From a Monohull Sailboat to a Catamaran - Our Experience - Part 1 - Sailing Kauana Ep 23
June 16, 2018 · 27 min · 14K views · Sada, Spain
Crew aboard catamaran Kauana, one holding red pole
What this video covers
Cheers and Larissa, sailing a monohull named Kauana, accept a last-minute invitation from a Brazilian sailor named Joy — met only through Instagram — to cross the Atlantic on his catamaran.0:56 They leave Kauana in Sada, near A Coruña, for three months and fly Ryanair to Barcelona to join Joy's boat.7:46 The planned route runs from Barcelona south along the Spanish and Portuguese coasts, then to the Canary Islands, and across to the Caribbean by New Year's Eve.2:52 The episode documents their first tour of Joy's catamaran: a spacious layout with a large owner's cabin, a dedicated freezer, a watermaker producing 60 liters per hour, and a washing machine — features that visibly impress the couple after life on a monohull.15:39 Joy's crew includes at least two others, Luiz and Marco.17:10 Cheers and Larissa debate whether the catamaran's comfort will make returning to their monohull harder; Joy jokes about exactly that.16:34 A Coruña gets a strong endorsement as a long-stay port near Cape Finisterre, rated above other stops for food and people.7:57
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