I'm not gonna say that I don't love what I do...having grown up into a marina business with my family, boats is all I've ever known. Once the sea is in your blood, very hard to get away from it!
If I asked you to park a 5,5 m Bentley Continental in a standard size wardrobe placed in a slippery ski slope you would probably nail it. Blindfolded. You are truly phenomenal in boat handling, it's a true pleasure to watch!
Another Fantastic video from you James... Keep sending these out as you are giving me the opportunity to keep dreaming... you'll be my first port of call when my numbers come in... take care.. 👍
Keep these vid commin James! Good stuff, as a young mariner looking to venture into these bigger power yachts, it’s very fascinating to learn from u. In future vids, could you show more of the engine compartments and where breakers and such are located? Thanks!
An excellent video James. Am sure it would have helped you if someone else had been doing the filming instead of you having to handle the boat and look after the GoPro. You’re so calm and professional, your commentary superb. Many thanks 🙏
As an American who watches EPL I don’t typically struggle with English accents. But I would struggle with speaking to that harbor master on the radio lol.
Really interesting video. May I ask what tickets you have to enable you to drive such a large vessel as I am considering 20 to 24 meters but down in the Med? I worked many many years on superyachts as interior crew but only have basic day skipper RYA plus obviously STCW95, small boat handling, advanced fire-fighting, Radio VHF but my ability to drive such a vessel needs serious qualifications. I want to attend school but using my own yacht. Thank you.
James, our boat has a point to point navigation system by Garmin. We load the destination and it works the best route given our boat statistics. I think you said your chart plotter does not do that which surprises me but then I might have misheard? Also, for a 7 million yacht I wouldn't expect to use an iPad for navigation. I am so confused
Hi Richard, might have been misheard in the wind. All modern nav kit will do some kind of autorouting but they need a chart card in for detailed cartography. (which will be along the lines of how your Garmin works - good kit!) In this instance there is no card installed as boat not pdi’d or delivered to end user (she’s now off in the Med so the Capt will I’m sure have his own preference installed), so I’m running on my iPad for the purposes of just showing you were I am in the vid. We do a lot of passage planning on an iPad these days, the Navionics software is so good, I would (and do) happily run it for offshore deliveries. Often the boats I move around haven’t been fully commissioned, so I tend not to fully trust the kit.
Hey, it’s a cellular model as you need the gps inside (I’m not sure on the newer iPads if you also get this feature on a WiFi model and could then just tether to a mobile phone for map updates) but on my generation iPad this wasn’t the case.
Not stupid at all but reality with every berth scenario being so often different, sensors wouldn't really be reliable. There are some first gen systems out there from Raymarine and Volvo which do offer this kind of capability (and I have tested both) but I think the tech has a long way to go before we will honestly see it as a "std fit". In terms of cameras, these are becoming a lot more common and yes I would have a full system on a boat of any size. Whether you boat with covers up/various overhangs that make it harder to see behind/to the side etc, they are a brilliant docking aid. In the grand scheme of overall purchase cost, they are insignificant and anything which brings the skipper confidence in close confines of a marina is well worth it!
Would it be possible for a guy to win the lottery, buy that boat, and with effort and learning, take it around the carribean for a winter with just him and his lady? No crew?
Up to about 90ft is realistic for a really experienced owner to operate without crew but I would say typically around 70ft you start to see more and more permanently crewed boats. It’s a lot more than just daily driving on a larger boat, it’s the daily cleaning/system checks/tidying beds etc that most owners want assistance with.
Is that roughly about £1k per hour at 26kn? I couldn’t think of a better way to burn cash…. If I had any! Brilliant vid,really enjoyed this one and thanks for simplifying everything for imbeciles like myself 👍🏻🏴
i really and truely appreciate the finesse yourself and youre partner have controlling those yachts. True operators you gentlemen are.
Thank you James. That was great. Something no one else does. I enjoyed that short but very interesting trip.
Brilliant James. I love watching these videos of when you move £7m of yacht and remain just so calm! Thank you!
I could watch this all day long 🤩👊
me also, just love this videos
What a lovely short journey
and a great casting off and docking manoeuvres.
Great job captain
Keep them coming please
Yes! Love these videos. Thanks james, nothing like watching you manouvering out of a tight spot while I'm eating my katsu curry!
This was a great video as it showed not just a beautiful yacht but how it all works. Thank you
You're welcome!
Brilliant video James thanks
Must be the best job ever if you love boats!! You make it look so easy manoeuvring the 88 out of the berth.
I'm not gonna say that I don't love what I do...having grown up into a marina business with my family, boats is all I've ever known. Once the sea is in your blood, very hard to get away from it!
As always nice work , you make a not easy manoeuvre look so simple, thanks again for sharing , still like the 76 yacht
Top video and do like the 76
That was a great video James, really interesting and informative. You make it look so easy which I am sure it is not. Thank you for taking us along.
Glad you enjoyed it, these are great fun to make.
If I asked you to park a 5,5 m Bentley Continental in a standard size wardrobe placed in a slippery ski slope you would probably nail it. Blindfolded. You are truly phenomenal in boat handling, it's a true pleasure to watch!
Thank you for sharing!
Greta video. The wiring and plumbing in these boats is exquisite.
That thing is a beast! Great video - thanks James!
You bet!
Thank you for sharing a beautiful yacht.
awesome vid James.
Top job
Another Fantastic video from you James... Keep sending these out as you are giving me the opportunity to keep dreaming... you'll be my first port of call when my numbers come in... take care.. 👍
Thanks, will do!
With the Galley where it is, you can have Captain Cook running it.
But not at night. You would be blind for Navigation while cooking.
Keep these vid commin James! Good stuff, as a young mariner looking to venture into these bigger power yachts, it’s very fascinating to learn from u. In future vids, could you show more of the engine compartments and where breakers and such are located? Thanks!
And, off to the Med!
An excellent video James. Am sure it would have helped you if someone else had been doing the filming instead of you having to handle the boat and look after the GoPro. You’re so calm and professional, your commentary superb. Many thanks 🙏
Yup for sure, I am going to try some more "interview" style shooting this autumn with some ideas I have planned, let's see how they work out.
Thank you! I've been wondering how that might work with a 62'
Kim always seems very content to be out with you, maybe time for a meet the owner with nick the aqua man !
Ignore me James, I’ve just seen it’s Navionics in your other comments. Many thanks
Awesome James, missed you mate, would you mind confirming what nav app you’re using on your iPad? Thanks
Gorgeous yacht but what's up with rusty screws on a brand spanking new boat at 6:48 - 6:51?
£7,000,000 boat cheap screws
Are the center of those steering wheels weighted so they stay steady while you turn the wheel?
As an American who watches EPL I don’t typically struggle with English accents. But I would struggle with speaking to that harbor master on the radio lol.
Really interesting video. May I ask what tickets you have to enable you to drive such a large vessel as I am considering 20 to 24 meters but down in the Med? I worked many many years on superyachts as interior crew but only have basic day skipper RYA plus obviously STCW95, small boat handling, advanced fire-fighting, Radio VHF but my ability to drive such a vessel needs serious qualifications. I want to attend school but using my own yacht. Thank you.
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Looks amazing but must take quite a long time to get used to driving it. Plus it looks so complex - so many things to go wrong
Hi James. What is the navigation app you’re using on the iPad?
Hey it's Navionics. Annual subscription to different parts of the world.
Is it really that easy to move the boats around. Being a complete landlubber I'd be nervous about moving a boat
James, our boat has a point to point navigation system by Garmin. We load the destination and it works the best route given our boat statistics. I think you said your chart plotter does not do that which surprises me but then I might have misheard? Also, for a 7 million yacht I wouldn't expect to use an iPad for navigation. I am so confused
Hi Richard, might have been misheard in the wind. All modern nav kit will do some kind of autorouting but they need a chart card in for detailed cartography. (which will be along the lines of how your Garmin works - good kit!)
In this instance there is no card installed as boat not pdi’d or delivered to end user (she’s now off in the Med so the Capt will I’m sure have his own preference installed), so I’m running on my iPad for the purposes of just showing you were I am in the vid.
We do a lot of passage planning on an iPad these days, the Navionics software is so good, I would (and do) happily run it for offshore deliveries. Often the boats I move around haven’t been fully commissioned, so I tend not to fully trust the kit.
Sir
your iPad navionics chart cellular or WiFi ?
Hey, it’s a cellular model as you need the gps inside (I’m not sure on the newer iPads if you also get this feature on a WiFi model and could then just tether to a mobile phone for map updates) but on my generation iPad this wasn’t the case.
I know it might sound stupid James, but why does super yachts never seem to have 360° reversing cameras and sensors
Not stupid at all but reality with every berth scenario being so often different, sensors wouldn't really be reliable. There are some first gen systems out there from Raymarine and Volvo which do offer this kind of capability (and I have tested both) but I think the tech has a long way to go before we will honestly see it as a "std fit". In terms of cameras, these are becoming a lot more common and yes I would have a full system on a boat of any size. Whether you boat with covers up/various overhangs that make it harder to see behind/to the side etc, they are a brilliant docking aid. In the grand scheme of overall purchase cost, they are insignificant and anything which brings the skipper confidence in close confines of a marina is well worth it!
One minute in and I am thinking.........how on God's earth is he going to do that
Why there are no room for the boats parking spots? This don't seem right to me!
My toxic trait telling me I could do this easily having never stepped foot on a yacht.... 🤣
Would it be possible for a guy to win the lottery, buy that boat, and with effort and learning, take it around the carribean for a winter with just him and his lady? No crew?
What's the biggest boat 2 people can handle with today's technology?
Can you own a yacht like that, get near a harbor and hire a captain to come aboard and dock it? How does that work?
Up to about 90ft is realistic for a really experienced owner to operate without crew but I would say typically around 70ft you start to see more and more permanently crewed boats.
It’s a lot more than just daily driving on a larger boat, it’s the daily cleaning/system checks/tidying beds etc that most owners want assistance with.
Time stamps should have been provided!!
Is that roughly about £1k per hour at 26kn? I couldn’t think of a better way to burn cash…. If I had any! Brilliant vid,really enjoyed this one and thanks for simplifying everything for imbeciles like myself 👍🏻🏴
I heard the fuel used for 50 hours is around £10k. Ouch
Think I would trust you to move my £7,000,000 yacht
in the unlikely event I win the euro millions, do Sunseeker offer training courses for potential owner/operators really fancy a Predator.....