Oh! The singing at the end gave me chills! So incredible! And as always, another fantastic video! We love you guys! Keep it up! It was really cool to see where Curiosity was born!
Yea, it was incredible to see how happy so many of the people are there. They consider their job a privilege, and working at Robertson and Caine is considered a good job. The icing on the cake is the last minute, what a lovely group of ladies. We also saw it first hand in Mossel Bay with the township by a big gas plant. We met a local that lived in the township and he said "the best job is working at the plant, and once you get a job there you work hard and do your job well. You don't want to lose it because there's 1,000 other people waiting in the Township for an opening."
I love what the line manager was saying about love, and having a love and connection with the people he works with. That's more than managing, it's leadership.
My favorite part was him saying "I'm basically part of the furniture" 🤣 We met several people working at R&C that had been there from the beginning and there are loads of people that had been there for 15+ years.
If anyone out there is unsure of the pride that South African's have for their county, you can see it clearly when our friend Kate talks about products built in SA (from our previous vids) and you can see it in the smiles of all the workers that we captured in this video. Pride is definitely something that South African's do not lack! 💪🏼
It is amazing you have been able, as a country to retail such a wealth of skill and boat building talent, you should be so proud. Sadly here in Australia we have farmed out most of manufacturing to Asia and have only 1 quality Catamaran Manufacturer left. Lightwave Catamarans is a proudly Australian Company.
South Africans are tighter than a nuns nasty!!! Nothing for free out of that shop!! Yes I'm a Saffa.... Lovely video guys..... I too love it when my Zulu staff sing gospel at work
Both the R&C and Leopard team were extremely kind to show us around and take us out sailing. We almost felt bad for taking up so much of Marcel's time because buying a new boat isn't in the cards for us right now...but he was all smiles and happy to spend a few days chauffeuring us around cape town.
@@gonewiththewynns Why wouldn't Marcel like it? He just got 250,000+ people to see his companies boats. Free advertising is never a bad idea. Don't think you took advantage of him, He took advantage of you.
Ronald Harris I didn’t realize there was an obligation or a timer for industries to acknowledge influencers who use their product. Drive coupled with contentment, humility, and a lack of expectations says a lot about Nikki and Jason’s character. It’s why I keep coming back and look forward to each new video. They learned more about their boat and the company that built it. They had a great and unique adventure. And they make a living off of creating content from that adventure and sharing it with us. Why would there be any expectation of more? Good on them for their well crafted and professional response to a comment that offhandedly and perhaps unintentionally brings their character into question. Kudos.
Wow that was such a lovely video guys. As a fellow Leopard owner (who’s daughter lives in Cape Town) I think your video was so well done and makes us proud that we bought into the brand hey 😀 . Every time I go to Cape Town and drive past the factory I get those tingles Jason. I think it’s knowing how much joy our boats bring us in life especially when they are your floating home.
I'm a South African and you guys just make me so proud, thank you love ur content and ur professionalism ....especially during our lockdown...Love you guys.
Love this! I'm from a manufacturing background where team work and ownership of the individual components created and environment of quality. I hope the craftspeople are well paid and there is equality of pay for men and women. Great tour! Thank you.
I love that statement, "If you enjoy what you are doing, you will never work a day in your life". If everyone felt that way... Thanks for the insights and tour!
Thanks for the tremendous tour. I have always admired Leopard Catamarans, and now that I see how the quality goes in I have a better understanding of why. The craftsmen and women seem content as they do the work demonstrates how to achieve a quality, finished product! Fiberglass is difficult to work with, yet Robertson and Caine have organized their plant to maximize quality yet keep their people happy. We need more of this worldwide.
@@LeopardCatamaran I couldn't agree more with R Fleming's comments. I hope all in the R&C family are safe and well. I can't wait to receive my 45 hopefully later this year. It will be one of the last non-lounge coach roof version in your production run and has a bow sprit. It's really cool to have possibly caught a glimpse of it.
So, what you were saying at the end of the tour is that you missed the rains down in Africa. Maybe on your way back around, you can stop in Cape Town and take some time to do the things you never had.
It’s your fault 🤣 Larry and I are full time in our fifth wheel because of you guys. Then when you guys got a boat, he asked if we could boat instead. I didn’t go for it. 😬. But we can’t stop watching your adventures. Your videos are some of the best. Very cool to see where your baby was born. Everyone seems so friendly. Wow. Those details. Love those accents. Glad to hear about the recycling. Very cool opportunity for you guys. Wow. Beautiful song. Such a happy ending to the video. Stay safe. Alice
Love this! Had to be surreal for you guys. I love watching things come to fruition. I think it reminds us what a gift creation can be and how many skilled hands go into the making of things. Very cool and such lovely people taking pride in what they do. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤔
Happy to say you guys have inspired Mike and I to go and see the world more. Thank you for this beautiful content where we can see a bigger world, a more beautiful world and people are good everywhere. Thank you both. You are a gift to us all.
Love the factory tour! Can't wait to see next week's video, based on those wind calculations and Jason's face! 😮 I hope you guys are still doing well and can hit the water in Curiosity soon.
32 years ago i left South Africa...... this is the first time i felt home-sick. "Love what you doing, and you'll never work a day in your life"..............BEST QUOTE EVER !
Seeing these people work, the happiness they express, and the amazing management, I would certainly want one of these boats; built with love means quality.
Nice to see the boat builders accommodate you guys like that. Actually a very good way for them to advertise & sell boats. They have some great staff too.
Oh yes! Johan was hilarious...We loved his intro because it's so real. When someone sticks a camera in your face it's easy to freeze up, but he was a champ. And the Super-Slow-Mo was totally funny, we were having a blast.
I thought it was hilarious when Nikki was helping with the Gelcoat... the worker was in full protective gear and Nikki... well, she was wearing safety glasses.
Great video.....Looks like R&C have some very wonderful people working on their Leopard Cats......I agree that if you keep your work force happy you can accomplish great things.
Finally I am off and enjoying my coffee with the Wynns 💕☕️☕️ thanks again for a great video and for sharing your lives. This was really cool to see where Curiosity was born! Can’t wait to see more of Fiji as well and how you are all doing! Hopefully soon can get to Tonga 🇹🇴💕💕🙏⛵️🤿🍻
So much CRAFTSMANSHIP!!! So much attention to detail! And a really happy place to work, too, with care for safety and a song. "New stuff" means trade secrets swimming in the fish bowl. Especially brings peace of maritime mind to see all that well-engineered heavy hardware bringing strength beneath all of that gooey, sweet-smelling gelcoat and molded fiberglass epoxy resins -- same 'robustness' thinking in 'Windwalker', a 1979 Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 (monohull, much smaller than the Leopard line, but still seaworthy for day sails after four decades). Thanks to everyone on camera and off for such a fine factory tour! Have to agree with many of the comments below, too. Cheers, S/V 'Windwalker'
Great video. It was nice of Robertson & Caine to bring you on the floor of their shop and let you film. These workers seem to have the right attitude and that will reflect on the final boat! Happy Trails
Very cool video guys, I enjoyed how you included some of the employees in the video, giving them some recognition of their work, you guys are the best.
Meanwhile in the US ... The news repeats and repeats the same Doom and gloom Gloom and doom I’ll quote Janis and pray Oh lord won’t you buy me a leopard cat boat
How did you like the fiberglass smell? I owned a bottled water delivery service and Beneteau in Marion, SC was a customer. The office was almost exactly like the office in the video. It didn't have a fish bowl view but you could see the factory floor. Every week I carried 12 to 15 40lb bottles of water up those stairs with fiberglass fumes. This video brought back some memories.
Very interesting episode guys! If you ask me then I think that Leopard should be sponsoring you with a new Leopard 45 because you are the most famous Leopard sailors in the world. You have over 300 000 followers and it should be a great way for Leopard to show their boat to the world. Love you guys! 💛💚💙💜
Good lord thats an amazing production they have going on. We are family freinds with the Melges and have been to there factory for Scows many times and am always amazed at the process that goes into building at boat, but that... just amazing!
ARRRRR, that is the biggest teaser you have ever left us with. Great video I love factory tours and seeing the craftsman up close performing their specialties. Well I hope you can squeeze the test sail out soon.
Very interesting and a HUGE production process! While watching this I was wondering since these cats are expensive, I wonder how much the staff, and workers are paid?
What a huge production effort, reminds me of films showing aircraft production lines that slowly produce such a complex product to exact shape and tolerances. Henry Ford would be impressed.
Jason you were right to feel those goosebumps. I did as well. Curiosity is your home you are proud of, and you just witnessed her birth place Leopard. Regards Steve.
My country South Africa is lovely hope you contributed or are contributing to feed the massive massive population that cannot but food to survive in the pandemic!
Yes . As I watched this my thoughts went to the large numbers of people in the world suffering now though covid19. Even riding on a boat for them is a fantasy for them.
Great information here, thanks for sharing! Your excitement is palpable as always and thanks for highlighting the skilled craftspeople involved in these boats.
Ok now I see why the boats are so expensive. That’s a lot of craftsmen and women putting a lot of hours in. Had no idea so much of it was hand made. Very cool 👍
That was awesome, I love watching boats being built! What a great crew at the factory and hats off to management for allowing us to tag along! Thanks for sharing and let’s hope you’re back on board soon!
You guyz, thanks for showing this. Wow this place is amazing. I never even thought about this part of a boat. But can't have the boats without this part. Lol👍☺ be well & safe my friends.
That was fabulous, not like the boutique builder I worked for there in '79 but a lot like the large builder iWork for in the USA in NJ in the early 90's ( the only one left in NJ). Impressive to see the 'resin infusion being used ( the green plastic and all the tubes in the molding shop) . The brush gel-coating you helped with is kind of old school but make sense for the smaller components. Did you get special access? , which is not common for R &K especially to film, from you connections with just catamarans , or your You tube channel? Or will and Kate? Defiantly getting the 5 star treatment. Thanks warren
That has to be your new sponsored boat that your going out in! You guys are very big and respected in the sailing TH-cam world. Make that deal! You won’t forget it.
Nope! You must have missed the disclaimer at the beginning that it was filmed pre-lockdown. Videos always lag behind by a month or more. Curious Minion
Excellent video guys learned a lot about what goes into building a boat. I just wish you guys had given us an update on how you guys are doing presently. Hopefully you guys are doing well. Look forward to the next adventure. And as always be safe n be happy.
Once upon a time there were 2 boat builders, the first one would not allow his people to sing and hired people not happy working their jobs. These boats would always break after a year. The second boat builder hired employees that sang and were happy and loved working for Leopard. After 15 years these boats were not broken and because of love they were stronger. Life lesson.
Are Ya's still stranded in Fiji ? If so any idea when you can fly back to Tonga & your cat Curiosity ? Thanks for the boat factory tour . Interesting to see where & how Curiosity was built .
@@gonewiththewynns Thabnks for your reply . Hope you are well . Florida is opening back up on a limited basis on Monday May 4th , elective surgeries can start , schools are still closed , beaches are opening up w/social distancing , stay @ home order will be canx except for Broward ,county & two other county's on the east coast.
WOW,I was super excited to see you guys back at the Catamaran factory! I got teary eyed with Jason was talking about where your boat started on the line. I can't wait until the next adventure where you guys sail on one of the new boats. Do you think you might be tempted to trade up? I hope not we all love Curiosity ⛵❤!! Stay safe, Hugs! 😊❤🌏☀️⛵⛵⛵
Lex Groves Not sure about Leopard but several years ago a good friend and his wife (experienced bluewater sailors) were approached by a builder in SA to deliver a catamaran to the Caribbean - they did the whole trip under spinnaker and blue skies - guess you could apply!
Nikki answered this below. Some people do pick them up at the factory and sail them home. Leopard used to sail them to their destination, but these days it's cheaper (and saves the wear & tear on the boat) to put them on a ship delivery ship. Curious Minion
ha, yea you will meet him in the next vid :) He's a friend and fellow traveler that happened to be in South Africa at the same time. Small World! @MichaelMakesFilms
Oh! The singing at the end gave me chills! So incredible! And as always, another fantastic video! We love you guys! Keep it up! It was really cool to see where Curiosity was born!
Right, the singing at the end summed up our experience perfect! What an experience...and so different than the RV mfrs we toured in the USA.
That is the true sound of Africa...
The woman’s voice was lovely.
I'd love to know that someone that happy and singing built my floating home. Love your videos, great work!
you saved the best for last
Yea, it was incredible to see how happy so many of the people are there. They consider their job a privilege, and working at Robertson and Caine is considered a good job. The icing on the cake is the last minute, what a lovely group of ladies.
We also saw it first hand in Mossel Bay with the township by a big gas plant. We met a local that lived in the township and he said "the best job is working at the plant, and once you get a job there you work hard and do your job well. You don't want to lose it because there's 1,000 other people waiting in the Township for an opening."
Singing so beautifully, it sent shivers down my spine!
I love what the line manager was saying about love, and having a love and connection with the people he works with. That's more than managing, it's leadership.
My favorite part was him saying "I'm basically part of the furniture" 🤣
We met several people working at R&C that had been there from the beginning and there are loads of people that had been there for 15+ years.
The beautiful lady singing brought a smile to my soul.
the best was last
Ours too! And the fact she was ok with Nikki filming was so sweet. 💗
Would have loved to heave heard more
"You could possibly be responsible for our boat" The dude looks like he was just told the DNA results are in and you are the daddy....LOLOLOLOLOL
😆😆😆😆
So funny 👍
Like oh no! What did we do wrong?
or more like "youre not his daddy"
I can't help but notice your video is an excellent advertisement for Leopard, the ship builder.
As a born South African, this kind of video makes me proud
If anyone out there is unsure of the pride that South African's have for their county, you can see it clearly when our friend Kate talks about products built in SA (from our previous vids) and you can see it in the smiles of all the workers that we captured in this video. Pride is definitely something that South African's do not lack! 💪🏼
@@gonewiththewynns We are not only proud but also pretty stubborn. In Africa you need to be. Another one of our more lovable qualities.
It is amazing you have been able, as a country to retail such a wealth of skill and boat building talent, you should be so proud. Sadly here in Australia we have farmed out most of manufacturing to Asia and have only 1 quality Catamaran Manufacturer left. Lightwave Catamarans is a proudly Australian Company.
About time leopard acknowledged your channels influence. I hope it means a factory refit for you guys free or at a good cost
South Africans are tighter than a nuns nasty!!! Nothing for free out of that shop!! Yes I'm a Saffa.... Lovely video guys..... I too love it when my Zulu staff sing gospel at work
Both the R&C and Leopard team were extremely kind to show us around and take us out sailing. We almost felt bad for taking up so much of Marcel's time because buying a new boat isn't in the cards for us right now...but he was all smiles and happy to spend a few days chauffeuring us around cape town.
@@gonewiththewynns Why wouldn't Marcel like it? He just got 250,000+ people to see his companies boats. Free advertising is never a bad idea. Don't think you took advantage of him, He took advantage of you.
Ronald Harris I didn’t realize there was an obligation or a timer for industries to acknowledge influencers who use their product. Drive coupled with contentment, humility, and a lack of expectations says a lot about Nikki and Jason’s character. It’s why I keep coming back and look forward to each new video. They learned more about their boat and the company that built it. They had a great and unique adventure. And they make a living off of creating content from that adventure and sharing it with us. Why would there be any expectation of more? Good on them for their well crafted and professional response to a comment that offhandedly and perhaps unintentionally brings their character into question. Kudos.
What a treat at the end! A fabulous voice.
Wow that was such a lovely video guys. As a fellow Leopard owner (who’s daughter lives in Cape Town) I think your video was so well done and makes us proud that we bought into the brand hey 😀 . Every time I go to Cape Town and drive past the factory I get those tingles Jason. I think it’s knowing how much joy our boats bring us in life especially when they are your floating home.
I really enjoyed the tour and the singing too! Happy work crew speaks volumes for the company! Nice
Thanks so much!
Your closing with the singing at the end, magnificent!!!!
I'm a South African and you guys just make me so proud, thank you love ur content and ur professionalism ....especially during our lockdown...Love you guys.
This was filmed before shutdown.
Wow, this was so amazing to see. So much goes into boat building that you never think about! Thanks for the tour! 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love this! I'm from a manufacturing background where team work and ownership of the individual components created and environment of quality. I hope the craftspeople are well paid and there is equality of pay for men and women. Great tour! Thank you.
Wow...that lady has a great voice. Also...very cool to show the source of your home. :)
Right?! It was so neat that the factory still stands and is still producing cats...over 15 years later!
I love that statement, "If you enjoy what you are doing, you will never work a day in your life". If everyone felt that way... Thanks for the insights and tour!
Best catamaran factory tour I've ever seen..Really well done...! Thanks
Thanks for the tremendous tour. I have always admired Leopard Catamarans, and now that I see how the quality goes in I have a better understanding of why. The craftsmen and women seem content as they do the work demonstrates how to achieve a quality, finished product! Fiberglass is difficult to work with, yet Robertson and Caine have organized their plant to maximize quality yet keep their people happy. We need more of this worldwide.
@@LeopardCatamaran I couldn't agree more with R Fleming's comments. I hope all in the R&C family are safe and well. I can't wait to receive my 45 hopefully later this year. It will be one of the last non-lounge coach roof version in your production run and has a bow sprit. It's really cool to have possibly caught a glimpse of it.
So, what you were saying at the end of the tour is that you missed the rains down in Africa.
Maybe on your way back around, you can stop in Cape Town and take some time to do the things you never had.
😆😆😆
It’s your fault 🤣 Larry and I are full time in our fifth wheel because of you guys. Then when you guys got a boat, he asked if we could boat instead. I didn’t go for it. 😬. But we can’t stop watching your adventures. Your videos are some of the best. Very cool to see where your baby was born. Everyone seems so friendly. Wow. Those details. Love those accents. Glad to hear about the recycling. Very cool opportunity for you guys. Wow. Beautiful song. Such a happy ending to the video. Stay safe. Alice
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Love this! Had to be surreal for you guys. I love watching things come to fruition. I think it reminds us what a gift creation can be and how many skilled hands go into the making of things. Very cool and such lovely people taking pride in what they do. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤔
Great tour, thanks.
To quote Major Winchester " I do one job.....I do it very very well......then I move on. "
Happy to say you guys have inspired Mike and I to go and see the world more. Thank you for this beautiful content where we can see a bigger world, a more beautiful world and people are good everywhere. Thank you both. You are a gift to us all.
Love the factory tour! Can't wait to see next week's video, based on those wind calculations and Jason's face! 😮 I hope you guys are still doing well and can hit the water in Curiosity soon.
you guys took sailing videos to Casey Neistat level...love ur videos
They should give you a new one as a marketing tool!
So this is where Leopard raised your catamaran to the sky on Pride Rock to the other catamarans. It’s the circle of life
😄😄💙💙💙💙
32 years ago i left South Africa...... this is the first time i felt home-sick.
"Love what you doing, and you'll never work a day in your life"..............BEST QUOTE EVER !
Wow you guys really outdid yourself with this one, so great to see, and what an ending, thank you!!!!
Seeing these people work, the happiness they express, and the amazing management, I would certainly want one of these boats; built with love means quality.
Great to see a South African company thriving...
Nice to see the boat builders accommodate you guys like that. Actually a very good way for them to advertise & sell boats. They have some great staff too.
N I C E .... when Johan came in . . . oh my, what a Guy 😲😉. I bet, you've enjoyed those 2 days, going back to the birthplace of Curiosity. COOL
Oh yes! Johan was hilarious...We loved his intro because it's so real. When someone sticks a camera in your face it's easy to freeze up, but he was a champ. And the Super-Slow-Mo was totally funny, we were having a blast.
I thought it was hilarious when Nikki was helping with the Gelcoat... the worker was in full protective gear and Nikki... well, she was wearing safety glasses.
Boat mfg. is great, but loved the human side you show in the process. Thanks
Great video.....Looks like R&C have some very wonderful people working on their Leopard Cats......I agree that if you keep your work force happy you can accomplish great things.
Finally I am off and enjoying my coffee with the Wynns 💕☕️☕️ thanks again for a great video and for sharing your lives. This was really cool to see where Curiosity was born! Can’t wait to see more of Fiji as well and how you are all doing! Hopefully soon can get to Tonga 🇹🇴💕💕🙏⛵️🤿🍻
They should give you a boat and use this video to sell their boats, what a great video!
So much CRAFTSMANSHIP!!! So much attention to detail! And a really happy place to work, too, with care for safety and a song. "New stuff" means trade secrets swimming in the fish bowl. Especially brings peace of maritime mind to see all that well-engineered heavy hardware bringing strength beneath all of that gooey, sweet-smelling gelcoat and molded fiberglass epoxy resins -- same 'robustness' thinking in 'Windwalker', a 1979 Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 (monohull, much smaller than the Leopard line, but still seaworthy for day sails after four decades). Thanks to everyone on camera and off for such a fine factory tour! Have to agree with many of the comments below, too.
Cheers,
S/V 'Windwalker'
Great video. It was nice of Robertson & Caine to bring you on the floor of their shop and let you film. These workers seem to have the right attitude and that will reflect on the final boat! Happy Trails
Very cool video guys, I enjoyed how you included some of the employees in the video, giving them some recognition of their work, you guys are the best.
Meanwhile in the US ...
The news repeats and repeats the same
Doom and gloom
Gloom and doom I’ll quote Janis and pray
Oh lord won’t you buy me a leopard cat boat
How did you like the fiberglass smell? I owned a bottled water delivery service and Beneteau in Marion, SC was a customer. The office was almost exactly like the office in the video. It didn't have a fish bowl view but you could see the factory floor. Every week I carried 12 to 15 40lb bottles of water up those stairs with fiberglass fumes. This video brought back some memories.
Very interesting episode guys!
If you ask me then I think that Leopard should be sponsoring you with a new Leopard 45 because you are the most famous Leopard sailors in the world.
You have over 300 000 followers and it should be a great way for Leopard to show their boat to the world.
Love you guys! 💛💚💙💜
Good lord thats an amazing production they have going on. We are family freinds with the Melges and have been to there factory for Scows many times and am always amazed at the process that goes into building at boat, but that... just amazing!
ARRRRR, that is the biggest teaser you have ever left us with. Great video I love factory tours and seeing the craftsman up close performing their specialties. Well I hope you can squeeze the test sail out soon.
Felt like I was there with you. Another great video. Nice to see people really enjoying their job. Can't wait to see next video on the water.
Very interesting and a HUGE production process! While watching this I was wondering since these cats are expensive, I wonder how much the staff, and workers are paid?
What a huge production effort, reminds me of films showing aircraft production lines that slowly produce such a complex product to exact shape and tolerances. Henry Ford would be impressed.
Way to end the video...in song...one day we hope to hear that song ourselves...
Jason you were right to feel those goosebumps. I did as well. Curiosity is your home you are proud of, and you just witnessed her birth place Leopard. Regards Steve.
Awesome video again you two , thanks for the tours from here in Sutherlin Oregon . From Steve stott in sutherlin Oregon U.S.A.
My country South Africa is lovely hope you contributed or are contributing to feed the massive massive population that cannot but food to survive in the pandemic!
Wow!! No wonder Catamarans are so expensive! I had no idea so much hand craftmanship went into them! Loved the ending!
Yes . As I watched this my thoughts went to the large numbers of people in the world suffering now though covid19. Even riding on a boat for them is a fantasy for them.
Like this video very much. Leaning towards leopard50 😉👌
Great information here, thanks for sharing! Your excitement is palpable as always and thanks for highlighting the skilled craftspeople involved in these boats.
I never seen such huge vacuum bagging for fiberglast, I see some carbon fiber in some parts as well. Those are some big molds.
Great tour! Glad you are staying safe. Hope you get back to Curiosity soon!!
Wow... you guys were two minutes away from my home😢 cant believe i missed yall
I loved 7:25-8:15 Now that's what I call progression! Yes!
Ok now I see why the boats are so expensive. That’s a lot of craftsmen and women putting a lot of hours in. Had no idea so much of it was hand made. Very cool 👍
Love being able to see how something I own was built, we always do some-kind of factory tour on major purchases, Planes, Cars & Boats!
Did Leopard ever consider making you their Ambassador
Nicky & Jason, Thank you thank you for showing and revealing such an incredible manufacturing of the facilities. :-)
That was awesome, I love watching boats being built! What a great crew at the factory and hats off to management for allowing us to tag along! Thanks for sharing and let’s hope you’re back on board soon!
This was an amazing video. Great work ya'll!
You guyz, thanks for showing this. Wow this place is amazing. I never even thought about this part of a boat. But can't have the boats without this part. Lol👍☺ be well & safe my friends.
The singing at work is what proves that this is Africa! I am moved to tears.
This is an awesome video. I'm looking forward to many more.
That was fabulous, not like the boutique builder I worked for there in '79 but a lot like the large builder iWork for in the USA in NJ in the early 90's ( the only one left in NJ). Impressive to see the 'resin infusion being used ( the green plastic and all the tubes in the molding shop) . The brush gel-coating you helped with is kind of old school but make sense for the smaller components.
Did you get special access? , which is not common for R &K especially to film, from you connections with just catamarans , or your You tube channel? Or will and Kate? Defiantly getting the 5 star treatment.
Thanks warren
I love this video and the professionalism of everyone who works in factory. I’d love to own one knowing that it was built with love.
Really enjoyed this video and Love the ending. Workers appear to be treated well.
Watching them cut and sand fiberglass makes me itch all over and my hands feel like they are drying out. I can smell the resin too.
Impressive video! That was the best boat tour from all the boat tours you both have done so far. 👍
You really get the feeling that boat was built with love!!! 😁👌🏻⛵️
my wife and puppy and i think you guys ROCK!
That has to be your new sponsored boat that your going out in! You guys are very big and respected in the sailing TH-cam world. Make that deal! You won’t forget it.
Very very Cool great to hear and see a happy and fantastic team thanks
Happy workers! Loved the singing!
Wow Great video! I wonder how many man hours go into the building of one of these cats.
Excellent, thank you for taking us along on your tour !!
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Wow...Had no idea how much manual labor goes into the builds. I love my people. They make the best out of every situation 😊❤️
WHATS WITH THAT GAY HAIRCUTS 💇🏻♂️ 😂🌈🌈🌈🌈
Ah!... is this real time? We are in Hout Bay marina still on lockdown.... Leaving shortly for Brazil!
Nope! You must have missed the disclaimer at the beginning that it was filmed pre-lockdown. Videos always lag behind by a month or more.
Curious Minion
They are still stuck in Fiji until the lock down there ends. This was in the stockpile of footage they have for such occasions.
Excellent video guys learned a lot about what goes into building a boat. I just wish you guys had given us an update on how you guys are doing presently. Hopefully you guys are doing well. Look forward to the next adventure. And as always be safe n be happy.
Still in semi-lockdown in Fiji, waiting for the Tongan border to reopen. You can follow us on social media for real-time updates!
Nice vídeo. Saludos de Argentina
Once upon a time there were 2 boat builders, the first one would not allow his people to sing and hired people not happy working their jobs. These boats would always break after a year. The second boat builder hired employees that sang and were happy and loved working for Leopard. After 15 years these boats were not broken and because of love they were stronger. Life lesson.
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Wow! That woman should be a professional singer not a boat builder!!!!
Are Ya's still stranded in Fiji ? If so any idea when you can fly back to Tonga & your cat Curiosity ? Thanks for the boat factory tour . Interesting to see where & how Curiosity was built .
Still stranded in Fiji. The Tongan border will likely be closed until sometime in June.
Curious Minion
@@gonewiththewynns Thabnks for your reply . Hope you are well . Florida is opening back up on a limited basis on Monday May 4th , elective surgeries can start , schools are still closed , beaches are opening up w/social distancing , stay @ home order will be canx except for Broward ,county & two other county's on the east coast.
WOW,I was super excited to see you guys back at the Catamaran factory! I got teary eyed with Jason was talking about where your boat started on the line.
I can't wait until the next adventure where you guys sail on one of the new boats.
Do you think you might be tempted to trade up?
I hope not we all love Curiosity ⛵❤!! Stay safe, Hugs! 😊❤🌏☀️⛵⛵⛵
So do they ship the completed boats abroad to their new owners, or sail them across to America or Europe (or wherever)?
Lex Groves Not sure about Leopard but several years ago a good friend and his wife (experienced bluewater sailors) were approached by a builder in SA to deliver a catamaran to the Caribbean - they did the whole trip under spinnaker and blue skies - guess you could apply!
Nikki answered this below. Some people do pick them up at the factory and sail them home. Leopard used to sail them to their destination, but these days it's cheaper (and saves the wear & tear on the boat) to put them on a ship delivery ship.
Curious Minion
What wonderful people..I am literally crying now.. I hope they are all safe..
That was so fascinating, thanks for the tour!
Good singing! Who's running camera number 3?! They should get a credit lol
ha, yea you will meet him in the next vid :) He's a friend and fellow traveler that happened to be in South Africa at the same time. Small World!
@MichaelMakesFilms
Top Secret-our boats float.Shhhhhhhhh...!
First!
yup.
Awesome video. Enjoyed the tour of all the Leopard's. The workers seem to really enjoy the jobs they have. What a voice. Thanks.
⛵ Great video. Thank you very interesting.
Love your inclusion of local talent!!
Great tour.... I want smart, happy people building my boat. Makes me happy. Thanks for sharing that.