20 Years of Off The Grid Living on a Sailboat 

I totally agree with everything you said about living and enjoying life on a sailing yacht. Its not about racing its about comfort and safety on the sea. I did some sailing in the early 70's, we never tied up at a dock, so much better to sit on anchor, enjoy our privacy. Sailed the Bahamas and Caribbean and later went to England and sailed back to the Caribbean. We were bare bones, no radar, no GPS ahaha we had a compass , sextant and a few charts and radio direction finder ahahha, its was so simple. We were able to enjoy our life style without having to spend time repairing something all the time. we kept it simple. Happy sailing to both of you. Thanks for the tour or your ship, I seldom see a sailing yacht on you tube that just seems so right.

I used to deckhand on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers when I retired from the army. I’d spend 28 days on the boat and 14 off. It’s what got me hooked on wanting to live on the water. I even once traveled to Digby Nova Scotia and hopped on a scallop boat. I loved it so much that I traveled to Dutch Harbor to try to catch a job on a crab boat but had no luck. 😢

Awesome couple ! So neat and tidy the Sailboat has been taken care of with tender loving care!

Love your run down of your beautiful boat. I am currently on process of buying a 1985 42 foot Sailboat and could not agree more with your assessment of the sailing life and the minimal approach necessary to truly sail. Look forward to watching your videos.

Immediately recognised the design, and enjoyed watching this. I ran a company called Windboats, and we built many of my good friend Peter Ibold's designs in ferro-cement. He was a delightful man, and a gifted naval architect, and tBlown Away is a fine example of his work. God bless her and those who sail in her.

I've watched many sailing / cruising videos on RU-vid over the years. I must say that, Ian and Natalie, you are as to close to being "Masters of the Watery Universe" as I've seen here. You possess the proper attitude about every aspect of sailing and living onboard. Plus you've got an amazing boat! Wow Wow!

The more material things I got rid of, the more free I felt. It might surprise some how little you need to experience a wonderful life. Thank you for showing us your beautiful boat and lifestyle.

14:45 A workshop! Expecting an chainlocker :-) Wow, if only I could fit a workshop om my boat....

Thank you Natalie & Ian, for showing us your boat and lifestyle. It’s what us landlubbers dream about but cannot make the break. Good luck 🇦🇺

Great setup. All the natural light inside is fantastic. Grinding on the offshore platforms for a few years is a great way to build up a nestegg for this kind of lifestyle. 🤘

Great video!! i like the fact that we get a chance to learn more about these two, and see where their roots are and how they got where they are.

What a live we can create! I like the 2/5 mindset above the 5/2 thinking.

Great to hear your back story & details of your floating home

Great boat. 44' is a perfect size liveaboard if you can afford it. Looks super comfortable and well maintained. I love the forward workshop and the galley berth! I lived many years on a 33'. Thanks for sharing your boat with us!

I love tbis everything perfect. I love how brave and hardy these ppl are to do this cause its nothing but hard work .

I’m “blown away” that’s my dream yacht right there. Awesome!

I’m really digging this lifestyle. Hopefully someday I’ll be out there. Patiently waiting. 🇺🇸

Amazing boat tour! Love the dedicated workshop space! I NEED that on our sailboat.

Enjoyed the video, thank you for sharing this. A fantastic setup you have there, clearly worked hard to get it looking that way. I love the layout you've created, a true livaboard. 👍

Wow just love the boat , Great cruseing im sure. very interesting layout. I spent may years as skipper engineer on large vessels up to 105 feet steel schooner, until a dry dock accident forced retirement. So true for work and sailing, cant beat live a boards in my book . Good luck and may passages to come.

Wow just absolutely amazing the boat that you have. What a great job the both of you have done to create this vessel, you both have been an inspiration for me to get my own vessel ,thank you so much for this video. Be safe and be inspired.

What a beautiful boat! Kudos to both of you for living your dreams!

Greetings From Indoensia Fams, i love overland too

Respect! Wonderfull humble people and simply true masters as humans on the planet! such a rare thing today.

I have been binge watching the great stories and beautiful videos of The Cruising Kiwis and absolutely love them! I'm looking for the next sailing channel to watch as well so thought I'd check out yours!

Sorry Ian for your loss of your friend. Lovely Irish boat 😁

Awesome video, couple, and tour. Thanks for sharing! ✌🏻❤️

Wow, so interesting the way you’re layout is set up with the saloon as the berth area. What a unique vessel, would love to see it sail with the Ketch-rigging.

He's bought this on the cheap from Ireland and put his skills to work and reaping the rewards. Ppl with a ton of money could buy a nice boat and not know how to fix anything onboard. This is the reason he's been a success I believe.

Solid set up and like the Hedoniste 44. Very nice !

You guys make a good team her with sailing experience and you with mechanical engineering background.

Beautiful video. Thank you for sharing

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

Well thought through and implemented

Great vid...thank you for sharing...stay safe!

Thanks for the Video. My brother lived on a 35 foot ketch for many years and I saw that you couldn't have many hobbies because there's no room.

What a gorgeous boat

Hi Dylan - Love the video ! Really good editing - thank you

Congratulations sailing ⛵ Beautiful sailing yacht. Greetings from Hawaii islands

Great boat. It can be terrifying at times, but it's worth it. We love the simplicity of having minimal stuff. Fair winds!

Outstanding video!!!!! You guys have it straight

Wow great couple an vessel... Hey magnesium yeah I am low... Love what your doing!!! ✌🏼💗😊❣️

Awesome love it all the best 🙏🏽 🌞

Thanks for sharing you guys experience. Enjoyed every moment. From Darwin N.T Australia. Cheets 15.4 2022

Wow what a great setup! 👍👍👍

beautiful boat, I really like your tiki mask guy. Thanks for sharing, I hope to sail into the sunset someday too!

Ideal boat. Looks massive on inside for a 44ft

Ian's got a Playstation setup! Bro has his priorities in line! Cheers mate. 🍻

Great boat. I have a question. We started anchoring out full-time since Dec, so it's been about 4 months. How often do you pull up your chain/anchors for cleaning/inspection in the off-season while anchored out?

Im so impressed. A regular guy doesn't get this without years or backbreaking work . Im also a lil jealous. I wish i could do this n charter passengers for extra money

Impressive! Very impressive. You’ve got me as a subscriber.

Might be a great? idea to put a Snake plant (high oxygen producing plant[s]) inside. They generate O2 especially at night and google says even remove chemicals in the air - there's also the aesthetics of course 😊 add: grow tomatoes on deck 😊

An honour to have access to your amazing life experience on water. M

Nice boat, lovely dog.

love your shop! looking to buy a boat and that is a selling point. thank you!

Lyrics from The Movement "When are you gonna wake up? You can't live life for the weekend" These beautiful people understand it

A great experience.

Omg I didnt expect a PS3 haha you know this boat is awesome when it has gaming lol

Beautiful ship 👍👍👍

Awesome Yacht Tour very similar to Endurance Models but much better 👌

He makes it sounds so attainable

Liked, loved and subbed. Peace from the UK.

Regarding your supplement sponsor, when I became certified in nutrition at Cornell University, one of the core principles that was drilled into me was, ''supplements are not a panacea for good health.'' It's much better to get our nutrients from whole foods and fortunately magnesium is abundant in açaí, apples, apricots, artichokes, avocados, bananas, beans, beets, broccoli, cacao/chocolate, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chlorella, coconuts, corn, dandelion greens, dates, fenugreek, figs, garlic, grains, grapefruit, grapes, green leafy vegetables, hemp, lemons, lentils, mangoes, mushrooms, nuts, oranges, paprika, parsley, peaches, pears, peppers, pineapples, plums, prunes, seeds, spirulina, sprouts, squash, strawberries, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, watercress, watermelons, wheat, and wheatgrass.

You are living the dream..

Hi there! Nice presentation and answering a lot of questions for me. Could you please help guide me for a future idea I have to spend the winters in the Mediterranean/Canaries on a 40'€ sailing boat? We like to skip the Swedish winters and are lucky enough to have a summerhouse that suits our summer needs at home. I guess most people does the opposite, staying on a boat summertime and put it on the hard wintertime. Is it a naive idea about the weather being good enough wintertime and whats the price for hauling the boat and storing it onshore? Would you recommend sharing it with someone doing the opposite season? Thank you very much and have a good spring!

Home sweet home 😘

what a great dog.

Nice one

Very nice sailboat

Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦

A “cutter rig ketch” that’s what I need to look around for.🤔

I miss living on a sailboat.

Where I could buy that windlass Titan 001933, like you have? Can't find it on the Lofrans' website?

thanks

🤘

Love the boat how much would this same boat set u back

Simple Life......that is it..!!

How lucky and privileged! Good “choices” for YOU! :-)

Such a boat is quite a fortune to acquire. I am wondering how did you start. what kind of income you generate if you don't work ? Boat M&R are expensive. So, I guess it not evident for younger people to choose such a life style.

That magnesium advertisement at the end, is incredibly offputting!

ps3 and ps4 !!!!!!!! letsgo captain

So im kinda curious how big is that boat like what are the dimensions etc

From someone who has never been on a sailboat. Where do I start? I have a dream to live on a boat like this, where is the starting point? I’m 30 years old!

Sorry, noob here. What did he call the rivet things that he uses to attach solar panels near the bow? Prescotts? Press-nuts?

Would it be able to have a little garden in the bunks? @12:00

How do the dog use the bathroom? A Cat use a litter box. Are they using doggy pad for the dog? What do they do with the trash? Just wondering.

How much does it cost to float out on ancchor at the Greek bay? you mentoned 6k euros for a year at the actual marina, i assume its much cheaper to be out in the bay?

the ad somewhat shoes that there is a TOTAL disconnect between the content and the ad... that was truly horrible - else wise: great video

The music detracts from the video. Why do some people think more noise is better?

How much is a boat like that worth please?

Hope it works out for you

Is the flue super close to bags of gasoline or am I crazy?

Say hello to Sailing Melody in Wales ...

How deep sea would you take this thing ?

❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

I was completely listening until I saw the Crazy Frog at 1:28

How much for such a boat??

Where does the dog poop?

Wow, what was that? While watching a video about living on board a sailboat, suddenly Jesus pops up and talks about Magnesium for building muscles. Man I‘m quite surprised now. That did not fit together by any means. 😂

Music is loud.