a new generation of yacht enthusiasts who can't afford any yachts 😭😂

@@smithers4420 Maybe not a brand spanking new one ... but 2nd or 3rd hand isn't neccessarily a scrap heap, and if you're nifty with tools you can even fix it up yourself ;-)

I want to be part of this movement. Wait for me to pay off the loan for my 20k dollar car first!

You can get a decent sailboat for around 10k€, even less if you are willing to put in some hours.

I Agree. Nick is an excellent host. Charming and humorous. More importantly he knows his way around a yacht and engineering spaces.

For me, a tour is something you add to a review, meaning you already know the specs when you view the tour. For me as a subscriber to this channel, those specs would be fun to know! But if its tough for the creator, meh, whatever works!

At some point listing all the specs becomes tedious and better suited to a written spec sheet, but that tour definitely had less info than most @Aquaholic tours. He certainly didn't poke around the engine space as much as he does on a power boat. I feel he doesn't personally like cats and just includes them to appease requests. He also could have been been rushing to film as many vids as possible before UK Lockdown 2 - Lockdown Boogaloo.

@@Denstoradiskmaskinen Buyers will know how to find the specs but AQUAHOLIC normally features 'the whole lot' in his features.

@@Denstoradiskmaskinen he normally includes horsepower and range in his other tours, I'm sure he could find a way to integrate these other details into his video rather seamlessly.

I always include a link to the dealer or manufacturer web site in the description that should have that sort of info.

My pleasure!

Glad you enjoyed it :)

Thanks for watching!

i'm surprised that yachts don't have solar panels that can expand from the interior .. like plane wings,. the ocean is big enough for it !

@@ancientsolar2 Having that much winded area hurts sailing performance. Honestly, if you get rid of the flybridge and cover that Bimini with solar, you should have enough to keep your batteries charged all the time.

I have seen some great aftermarket use of the space over the davits to build a solar rack. I'm in the market for a live aboard Cat and I'm torn over the coach roof lounge. I agree it's a great place for solar and the custom over the davit option adds some significant costs. I wonder if FP could build one and leave off the coach roof lounge. Leopard does not seem too keen on the idea.

No space for solar because of the mini fly.

Glad you enjoyed it

@@AQUAHOLIC Cats certainly tick a lot of boxes over here ;-)

Thank you very much!

Awesome! Enjoy 🙂

Glad you enjoyed it

​@justsomeguy You may be thinking of Jeanneau who has some manufacturing in the US. FP only has locations in France (La Rochelle and Aigrefeuille). Beneteau Group owns Jeanneau and Lagoon, but all Lagoon manufacturing is done in SA. In fact, I believe that the only sailing catamarans built in the US are Gemini and Maine Cat.

​@justsomeguy Yeah, Like i said, Beneteau has facilities in the US. However Fountaine Pajot, the subject and topic of this video and my comment, only has two facilities in France. www.fountainepajot.com.au/about-us/manufacturing/#:~:text=Fountaine%20Pajot's%20team%20is%20constantly,Rochelle%20and%2013000m%C2%B2%20at%20Aigrefeuille). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountaine-Pajot

Thanks so much! 😊

Thanks for watching!

Glad you enjoyed it! Working on houseboats, stay tuned...

Glad you enjoyed it

Glad you enjoyed it

Glad you like them!

(I have fun trying to guess what you're about to say Nick... this time I won " its all storage " Ok it's an easy one)

My pleasure!!

Thank you kindly!

Glad you enjoyed it

There are two big reasons to get a sail boat over a motor boat. Range and maintenance costs.

You're very kind 🙂

@@AQUAHOLIC Its my pleasure.. I like to watch your videos and learn from it.. So I'm always excited..

Glad you enjoyed it

Foreign travel is the big issue right now

@@AQUAHOLIC true...

Could you explain what about them makes them not disability friendly? My grandfather loved the ocean and had to sell his boat since he's in a wheelchair, someone recommended to me to charter a cat so that I could get him back out on the water for his birthday. Do you have any recommendations for a better type of boat if you have some experience?

Glad you enjoyed it

Just search for AQUAHOLIC Q&A, it's all there! 🙂

Cats are more expensive. In some cases, dramatically more expensive.

@@operator0 what? In what world. They are almost half the cost per square meter of space. A cat like this has space equivalent to a 70 foot sailing monohull and 55-60 foot power monohull

@@sadenuttie2234 You cannot find a cat, ready to sail around the world, for $75,000, but you can find a whole slew of monohulls ready to go for that price. Hell, if you look hard enough and are a little patient, you can find monohulls that are ready to set sail for less than $50,000. There are almost no cats under 40 foot for purchase on the used market, and we all know that size effects price in a big way. The fact that you can find blue water monos under 35 feet in length really opens up a lot of possibilities for a lot of people that cats just can't offer. The fact of the matter is that if you want to go sailing soon, a monohull is going to be your best bet unless you have a 1/2 a million dollars just sitting around in your saving's account, or are willing to get a loan and make payments while you're out there on the water. Keep in mind that if you have a loan, your insurance is going to be much, much more costly. And none of this speaks about how much maintenance is going to cost on a 45 foot cat vs a 38 foot monohull. Once again, a product of having more smaller options in the mono market vs the cat market. Cats are great and in high demand, but there are reasons why monohulls are still more popular, chief among them is price to purchase and price to operate.

@@operator0 yeah, but you can’t compare apples and oranges. You can’t find a catamaran to sail around the world for that cost, but you are giving up a HUGE amount of comfort and space.

@@sadenuttie2234 Lots of people make that decision, and they do compare cats to monohulls for that very reason. Cost is a big factor to 99% of the people looking to live the cruising life, and most are willing to make the sacrifices that a monohull requires to be able to afford to do it.

I think hardcore sailors would be angry that you suggested they like catamarans haha.

@@JackBahh indeed! :D

Glad you enjoyed it!

Many thanks!

Maybe! 🙂

Bigger boats are mostly abroad, and getting there is almost impossible at the moment. Hopefully that will change eventually and I'll be able to get more big boats.

@@AQUAHOLIC thank you for the reply 👍