To be honest , I think you will look back on this and be glad it worked out the way it did. You have learned heaps. I never cease to be impressed by your judgement.

You are so right. One can disagree without making it personal and still be respectful. This is something that is seriously lacking in public forums.

That relationship changed faster than a cold front squall! Wowsers. Great experience though. Looking forward to what's next, after a little breather.

Very courteous and elegant of you guys to be grateful for the experience and opportunity. You explained that you could not agree with Outremer but did not say anything against them, which I truly respect of you. Class act professionals. You both look great and Megan is gorgeous... Happiness does make people beautiful!

This miniseries of Nick's solo Adventure has been fantastic. Always love your content and seeing both of you together, but this has definitely been something special.

Yes, the welcome when arriving to your destination is GOLD.

When it's too good to be true it usually is - certainly was in this saga!!

Wow….what a ride. Together again makes it all worth while. Glad you had the experience, and really glad you’re BOTH healthy.

Your comment about tolerance and accepting a different perspective/opinion has never been more relevant. The sailing community is among the most generous, caring and authentic group of enthusiasts. I’m so thankful that you are willing to share your experiences. Your next chapter will unfold soon enough and bring incredible joy. Stay positive as I know limbo can be unsettling.

I am so glad you're feeling better! I 100% loved what Nick said about differences and respecting dissenting opinions... it's one thing I feel is really missing in our society anymore... an ability to disagree and still be friends. =-) I'm really sorry it didn't work out with Outremmer. I confess, I was really curious what the strings were on that deal, but was so happy for you, and now I'm sad that it didn't work out. And, you're 1000% the viewers have no idea how much they give to us with the comments and support. How wonderful that you found a safe haven with such lovely people!!! Enjoy! We can't wait to hear about your new opportunities!!!

End of the day, lessons learned plus an Atlantic crossing! Nothing wrong with that. As they say, “when one door closes, another opens”…😊

Love your reminders about disagreeing while being civil and building community. You guys have it in order!!! Lots of love.

Thankyou OKellys , it’s interesting watching you go through real life , you portray honesty . Your next boat will find you .

Best wishes on your continuing journeys in the boating universe. Thank you for sharing your experiences !

Great series with Outremer. Excitement, tension, drama... true love. : )

Dang! This was a shock. I was looking forward to you guys getting used to that big, fast boat but as you so well said it there are other opportunities ahead. Bless you guys!

Too bad about Clarity in the look back, but we all make them. Hang in guys, it will work out.

We jumped on moonshot at the show on Thursday looking for y’all… understand now after watching this episode. Glad you enjoyed the experience of the boat! Thanks for sharing your journey! Hope y’all can relax and enjoy the VIs! Cheers to good health and new 2024 adventures

Best to have a positive attitude about the situation. Good to see you two back together again. Good luck with the quest. 🙂 Thanks for the video.

Nick you're very SMART and perceptive. I can't wait to hear your analysis of the Outremer.

One thing i have learned while living here in Western Oregon for forty years is that happiness is a *decision.* Your circumstances do not dictate your state of happiness or contentment. One must choose and decide to be happy. And, it is also a help to be encouraged by good friends -- and to encourage.

Nick is the man. Some people would be swayed by getting a boat and just going off on the adventure without thinking about it. But Nick really thought about it

I walked through Moonshot yesterday in Miami and it looked pretty beat up. I don't think they did much to clean her up, and it looks like someone was still living on it. The staff were quite nice, but maybe a little harried. The interior felt much larger than I expected. I could see how the 55 would be a good option for a pair of world travelers who are into dropping miles behind them, rather than just going island to island. It felt much larger than the 52 parked next to it.

You both are so wonderful, glad you're recovering Megan !! Waiting to enjoy your next adventure, on water or land!! You both are so beautiful together, and so happy for your reunion.

Wishing you all the best, and love your positive attitude!

Chin Up, you've got tens of thousands of people hoping that it all works out for you in the end. That's gotta feel good.

I'm reminded that Outremer made a deal with La VagaBonde. I'm not sure how long that lasted, but as you may know, they now own a Tri. Companies spend millions on advertisement so I would think having their product out there with folks like you is a huge plus. Sad to see it didn't work out, but as you said it is probably for the best. Cheers to both of you and your friends.

Happy to see you two back together! Look forward to future videos on what you've learned in your Atlantic crossing experience on a performance cat compared to your previous cat. Get plenty of rest and enjoy some much needed time together. Stay Awesome! David

Wow, what a twist of an events and “full circles” we just finished circumnavigation ourselves while LOOSING BOTH MASTS… in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean- so believe us - it can be worse 😅 Meanwhile- enjoy your time in USVI… 😊

Always great content. Looking forward to what ever comes. Thanks for sharing.

So happy to see you both back together. There is a wonderful energy when you're in the videos together. We can't wait to see what is next for you. Your attitude about all this in inspiring to say the least. Cheers from eastern Pa.

Loved this video mateys and loved seeing you both back together again. Your gratitude and professional approach to it all speaks volumes. Big hugs to you both!

I enjoy your content guys; it's always interesting and informative. One of the things which distinguishes you from the many many other sailing channels is your fluent, off-the-cuff speaking. There is nothing more disengaging than listening to someone who is plainly reading from a script. Keep it up - you've almost got me convinced to buy a catamaran!

oh guys, life is full of surprises….never goes as planed……the universe will give you new exciting adventures..you are masters in going with the flow

We stopped by Moonshot yesterday at the show. Pretty sweet.

Nick your decision making is really good and I like how you are so open and honest it’s very refreshing and I wish you and Megan the very best

Glad you made it safely and that you two lovebirds are together again ❤🎉

WOW!! NEVER a dull moment when following the O'Kelly's!! Personally I think Outremer will regret not compromising with you two more-would have been the BEST advertising they could have! Oh well-the O'Kelly's ALWAYS entertain-now we're looking forward to see what's NEXT for you two!! CHEERS!!!!

What a great experience/experiment, on to the next!

Easy come easy go ... Thanks for the honesty and looking forward to the next chapter.

Patience is the key and good reward coming your way.

Lovely presentation with great insights and information. Still satisfied with your actions without prejudice. Love you guys and still here for you.

You two are great! Hang in there the stars will align for you soon!

Good on you both. We always love your toobs and really feel for you over this boat. Good luck getting a cool boat, you so deserve one!

Great to see you together for new adventures! Ciao

What a dignified, honest, and inspirational explanation. ✌️

Thank you for your wise decision. It's always up to me how I perceive something..... although experiences have been made , think of "Sailing la Vagabonde" .... wish you the best ! Much Love from Germany

You were super lucky to experience an interesting sail. You know why that say, when one door closes another door opens. Look forward to new experiences and opportunities.

Onwards and upwards as they say. Great to see you and Megan back together. Look forward to your next adventure!

Jean and I have a great deal of respect for you Both! God bless you

Happy you guys are back together and there was some fabulous video presentations and teaching moments that I was happy to view on your crossing. I learned in business how to know what I was good at and areas not so good and hired folks in those areas that helped compete any deficiency I had. If I had a meteorologist on board that was also an experienced sailor I would gratefully be taking that persons advice on weather and routing!. Good luck on your next life adventures.

People, and companies don’t come to agreements all the time. You have to make the best decisions for yourself. It’s just that simple. They just couldn’t come to a mutually acceptable agreement, enough said. I didn’t get the idea anyone was placing blame. It’s interesting that some read that into the narrative.

Read Every comment.. thoughts for you that since this last video update you’ve had tons of time to just unwind and not think about the next step. Fingers crossed that your next boat shows up just for you in the ‘right time and right place.’ Take care and Happy Sails. 🛥️

Not sure why you are not going to share what were the main "conditions" that you guys are not willing to agree to? When you said - "It is what it is" - is not providing the information necessary for us to understand what really happened? Please share what was the problem? Thanks

Packing and unpacking, great way to put this episode. Never thought you and the captain had an issue, it's all about making the effort to have things work. Glad your finished-up and onto your next adventure. Appreciate your videos 👍

Great work. Often jumping at what may appear to be a "once in a lifetime opportunity" ends up being a "once in a lifetime nightmare". The universe always has a great way of balancing things out, and what is meant to be for you both will be. Let's face it, there are a gazillion boats in this world that need and deserve a new home. Fair winds.

So nice to see you back together! 🎊 🎉

The search goes on !! Good luck , something will work out !!!!!

Long time watcher, first time commenter. Nick, I really appreciate what you had to say about not making disagreements with the captain personal. You and Megan are of the utmost charatcter, and an example of who I want to be striving toward on the daily. Cheers!

Glad to see you both putting the best and most optimistic summary on the events of crossing the atlantic, sorry that you didn't get to use the boat yourselves for longer though! Anyway as you sait it's hard to say that getting to spend a few weeks on an outremer was a bad thing and now you have a much better idea of what you're getting yourselves into. Good luck with whichever oppourtunity becomes a plan and the next stage of teh adventure!

I love how firm you both are with your non-negotiables, even in the face of turning down what, from the outside looks like an amazing opportunity. Keep it up Nick and Megan. You rock.

Great to see you two together again!! Your journey was inspiring. I’ve ventured into something and I want to see what I can make in 14 days. I’m (edit) glad you had a great time and learning opportunity.

I just love the adventure!

Haha I had no idea that was you guys! I would absolutely have come said hello. I was on that big Baltic "Zemi" giving my mate the captain a hand moving her. Sorry if it seemed like we were trying to cut in line, we actually did have a booking and had been bumped three times already! Sorry to hear about the shitty ending to what has been a great chapter to follow. I really enjoyed your comments and observations on sailing a performance cat offshore. Good things lie ahead for you I'm sure.

if you get too bored you two are welcome aboard to help us learn to sail our lagoon 380. We bought our boat in part because if you two. We are here in USVI.

Relax one week and start new story with nice training session. Love you

Great advice. Thanks.

Husband and I registered & attended the Miami Boat show on Friday specifically to research Outremer and got to tour 55’ “Moonshot!” What a beautiful quality boat and an impressive company. We also met happy owners/crew of 52’“Awen.” We very much wished to have met you both at the show. Hope to meet you both in the future. Good luck on your future endeavors!

When one door closes……. You guys will bounce back higher 💪👍

Your channel put the Outremer 55 on my short list of target catamarans (up with HH52 and Balance 526). I will miss getting to know more about living on that boat. On to the next adventure.

You're right, Guys. You can't always control the situation, but you Can control the outcome. As you did, and you're better for it.

08:35 yes, yes, so much yes. But just in general, this is such an inspirational video.

Sorry it didn’t work out. But thank you for sharing. We’re looking to jump into the cruising life and your videos have been real and helpful.

Hang in there Megan and Nick. We are rooting for you and learn so much from you. Thank you.

I didn’t think Outremer was depicted poorly in your videos. Perhaps they weren’t prepared for how transparent you are - rain or shine. Looking forward to your analysis of a fast cat vs a Leopard. All the best to you both.

Thank you for this channel. I was really praying that this would work out for you and Outremer. In my line of work they say there’s no such thing as a free lunch which is true, but a reduced lunch would’ve been nice.

Happy for you.

That system wreaked havoc on the Caymans and Jamaica. Unreal surge with it.

Kudos. Integrity preserved 100%. Good things come....

Without subtitles in my language I didn't look at you anymore. Thank you for so much content that I have seen. See you soon.

Don’t be bummed guys! I’m happy to hear that you recognize that how you’re responding to this development is a choice. Wishing you the best of luck from SFO!❤❤

I feel this change in plans is for a good reason. Really good things are coming, don't give up !

Outremer must be mad. Your few episodes aboard were well on the way to doing 19:51 more to market an Outremer than years of La Vagabond and regardless of risk, there’s something called insurance to cover the downside. A great shame but hugely persuasive of why you’re looking at a performance catamaran. Lovely to see you reunited ❤ and looking forward to the next chapter!

Thank you for another great video and life lesson. I remember when you sold your last boat, part of me was saying don’t do it. Great adventures ahead I’m sure.

Nothing but class,,,the love story continues

You guys are so inspiring... Having a son who turned down a major record deal at the beginning of his career, which was a very tough decision, and ended up hurting him at the start, he's now an Oscar and Grammy nominated multi platinum songwriter/producer. BRAVO for being YOU! You're what we call a "unicorn" in our family, a rarity. Godspeed and fair winds, we can't wait to see what's next!

So sorry it didn’t work out. Hope you find a good situation soon. Will be here. Glad Megan is feeling better.

It was so wonderful to see Meghan’s happy smile. Glad to see you back to good health. Thanks so much Nick and Meghan for sharing your positive can-do attitude. So inspiring.😊

The O’Kelly’s know their stuff. So this is directed at those who comment hastily. From my own experience, let me bet on the following (just guessing!) : - Moonshot does not belong to Outremer. They would not carry that much dead cost on their books. - She most likely belongs to a leasing company, “the Lessor” - The “owner” would be an Australian who leases the boat for X years until he takes title. - Until the boat enters Australian waters, Sales Tax can be delayed and eventually reduced - Any lessor insists on full insurance coverage, for Boat Value and for Liability. - Liability insurance costs only about 1’500 USD for the North Atlantic, but this excludes US waters! - Liability coverage for US waters comes at a much higher cost, if you can get it. - Full insurance for the boat itself is about 1% of value for just European Waters, 2% for the North Atlantic with at most 2 weeks in US waters. (3% for me with unlimited European and US waters, excluding hurricane season). - If you want to stay in the Caribbean during the 6 months of hurricane season, you either pay through the nose or go insured. (My quote was: 1% of value, on top of regular insurance premium) - Moonshot is reportedly worth at least 2 Million US Dollars, before tax. - This means 60’000 USD at least of insurance per year, excluding hurricane season. - The above assuming that the boat is “100% Pleasure” (no paid crew, no paying passenger, no sponsorship or promotion income) - The insurance company and the lessor will want to see an official skippers’ license. - A serious country of registry will want to see an operator’s license from THAT country. Australia? - Both often insist on at least three crew members on passages (crossings over 300 NM). Crew of 2 if you show a vast experience, and get prior approval for each crossing. Best if both have a skipper’s license. In addition, the “Owner” (lessee) has the privilege of selecting the skipper, with approval needed from the Lessor and the Insurer. He would be expecting some compensation for wear and tear, and possibly buying an extension of warranty from the builder. He would logically impose limits on where, when and how to navigate. He may ask for being temporarily invited onboard at specific times and places, along with his guests. All this would be stipulated in the sub-leasing contract between the true owner (Lessor), the Lessee (apparent “owner” in Australia?) and the chosen operator (our favorite sailing couple). Finally, Outremer, as the builder, may wish to include clauses about promoting their brand, and safeguarding the boat reputation; but this might be the object of a separate contract. All together, many constraints, delays, costs and worries. OK if you are running a business, but not my cup of tea as a strictly “pleasure” sailor.

Happy to see you two reunited and in port while the Outremer sails away to Annapolis. Would love to hear the details of their proposed "agreement" but of course it's not hard to guess and you guys are way too classy to ever "tell". You lead an exciting life with a great attitude. Keep squeezing those lemons.

What a story! Good luck ahead.

What a shame you couldn't make it work with Outremer, but what a great experience to have had that time on Moonshot and cross the Atlantic. Look forward to the next adventure.

Congratulations you made a great move

I’m glad to hear that it wasn’t personal. It certainly came across that way in the last few videos, and I was pretty sure this one was going to be a total “diss“ on out reamer. My biggest take away from this whole chapter just reinforces my attitude to “go with the flow” at all times when on a sailboat! 😉

It seems like getting off that outremer was a good thing. ONWARD!!!

When you're blowing with the wind, sometimes it gets mighty breezy.

You were brilliant in your decision. No deal is better than a year of regrettable deals. I really think you're going to find that you would have put yourselves in a position where you would have missed out on the opportunity you really are looking for. I love your channel; keep going. Actually, you may disagree, but this is fun. In a seemingly bad situation, My friend asked me, "Don't you hate this?" I replied, "No, it makes for fun memories. We'll get through it." We were stuck on a mountainside in deep snow. You are making good memories.

Great and understand

Mutually beneficial is a very fine line.

Welcome back Megan, better being independant looking forward to future vids ❤ it’s a small world