s super easy to toss everything in a tub and do it by hand. One option is a 3k version which is tiny but could help in a pinch. - Holly
We are 2 Canoes an 2017 O51 and we are sailing around the world. We are in Fiji today and we used the washing machine today for example. I think it is one of the best comfort options we got. The next one was the heating system which heats the hot water even in summer. We do not have a generator built in.
@@SailingAWEN yes, the hydronic one. It circulates hot liquid to 6 individually controlled heating units in various part of the boat. We also had a three way hot water tank. We told Outremer where to find it. It permits heating the water with electricity, engine coolant and the heater circulating liquid. In summer we put all the thermostats to off and the heater then only heat the water. Takes 30 minutes from cold to hot. Furthermore we sailed the Med from February to November. It is beautiful sailing in Feb to June and Sept to Nov but the heater was very handy. Our sail configuration is main plus Solent. If I had to do it again I would put Genoa and staysail on inner forestay. The cruise rythme is 2-3 weeks sailing and then go to marina for 2-3 days for provisioning, wash the boat and wash the clothing. We do it at Marina because of the water supply is infinite. The public machines available at marinas are not in areas where I want to spend times. That was ok for my college days but not now. We get the sheets done at the cleaners. They are too big for our machine. After 7 years of cruising I still debate if I should have installed a generator. I have not come to a conclusion. On the 51 the generator was placed at the base of the m ast which remove space for diesel tanks. I thought it was a bad compromise. I rather have larger fuel tanks. Outremer put ,or did put, 50 meters of chain as standard for the anchor. It is ok for the Med or the Caribbean but not enough for the Pacific. Insists on 75 meters. I installed an SSB for long range communication and weather update. It would have been better to have an iridium with an external antenna. I now have both. We have 2 air conditioners. A small one in the master cabin which we can use on battery at anchor which we use for 30 minutes to cool the cabin down before going to bed in hot nights. A larger one in the salon. The large one is handy when stuck in a marina in a hot summer day. For example we were in Tunisia at 42c or Barcelona at 37c. The ac was treasure. We also use it to cool the boat after coming back to the boat after an excursion ashore for shopping for example. Nothings heats faster than a locked up boat in a marina. Hope this help
OMG!!! What a boat. Forget O52, it’s just OMG! I can see why you fell in love with the new design. It sits so well between the 51 and 55. Outremer nailed it, in my humble opinion. I just renewed another 4 weeks of euromillions lottery tickets... it’s the only way I could afford one... I look forward to the next updates. Washing machine or no washing machine... what a cliff hanger! 🤣 Je suis excited for you both. X
I am just listening to your Meltami podcast on a walk. Good thing no one is around or they would look at me strangely as I say out loud ‘Je suis Stephane’ at the start of each episode 🤣
You do not need to win a lottery, Once they are underway sailing the ocean blue all you will need to do is wait until theu are anchored in a secluded cove, board their vessel, kill them, cut their bodies up into fish bait and them legally salvage their vessel.
If you are concerned about saving weight, the carbon crossbeam is a must. You will save a lot of weight at the very end of the boat, where it matters for pitching moment. You will also end up with a much stiffer boat overall that is less prone to twisting motions. It is an expensive option, but worth it.
Agree with your comments but at some point you have to draw a line based on your budget 😞 For the Outremer 52 it is a more difficult decision than with the O55 as the bowsprit length with the compression beam (fiberglass with carbon reinforcement) is almost the same as the one with the carbon crossbeam so you don't get the bonus of additional sail area for extra performance as you do with the O55. The price was quite high and ended up being too much for us to justify the amount of weight saved ($/kg) and the extra stiffness.
You are clearly going to have such a good time with this . I was wondering , how much of the 3 ton of extras will be taken up by the options? ( like washing mc) . What’s on the ‘dry’ boat? Of course some expensive options may save wt??? What will be your final ‘owners’ gear Max wt?….. and will you use it all? Thanks for sharing , glad you decided against the very expensive carbon beam/ bowsprit combo . Cheers Warren
I remember seeing this update 6 months ago and you all stated that you anticipated a July 2023 delivery, which now is about 4 months or less away. What has been going on with the build so far? I know you stated you had hull #4, were you able to go over and film some of the assembly and manufacturing phases? Please provide an update on your current status. Maybe can use the COMMUNITY SECTION if you dont want to produce a video. Shalom and Blessings to you and your family!
Hi Michael, delivery is scheduled for August 1st. We've been posting weekly pictures of the boat build on FB and Instagram, check out the progress there. We'll be in La Grande Motte towards the end of May so expect more pictures and videos then. Cheers!
We're confident it will be completely different as there is no middleman anymore. There is nothing like being able to have direct communication with Outremer and meeting the key individuals face to face.
I’ve been watching Cat Great Circle last couple years. Like you they had a production Cat, and for similar reasons ended up with an Outremar. You may have seen them too but this not you should check out their videos. They are on that 3 year world circle tour. Very nice videos that will show you how truly great support Outremar shows their customers.
We met Cat Greatcircle in La Grande Motte before they left for their world tour. Like you we’ve been following their adventures for years. We enjoy their videos.
Having a galley down option to open up the cockpit to the saloon area would be perfect. Just put a sink + fridge/pantry/minibar on the port side of the maindeck. And the galley down can eat up some of the customizable free space.
And that's why there are so many catamaran builders coming up with different concepts to respond to many different requirements. We personally like the convenience of having a galley in the salon area since most of the time it will be just the two of us.
Thank you guys for sharing with us your story. Your videos are very informative and Im sure they will help many many sailors like us . 🌎Fair winds and following seas to you guys!
Thank you Moria for this feedback. We plan on doing more regular videos once we get on the boat but if you're looking for more regular updates you can also check our podcast (www.sailingawen.com/covert-castaway-podcast) and we have a private FB group (facebook.com/groups/sailingawen) where other fellow cruisers can share knowledge and ask questions. Cheers
great video guys! cant wait to see what options you end up choosing and I hope you walk us through what makes the cut ;) the Outremer 52 has us very excited!!! hopefully in a future video you could provide some info on pricing and major options?
Thanks Mike, it's our plan to start explaining what options we selected and why, and once we move on the boat (end of July 2023), we'll definitely do a detailed walkthrough.
New sub here ! My wife and I are shopping hard to find our ideal cruising boat. Your experience is very valuable to us. We live on the Atlantic side of Canada and like you, Stephane, I come originally from Brittany. The plan is to spend 6 months in Europe, live on the boat 24/7 and fly back to Canada to live winter at its best. My original thought was to buy the Amel 50 (mono hull) but, being a tall guy (6,4), I start to think that I could feel claustrophobic pretty quickly…Can’t wait to watch your next video. Thank you ! François
Salut Francois. Being able to stand straight in your boat is key otherwise it will get old very quickly. If you go in the direction of a cat, it will be important to ideally be able to look forward without bending while standing in the salon or cockpit. Hopefully your wife is fairly tall as well or it will be your job to open and close all the hatches. That was a side effect we had not considered but boats are all about trade-offs :-)
This is what I call a dream boat! I saw it at the Grande Motte International Multihull Boat Show. I completely fall in love with her... I suppose that the one presented was the hull n#1, so not yours... Also, are your from Brittany, France? Your logo is a "Trisquel"... 😊
Good to hear… Lucky you, another month before we can see and sail on an Outremer 52. You’re correct about hull #1, ours (hull #4), will be put in the water early June and delivered to us early august. We cannot wait…
Totally understand. We’re headed to La Grande Motte at the end of May for Outremer Week and to see our boat for the first time. It will be put in the water at the beginning of June and delivered to us on August 1st. Our plan is to start documenting those major milestones and cover our selected options. The sailing will truly start this summer.
You should request the Outremer 52 brochure from Outremer. They have 3 basic packages: - minimalist package: starting at €1.4M - performance package: starting at €1.6M - fully equipped package: starting at €1.65M The brochure will detail what comes with each package, but of course you can refine the options for each package.
Congrats- happy for you guys! I have been following your adventures since your first Covert Castaway podcast. Is the black hardware anodized aluminum? Look into how it is done and the durability. I went onto a very new Balance 482 and this black hardware on the forward bow seats was already getting worn so worth checking it out and how it is hopefully different from Balance.
@@SailingAWEN When salt dries on black hardware it looks awful. Know this from experience with powder coated and black anodized aluminum. Maybe it’s different with highly polished steel. Suggest you try it before you buy it.
Huge improvement over the O51, congrats on getting one of the first few hulls! You spoke a lot about performance and weight but didn’t give us any specs on how this new boat stacks up. What are they expecting the lightship displacement to be? SA/D & D/L ratios and how they compare to the outgoing 51 and other boats you considered. I’m sure it will be an awesome performer 👍🏻
This is such a great question, with a two part answer. First, the specs on light displacement for the boats we looked at is relatively easy to get. The numbers for Outremer 52 weren’t public up until now as they are launching it. But getting numbers heavy/loaded is much harder because it’s debatable as to who is telling the truth, aside from the ‘look us in the eyes’ numbers we have from Outremer which we feel confident about. We have a spreadsheet for all the boats but are much less confident in exact numbers on the other boats so went by the 3T ballpark overall. Second, the loaded weight is theoretical until you know what you want to add as options on the structure of the boat to either take away or add weight AND the personal items…once you weigh the boat full. Right now we are working through a different weight spreadsheet for everything now. Finally, what mattered to us is the 3T delta light and loaded and working towards that goal in picking options and capacity. So net net, we set a 3T capacity target and can share our own decisions to keep the weight under that number in a future episode or podcast, once we are set on the final decisions. Hope this helps.
@@SailingAWEN Thanks for the detailed response! This was a huge reason we ended up choosing our boat as the other manufacturers were not as up front with the lightship displacement and wouldn’t put it in the build contract. The new O52 looks like a great boat, you guys are going to be rockstars cruising the Med in that next summer!
Hi Border, we did not but have since been on a Windelo 54 at the Cannes boat show. We like the concept but with a circumnavigation project like ours we would not feel comfortable to go with a fairly new boat company and with so many innovations (hull material, electric propulsion...). Electric is definitely the future but it will take a long time for the technology to mature in the boating industry in our opinion (it is not the same scale as the car industry).
Performance cats like Outremer are a lot more fun to sail than monohulls : sail much faster, point like monohulls with the daggerboard… and are super confortable! A true sailor’s boat ! If you ever get the opportunity to jump on one you will quickly understand what we mean 😉
@@SailingAWEN I imagine. This summer and next will be with first with a biat/catamaran, mostly in Italy (Ischia, Capri, Amalfi), if you are around , perhaps we can meet
the lady is right, you sail faster between the islands so you arrive earlier so you have plenty of time to wash your clothing manually , so no need for a wash machine, absolutely right
After talking to cruisers who sailed in remote areas we changed our minds and selected a 3kg washing machine so now we will have more time to read comments from followers at anchor 😉
get the washing machine! doing hand wash sucks, and it always gets more expensive over time. Then it's about finding a place, figuring out when they're open, staying close by when they run or running out of clothes because minimized what you brought on to save weight. Or, you can have a washing machine, and toss a load in whenever. It becomes an untended job that you don't have to do anything special to achieve.
Thank you for this feedback. After a lot of reflections we ended up selecting a 3kg washing machine. Our experience has been the Med so far so finding good, convenient and reasonably priced laundry services has not been an issue but we now understand that in remote areas it can be a challenge.
Hands down the best boat review video ever!
Wow, thank you!
Brilliant choice you two ,God speed, 😊🤪👍
Good Choice you two, performance and comfort 👍😎 God speed and good luck.
Awesome boat. Probably the nicest bluewater catamaran at the moment.
I'm glad you're excited and they do build an awesome boat. My beef will always be beds that you have to crawl in and out of. I'm not a caterpillar 🐛
🤣 Both designing a boat and selecting options always require tradeoffs... in this case we're happy with this tradeoff as you either reduce the bed width to keep the hull width/performance or increase the hull width and lose on performance. Outremer lowered the bed height compared to the 51 so it will be easier to get in it. 'Crawling' is good exercise to keep you young and mobile, which is important when living on a boat 😉
@@SailingAWEN Like I said, good for you but for me it's a massive PASS. Enjoy sincerely 👍
wow, a spectacular sailing machine!...enjoying the decision making process, thanks for including us! ps here's 1 vote in favor of the washer dryer
Ya, I keep flip flopping. I didn’t use it much in our last boat because there are laundromats everywhere or services that are cheaper and faster. And we don’t wear much on the boat so it’s super easy to toss everything in a tub and do it by hand. One option is a 3k version which is tiny but could help in a pinch. - Holly
I love ❤️ your first reminder 🤣👍🏽. Sweet cat 🥰
We are 2 Canoes an 2017 O51 and we are sailing around the world. We are in Fiji today and we used the washing machine today for example. I think it is one of the best comfort options we got. The next one was the heating system which heats the hot water even in summer. We do not have a generator built in.
Great to know, we are going back and forth on it so this is helpful. What heating system did you get?
@@SailingAWEN yes, the hydronic one. It circulates hot liquid to 6 individually controlled heating units in various part of the boat. We also had a three way hot water tank. We told Outremer where to find it. It permits heating the water with electricity, engine coolant and the heater circulating liquid. In summer we put all the thermostats to off and the heater then only heat the water. Takes 30 minutes from cold to hot. Furthermore we sailed the Med from February to November. It is beautiful sailing in Feb to June and Sept to Nov but the heater was very handy.
Our sail configuration is main plus Solent. If I had to do it again I would put Genoa and staysail on inner forestay.
The cruise rythme is 2-3 weeks sailing and then go to marina for 2-3 days for provisioning, wash the boat and wash the clothing. We do it at Marina because of the water supply is infinite. The public machines available at marinas are not in areas where I want to spend times. That was ok for my college days but not now. We get the sheets done at the cleaners. They are too big for our machine.
After 7 years of cruising I still debate if I should have installed a generator. I have not come to a conclusion. On the 51 the generator was placed at the base of the m ast which remove space for diesel tanks. I thought it was a bad compromise. I rather have larger fuel tanks.
Outremer put ,or did put, 50 meters of chain as standard for the anchor. It is ok for the Med or the Caribbean but not enough for the Pacific. Insists on 75 meters.
I installed an SSB for long range communication and weather update. It would have been better to have an iridium with an external antenna. I now have both.
We have 2 air conditioners. A small one in the master cabin which we can use on battery at anchor which we use for 30 minutes to cool the cabin down before going to bed in hot nights. A larger one in the salon. The large one is handy when stuck in a marina in a hot summer day. For example we were in Tunisia at 42c or Barcelona at 37c. The ac was treasure. We also use it to cool the boat after coming back to the boat after an excursion ashore for shopping for example. Nothings heats faster than a locked up boat in a marina.
Hope this help
OMG!!! What a boat. Forget O52, it’s just OMG! I can see why you fell in love with the new design. It sits so well between the 51 and 55. Outremer nailed it, in my humble opinion. I just renewed another 4 weeks of euromillions lottery tickets... it’s the only way I could afford one... I look forward to the next updates. Washing machine or no washing machine... what a cliff hanger! 🤣 Je suis excited for you both. X
I am just listening to your Meltami podcast on a walk. Good thing no one is around or they would look at me strangely as I say out loud ‘Je suis Stephane’ at the start of each episode 🤣
@@rdholmes2007 😂
You do not need to win a lottery, Once they are underway sailing the ocean blue all you will need to do is wait until theu are anchored in a secluded cove, board their vessel, kill them, cut their bodies up into fish bait and them legally salvage their vessel.
Congratulations!!!!!! What a beautiful boat. All the luck in the world. Can't wait to see it. Cheers from Canary Islands.
Beauty❤🍾🤙
Just discovered your channel .. excellent choice and looking forward to your adventure
Congratulations! The O52 looks like a great boat!
That was an interesting video and well put together thank you from London
EXCELLENT looking forward to more and the build
Us too… build should start by end of this month 🥳
If you are concerned about saving weight, the carbon crossbeam is a must. You will save a lot of weight at the very end of the boat, where it matters for pitching moment. You will also end up with a much stiffer boat overall that is less prone to twisting motions. It is an expensive option, but worth it.
Agree with your comments but at some point you have to draw a line based on your budget 😞
For the Outremer 52 it is a more difficult decision than with the O55 as the bowsprit length with the compression beam (fiberglass with carbon reinforcement) is almost the same as the one with the carbon crossbeam so you don't get the bonus of additional sail area for extra performance as you do with the O55.
The price was quite high and ended up being too much for us to justify the amount of weight saved ($/kg) and the extra stiffness.
You are clearly going to have such a good time with this . I was wondering , how much of the 3 ton of extras will be taken up by the options? ( like washing mc) . What’s on the ‘dry’ boat? Of course some expensive options may save wt???
What will be your final ‘owners’ gear Max wt?….. and will you use it all?
Thanks for sharing , glad you decided against the very expensive carbon beam/ bowsprit combo .
Cheers Warren
I remember seeing this update 6 months ago and you all stated that you anticipated a July 2023 delivery, which now is about 4 months or less away. What has been going on with the build so far? I know you stated you had hull #4, were you able to go over and film some of the assembly and manufacturing phases? Please provide an update on your current status. Maybe can use the COMMUNITY SECTION if you dont want to produce a video. Shalom and Blessings to you and your family!
Hi Michael, delivery is scheduled for August 1st. We've been posting weekly pictures of the boat build on FB and Instagram, check out the progress there. We'll be in La Grande Motte towards the end of May so expect more pictures and videos then. Cheers!
Amazing boat…!! 🤩
Awesome! It looks beautiful & spacious. I hope the commissioning process goes more smoothly then the last one.
We're confident it will be completely different as there is no middleman anymore. There is nothing like being able to have direct communication with Outremer and meeting the key individuals face to face.
Congratulations! Let me know when you are swinging by to pick me up for a look 😉
I’ve been watching Cat Great Circle last couple years. Like you they had a production Cat, and for similar reasons ended up with an Outremar. You may have seen them too but this not you should check out their videos. They are on that 3 year world circle tour. Very nice videos that will show you how truly great support Outremar shows their customers.
We met Cat Greatcircle in La Grande Motte before they left for their world tour. Like you we’ve been following their adventures for years. We enjoy their videos.
Having a galley down option to open up the cockpit to the saloon area would be perfect. Just put a sink + fridge/pantry/minibar on the port side of the maindeck. And the galley down can eat up some of the customizable free space.
And that's why there are so many catamaran builders coming up with different concepts to respond to many different requirements. We personally like the convenience of having a galley in the salon area since most of the time it will be just the two of us.
Thank you guys for sharing with us your story. Your videos are very informative and Im sure they will help many many sailors like us .
🌎Fair winds and following seas to you guys!
Thank you Moria for this feedback. We plan on doing more regular videos once we get on the boat but if you're looking for more regular updates you can also check our podcast (www.sailingawen.com/covert-castaway-podcast) and we have a private FB group (facebook.com/groups/sailingawen) where other fellow cruisers can share knowledge and ask questions. Cheers
great video guys!
cant wait to see what options you end up choosing and I hope you walk us through what makes the cut ;)
the Outremer 52 has us very excited!!! hopefully in a future video you could provide some info on pricing and major options?
Thanks Mike, it's our plan to start explaining what options we selected and why, and once we move on the boat (end of July 2023), we'll definitely do a detailed walkthrough.
Hi Guys! Having serious O52 envy and wondering if you will have any build updates along the way? Congrats!
Yes, join Sailing Awen on Facebook and Instagram for weekly build updates.
@@SailingAWEN Thanks! 😂
New sub here ! My wife and I are shopping hard to find our ideal cruising boat. Your experience is very valuable to us. We live on the Atlantic side of Canada and like you, Stephane, I come originally from Brittany. The plan is to spend 6 months in Europe, live on the boat 24/7 and fly back to Canada to live winter at its best. My original thought was to buy the Amel 50 (mono hull) but, being a tall guy (6,4), I start to think that I could feel claustrophobic pretty quickly…Can’t wait to watch your next video. Thank you ! François
Salut Francois. Being able to stand straight in your boat is key otherwise it will get old very quickly. If you go in the direction of a cat, it will be important to ideally be able to look forward without bending while standing in the salon or cockpit. Hopefully your wife is fairly tall as well or it will be your job to open and close all the hatches. That was a side effect we had not considered but boats are all about trade-offs :-)
Hi from another Canadian. We have had cats and monos. For living on a boat, cats will keep you liking your floating home.
This is what I call a dream boat!
I saw it at the Grande Motte International Multihull Boat Show. I completely fall in love with her...
I suppose that the one presented was the hull n#1, so not yours...
Also, are your from Brittany, France? Your logo is a "Trisquel"... 😊
Good to hear… Lucky you, another month before we can see and sail on an Outremer 52. You’re correct about hull #1, ours (hull #4), will be put in the water early June and delivered to us early august. We cannot wait…
When do you expect next video? I try to limit my subscriptions to active channels
Totally understand. We’re headed to La Grande Motte at the end of May for Outremer Week and to see our boat for the first time. It will be put in the water at the beginning of June and delivered to us on August 1st. Our plan is to start documenting those major milestones and cover our selected options. The sailing will truly start this summer.
Fabulous boat. What do you expect the sail away price to be?
You should request the Outremer 52 brochure from Outremer. They have 3 basic packages:
- minimalist package: starting at €1.4M
- performance package: starting at €1.6M
- fully equipped package: starting at €1.65M
The brochure will detail what comes with each package, but of course you can refine the options for each package.
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Congrats- happy for you guys! I have been following your adventures since your first Covert Castaway podcast. Is the black hardware anodized aluminum? Look into how it is done and the durability. I went onto a very new Balance 482 and this black hardware on the forward bow seats was already getting worn so worth checking it out and how it is hopefully different from Balance.
Thank you so much for listening and for the tip about the hardware. We will definitely look into it. Really appreciate the comment - Holly
Congratulacions , a Great boat , no doubt about it . Just tell me ¿how do yo make the bed? .
Lol, I don’t make the bed. Stephane has long arms so that’s his job! - Holly
Looks amazing, congratulations. Do you think the black hardware will be too hot in the tropics?
It’s probably hotter but the only time I typically touch it a lot is when I polish it, which with the black you don’t have to do :-)
@@SailingAWEN When salt dries on black hardware it looks awful. Know this from experience with powder coated and black anodized aluminum. Maybe it’s different with highly polished steel. Suggest you try it before you buy it.
Huge improvement over the O51, congrats on getting one of the first few hulls! You spoke a lot about performance and weight but didn’t give us any specs on how this new boat stacks up. What are they expecting the lightship displacement to be? SA/D & D/L ratios and how they compare to the outgoing 51 and other boats you considered. I’m sure it will be an awesome performer 👍🏻
This is such a great question, with a two part answer. First, the specs on light displacement for the boats we looked at is relatively easy to get. The numbers for Outremer 52 weren’t public up until now as they are launching it. But getting numbers heavy/loaded is much harder because it’s debatable as to who is telling the truth, aside from the ‘look us in the eyes’ numbers we have from Outremer which we feel confident about. We have a spreadsheet for all the boats but are much less confident in exact numbers on the other boats so went by the 3T ballpark overall. Second, the loaded weight is theoretical until you know what you want to add as options on the structure of the boat to either take away or add weight AND the personal items…once you weigh the boat full. Right now we are working through a different weight spreadsheet for everything now. Finally, what mattered to us is the 3T delta light and loaded and working towards that goal in picking options and capacity. So net net, we set a 3T capacity target and can share our own decisions to keep the weight under that number in a future episode or podcast, once we are set on the final decisions. Hope this helps.
@@SailingAWEN Thanks for the detailed response! This was a huge reason we ended up choosing our boat as the other manufacturers were not as up front with the lightship displacement and wouldn’t put it in the build contract. The new O52 looks like a great boat, you guys are going to be rockstars cruising the Med in that next summer!
Did you consider the Windelo 54 ? If you did, I’d love to understand why you picked Outremer 52 over the Windelo 54.
Hi Border, we did not but have since been on a Windelo 54 at the Cannes boat show. We like the concept but with a circumnavigation project like ours we would not feel comfortable to go with a fairly new boat company and with so many innovations (hull material, electric propulsion...). Electric is definitely the future but it will take a long time for the technology to mature in the boating industry in our opinion (it is not the same scale as the car industry).
But why still a cat if you like so much to sail, not better for your case a monohull ? I got a Tanna 47, for the comfort (first time boat owner)
Performance cats like Outremer are a lot more fun to sail than monohulls : sail much faster, point like monohulls with the daggerboard… and are super confortable! A true sailor’s boat ! If you ever get the opportunity to jump on one you will quickly understand what we mean 😉
@@SailingAWEN I imagine. This summer and next will be with first with a biat/catamaran, mostly in Italy (Ischia, Capri, Amalfi), if you are around , perhaps we can meet
@@claudiof.barbano5530 Hi Claudio, we'll be sailing in the Med from August to October/November so keep in touch!
@@SailingAWEN in the meantime will go have a look at an Outrenner. Any leads for Europe?
@@claudiof.barbano5530 Contact Pierre at Outremer for leads on used boats
the lady is right, you sail faster between the islands so you arrive earlier so you have plenty of time to wash your clothing manually , so no need for a wash machine, absolutely right
After talking to cruisers who sailed in remote areas we changed our minds and selected a 3kg washing machine so now we will have more time to read comments from followers at anchor 😉
❤ 👍🏼 Get the washing machine. Washing dirty underwear by hand after dragging anchor or bad storm is no fun.
Omg! So funny, I think those would go overboard! 😜
How tall are you? Do you know how much headroom is in the galley?
Hi Matthew, I'm 6.2" (1.89m). I believe the headroom in the galley is 6.5" (1,98m)
get the washing machine! doing hand wash sucks, and it always gets more expensive over time. Then it's about finding a place, figuring out when they're open, staying close by when they run or running out of clothes because minimized what you brought on to save weight. Or, you can have a washing machine, and toss a load in whenever. It becomes an untended job that you don't have to do anything special to achieve.
Thank you for this feedback. After a lot of reflections we ended up selecting a 3kg washing machine. Our experience has been the Med so far so finding good, convenient and reasonably priced laundry services has not been an issue but we now understand that in remote areas it can be a challenge.