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We found our next houseboat in Newport, USA | Episode 82 - Chez Team
5 October 2025 · 36 min · 58K views · Newport
What this video covers
Chilu and Eze depart Newport, Rhode Island after a multi-day anchorage, covering the Newport International Boat Show, local landmarks, and a tricky anchor-recovery situation before sailing onward. The Newport International Boat Show fills over 70,000 square meters of dock and water space each September, drawing world-premiere launches, new technology, and sea trials; the crew toured it alongside friends from the sailing vessel Bohemia.6:32 Standout exhibits included a floating houseboat estimated at $2 million, twin-masted sailboats, and catamarans with folding pontoons.6:28 A free fuel dock operated by a local marina provided a no-cost diesel stop.16:47 The crew inspected their life raft for the first time at full scale and noted how small a four-person raft actually is.14:34 Ashore, they rode electric scooters along the Cliff Walk, a coastal path flanked by Gilded Age mansions built by the Vanderbilts, Astors, and others between 1870 and 1910.19:58 Departing Newport, a neighboring boat had anchored directly over their anchor; the owner was aboard, cooperated, and the recovery went smoothly.21:23 Mid-passage, a Catalan couple named Pau and Elena hailed them by radio.26:53 Starlink provided connectivity from the anchorage at a small town the crew called Kutihank.27:51 A tangled anchor in a crowded anchorage resolves cleanly when the overlapping boat's crew is present and cooperative.
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