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Living in freedom, adventure, and simplicity, we cast off all land based possessions and live, work, and cruise aboard a boat. Passion for life on and under the water, boats, & travel. You can find your home here with us where you are free to dream and plan your own big adventure.
Our plan is to live on a boat full time. Summers in Canada in the Great Lakes area, Winters south in Florida, the Bahamas, and maybe even further. To accomplish these goals we had to simplify; sell everything that ties us to land. The house, its contents, and the automobiles are all gone. We have purchased a longer range cruising boat, her named is C-Shel. We are not rich, and have made many sacrifices to be able to attempt this lifestyle. We have to diversify income and maximize our ability to work remotely.
We've been live-aboards for some time now, and we have been to the Bahamas multiple times. We will continue to fight to do this full time. The thought of not being nomadic is unbearable.
Our plan is to live on a boat full time. Summers in Canada in the Great Lakes area, Winters south in Florida, the Bahamas, and maybe even further. To accomplish these goals we had to simplify; sell everything that ties us to land. The house, its contents, and the automobiles are all gone. We have purchased a longer range cruising boat, her named is C-Shel. We are not rich, and have made many sacrifices to be able to attempt this lifestyle. We have to diversify income and maximize our ability to work remotely.
We've been live-aboards for some time now, and we have been to the Bahamas multiple times. We will continue to fight to do this full time. The thought of not being nomadic is unbearable.
Fleming Cruising Couple Spills All: Best and Worst Revealed - EP107
Join Bernadette and Robin as they invite you aboard their Fleming 55 "Blessed" to share the unvarnished realities of their cruising lifestyle. From unexpectedly encountering engine troubles on their maiden voyage to the constant navigational challenges of chasing fair winds and weather - they reveal the highs, lows, and life-altering freedoms of living untethered at sea. Get candid insights into what it really takes to trade a conventional life for one of open-water adventures. Is the risk and sacrifice worth embracing the unknown for a chance to truly live? Their inspiring story will have you questioning if you're brave enough to untie the lines.
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00:00 - Intro
00:48 - A Chance Encounter
01:41 - Chatting with Cruisers Interview
02:18 - Why are you out here?
03:32 - Why this boat for this lifestyle?
07:20 - Most unexpected experience had while cruising?
11:38 - One piece of advice for those who embark on this lifestyle?
13:22 - What do you like most about this cruising lifestyle?
15:41 - What do you dislike about this lifestyle?
20:20 - Bonus Question
21:55 - On the Water
24:36 - Bloopers
THIS VIDEO WAS FILMED IN APRIL 2024
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We are a travel couple, looking for a non-mainstream life of living aboard a boat and cruising in the Caribbean/Bahamas, Working when we can to fill the cruising kitty. We have sold everything we own, and we now own a cruising yacht. We have chosen to do this voyaging in a powerboat/motor vessel, instead of the popular sailing route.
Our mission is to help inspire people to live their dreams earlier in life, instead of waiting until retirement. So often retirement dreams are dashed by health issues or other unforeseen later-life circumstances. If you have a dream, then dream, plan, and do it now. We hope to make you smile, and spark the yearning in your heart for fulfilling your dreams.
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Watch more of Blessed - A Blessed Journey Home - czcams.com/video/pnACzKDHweI/video.htmlsi=0u-gvBkiQfKDDAcw
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - A Chance Encounter
01:41 - Chatting with Cruisers Interview
02:18 - Why are you out here?
03:32 - Why this boat for this lifestyle?
07:20 - Most unexpected experience had while cruising?
11:38 - One piece of advice for those who embark on this lifestyle?
13:22 - What do you like most about this cruising lifestyle?
15:41 - What do you dislike about this lifestyle?
20:20 - Bonus Question
21:55 - On the Water
24:36 - Bloopers
THIS VIDEO WAS FILMED IN APRIL 2024
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We are a travel couple, looking for a non-mainstream life of living aboard a boat and cruising in the Caribbean/Bahamas, Working when we can to fill the cruising kitty. We have sold everything we own, and we now own a cruising yacht. We have chosen to do this voyaging in a powerboat/motor vessel, instead of the popular sailing route.
Our mission is to help inspire people to live their dreams earlier in life, instead of waiting until retirement. So often retirement dreams are dashed by health issues or other unforeseen later-life circumstances. If you have a dream, then dream, plan, and do it now. We hope to make you smile, and spark the yearning in your heart for fulfilling your dreams.
Music in this video:
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Vlad Gluschenko - Dawn
License: CC BY 3.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en
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829 Norwest Road, Suite 527
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I LED 25 OF MY WONDERFUL CUSTOMERS THRU THE ABACOS FFOR 2 WEEKS AND CHANGED THEIR LIFE WONDERFUL MEMORIES
DO NOT USE WOOD
AS A HATTERAS DEALER FOR 20 YEARS
FIX IT LIKE HATTERAS FACTORY DOESIT
TO FIX REMOVE THE ROTTEN WOOD REPLACE WITH HIGHT DENSITY FOAM SEAL WITH 3M 5200
FORMAT JUST RIGHT IM RETIRED NOW BUT SPENT MANY HPPY MEMORIS IN THE BAHAMAS
I miss these guys videos my favorite was them going dowN from Canada to Bahamas
WE HAD OVER 22 TRIPS TO THE BAHAMAS AND HAVE SUCH GREAT MEMORIES OVER THE YEARS BUT WE CHERISH THE MEMORIES. !!!
ANOTHER GREAT ONE I WA THERE WITH YOU , I MWISH !!
I have been following you 2 since the beginning - you used to post much more frequently, so what are you up to?
That would be a big decision but you're right if you started at the head gaskets for both engines you would have all that covered on a good point but,,, and dropping it off it would have been only 20,000,,,,, it sounds like you learn what you need to learn
Yeah you might be able to cut it by 20,,,, I mean no doubt it'd be a job,,,,,,,,,, but they didn't really cut no corners
😊😅😅😅 that scared me
Hello Shel and Cindy..just wanted to say it was great meeting you to at the outlet mall..it was like meeting two celebrities.. 😊..looking forward to your next video..
The pleasure was all ours Will. Hope to see you again, maybe on the water. Cheers!
Fleming yachts are the Rolls Royce of motor yachts. And that is what Rolls Royce says!
love the Halo Shell, i use these all the time...have one in each vehicles, tool boxes, motorcycle roadside kit, BugOut bags and just about anything that might need a light. You'll LOVE the Halo light
LED lights are easy DIY, they make replacement direct bulbs. Your flouresent bulbs can be replaced either direct or have a true LED by unwireing the ballast and direct wire on new tubes, most will have Drivers built into it.....the second option is best because it removes the additional draw from a ballast and more efficient. All DIY....good luck
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Love the interviews
Just saw you both on Bar Rescue - for the relaunch of Don Marco's!
Nice that you recognized us.
I think you meant "why is she 'laying' on it"...but great video!
Thanks for watching! I think we have it right with “lying”… 😀
@SearchingforCShels okay a little embarrassed here, but you are correct, after I did some research. I'll delete this comment later...sorry about that!
Don't worry about it Mark. We appreciate the correction. We love people looking out for us. You can't imagine how embarrassed we were when we read your comment and thought we had the wrong spelling on our thumbnail for a year. Cheers friend!
@SearchingforCShels haha, I'm so embarrassed as I used to teach college writing! I've been following you all from the start, and you were my inspiration to sell my home in Phoenix and pursue my dreams. I've been living on boats since 2017 (notice my profile pic). Hope to meet you all one day! I'm usually in Florida.
That's a great story! So glad you took the leap. We will see you out here.
Great video, thanks.
Thanks Larry! Hope you are well.
Sheldon you mentioned spear fishing which is illegal in the Bahamas hope you meant sling fishing please clarify your statement!!!!😎😎
Spearfishing is allowed in the Bahamas, with a pole spear or Hawaiian sling as you hinted at. You cannot use a speargun in the Bahamas, and you can't spear with anything when scuba diving, you must freedive. We use a pole spear mostly.
In your experiences so far in the Bahamas, is a 5.5ft draft going to be a problem? We want to be able to get in to the anchorages and explore with the tender.
Lots of boat here with 5+ draft with no issues. Those with 7 or more will anchor further out, but you will have no issue getting in to some nice places with 5.5.
Really enjoyed this interview. Thx
Thank you!
I am from NJ and grew up in Long Branch which is about 15-20 minutes from Sandy Hook. Yes, the Hook can get nasty. But Sandy was the worst.
A beautiful Fleming...the only boat that I would trade our Tolly 44 CPMY for.
The only boat? 😉
You guys are such naturals
In these interviews I want to know things that are impolite to ask: how much did your boat cost? How much do you pay for insurance? How much did your engine repair cost? Your guest talked about the extraordinary cost … but getting to the nitty gritty is what is not often asked. Still you two are amazing
We get it, but if we asked those kinds of questions, no one would want to be interviewed. We tailor the questions to be open enough that if they want to share that kind of info, they can, if not, that is ok too. We appreciate you commenting. Cheers!
Understood
Met Bernadette and Robin in Belhaven, NC this past weekend. What a great couple and that Fleming 55 is an absolutely beautiful yacht!! I really enjoy the channel and hope to join you in the boating lifestyle in a few years.
Thanks! Yes they are a great couple. Be feel blessed to have met them.
Beautiful shots.
Thanks!
Interviews with other cruisers are a fabulous idea and no one else has done so very innovative!
Thank you. We hope to do more.
@@SearchingforCShels Watched the one with the couple on their Fleming their short at the end w/their children also a great interview!
great to see you back great show
I love your videos so much! Thank you for making them and sharing your adventures with us.
Thank you for watching!
Great video. A maiden voyage of 1500 miles ?? Nobody told them this was a bit too much for a 'maiden voyage' ? My god, we were already impressed with ourselves when we did 300 nm as a maiden voyage. 😀 But a Fleming is also our dream boat, still hoping we will come across 'the one' on one day in the future.
We did similar when we took delivery of C-Shel II. We went from New Bern, NC to Ontario, Canada. The Fleming is a dream boat of ours as well. Hope we see each other on the water on our Flemings in the future. Cheers!
@@SearchingforCShels That would be awesome, travelling around in a Fleming 55 or 65 meeting up with like minded sailors. 👍
Enjoyed!
Great video! Any idea which engines his Fleming 55 has? I know a lot of them had the same 3208 CATs as yours, but his sounds like a newer model, so I doubt it.
Thanks. I believe this one has Cummins.
@@SearchingforCShels correct, we have Cummins 450 Diamonds. We are, in fact, the last hull made before the switch over to commonrail.
Stunning!....great video, makes me miss our boat so much.....thanks for letting us live vicariously through your adventures........ and by the way Georgian Bay never looks like that!....lol
Thanks. Isn't Georgian Bay the Bahamas of Canada? 😉
We just came across your channel... Great video! Inspiring to those of us wanting to pursue life on the water... Cheers guys!
Awesome! Thank you!
Bernadette and Robin, thank you for sharing your story. Would you buy the F55 again or would you hold out to get the F65? On the fence on if we get the 55 will I be regretful.
Hi Tom, the short answer is YES, but if I had the ability, I would opt for a 58. It's significantly larger than the 55 in all ways, yet, you're not trying to find space, lifts, etc for a 70' boat. However, the 55 checks all of our boxes and more.
@@robindavis157 Thank you for the response - enjoy every day and I hope to see you guys on the water way in the future.
So thankful for you guys…… so proud of you and I pray the Lord continues to bless your Sox off Prophetic Word……. Your new boat is on the way…… Jesus is Lord Ted and Johnnett Thatcher Redding CA
All it takes is desire and money
Inspiring! Hopefully someday. Have a bit of financing to do, and then convince spouse to love the islands more than her horses.. tough sell, but maybe… Donate for a a Dream
But horses don't float... 🤷🏻♂️
@@SearchingforCShels Ha - that's not a selling point for her.
Terrific video and discussion. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Great video! Everyone has a story, thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it! We just love hearing other peoples stories.
A nice interview that attracted my attention because we have "Cloud Nine" a 1997 Fleming 55 #068 and the first things we did after purchase was addressing everything it needed. It sounds like our prep has been like Bernadette and Robin's. The best to all of you in your continued cruising,
Thanks Rob. Happy cruising to you on Cloud Nine. See you on the water.
Great video !!!! Thanks for sharing..
Thanks!
Great video. Thanks to The crew of the Blessed for sharing their experience. A lot of what they mentioned really shares our experience. Hope to meet them one day. Jim & Jen. M/V Cetus.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fabulous episode guys ‼️ 🎉 💕 Fleming's are indeed beautiful. Need to learn more about these types of boats. See you next time. ✨ 🌊 💨 🛥️🏝️👙🌞✨
Thank you. Until next time! 👋
@@SearchingforCShels 😊✌🏻️
Really enjoying these interviews. Thank you for doing this for us.
Our pleasure!