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The Future of The Z-Crew! (sell the boat or sail the boat?!)
May 28, 2026 · 24 min · 202K views · Pacific Ocean
Crewmember lowers mainsail at golden hour on Z-Crew boat
What this video covers
Sailing Zatara's Z-crew is mid-Pacific, roughly 2,700 miles into a 4,000-mile passage to the Marquesas, with 22 knots of wind and 9-knot boat speeds after motoring only 240 miles to reach the trades.2:34 The crossing will push their cumulative total past 90,000 nautical miles.4:10 Keith and Renee announce they are stepping back from full-time liveaboard life after 10 years, planning two to three years ashore at their Montana ranch while the kids — Jack, Kate, and Remy — continue sailing.4:44 The boat will be left in Tahiti after French Polynesia, then repositioned away from the cyclone zone, possibly to the Marshall Islands or New Zealand; Keith and Renee expect to fly in rather than make those crossings themselves.22:58 Future plans include aviation (both are pilots), a barndominium build in Montana, and a 2027 Blue Water Summit.23:57 Mid-passage, the crew discovers a tear in a sail, tapes both sides of the rip, then stitches it with a Sailrite machine.16:20 A navigation note: the boat first tacks 500–600 miles southwest to earn a downwind jibe straight to the Marquesas.9:44 A wedding between Kate and Remy, following an on-camera proposal, is deferred to the next upload.11:02
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