2 BIG problems with the Outremer 52 

The joy captured here was contagious. I’m still smiling, thank you for sharing. 🙂🐿🌈❤️

Gorgeous boat! 😍 Thanks for bringing us along virtually! :)

"the boat is happy" and so are the O'Kelly's !! The smiles on your faces tells us everything!

Magen was so happy being on the Outremer 52, happy wife, happy life.

With the Outremer 52, Megan has discovered her very own version of La Dolce Vita. Such a fantastic boat, for the fantastic O'Kellys.

I wonder how many Outremer purchase decisions this episode will influence bc you guys should be new Outremer brand ambassadors .. really genuine episode !

It's the same with houses - as soon as you look at new builds you can't go back to second hand. Buy one, life is short! Be happy.

'the boat is happy'. Soooo glad you didn't let that just slip on by. Thank you.

4:00 - Liking the dark trampoline mesh that lets you see the water beneath you. Sounds like the user-friendliness, performance, and ergonomics of this boat may have captured at least a part of you.

I love watching you two sail again, the JOY is palpable! ❤😊

I've read about the boat in various places so was excited to see your video. Quite simply Holly and Stèphane have themselves a truly awesome yacht and it is so clear they love it and you both enjoyed your time with them. It is no surprise that there is a decent waiting list and I doubt there will be any on the 2nd market anytime soon! Pleased you are enjoying the Med as there is so much to enjoy there on the water. Happy birthday to Nick and enjoy Paris.

That is one beutiful boat! Happy birthday Nick.

I think i prefer that to the HH (sorry Wynnes) you gotta get her one Nick she looked so happy on it. Anyway great vid as always big love from Wales.

I love this video. I would like to expand on "sail trim being more trouble than its worth". On a day sail, maybe. On a passage .... you got nothing but time, and getting an extra knot of performance (sometimes much more) is worth it. Not to mention - learning about sail trim and really understanding what is going on will make you a better, safer sailer.

It must be a pretty special boat!

You both looked and sounded like this is the BOAT FOR YOU 🙏

Wonderful to see you both so relaxed and enjoying such an awesome boat! Maybe ask Matthieu if you can take a walk around the factory too whilst you are pretty close to Grande Le Motte, as both the Outremer and Gunboat factory are there and the boats being built are stunning to see!

You guys are awesome, I love it. It’s t tv season here in Canada, looking forward to catching up. Can’t wait to see. And the ppl you visit are so awesome as well. Wow! Thanks again.

boat does compliment the O'Kelly's, agreed.

Cant wait to see your new outremer 52 😊

Great video, great boat, hope you get one soon!

I dont know why you guys dont have more subs. Thank for another great episode Good luck with the boat search which ever way it goes.

Wow! What a boat! You look good on it! Go for it! Happy Birthday! Tres bien!

What a beautiful yacht. You can tell they are one with the boat.❤

I like how the captains seat puts you on shift with a big ocean view .

Welcome to the "I dream of O52 club"!😂

Brilliant and sounds promising

Thanks a lot O’kelly’s! You’ve ruined me for any other boat but an Outremer 52! Just kidding. However, you’re excellent video review and tour of Awen sure is going to make it hard to settle with an older boat. Keep the great videos coming!

Can totally understand why you fell in love with the 52' - Awen is one BEAUTIFUL boat ! And so lovely that you were able to share time on a friends (early Patreons) craft - rather than a manufacturers demo one. I just hope that Outremer are able to work something out with you - to help with the cost and lead time, in return for being possible brand ambassadors...? 🤞 Anyway, it is just great to see you both out on the water again. Enjoy !

LOVE THE BOATTTTT❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Greetings from Portland - Theo

Certainly a nice cat 🤩. You are lucky to at least enjoy it for a short period 🙌. Cheers!

Well, wish you guys had one…😊 and what great people to do this😊

This is definitely a good fit for you two - haven't seen you this calm and serene on a boat in over a year! Beautiful craft - something on this boat for each of you! And the money - as a senior myself remember - can't take it with you!

Problem 1: Money. Problem 2: Lots More Money & Time.

Thanks!

When I started sailing in dinghies then oved up to bigger boats it was frustrating sailing cruisers or even cruiser racers. Moving to performance boats be they monohulls or cats it really is a revaluation. The controls are designed to be easy to use, to give many adjustments to get the right sail shape and you can really feel the changes as you trim and with great sails you can see the shape of the sails much better a d what the controls are doing to that shape. Personally I think you learn much more in a performance boat, about sail trim and how this affects your speed. I hope you can find a cat that will give you the obvious enjoyment that sailing the Outremer 52 did. Andy UK

You have no choice now ! There’s only the Gunboat 68 left 🌊

hindsight is 50/50 why not order one up youd be close to having a new 52 if youd have purchased one around the time you sold clarity

Looks like you found tour new boat just got to get your hands on one.🤞

Of course you miss Clarity, that doesn't mean you weren't ready to upgrade. But, you knew where everything was and how it worked, and now you're boat-less because the search has been particularly difficult. Biggest problem with this particular Outremer? It's not yours. 🙂

Great explanation of the physics of trimming the sails!

There is something serene about the design. One thing I dislike is the solar obstructing the view.

3di sails are made up from smaller panels that are joined together on a mould, despite North Sails marketing that seems to gloss over this point. The panels are glued together not sewn, but they do not have continuous fibres. The main difference with 3di is that there is no mylar and the adhesive is thermoset rather than thermoplastic. The jury is still out on the longevity of 3di. Norths would only offer me a 1 year warranty....

Time for your own boat!😂

Looks like Outremer knocked it out of the park with the 52. Such a great boat with a balanced design throughout. Comfort, speed and reliability all in a great looking package, what more can one ask for?. Still a bit tight for me on the inside but it looks extremely well built and must be fast. Wishing you a similarly great boat to sail and live on in the near future. Fantastic episode!

Why not just got a 45 or 51. You’ll get 80% of the experience for 40-60% of the price. And you can get one now.

Happy birthday spring chicken!

Just Do It ⛵️

NICE. Nick you missed the obvious, the Black sails. I had to look it up, but I was surprised at all the advantages, aside from the cool look. Higher speeds, glare reduction, durability, weight, strength ( carbon) UV protection? BTW, aside from U2, my favourite sailing channel is Cat Great Circle. They have new Outremer 55 and are currently sailing around the world on the Outremer rally. Maybe you can join them on a Leg, as crew. Cheers from yyz

Wicked!!!

OK I'm sold ...except for one thing. There are no "chaise lounges" on the Outremer (or any other boat for that matter) The word you are looking for is "chaise longue" which is French for long chair (doh!). The fact that we all like to "lounge" on the chaise longue doesn't in my opinion empower us to butcher the French language and create a horrible neologism. I know that it is so embedded in American English that my rant isn't going to change anything but, please, when on a French boat (like the Outremer), do as the French do! Otherwise, a very enjoyable and well created video.

Amazing boat, wish they made it in Alu with shaftdrive. Thanks for a really nice vid🏋🏻‍♀️🤟🏋🏻‍♀️

What’s going on here… people are either building their own boats (RAN sailing & MJ) or really ramping up on Outremer…. 🙂

Hi guys. It is an amazing boat but then for the price and the wait, it better be. So I had an idea that maybe you would consider something other than a Outremer. Sometimes our consciousness gets fixated on one idea when there are others that get to the same goal just as well. Just suggesting gently and respectfully because I am very impressed by you. I know you have looked at a lot of boats so I am not suggesting anything either, just jumping up and down with pom poms and cheering you along.

When I saw the headline, I knew the answers to both - cost and lead time. Bummer. The 3D sheeting looks AMAZING. When you showed it on the ORC, it looked complicated because it wasn't actually attached to anything. Now seeing it in action, it makes so much sense. Getting rid of traditional genoa tracks would be fantastic. Major drawback is that they will have to replaced where a track lasts virtually forever. I've been racing on a boat with those North 3Di sails and they are incredible. Great video as always - thanks guys!

Nice owners, nice crew, nice boat, nice video. Thank you all.

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My oh my! Sailing on these great boats is going to make it that much harder for you to settle on something less. Be careful….😎😊

Am i the only one that has noticed we are almost 💯 thousand to be subscriber of the O'Keylee🎉

Prefer it's sister. Granted, a high maintenance relationship can quickly become very tiering. 1) The Sister demands you have expensive tastes. 2) The Sister pays more attention it's appearance. 3) The Sister besides being breath taking performs better. Outremer 52 is a good mix of family style and performance at a much lower price tag. Perfect for what you are presently doing, and where you are at. Outside of where you are at, like it's sister it won't fit in quite a few places in this small world. Looking forward to chartering next year ourselves in the same place. Pass on having to cross several oceans in what I own to do it. Magic Eight Ball Says -- Close but no cigar for the O'Kellys. You held out this long for what you really want, why not a bit longer?

I just noticed that “Planet Sail” has a video on this exact same boat on their channel from two months ago. I wish you guys would luck out & find something that you’re in love with, like this Outremer 52!! It’s strange I’ve seen this boat in so many places, I think it was tied up when someone else was doing sea trials but I remember everyone feeling like they needed to explain it, probably because it was so nice….

After so much disappointment, great to see a bit of joy..

Before I watch it, I’m going to guess: 1) Price; 2) lead time.

The aesthetics of that performance cat are incredible. I love it.

The smiles say it all. You guys need one.

Really like the halyard lines positioned separately. This is done often in other designs, but Outremer has figured out how to get them in close proximity to the Helm, yet out of the way. Asymmetrical cockpit is really sweet as well. But my biggest takeaway is learning of 3D Sheeting. I made a barber hauler for our previous cat (Helia 44), but never occurred to me that something could be setup permanently, and just bypass the tracks all together. Going to think about this for our Leopard 42. Do they have separate clutches for those two lines? And I guess you just used both winches; one for the working jib sheet and one for the 3D Sheet?? Also, I can't exactly tell where they positioned the blocks on the coachroof, port and starboard. Are they positioned somewhere along the placement of where traditional tracks would be found? Sorry for peppering so many questions, but this is super cool. You need this boat. But you'll need to brush up on your French. Remember, it's Bob, not Bob. Or is it Bub? 🤣

I'm guessing price and wait list.

While the Outremer has a sophisticated jib sheet control, one can add a barberhauler to a "typical" sheet setup to get better off-wind control of the jib shape.

Jeeeez, Put a ring on it already!

what is the size of the fuel and water tanks ?

The sailors make the show, not the boat. You 2 have the talent to make anything work, remember what Tyra Banks always says, use your assets and work it work it!!!!!!

There's one anchored next to me right now in Suva. Beautiful, full carbon mast, cross beam, boom stanchions. French flagged.

Terrific boat. Some builders just keep making better and better boats. Meanwhile, let's see if I can rig some 3D on my old Hunter... And stepping on every boat I've ever been on the first thing I notice are all the spots where 'there should be a hand hold right here.' Or like cat I spent three months on. Why at the top of the stairs down to the ama do you have to bend over to reach for the hand rail? A bit of rough seas just one time.... you're going head first. It's obvious the hand rail should extend up that otherwise blank bit of wall. I just don't get why this isn't obvious everywhere. Except peut-être La Grand Mot. Then again in Japan those domestic 45° staircases? A couple of handholds in the right places and they'd be faster and safer than any other stairs or ladder. A thousand years and they haven't done it. I expect an engineering student who hangs out at a climbing gym will come home one day and have the thought, 'Ya know if ......'

Great Video … Informative … Educational … Top notch video storytelling … Smooth editing

Do It Do It Do It!!!!!

hope you can find a way to get one of these and until then, something else to keep you on the water.

I know this might be a silly question...and is intended with humor... I was looking at Gunboats (updated) website and the new 70'er - they mention the sail plan as been updated for "Short Handed Crew"...What would Gunboat's definition of Short Handed be? 4 people or a couple? LOL. Money no object, would you go for the new 70' Gunboat?

I mean if you're gonna spring €1.6m then why not go the whole hog and get the 55 ;-) If you've not seen the Cat Greatcircle channel their 55 is just magnificent.

Love to see you sail in 20knots of speed across some oceans. Good luck with Outremer😊

interesting sail dynamics....great explanation.

First! Fair winds O'Kellys!

It is so nice to be able to sail in those "Champaign Conditions". I wish a used Outremer 51 was in my price range. I think that Versahelm is awesome.

You may want to check out "La Vagabonde's" new 60 foot Trimaran.

It is a beautiful boat but I also understand the reluctance to commit due to the lead time so good luck on your hunt for the next boat. Looking forward to your next episode.

What to do in the meantime? Make a bunch of money 💰!!!! Go for it O’Kellys!!!!!

PS Stephan is a poet in a sailor’s body.

are you all gettin an OUTREMER and joining up the WORLD GALAGA CIRCLE GREATNESS thing?? DID YOU DECIDE???? it is quite an an upgrade from a lagoon they say ;)

I think that boat would look good on you guys.

If you guys are still in France and fancy some R&R in the French Alps you are welcome to stay (foc) in our romantic little Mazot (a tiny house).

1980's old school method when cats were not in production: $600.00 for Crowther plans, 1/2" Airex and 5000 manhrs in a corn field= 45'x23'x60' mastheadx7000 pounds & 10 years of maximum lifestyle. $35,ooo.oo USD

yea that would be totally diff kind of sailing than most peeps are used to.... AIMING FOR THE SQUALLS CUZ YOU CAN RIDE THAT KIND OF WINDAGE!!!! cool... very cool.... been following CATGREATCIRCLE or those words in whatever the right way is, on the galacagacola around the wrold thingie they are on... ORDER OF Magellan 1987 USS OKINAWA LPH3 WORLD CRUISE....

Just curious and bare with me ... IF, someone was new to sailing and won the lottery, ie came into a lot of money...would you recommend someone work their way up to this level of sailing or should they purchase this level of boat?

Can I just say how much I appreciate the upload on Saturday morning! It seems like everybody uploads on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays with some on Fridays. Then I get up on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays with nothing to watch! 🤣😁😁 That looks like a beautiful boat, but I am only a little way into it. You can expect several comments from me. Instead of editing, I figure comments count, and I can't see anywhere where RU-vid says they don't count multiple comments by one person. So why spend time editing over and over... By the way, I am the Sj who has commented a lot before. 🤪

Really been a mono hull guy but ..performance, livability and the tech and overall ergonomics are maybe a game changer. Have a mobility limited life partner and a cat will make her happier and safer..wow.

I was just watching your review of the Seawind 1260 from three years ago - It had the same two problems.

did you know Sailing La Vagabonde are selling their previous Outremer. They did have a brother working it as a Charter but times changed . Worth a look into SurfingLife with Malcolm

7:56 this genoa setup is amazing, yeah the 52 is the one!!

C'mon,Outremer!!!! Just saying😊

Well Nick, the wife has spoke. Seems there may be a couple going to France?

Too bad there isn’t a couple richer than these 2, that could just give you one….