Quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. Keep it up! We are a couple of years away from completing our dream of cruising. Doing all the research and love that your channel talks about and shares real data.
That's great to hear! Half of the reason we started the channel is because when we were doing our research we couldn't get enough different data points so we're paying it forward. Let us know if you have any questions you don't have an answer for.
The sailing videos I enjoy the most are the passage ones spread over a few episodes, one for preparing for the journey with provisioning, repairs and route planning etc. Followed by further episodes documenting the journey… doesn’t matter to me if it’s 100 miles or 1000 miles I just feel like these type of videos are the ones I feel make the most connection between viewer and channel. Oh and exploring videos are always fun to watch for sure. Keep making great videos x
Thanks for the feedback! We are looking towards our first longer passage in a while as we leave the Bahamas in early summer and ideally head up to the Chesapeake Bay. That will probably take us 5 to 6 days and will be our longest passage to date. After that we are looking at going from the Chesapeake Bay to Puerto Rico which would double that. So it's definitely in the cards 😀
I would be totally freaking out (stressed, not excited!) if I was in your shoes but I'm so excited for you guys! It will be awesome to be able to sail, explore, and experience new things without having to work around an office schedule. And the corporate world will always be there to go back to if you want. Also, that grotto looked incredible and I don't care if the pigs are touristy, that would be so fun and definitely worthy of the Bahamas bucket list!
Over-the-top guys ‼️ 👍 Niiiiiice to hear the BIG news. You will be fine.......and, congrats for swimming into Thunderball Grotto at high tide. BRAVO 🎉 ✨🌊💨⛵️🏝👙🌞✨
Wish you guys the utmost success. We lost our jobs as well right before 2020, it was a bit earlier "3 Yeas" than we planned. Wanting to sail the world, we set a budget before starting our adventure. Three years later we are still on track for our dream with our last child about to leave the nest. Our job was a crutch, we realized we could accomplish so much more.
That's amazing and great to hear! We are hoping for the same kind of experience. It's funny though, one of my former colleagues loved to say "hope is not a strategy" so every time I use the word "hope" that runs through my head. So we have a strategy, not it's time to execute. And a fall back plan of just going back to the corporate world. A "break glass in case of emergency" option 😀
Congratulations 🎉🍾 guys, job well done. Hats off to you both for taken that leap. Best wishes in all of your adventures. Can’t wait to see and hear about the other places & items on the 100 bucket list count down. Safe travels, great content and once again thanks for sharing! Billy D
One of the things I love about this channel is the 'boring day to day' steps that y'all show, really brings us viewers on board. How to lower the dinghy, how to daily check the engines, stuff like that. Keep it up and enjoy the next 100 days in the Bahamas, of all places! (it could ALWAYS be worse, right?)
Thanks! It's always a tough balance between the "fun and exciting" that typically draws in new viewers and the "real experience" that a lot of current viewers are looking for. The good news is that we really don't know how to do anything other than be ourselves, so when we're doing something interesting, we will film it. And when we're not, we'll film that too 😀
@@FolsomOceanViews by the way, remember that adversity is real, so is your ability to get through it. You can’t control WHAT happens to you, but you do control how YOU respond.
I hope your channel brings you the views you need to keep your dream alive and going. Please keep with it once you take off, and you will you two will be a top sailing channel.
Thank you so much! I don't know about the top channel around, there are some REALLY good creators out there. But if we can be half the creators of some of the people we draw inspiration from, we will be happy 😀
Welcome to the full time cruising community! Best of luck to you guys!! You've been rocking TH-cam as a hobby so who knows where it will go now that you have more time to focus on it. We're in Eleuthera now and will be heading south over the next month. Maybe our wakes will cross!
We're probably going to be a week behind you. We're in Nassau right now and hoping to hop over to Eleuthera on Saturday. From there if the weather holds, make our way through Eleuthera, Cat, and Long. But now that we can let the weather truly dictate our plans, that's obviously subject to change. But it'd be great to say hi 😀 PS - We love your boat ⛵️
@@FolsomOceanViews Sounds like a great plan! Our plans are up in the air right now because we have to figure out a place to have a part shipped in and Fabio needs to fly back to Ft lauderdale sometime in April. We’ll keep an eye out for you! 😊 Thanks for the compliment on our boat. We’re happy with her!
You might consider going down to Aruba, Bonaire to avoid hurricanes. Below 12'40" you will be out of harms way and the weather is a lot better in winter....
Thanks! Leviosa isn't ready to be that far from home yet, so the plan for this year is back to the US East Coast to get her ready to be away from home for an extended period. But next year, it's either there or Grenada.
Looked like you two really enjoyed yourselves. Glad you were able to see the Thunderbird Grotto alone, took some effort, but I'm sure it was worth it. One of the worst feelings I've had was trying to surface for air and slamming my head into something before I got my head out of the water. Without time restraints you can enjoy everything freely.
Thanks - it was definitely worth it! And yeah, a little scary when you think you're about to have access to air and you don't. It happened to Charles too, we just didn't get it on camera.
Getting "restructured" sucks, even with a kitty. Sorry to hear about it. Always better to choose, than be forced. But you are young, have health, are energetic and are relatively free to explore whatever options come your way. I suspect you'll do great. FWIW, I don't think you need a pep talk; I'm just commenting for the algorithm.
I think I am one of the earliest viewers and I have enjoyed all of your phases. This one has to be a lot scarier than you let on, but you seem like hard workers and you certainly have the "it" to be successful. I only watch 4 or 5 sailing shows and you are one of them. You two will be fine and I joined to help out a little. Perhaps that will juice the old algorithms or something. Best wishes to you both. (rented a cat and going out for 10 days this month partially due to your channel!)
You definitely are one of the earliest viewers and we can't thank you enough! Hopefully the "it" factors is Jes' creativity and my business acumen. I have heard from a lot of people that a lot of people have one or the other, but the successful channels have both. It doesn't guarantee success by any means, but without both it's almost destined to fail. Only time will tell, but thank you again for the support and kind words.
Wow exciting news you guys look so happy!! We always enjoy your videos. Best of luck always. We hope to see you sometime and know you are always welcome. Fair wins and following seas
Thank you so much! Next time we're in Georgetown maybe we can do more than just say hi at each other in our boats before Jes and I have to get back to work 🤣
How exciting, congrats guys. We will be heading north around the same time on our Salina 48 called Elysian, hopefully we see you guys out there this summer.
You guys are going to do great. You have a very good way with the camera. BTW…as a recent early retiree, the no schedule thing takes a little getting used to but is awesome.
The video is about 3 weeks behind real time and we can ABSOLUTELY relate to that. Some days it's incredibly easy, other days we wonder around lost a little bit. We thrive on routine and we're still working on finding our new normal.
Congratulations! The grotto dives were really cool! Safety tip: let your first breath as you surface be through your snorkel. There are a few good reasons for this, just a tip from a former professional diver.😉
Congratulations!! Very Glad to see ya'll have "Jumped in the Deep end of the pool "! Your life is going to change forever. 1) Your life is going to be so much Richer for it. 2) You will sleep so much better, Not having someone else's dead line to worry about. And 3) You can start to plan where you want to go and see. The world is yours to see and explore! So Congratulations again and I can't wait to see where ya'll are going! Who knows you may end up in our neck of the Pacific. If so, ya'll have a place to stay and visit. Ok until next week, Aloha from the Big Island🏝 of Hawaii 🍹🥂
Common items but done better than most. I am trying to design the most comfortable trouble free sailing craft so I watch for the trouble episodes to improve my design. So share what you would like to work better.
That's great intel - thanks! Making sure to film the things that don't go well is #1 on our list of "things we are working to get better at" so it's great to know the demand for it out there.
We will see, but we definitely want to! We're a little nervous about crossing the North Atlantic over to Europe, but that's really the only way to do the trade winds crossing back 🤣 For now - just going to hang around the Bahamas until July and then we have to get a number of things done on Leviosa back in the States.
🤣 There isn't too much tea. There was a restructuring that didn't make sense for me to be a part of. I'm still close with all of my former colleagues and wish everyone the best, but it wasn't the right situation for me anymore. And you know - spending 3 months as full time cruisers in the Bahamas is the best possible way to know if we want to figure out how to keep that lifestyle or if I'll go back into the corporate world, it's really a great situation all around.
Absolutely thinking of crossing oceans but we aren't ready to cross from the US to Europe right now, nor is Leviosa. We feel confident in our abilities to sail her anywhere from about 80 degrees apparent to 180, but any closer to wind and we still struggle. So the short-ish term plan is Bahamas through June, US East Coast for hurricane season to get her hauled out and few things done, and then potentially straight from the Chesapeake Bay to Puerto Rico in November. But as with everything, plans are subject to change 🤣
@@FolsomOceanViews Just curious if you could explain why you are not confident in your (or your boat's) ability to sail any closer than 80 apparent? Are your sails a little tired and need replacing or do you just slow down so much it is easier to manage. We spent a month tooling around on a Leopard 40 and seemed to do okay pointing around 45...not a speed demon by any stretch though lol.
How will you generate enough money to replace your salaries from working. 12K subscribers is a great start but even the 6 figure subscriber channels are needing supplementation. Not being a downer, just concerned.
That's the million dollar question, isn't it? Luckily we don't have to replace our salaries, we need to cover expenses. We have some ideas on how to start boosting the income, and we've never focussed on it full time so we will see. Is it likely to grow to that size? Maybe. Maybe not. But we have to try 😀
@@FolsomOceanViews You know what they say..."necessity is the mother of invention". Yall were resourceful enough to get this far, I suspect you can pull it off. Look forward to following along. Carpe Diem!!!
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Enjoy your new journey……you guys are gonna nail it!!!!!!!
Thanks!
Quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. Keep it up! We are a couple of years away from completing our dream of cruising. Doing all the research and love that your channel talks about and shares real data.
That's great to hear! Half of the reason we started the channel is because when we were doing our research we couldn't get enough different data points so we're paying it forward. Let us know if you have any questions you don't have an answer for.
Same here.. a few years away from the corporate life before moving aboard. Definitely appreciate this channel and the advice they give!
Some of those larger pigs are probably closer to 250/270 lbs. Pigs are really cool animals. 🐖
Absolutely - big fellas (and ladies)!
The sailing videos I enjoy the most are the passage ones spread over a few episodes, one for preparing for the journey with provisioning, repairs and route planning etc.
Followed by further episodes documenting the journey… doesn’t matter to me if it’s 100 miles or 1000 miles I just feel like these type of videos are the ones I feel make the most connection between viewer and channel.
Oh and exploring videos are always fun to watch for sure.
Keep making great videos x
Thanks for the feedback! We are looking towards our first longer passage in a while as we leave the Bahamas in early summer and ideally head up to the Chesapeake Bay. That will probably take us 5 to 6 days and will be our longest passage to date. After that we are looking at going from the Chesapeake Bay to Puerto Rico which would double that. So it's definitely in the cards 😀
I would be totally freaking out (stressed, not excited!) if I was in your shoes but I'm so excited for you guys! It will be awesome to be able to sail, explore, and experience new things without having to work around an office schedule. And the corporate world will always be there to go back to if you want.
Also, that grotto looked incredible and I don't care if the pigs are touristy, that would be so fun and definitely worthy of the Bahamas bucket list!
We are freaking out, a little. But like you said, the corporate world will always be there 😀
Over-the-top guys ‼️ 👍 Niiiiiice to hear the BIG news. You will be fine.......and, congrats for swimming into Thunderball Grotto at high tide. BRAVO 🎉
✨🌊💨⛵️🏝👙🌞✨
Thanks - it certainly was an adventure!
Congratulations on freedom! The money will come. We are in Allan's Cay north of Highbourne.
Thanks - we sure hope so 🤣
Very exciting! Congratulations and enjoy the water!
Thank you! Will do!
Wish you guys the utmost success. We lost our jobs as well right before 2020, it was a bit earlier "3 Yeas" than we planned. Wanting to sail the world, we set a budget before starting our adventure. Three years later we are still on track for our dream with our last child about to leave the nest. Our job was a crutch, we realized we could accomplish so much more.
That's amazing and great to hear! We are hoping for the same kind of experience. It's funny though, one of my former colleagues loved to say "hope is not a strategy" so every time I use the word "hope" that runs through my head. So we have a strategy, not it's time to execute. And a fall back plan of just going back to the corporate world. A "break glass in case of emergency" option 😀
Congratulations 🎉🍾 guys, job well done. Hats off to you both for taken that leap. Best wishes in all of your adventures. Can’t wait to see and hear about the other places & items on the 100 bucket list count down. Safe travels, great content and once again thanks for sharing!
Billy D
Thank you so much!
Congratulations to you both! I'm looking forward to seeing your new content and hope you enjoy the lifestyle! 😎
Thank you!! 😊
One of the things I love about this channel is the 'boring day to day' steps that y'all show, really brings us viewers on board. How to lower the dinghy, how to daily check the engines, stuff like that. Keep it up and enjoy the next 100 days in the Bahamas, of all places! (it could ALWAYS be worse, right?)
Thanks! It's always a tough balance between the "fun and exciting" that typically draws in new viewers and the "real experience" that a lot of current viewers are looking for. The good news is that we really don't know how to do anything other than be ourselves, so when we're doing something interesting, we will film it. And when we're not, we'll film that too 😀
@@FolsomOceanViews by the way, remember that adversity is real, so is your ability to get through it. You can’t control WHAT happens to you, but you do control how YOU respond.
I'm really looking forward to the new content. I've really enjoyed the channel already, and I expect this is just going to make it twice as good.
I hope so too!
I hope your channel brings you the views you need to keep your dream alive and going. Please keep with it once you take off, and you will you two will be a top sailing channel.
Thank you so much! I don't know about the top channel around, there are some REALLY good creators out there. But if we can be half the creators of some of the people we draw inspiration from, we will be happy 😀
Welcome to the full time cruising community! Best of luck to you guys!! You've been rocking TH-cam as a hobby so who knows where it will go now that you have more time to focus on it. We're in Eleuthera now and will be heading south over the next month. Maybe our wakes will cross!
We're probably going to be a week behind you. We're in Nassau right now and hoping to hop over to Eleuthera on Saturday. From there if the weather holds, make our way through Eleuthera, Cat, and Long. But now that we can let the weather truly dictate our plans, that's obviously subject to change. But it'd be great to say hi 😀
PS - We love your boat ⛵️
@@FolsomOceanViews Sounds like a great plan! Our plans are up in the air right now because we have to figure out a place to have a part shipped in and Fabio needs to fly back to Ft lauderdale sometime in April. We’ll keep an eye out for you! 😊 Thanks for the compliment on our boat. We’re happy with her!
You might consider going down to Aruba, Bonaire to avoid hurricanes. Below 12'40" you will be out of harms way and the weather is a lot better in winter....
Thanks! Leviosa isn't ready to be that far from home yet, so the plan for this year is back to the US East Coast to get her ready to be away from home for an extended period. But next year, it's either there or Grenada.
Looked like you two really enjoyed yourselves. Glad you were able to see the Thunderbird Grotto alone, took some effort, but I'm sure it was worth it. One of the worst feelings I've had was trying to surface for air and slamming my head into something before I got my head out of the water. Without time restraints you can enjoy everything freely.
Thanks - it was definitely worth it! And yeah, a little scary when you think you're about to have access to air and you don't. It happened to Charles too, we just didn't get it on camera.
Good luck on rising to the challenge and making lots of lemonade ;) always so enjoy the vlog’s `Jes so looking forward to seeing much more
Thanks so much! 😊
Getting "restructured" sucks, even with a kitty. Sorry to hear about it. Always better to choose, than be forced. But you are young, have health, are energetic and are relatively free to explore whatever options come your way. I suspect you'll do great.
FWIW, I don't think you need a pep talk; I'm just commenting for the algorithm.
Haha - we appreciate the algorithm bump and a pep talk is NEVER a bad thing 🤣
Wow, not sure what to say. We hope it's all for good - and you'll be okay!! We love your channel and hope this change will allow you to grow it!!
Thank you so much!
Ah, yes. Welcome to Cruising!!!! Well done!
Thanks! It's definitely a change - but we love it so far.
Exciting news and look forward to following your journey!
Thanks!
I think I am one of the earliest viewers and I have enjoyed all of your phases. This one has to be a lot scarier than you let on, but you seem like hard workers and you certainly have the "it" to be successful. I only watch 4 or 5 sailing shows and you are one of them. You two will be fine and I joined to help out a little. Perhaps that will juice the old algorithms or something. Best wishes to you both. (rented a cat and going out for 10 days this month partially due to your channel!)
You definitely are one of the earliest viewers and we can't thank you enough! Hopefully the "it" factors is Jes' creativity and my business acumen. I have heard from a lot of people that a lot of people have one or the other, but the successful channels have both. It doesn't guarantee success by any means, but without both it's almost destined to fail. Only time will tell, but thank you again for the support and kind words.
Wow exciting news you guys look so happy!! We always enjoy your videos. Best of luck always. We hope to see you sometime and know you are always welcome. Fair wins and following seas
Thank you so much! Next time we're in Georgetown maybe we can do more than just say hi at each other in our boats before Jes and I have to get back to work 🤣
@@FolsomOceanViews we will and know you are always welcome in our home
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How exciting, congrats guys. We will be heading north around the same time on our Salina 48 called Elysian, hopefully we see you guys out there this summer.
That'd be great - if you see us out there stop by. I'd love to say we could sail north with you, but you will SMOKE us 🤣
You guys are going to do great. You have a very good way with the camera. BTW…as a recent early retiree, the no schedule thing takes a little getting used to but is awesome.
The video is about 3 weeks behind real time and we can ABSOLUTELY relate to that. Some days it's incredibly easy, other days we wonder around lost a little bit. We thrive on routine and we're still working on finding our new normal.
Congrats!!!!!! So happy for you!
Thanks!
Congratulations! The grotto dives were really cool! Safety tip: let your first breath as you surface be through your snorkel. There are a few good reasons for this, just a tip from a former professional diver.😉
Thanks for the tip - we'll work on incorporating it!
Start selling Shirts and coffee cups through the online store I think TH-cam has ! Or they just let it get to the bottom of the video
That's definitely one of the things on the to do list - which has someone become even longer without the "real" job 🤣
Great music choice for the grotto! 👍
Glad you think so!
Congratulations and good luck on your adventures.
Thank you so much!
I love ur videos. My wife and I are retiring in about 9 years. Want to live your life for 5-8 years. How much does a moor cost?
algorithm bump! The snorkel was epic!
Love the bump! It was definitely an amazing experience 😀
Congratulations guys!!!!
Thank you so much!
Congratulations!! Very Glad to see ya'll have "Jumped in the Deep end of the pool "! Your life is going to change forever.
1) Your life is going to be so much Richer for it.
2) You will sleep so much better, Not having someone else's dead line to worry about.
And 3) You can start to plan where you want to go and see.
The world is yours to see and explore!
So Congratulations again and I can't wait to see where ya'll are going! Who knows you may end up in our neck of the Pacific. If so, ya'll have a place to stay and visit.
Ok until next week, Aloha from the Big Island🏝 of Hawaii 🍹🥂
We would LOVE to get out to Hawaii - maybe one day!
I guess Charles has to get serious about catching dinner?😉👍
100% - it's officially time to catch dinner.
Common items but done better than most. I am trying to design the most comfortable trouble free sailing craft so I watch for the trouble episodes to improve my design. So share what you would like to work better.
That's great intel - thanks! Making sure to film the things that don't go well is #1 on our list of "things we are working to get better at" so it's great to know the demand for it out there.
Are you guys going to cross an ocean now?
We will see, but we definitely want to! We're a little nervous about crossing the North Atlantic over to Europe, but that's really the only way to do the trade winds crossing back 🤣 For now - just going to hang around the Bahamas until July and then we have to get a number of things done on Leviosa back in the States.
I still wanted the tea! Did Charles’s employer want him back in the office?
Good question, I wanted to know too! Thinking of crossing oceans in the future? Look forward to your adventures and hopeful growth on TH-cam!
🤣 There isn't too much tea. There was a restructuring that didn't make sense for me to be a part of. I'm still close with all of my former colleagues and wish everyone the best, but it wasn't the right situation for me anymore. And you know - spending 3 months as full time cruisers in the Bahamas is the best possible way to know if we want to figure out how to keep that lifestyle or if I'll go back into the corporate world, it's really a great situation all around.
Absolutely thinking of crossing oceans but we aren't ready to cross from the US to Europe right now, nor is Leviosa. We feel confident in our abilities to sail her anywhere from about 80 degrees apparent to 180, but any closer to wind and we still struggle. So the short-ish term plan is Bahamas through June, US East Coast for hurricane season to get her hauled out and few things done, and then potentially straight from the Chesapeake Bay to Puerto Rico in November. But as with everything, plans are subject to change 🤣
@@FolsomOceanViews Just curious if you could explain why you are not confident in your (or your boat's) ability to sail any closer than 80 apparent? Are your sails a little tired and need replacing or do you just slow down so much it is easier to manage. We spent a month tooling around on a Leopard 40 and seemed to do okay pointing around 45...not a speed demon by any stretch though lol.
Working is overrated until the money runs out lol
Pigs get way over 300 lbs. They are not cute little piggies.
It took me a long time to convince Jes that keeping a pig BELOW 300 pounds was an accomplishment - but I think she finally gets it 🤣
How will you generate enough money to replace your salaries from working. 12K subscribers is a great start but even the 6 figure subscriber channels are needing supplementation. Not being a downer, just concerned.
That's the million dollar question, isn't it? Luckily we don't have to replace our salaries, we need to cover expenses. We have some ideas on how to start boosting the income, and we've never focussed on it full time so we will see. Is it likely to grow to that size? Maybe. Maybe not. But we have to try 😀
@@FolsomOceanViews You know what they say..."necessity is the mother of invention". Yall were resourceful enough to get this far, I suspect you can pull it off. Look forward to following along. Carpe Diem!!!
So exciting! What brand is your wetsuit swimsuit?
It's made by Roxy - that particular design (all black) isn't available right now but many others are. You can check it out here: www.folsomoceanviews.com/product/spring-wetsuit/
@@FolsomOceanViews thank you so much!
Congrats on being jobless! But you aren't, really, you just changed jobs! Full time creators. 😀
So true!