Buying our first boat - Edelweiss | A Spoken‑Word Sailing Planet Earth Story (ep. 5)

Chapter 5: Buying our first boat - Edelweiss | A Spoken‑Word Sailing Planet Earth Story This video combines spoken‑word narration from Chapter 2 – First Steps of my book Sailing Planet Earth with real sailing footage aboard our Nicholson 58 sailing yacht, Azimuth. Join us aboard Azimuth as we sail from the Bay of Islands down to Great Barrier Island, stopping at a couple of anchorages along the way. It’s a journey through some of New Zealand’s most stunning cruising grounds — rolling seas, quiet bays, and the thrill of open water. The soundtrack is my spoken‑word story “Buying our first boat” — the tale of how we stumbled into boat ownership back in 2016. From impulsive decisions at boat shows, to checklist inspections in Eastbourne, to that unforgettable first scrape in the lock… it’s a mix of humour, nerves, and the joy of chasing freedom. This video blends past and present: the chaos of buying our first yacht, and the serenity of sailing New Zealand waters nearly a decade later. 📖 Sailing Planet Earth, Volume 1 available now on Amazon https://tinyurl.com/yc5zjjmd 🔔 Subscribe for more Sea Tales and adventures under sail Facebook: https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=6... Sailing Azimuth Blog: https://sv-azimuth.com Timestamps: 00:00 Portishead and my daily life 00:34 A spanner in the works 00:52 Hatching a plan 01:14 Timing and budget 01:34 Hamble Point Marina Used Boat Show 02:09 Hallberg Rassy Display 02:27 A visit to Ipswich 02:51 The "Wow" moment 03:29 That boat was not for us... 04:00 Scotland first... 04:18 Eastbourne then ... the moment we became boat owners 04:55 The Boat Survey 05:22 The Sea Trial 05:41 The deal is done! 05:59 Our first sail on Edelweiss, a disaster in the lock! 06:55 The English Channel 07:14 Post Sail Debrief 07:30 Reflections on buying a boat