S4#3. Portofino 52 Beached! PLUS Flesh Eating Fish, Turkey!

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S4#3. Portofino 52 Beached! PLUS Flesh Eating Fish, Turkey!

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Hot off the press we see how the Portofino 52 will sit on the sand and how the prop shaft and rudders will be placed when beached! Great stuff!!!
This week we explore UCAGIZ (pronounced Ooch-a-is), Turkey as we cruise the Mediterranean in our Leopard 45 catamaran. We share the enjoyment of exploring the small hamlet of Ucagiz in the Kekova area with spectacular carpets, pottery, gourds and arts and crafts....
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@SimonClaringbold 4 ай бұрын

I bought a Turkish rug near there in the '80s - the merchant committed to send my chosen rug ($200USD) to Australia and was true to his word. The rug is still the pride of my family room, & lots of lovely memories of travelling in Turkey

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Nice to hear that good story Simon! Yes we have found the Turkish people extremely honest and trustworthy but obviously some negotiating is required....

@SailingSeahorse2026 4 ай бұрын

From my armchair on the other side of the world I watch you in the cozy embrace of a secluded cove, your boat lazily bobs in the crystal-clear waters as you sip on a tantalizing cup of Turkish coffee and a view that could charm even Poseidon himself. Just a view that's so stunning, it's probably jealous of itself. The morning sun is doing its best impression of a Renaissance painting, you’re almost ready for a day of maritime musings. No rush, with each sip of coffee you navigate through options for the new Barefoot Dasher, the possibilities as boundless as the ocean itself. Ah, the joys of caffeine and contemplation-sailing dreams, stirred, not shaken. Ahh the envy 😘

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Wow, we need you to start writing our scripts!!!! Very poetic Seahorse! Thanks for the lovely comment!!!

@akLeanne 4 ай бұрын

I was cracking up when When Eli put her feet in the water. I would have reacted the same way out.

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Hilarious wasn't it Leanne!

@akLeanne 4 ай бұрын

Omg yes it was

@bishopkinlyside8477 4 ай бұрын

Hi guys, thank you for the wonderful video. There’s a couple of creeks near my place if you go and sit in the water and be still the little guppies will come and take off your skin on your body at first it is very daunting but once you get used to it, it’s fantastic keep up the good work. Love the videos Cliff from Australia

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Thanks Cliff and you are right in that you have to tough it out at the beginning and then you get used to the biting / nibbling...

@karenwilliams4027 4 ай бұрын

You guys as well as NAHOA and Delos are getting it right 👍 Design, material (aluminum), shaft drive, rudder design etc. No doubt KZfaqrs, who are finally getting it right on boat designs. All I can say is WOW!

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Kind words Karen! And putting us up there with Nahoa and Delos - Nice!!!

@TerryKeever 4 ай бұрын

Really enjoying your tour of the Mediterranean. Had seen a few other channels there but hadn't seen that much I wanted to see, but, after watching y'all and your adventures, I think I'll have to add it to my bucket list.

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Good to hear Terry! Certainly we were very pleasantly surprised with the sailing in Turkey, the friendliness of the people and great services for boats around the Gocek area especially!

@francescov5958 4 ай бұрын

Happy easter !! From the entire SaturaStudio yacht design Team (Portofino design team). Always great videos and great contents going deeply into the Portofino concept details !!!

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Nice to hear from you Francesco and our regards to you and the rest of the SATURA DESIGN team that produced the amazing internal features of the boat and as a result, we see those amazing renders!!! We will get into more "really detailed" aspects of the internal design as time goes on too especially as we can see the internals taking shape!

@francescov5958 4 ай бұрын

@@barefootdoctorssailing8567 Also the exterior design is made in Satura Studio !! i hoope that sooner or later will be the opportunity to have a chat to tell you how the concept of the P52 was born and all the peculiarities and "secrets" of the lines

@johnphillips8088 4 ай бұрын

Great video, and Happy resurrection day, as He has risen. 👍🏼

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Thanks John and same to you!

@MrJerobona 4 ай бұрын

Great instructive Q&A !

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Jero!

@gbsailing9436 4 ай бұрын

Another lovely episode again this week Jon and Eli. I must say a couple of things. Eli, I like your hat this week, and you are looking stunning underneath it! You are both looking so happy this week. It's clear that you both like you small hamlets on the coastline of Turkey. They DO look very inviting! I think that must be one of the downsides of sailing the Med. - that you can't buy something from every place you pul into. Keeping boat weight down must be a real drag, as some of those wares look fabulous, especially those rugs! Thanks for all the clarification on the 52. Like you, I can not wait to see you both sailing the blue waters of the Med (or elsewhere). Bring it on. Fair 💨's and Following 🌊's.

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Garth and we (I) am getting through your gift of hair wax to control my wild locks, so thanks very much for that!

@gbsailing9436 4 ай бұрын

@@barefootdoctorssailing8567 👍 All Good!

@AHmad-pm4pb 3 ай бұрын

John buy yiur wife that Turkey 🦃 rug . Its beautiful 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 3 ай бұрын

Who’s side are you on??? Actually Eli undoubtedly will buy several Turkish carpets for the new Portofino…. I am very afraid!!!!

@bilalhakanceliktug9555 4 ай бұрын

If you go to a house in Turkey as a guest, they will first bring you coffee and water. If you drink the water, they will remove the coffee and offer you food. This is the purpose of the water brought to you.

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 3 ай бұрын

Wow, very interesting! thanks for the insight Bila.

@ahminmabed5166 4 ай бұрын

Thanks again for another wonderful video guys. I didn't want to rain on your parade regarding aluminium boats but seeing you read other comments prompted me to say that my ally yacht was badly eaten away by hot boats and or the marina was hot. This will destroy your boat in 12 months. You have to test the water for electrical current when berthed

@gbsailing9436 4 ай бұрын

I believe that they are having a 'meter' installed that identifies erroneous current no matter where you go.

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Ahmin and thanks for your very important point and Garth is onto it! As he says, Portofino boats will have a constant monitoring system with 6 points on the boats testing the electrical flow et up by the leading electrolysis company, Technoseal and if any current is measured at any time, an alarm will be triggered. So it is a continuous monitoring process with an alarm that rings if something is wrong...

@thomasstuder1624 4 ай бұрын

I am looking forward to seeing you posting actual performance once you're sailing. I still struggle to trust the polars with that weight. But happy to be proven wrong.

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Yes Thomas, we were surprised with the polars too as they did seem dramatic and the proof will be found after the launch.... Apparently even for race boats, the polars are usually at least 10% over optimistic but as we have said to many others, we just want to sail at 12 -14 knots easily while having a coffee and not having to stress about having too much sail up (risk of capsizing...)

@krisnace 4 ай бұрын

Very cool and informative video. You never disappoint God bless and stay safe

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Kris and glad to have you along with us!

@39lp 4 ай бұрын

Welding the tanks strengthens and stiffens the boat and is the way to go. Epoxy coat the aluminium to stop the corrosion. Portofino know this well as you say so it’s the perfect solution. Can you tell us more about the key drives for now (and stern?) for docking. This is a really interesting approach.

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Hi LP, glad you understand the wvalue of the integral tanks to help stiffen the boat and have the tank function too, and the epoxy coat requirement... I am not sure what "key drives" you are talking about - we will have a folding prop in each hull on shaft drives and a bow thruster forward - is that what you are asking about?.

@39lp 4 ай бұрын

@@barefootdoctorssailing8567 Sorry - jet drives! Autocorrect strikes again - or maybe fat fingers! You (or Portofino) mentioned that you will be using jet drives for manoeuvrability when docking. It sounds brilliant technically. But as it appears so good, why isn't this standard? Is it expensive? Or does it require a lot of maintenance? It's a really interesting choice if you go ahead with it.

@WillN2Go1 4 ай бұрын

For your rudder skeg maybe a shallower angle. 45 degrees might be too steep. Something floating will first hit the bow, if it's pushed under, it won't take much force to push it down and go over it. The greatest risks are a grounding- that doesn't just push down, or a shipping container, which is so heavy it may as well be a rock. So whatever force hits that skeg, that skeg has to be strong enough to lift that hull of your boat to go over it. (I think by the cosign law a 45 d angle the 'lift' would be 0.707 of the weight to be lifted, 30 degrees is 0.500, 15 d is 0.26 On a calculator enter SIN(30) to get these numbers. ) The bioluminescence part of the video was terrific. When I saw Avatar I realized I'd been there. I'd just gotten back from China where I hiked all over Wuling Yuan Natural Scenic Area, Those are the tall tree covered pillar mountains - but they weren't flying. And for years in my sea kayak I'd go out paddling before dawn on moonless nights when the red tides flared up. With any disturbance, the Pacific Ocean glowed bioluminescent blue. Quorum Sensing. Mesmerizing. Dolphins and sea lions shooting through the water ten feet down would leave a beautiful trail. One of the key reasons why bulging above the waterline at the bow is so effective, and why there should be more of it, is of course water is 800x denser than air. (It's also why I've never 'feathered' a kayak paddle. And I've paddled into 20+knot winds.) A huge bubble at the bow of a boat above the waterline won't increase resistance. Having sailed 7500 nm across the Pacific in a Seawind 1640 42' cat, in all kinds of conditions, but skirting the storms, we got many waves right over the top of the saloon, but never buried the nose. (I think 'bury' means going into the water near the trough, not going through the upper part of waves.) We had several, feel it in your gut, tips to the sides.... but as anyone in a monohull getting knocked over a bit by a gust, a passenger completely new to sailing feels that in their gut. So no risk. And looking at drogues and how expensive they are, I have a 'someday experiment ' to see if a breeze block (cinder block in the US) will work as a drogue. For that experiment I'll try to steer with the concrete drogue. If it steers I think it will also protect against pitch poling. After all drogues are supposed to sink. There's a huge difference between $4000 and $4. (And of course Sailing Triteia on KZfaq, my friend James lost his rudder halfway to Hawaii and just happened to have picked up a drogue on a trash pile in the marina before he left. He's pretty sure he hit a red shipping container.) [Is it obvious that this was the morning I promised to do some house cleaning? ]

@gbsailing9436 4 ай бұрын

Water is actually 3200X denser than air.

@WillN2Go1 4 ай бұрын

@@gbsailing9436"air has a density of approximately 1.225 kg/m3 (0.0765 lb/cu ft), which is about 1⁄800 that of water, according to the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA).[citation needed] Pure liquid water is 1,000 kg/m3 (62 lb/cu ft). " Wikipedia "Density of air"

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Thanks `Will for the detailed comment and your support on Patreon! Thanks for all your great info and we love bioluminescence as well so much - it is esp magical to see dolphin trails in bioluminescence! In regards to drogues, almost anything will work from ropes, to buckets to anchors and chains. however the concept that is needs to sink does not seem to be true (Cat Impi) as they use a fender tied out the stern, triangulated to both sterns, that floats while they are sailing slowly (when you don;t need the drag) and then sinks into the waves when you speed up . The adjust the triangulation to pull you one way or the other... And use a triangulated drug (of any kind)N to help steer when you lose your rudders.

@angusmcbraith 4 ай бұрын

Thanks

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Welcome, Angus, good to have you along!

@warrenpowell6570 4 ай бұрын

Thanks again for a great video! I really appreciate you taking me along for the ride!😊

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and good to have you along, Warren! Thanks for commenting...

@nikolaimariaromanov8384 4 ай бұрын

💖💖💖

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Hope all is well with you and your family too, guys!

@braddonbuckley8629 4 ай бұрын

One almost needs to tow a barge to load up on all the artsa and crafts you find when touring these exotic locations. Well done Ellie on on holding off on the rugs, they looked fantastic. Loved the fish spa, such an amazing experience as is the life one seas when you have underwater lighting who needs a TV. Appreciate you going through the questions regarding your new build John, all very helpfull. Happy Easter to you both keep up your amazing work, loving it,🥰😊👍

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Braddon! By the way, that underwater light is a $40 green LED that you connect to a battery - not the $3000 ones you fit to the hull but same effect!

@marktaylor484 4 ай бұрын

What wonderful exchange of both idea's and gained knowledge, truly collegiate...

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Thanks of rthe regular views and comments Mark! We are happy to share what we know to help anyone that is interested!

@marktaylor484 4 ай бұрын

@@barefootdoctorssailing8567 And isn't that a wonderful gift to be able to give. Well done both...

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

@@marktaylor484 :)

@fountainvalley100 4 ай бұрын

If you can get low-e glass you’ll reduce your heat loads.

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info - we will try to find out more about that...

@camiesteiner8939 4 ай бұрын

Great video, love your adventures and really appreciate the Portofino Q&A. Is there any concern for the horizonal island births that extend a few feet beyond the normal hull line may have greater slapping during passages, we heard some feedback from an Atlantic crossing on a Balance but wasn't sure what your experience has been?

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Hi Camie, the tranverse berths do not encroach outside the hull as they are designed to use the space ABOVE the underwing only. That way we still have good underwing clearance (0.9m) and have that great space in the cabin. Where we lose the space is in the forward cockpit but if you see the photos of it, there is a subbed on that side to keep the full height of the underwing for the height in that berth. Great use of space...

@vladimirsapogov1994 4 ай бұрын

A different walk.

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

@IvanMidwing 4 ай бұрын

Howdy sailors, Regarding your corrosion protection have you ever considered zinchromate primer before anything else on the hulls? The Aero industry use this and makes aluminium way more resistant to corrosion. Would probably be my choice if I went for the aluminum hull..... Have it on my airplanes;)

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Hi Ivan, I have not heard of that being done on boats so will have to look into it - thanks of rthe idea!

@geofferyrobertson6608 4 ай бұрын

I actually contacted ( through KZfaq Channel ) ... Sailing into Freedom ..... you will see my questions ect , well Peter was asking for 20 crew for the ELCANO CHALLENGE , actually thinking of flying over to see him ...... yes after you read what I said I gave up smoking , but a little late I think ha , ha , ha ....... maybe able to fit a few more things in before the Grim Reaper calls me !!

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Good to hear and enjoy your life to the full and enjoy every moment!!!! We never know what will happen....

@robbo770 4 ай бұрын

Ensure the fuel tanks get internally line sealed with fuel coating sealers right to the fittings

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Robbo - have you had some bad experiences that we need to know about?

@robbo770 4 ай бұрын

@@barefootdoctorssailing8567 marine engineer, never just trust bare metal, always line the tank, diesel bug alone can eat through aluminium, water oxidisation in offshore turns even marine grade to dust

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

@@robbo770 Wow, thanks Robbo!

@BoatCollar 4 ай бұрын

Hey BD, I may have missed the engine size and the final weight of the new vessel. keen to know as I build a 47 foot Peter Brady Cat from 4 mm aluminium throughout and it came in at 13 ton with two 30 HP Kabota engines. Cheers Pat

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Hi Pat, the P52 has a light weight of 16.6T with 2 x80HP yanmars and 6mm plate. I am not sure if the thicker plate results in less beams though...

@geofferyrobertson6608 4 ай бұрын

does one need a boat licence to operate a catermaran ? if so which one if there are several , I have a Skippers licence which I got when I had my 350 V8 Ski Boat. , would that suffice ? Cheers

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Hi Geoffrey, every country has different requirements and your skippers licence for a big powerboat would be enough for a sailing boat. For example in Australia you can sail and yacht of 50 feet plus without a licence but you need a licence for the tender if your outboard is bigger than 6hp! So after sailing for 6 months around New Caledonia and Vanuatu without a licence, I had to get a licence when I changed from my 6hp to a 9.9hp!!!! Ridiculous. Any certificate of competence as a skipper is fine, I believe.... Most conoutries will accept an official looking document....

@geofferyrobertson6608 4 ай бұрын

@@barefootdoctorssailing8567 Cheers for that info mate , what you should have done was get some 6hp stickers from Yamaha or Honda ha , ha , ha. ...... good to know what you just told me though

@myra9495 4 ай бұрын

Where are you ? What country ?

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

We were in Turkey but now This weekend flew to Italy ❤️

@detlefsen376 4 ай бұрын

H 3:29

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

Hi Detlef! Nice to hear from you and meet you! That is a section you liked, I presume! Thanks for the comment!

@geofferyrobertson6608 4 ай бұрын

your making me Jealous

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

I trust that is a good thing Geoff!

@geofferyrobertson6608 4 ай бұрын

@@barefootdoctorssailing8567 , meaning I wish I could be doing the same , sailing the world and enjoying life

@barefootdoctorssailing8567 4 ай бұрын

@@geofferyrobertson6608 Good to hear that it is a good thing! There are many ways to get out there - work out what you want in detail and then passion for it and look for opportunities to make it happen, work out the steps and good luck!

@geofferyrobertson6608 4 ай бұрын

@@barefootdoctorssailing8567 , I'm working on it ATM actually , hope to have the house sold by xmas