What it's REALLY Like to Live Aboard a Sailboat as a Double AMPUTEE 

More awareness about adaptation in sailing is really helpful so more of us can go sailing.

Tyler, great video! I'm a right BKA and some of your suggestions I will incorporate for my sailboat. I have started a sailing program for taking other amputees day sailing so a lot of thought has been dedicated to the safety of everyone involved, Thanks again for all your input!

hi, im a recent BTK amputee, left leg. i kind of teared up when you said you were still learning. i am absolutely still learning and feel lost at times. my operation was last summer 2020. things are not looking so great for me. i fell into a deep depression and ended up losing my girlfriend and house. keep making videos dude, i'll watch em.

You are an inspiration! I am not an amputee but I am a nurse and have worked with many amputees like yourself. Some days will be harder then others but remember to believe in yourself, have patience and the rest will fall into place. Much ❤️ from 🇨🇦

Dude! As of Feb. 2020 I am RBKA. I am about to sail again for the first time in a couple hours and decided to take one more look for real info on sailing as a amputee. You were #1. Thanks for being real. It is a delicate balance, between being motivated and dealing with the daily smackdown reality of missing body parts. You have become part of my recovery. Thank you.

Inspirational stuff. Glad you showed your legs, that was educational. I'll have to rethink myself next time I'm complaining over trivial bullshit. Great boat name and those Tartans are sexy boats. Thanks for sharing.

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You are an AMAZING man. So much respect from me. Sailing is hard with 2 feet and you my friend are a role model. God bless you. And your sweet supportive girl! She is amazing too no doubt.

So much respect for you Tyler!! You guys have such a unique and amazing story to share. 😊

Thank you for sharing. It is interesting that the first thing I thought of was how to make things easier. For example, when Sweet Ruca went around the tip of South America they were buddy boating with someone in a wheel chair who had a boat that was all one level from bed, to helm, to tender. On the other hand, Pete, who we have seen working on Tally Ho in port Townsend and also has no feet, is all over the place and it was not obvious until, as a joke, he walked in with his feet on backwards... I have lived with a much less serious injury for forty years after an accident on Lionsgate Bridge. I have lived with the pain ever since. Pretty quickly I had to decide I was going to do life in spite of any pain or limitations. You are making the same adjustment and doing a good job of it (if you think so or not). Many blessings, on or off the water.

Where there is will, there is a way! Crushing it.

Breaking Waves sent me. Well done!

Enjoyed your story Tyler, so many thing we learn watching your many challenges, so proud.

Thanks Tyler for sharing your story❤

So much respect and inspiration gained from this video. Good job and good luck!!

You sure make it all look easy, love the fact that you don't let it stop you and that you're still skydiving 😯. Awesome stuff, thanks for sharing your journey.

Mate, we're ALL making it up as we go along. I think you're doing an amazing job.

Thanks for the vid. I work for the VA and process the orders and payments for prosthetic limbs as well as inspecting modular wheelchair, scooter and walker ramps for compliance to our and the Veterans standards and ADA compliance. So, after hearing about your channel thru Breaking Waves i checked you out and really enjoy your personalities and humor. I say thanks for the video because with my back ground, the first thing i wanted to know was how did you loose your legs. I had to skip a few vids to find out but, wow you answered even more questions than i had! And i am sure many others as well. The human body is an amazing thing and as long as the will is there, the body will adapt. Keep your great sense of humor and can do attitude and life will be your oyster. One other thing, when you find a beautiful woman that is as capable and can fix things as the one you have, brother, hang on to her! :) Subbed!

So much respect and so much to learn from you Tyler. I’m about to become a LBKA and it is so difficult to try to figure out how to do daily activities. Thank you for sharing your honest experiences on what it really takes to get moving!

Thanks for the video. Very interesting. I was sent here by Breaking Waves Sailing. Merry Christmas and all the best in 2021.

Respect Tyler!!! Hi from Germany and thanks for sharing your story!

Honest, humble, vulnerable, inspiring, strength. A real beauty! I hope to cross wakes one day and share a whiskey or 10. Cheers brother!

Super inspiring Tyler! In watching your guys vids I’ve often thought about how easy you make it look and what the reality must really be. I lived with an amputee and he and I are still good friends, his name is Jeff Denholm. Lost his right arm commercial fishing in Alaska. He still ice climbs, telemark skis, surfs big waves all over the world and is a spokesperson for Patagonia. He’s a legend and an inspiration, just like you are becoming! Keep charging, stay positive, eat well!!, and get plenty of vitamin D, stress little, stay fit. If anything comes to mind when we’re out sailing that I think might help you guys out on the boat I’ll pass it on! Peace ~ Curtis

Huge Inspiration!!!

Total Rockstar🤟

Mad respect! 🙏

Thanks for your honesty that you are still figuring it out.

Dude!!! this is rad, and very inspirational. i just subbed, love your boat and videos too. we just got into sailing ourselves, self taught too. Keep up the good work bro! Happy sailing.

Thanks for sharing.. You are quite the inspiration and your story will be so helpful to others.

Great video Tyler!

Great video and well done! Improvise, overcome, adapt...

Great video, awesome to gain insight into tricks you’ve figured out, not letting anything get in the way of adventure! I have a good friend who’s got a knee down amputation on one leg, and he’s one of the most basadas sailors (and overall humans) I know! Hope you see you guys on the water one day! We have plans to head north to your area in the next 1-2yrs!

You missed the perfect opportunity to say "climbing up the topsail, I lost my legs!"

very impressive I've been a single AK in Vancouver for over 40 years - never been a boat like that or jumped out of a plane

I also came over from breaking waves sailing, I am very impressed with you morale and your commitment to keep going. You are an inspiration to an old man. Do you have a patreon account?

Respect!

Hi, Tyler! I just watched your video and found it really helpful. I have been a sailor all my life and last October I lost my right leg due to an accident. I'm still trying to cope with my new life as an amputee but I am determined to keep sailing. I don't know how things are going to turn out and I'm still trying to figure how it will all play out. Any pointers would be really helpful, thanks

Belle leçon de vie👏

Your very brave and thank you for sharing your life. Forgive me for being nieve but would some kind of bars on the ceiling help with getting around, like a gymnast using bars or rings, it wouldn't be easy either. It's a dumb idea and I probably shouldn't of sent this. All the best :)

Iam a newly double amputee and I am trying to figure out how to get into and out of a fishing guideboat any suggestions??

Triple amputee here sailing with my family been thinking if making a video like this but not really great at them. Sometimes solo sail too lets link up via fb or whatsapp