Hi - my name is Anne, my husband Leif Erik came up with this idea:
To build a simple catamaran, put it in a container and send it from Ice cold Norway to Tahiti in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This way we could start sailing in paradise. I said «What a crazy idea» let’s do it!
This is the adventure of building and sailing BareBare.
You’ve done an amazing job of building her and looks like you’ve had some amazing adventures. How long did she take you to build please? I am thinking of building a tiki 38 here in the UK. We lived and sailed around Europe for 5 years on a Hallberg Rassy 42 but had to but the trip on pause and want to do it again but on a catamaran.
Hi! We built two hulls in one month, but before we had prepared well. Next year, mainly during Saturdays we built beams etc. We worked full time beside, difficult to say how many hours. Making it flush decked made it all easier, also having the galley outside. Wishing you the best of luck!
30 years ago I built a tiki 31, unfortunately it turned out to be too expensive for the costs in the marina, (3* more expensive here in 🇭🇷) and a large area for removing grass and shells every two weeks... My colleague recommended to burn all the wooden parts with a torch before epoxy resin. They have never rotted and have had beautiful patterns for years, I let the boat to an acquaintance for $1, and today it sails without rotting with minimal maintenance. Your boat seems much more usable to me than the tiki 31 and I can still only dream of such a beautiful vessel. 🙏👍🇭🇷
Thanks for your comment! Tiki 38 is a good size! Very usable for sure, at least in warm climate! Burn the plywood first, never heard of it but must be a very good idea! For us, three years in the tropics with no maintenance was very bad for BareBare. Covid time harmed her a lot.
That is a sweet looking cat. I wish you well and hope someone will see the possibilities in taking over BareBare. The repairs really should be straightforward. Great for someone who lives there to take over.
Luckily a young local couple has taken over and we hope to visit! We will keep making our videos - Short stories! I hope you will watch and possible comment! ❤️⛵️⛵️❤️
Sorry for late answer; The original design is with two masts and we used the same design as the original drawings but since we wanted only one mast, we moved it backwards to the second beam and made it 11,6 meter to fit our container. We were also inspired by the Wharram Islander 39 design.
@@barebaretoborabora Hi Anne, thanks for the reply. I was asking if the sloop rig was drawn by JWD as there is a drawing of it at 3:09 in EP 1 ? Did the rig perform well and did the boat tack easily with this rig ?
I love your spirit of adventure and positive attitude towards life. Many get to the end of their lives and have regrets about the things they did not do. We must break free from the shackles we create for ourselves and allow others to create for us and really live the life we have have chosen. There the riches lie. All the best and thankful you having a go!!
Thank you for your very kind words! This is so helpful in moving on making our little films! There are more to come! It is fun to make, though so much work. And it is rather fantastic looking back to what we have managed to accomplish! Thanks again for your kind words!
@@barebaretoborabora building that in yours cold and damp climate is not suitable for epoxy...put in container for long time also...so fix it is questionable at least?!
We didn’t use the very best quality but the pandemic and three years of no maintenance in that hot and humid weather was not good for the boat. More epoxy would have done good!
Wow , all the best for your journey . I am 25 and saving money to sail around the world . My plan is to buy aluminium Alubat sailboat which costs around 500k dollars . I hope in 10 years I will have my own boat to sail the world. Love you from India
500000 US$ ? How do you have earned so much money in that age? And you need not such expensive boat to sail around the globe. Better buy one for 10000$ put one year of work into it and sail next year…
@@Chris-be1fo A lot of things may happen within 10 years. Becoming a parent? becoming unemployed? Better start earlier with less money and a smaller and less luxury boat.
So the boat name is BareBare as in bare-naked. Why do you call it butter-butter? Perhaps my southern U.S. Ears are not tuned in to your Norwegian accent. It sound exactly like butter-butter. I find it super interesting how the English language sounds SO different spoken by people around the world. Ok enough questions, good luck finding a home for butter-butter - wink!
I pronounce the name BareBare in Norwegian on my videos while I speak english with probably a bit of Norwegian accent mostly (sometimes also Norwegian)! There an expression in Norwegian that goes "Ikke bare bare" which can be translated to "Not just a walk in the park" in English. "This expression is used to emphasize that something is not straightforward or uncomplicated, but rather challenging or complex. It conveys that it requires effort or work to handle or achieve something." If you then remove "Ikke" from "Ikke bare bare," it becomes ironical, and the translation to English would be "Just a walk in the park." This phrase is often used ironically to suggest that something is not as easy or simple as it may seem at first glance. (ChatGPT helped me with this)
Looks like you will have a new owner soon, though I always think one is just the custodian. Would it not be perfect if someone came up who wanted to use her for inter island transport / trade. ps, have you explained her name…perhaps I missed that. I am attempting to learn Norwegian as my daughter now lives in Oslo. But of course don’t know the nuances. Tusen takk
The expression "Ikke bare bare" in Norwegian can be translated (according to Chat GPT) to "Not just a walk in the park" in English. "This expression is used to emphasize that something is not straightforward or uncomplicated, but rather challenging or complex. It conveys that it requires effort or work to handle or achieve something." If you remove "Ikke" from "Ikke bare bare," it becomes ironical, and the translation to English would be "Just a walk in the park." This phrase is often used ironically to suggest that something is not as easy or simple as it may seem at first glance.
Good work. So jealous of your Sailrite. I have been repairing / modifying my sails on an old machine…but it does struggle, and getting the tension right is almost impossible. If I tackle a bigger project definitely look out a Sailrite…but soooo expensive
So overall diameter about 19cm, thickness 4cm? Was it just normal construction grade timber? I could see a number of knots. Will it be covered in glass fibre? Did you design it.
More like 15 cm, thickness 4 cm. Normal construction grade timber - yes! Number of knots, but no bad ones. Yes, mast covered in fibre glass. We designed the mast!
What is the mast made of….just seen that, episode 9 The trick with raising a mast is to ensure the side stays have the same pivot point as the mast foot, so that they stay tight. If your chainplates are too low, you will need to make up mini fore / aft stays at the pivot point. If making up a new stay, put a stainless steel ring at this point.
Iaorana vahine api, fra Peratani, i Sykkylven. Forfedelig å lære at du selger... Er det umulig å unngå ? PS : i morgon, nesten 600 milliouna krouna hos Norsk tipping...
Maybe a bit down in the description ; ) - All offers and paperwork will be done by experienced broker Arnaud arnaud@tahitiyachtbroker.com www.tahitiyachtbroker.com/
You may need permanent shade cover in Tahiti. The UV intensity is so much that all colored paint and varnish blisters off within a year ! I have a Tiki 26 in South Africa and eventually listened to the advice of local experts: paint everything on top with white carpaint. (very cheap here) lot of extra work ones it starts blistering
Thank you for your advice, and car paint is actually what we have used! I first asked in Huahine Import for paint for our boat and he sadly replied: We only have car paint. I thought: Excellent - and it’s very good. But, again, the three years of no maintenance due to the pandemic. 😢
Yes, carpaint is very strong. But it’s the color that matters. The temperature of anything darker than pure white gets hot. The wood or epoxy gets hot and starts to expand in the daytime and shrink in the nighttime. It’s gruesome to see your hard work being destroyed. For your underwater parts of the hulls only real coppercoats holds on. The barnacles grow very fast and right through any other antifouling. Be wise and spend some more time now when your circumstances to work are still controllable 😀👍♥️
I think car paint worked great, the Bermuda blue and Frost gray and we painted white on the roof! Copper coat is the best... expensive but good! No wonder they put copper plates on gaff rigged double enders in Norway! Also good against the ice!
I am a retired carpenter and boat builder.The fact that there is so much rot so quickly is a very bad omen. With boat building especially there are NO short cuts .If you want to pass it on I hope you are very honest about all the materials and methods you have used.
We explain everything to potential buyers or anyone interested. Do send me an email (anne@flytbok.no) and I’ll send to you as well. Three years during the pandemic did bad harm to BareBare.
Congratulations on the launch from Tampa, Florida, USA. Looks so good in her natural element. We love the color scheme( our Westsail is bright red with teal and beige trim). We thought the water temperature of 64 degrees F was too cold to dive and scrub the bottom, but now my wife is thinking I'm just looking to get out of the job!! Jeff and Julie s/v OoLaLa Westsail32 hull#81
Thank you for your comment! We love BareBare, but now, unfortunately we have to sell her, maintenance is too difficult in a far distance (Norway - French Polynesia) relationship : (
Thank you very much for you kind comment!!! I wish we could keep on... but it is too much maintenance for our far distance relationship. But at least... there will be a few more videos, we think!
