Based on circumnavigating the world videos on RU-vid, Sailing Doodles wouldn't be the first, but I really don't see how you can convince glamorous women (NOT sailors) to sign on for the sail. Such an endeavor requires an adventurous crew who can mentally cope with the days of boredom, and the occasional hours of sheer terror that Mother Nature inflicts on all sailors. As both a pilot and a sailor, you know about that... but I'm telling you that I SUPPORT THE CONCEPT! Good luck with the glamorous crew!
Your Life Bobby, you decide! I do believe though that a very long trip would get boring to watch. Your short trip format to various places seems to make for good video.
Actually like watching some of of your fellow sailors making the circumnavigation but I think with the aviation Doodles and RV doodles you added to Sailing Doodles you have a great trio of great videos. Id like to see you get back in the air with your own set of wings
Thai Airways used to do nonstop out of JFK but they don't do that anymore. It was around 17-18 hours. I think you can still get direct flights from LA to BKK now though.
Yes. Do a shakedown and upgrade whatever you need on the new boat and then head out. Four person crew including two deckhands you swap out each section of the trip? I could see it being six sections based on the route.
I'd love to see a circumnavigation. (My goal is to buy a cat myself in ~3 years and run it in Caribbean/Med for a year or two, then do a 3y circumnavigation.)
Yes, do a circumnavigation. I think it would provide another dimension to sailing as well as a small crew managing time at sea. The places that you go now are vrery much tied to your shoreside experiences. Literally, there is a whole world out there for you to share more with us. Thanks for the idea. We’re ready to see what develops.
How a about something quite different; a circumnavigation figure 8 of the Americas. Start in lets say Florida - thru Caribbean - thru Panama Canal - south down west coast of South America - east thru Magellan Strait or Beagle Channel or around Cape Horn - north up easy coast of South America - thru Canal again - up west coast of North America- into Bering Sea - east thru NorthWest Passage - and finally south down east coast of North America. Just a short passage lol
Bobby, I always enjoy your interaction with your mate(s). You are good by yourself but seeing a couple/group is always better IMO. Were is Amanda? My single engine 28' express cruiser gets 1.8 mpg but it is quick. Look forward to your new boat. Cheers!
11:44 third less for fuel... ;) 6 or 8 knotts not fast for gettin island to island, BUT ummm if you talkin putt putting around THE GREAT LOOP ...... they say that is about perfect sweet size for that IF YOU HAVE ENUF ROOM TO BE WITH YOUR PARTNER CREW and dnt need the extra sq fooootage and that stuff lol ;) hehe
When I told people i s going to retire to a boat, people asked me if i planned to sail around the world. My answer? I have no idea. I'll go next where it seems most interesting. Whether that results in a circumnavigation we'll see. I don't have plans, I have vague intentions.
Agree - you need a seasoned crew who can cope with stressful meteorological conditions stretching days at a time. Oceanic crossings can be brutal. I hope for their sake they get a good internet connection such as Starlink so they can get comprehensive tech support if required when hundreds of miles from land.
Well I think it should depend on your wealth and health mostly and if you like dealing with immigration and customs officials and paper work for almost all of your stops to me I am not a tourist kind of guy but at the same time I would like to learn about places that I do visit so my goal would be to stay long enough in each place to get a real feel for the people and the place. I think if you are constantly mentally thinking about a circumnavigation your going to be spending most of your time thinking about just sailing the next leg and when to leave and less on what is around you and the sights and the experiences of the moment when you are in port I think anyway. Honestly if you are just doing it to say you have done it I don't really see that as a good enough reason. I mean if I was going to sail half way around the world from the US to visit the Philippines and Malaysia and Srilanka and Thailand ect ... and I have no desire to rush or try and set any kind of records but since you are already half way around the globe then sure you might as well just keep going to get back home that is logical instead of going back the way you came. I even thought of sailing a boat intentionally into the doldrums and staying at sea as long as I can without actually traveling to another country at all and then spend the rest of my time on anchor as a live aboard solution just to save the high cost of marinas and fees instead of country hopping because every time you check into a new country they got to get their fees and all. So if I did this I would only be returning to port when the weather got too bad or food and water became critically low. I guess as long as you are enjoying what you are doing and you can afford to do it that is all that matters really so in the end that decision is a personal one you have to make for you and your family. I wished I was a younger man with more time and had the money I would definitely love to try and country hop my way around the world possibly several times just because there is so many islands and places to explore you can't see but a tiny fraction of what is in the world anyway so take advantage of travel vlogs and try to pick the places that really interest you most to plan your visit ahead of time.
You have seen so much the last decate. Are you sure that sailing weeks over the ocean without any land around is not boring for you? Greetings from Hamburg, Germany!
will the new boat have an ELECTRIC PROP OPTION ??? I think HIBRID should be ''generators backups, solar & BATTS run the pusing motors'' pods or wutever ? onboard power.... no plugging into the GRID ;) teslas are a leech lol a skeeter
I would avoid the Red Sea and basically the mid-east right now. Zatara was lucky to do it while things were good but they still had lots of issues. I would go around South Africa. That would be cool and if possible sail around Argentina. No one is doing that...May be sail to Chili and sail up to the equator. Stop by Easter Island....No one is doing that either.
YES!! and more videos more often even if its shorter films 10 min each, we dont care what you talk about. Show the girls show the ocean show the Boat!! ok you can show your self too. :)
i think the searay sundancer 340 would be more fuel efficient with the 6.2 engines. After watching Bobby for years now, I can't see him being the circumnavigator type. Once he gets to the Bahamas, that'll be the end imo.
I don't kno but..... keep plan C ... if your new boat is still ''WAITIN TO LAUNCH'' for watever reason NEXT SUMMER .... maybe a ''ZOOM THE GREAT LOOP'' in a POWERBOAT LIVE ON THE SKYNET !!! lol well ......peeps SEND SUPERCHATS during the LIVE and you crank up the RPS uhh RPMs those... ;)_ LOL HAHAHAHAHAHHA well hahahahah funn sounding IDEA if you have a coulpa weeks (MONTH or so?) or wtuever in ''some summer'' ;) ((at elast THINK ABOUT DOING THE INSIDE before you ditch the boat.... you can take it UP THE RIVER just to be DIFFERENT ??? peeps would have to donate seriously to the fuel fund for that one lol how far weast into the locks and lakes ....and the missisiisisisisisiippi have you done? any interereir you can ''cut off as done already'' lol so the loop issn't contigigitigious .... well *I* vote for an BLAST UP the EAST COAST SOON AS IT IS WARM ENUF TO STAND IT pre SUMMER then LOCKS & LAKES and the MISSISSISIPPI get that goin and have one of your friends meet the boat on the missisiippi when your boat is ready.... and they take itback down to fla/carib for sale... now that I mentions a planC.... your boat will be ready next month!!! GO GO SAILING DOODLES!!
Circumnavigation will take years.. folks from Zatara were years in that project.. of course Covid was a factor but still you’ll be talking of about 2-3 years.
Hey Bobby, you need something new mate, its getting a bit same same , around the world not sure......the new boat will be good to see......looking foward to that, anyways I know its hard to keep the vids up, you have a lot on your plate....steady as she goes.
if you have indeed done that in a prior life, you would not even need to ask that question it would be : ARE YOU READY FOR US TO GO FULL CIRCLE EARTH ??? we would say H ECK ELL YEA!!! (prior lifes I have been around this rok we walk... THIS LIFETIME .... WORLD CRUISE 1987 USS OKINAWA LPH3 did both ditches and a stint in the GULF ....... yea... fun times.... ;) anyhow... IF YOU HAVE BEEN AROUND ONE or more TIME(s) BEFORE YOUR SOUL WOULD DESIRE ANOTHER TRIP TO CHECK OUT WHATS CHANGED!!! jus sayin)
Should you? Well, this begs two questions: 1) Is the content posted going to be a worthwhile financial expense? AND 2) Do you want to afford it? Sounds like you have a new 12 month plan to plug your subs and merch sales! 😊
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