Turns out Dave was already a sailing instructor, when you consider that ASA is largely based off of the Canadian Yachting Association courses he took as a Sea Cadet, back in the stone age of Albacores, Petrols and 420s
What courses do you consider necessary for liveaboard cruising?
It needs some TLC, and on a boat TLC costs $$$
What do you see as the pros and cons?
Did we screw this up?
We'd never seen an Island Spirit catamaran before. There's a lot to love about this cat, but there's some pretty big issues too
2022-05-20 23:35:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Which cat did you prefer?
What are the must-haves on your list?
There is no question. Our favourite used Catamaran is the Leopard 44.
We thought maybe we'd need the larger Leopard 48, but having finally set foot on the 44 we now know there's no need for the bigger catamaran.
Gary Fretz's views were extremely helpful yet again!
We hang out in the beautiful forward cockpit, tour the awesome layout, and discuss water-makers, saloons, cabinetry quality, Bora Bora, charter vs owner versions, buying from distance countries and the advantages to e...
Gary Fretz takes us aboard a 2016 Lagoon 42. We discuss Navigation, Market Prices and much more! A Buyer's Broker works only on behalf of the buyer. Gary brings decades of experience in catamaran sales, chartering and buying. Thank you for your insights Gary! Check out Gary's channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/1boataholic and his website: largecatamaransforsale.com Our opening ...
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Buyer's Broker Gary Fretz takes us on a detailed tour through a 2014 Lagoon 39 Owners' Version. We discuss Solar Arrays, FLIR, Fit & Finish, A/C, Hobby Horsing, Maximum Usable Interior Space, Buying from a Charter Company vs from a Private Seller, Hurricane Damage and Much More!
Our new Facebook page is finally up. Check it out at facebook.com/sailingdarkangel
Our opening and closing song is Who We Are by MiahCheck out his band NINETEEN EIGHTY SEVEN! ...
We round out our Leopard Open House tour with a quick romp through the Leopard 58. Fair warning, Lisa had a donut just before we jumped on this thing and I spent the whole tour trying to keep up with her sugar rush! Our opening and closing song is Who We Are by Miah Check out his band NINETEEN EIGHTY SEVEN! They are awesome 2020-05-10 23:21:13 +0000 UTC View Post
We continue to explore and learn about the beautiful Leopard Cats at the Fort Lauderdale Leopard Open House. The Leopard 50 is every bit as stunning as I knew it would be! With options you just don't see on other cats in her class, the Leopard 50 dazzles with a huge salon, beautiful staterooms and a UTILITY ROOM!! Third in the Leopard open house series. If you missed the first one, E5: Short People Problems (Leopard 40) Leopard 40, check it out here! ...
2020-05-03 15:48:00 +0000 UTC View Post
After being blown away by the Leopard 40, we jumped aboard the Leopard 45, prepared to be even more impressed! There are a lot of things we love about the 45, but there were a couple of odd disappointments. Leopard is amazingly responsive to their owners and charterers (is that a word?), and the very few things that we saw as a disappointment have been changed! Second in the Leopard open house series. If you missed the first one, check it out here!
After an unintentionally long hiatus, we've finally started to catch up on video production!
Life has an annoying habit of getting in the way of dreams, but we are determined to realize our dreams of a liveaboard life
We are very happy to begin posting anew today, and fully intend to post every Sunday as long as we have content to post.
Please enjoy this series of the Leopard Catamaran Open House! We had a lot of fun crawling all over these beautiful yachts.
We’ve been a bit late for posting for the past nine months or so, but recent events have given us the opportunity to get caught up. We will start posting new videos on our YouTube channel this Sunday. We will try to keep posting weekly!
Starting with the Leopard Catamarans open house, a great used cat tour with expert broker Gary Fretz and a 7 week crewing stint aboard a Lagoon 420.
But wait, there’s more! ...
2020-04-18 19:58:04 +0000 UTC View Post
It might not be the open ocean but we settle for Lake Erie as Tom Freeman takes us sailing on his race-winning Tripp 26, 'Slap Shot'.
Lisa's first time sailing on anything other than a Hobie Cat in Jamaica, is thoroughly enjoyable, and it amps us up to head to Fort Lauderdale for the Leopard Catamaran Open House
and a tour with Gary Fretz!
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On day two we got the stars out of our eyes and we were more able to focus on Fit & Finish, Design and Practicality.
We are very practical people, and things need to make sense to us. There are pros and cons to each of the yachts we toured. We are looking for a full-time live-aboard home, so the boat needs to be comfortable and manageable for the two of us. We carefully looked at living space in the salon and hulls, as well as the helm and co...
2019-08-09 19:52:28 +0000 UTC View Post
We finally did it! Day One of the Annapolis Sailboat Show was AWESOME! We finally get to step aboard our dream yachts. Which one will we own? What did we like? What did we learn about the boats and about ourselves?
Check out our first day of this eye-opening show and share our adventure with us.
We will do our best to get the rest of the Annapolis trip posted before heading to Fort Lauderdale next weekend to meet Gary Fretz, and check out the Leopard Catamarans Open House. We are booked...
Our videos will improve as we go, honest! We really wanted to get some content on the channel to get the ball rolling. If you have ideas for content you'd like to see, please let us know in the comments. We have two more videos in the works as we speak, and several ideas for more as we work toward making this venture a reality.
We're working on the Annapolis video(s). Keep an eye peeled for that! Speaking of peeling eyes (ouch), we have a video about that ...
2019-07-04 23:22:58 +0000 UTC View PostWe are currently shooting our introduction video and we'll get it posted as soon as we have it edited for you
2019-04-01 17:13:14 +0000 UTC View PostWe are booked to drive to Annapolis for our very first Sailboat Show. Lisa, Joely and I are EXCITED! We can't wait to finally step aboard some of the cats we have been watching on Youtube. We have been on the sidelines, watching the Wynnes and Happy Together, Jessica and Ryan, Sailing Doodles, Zatara, Zingaro, and so many more. Now, the adventure begins for us on April 26th. We'll be creating content while we explore the cruisers at the show, check out the vendors, and hopefully meet some gre...
2019-03-29 23:49:40 +0000 UTC View Post