Chris and Marissa Neely document boat work and sailing through Sailing Avocet.
This profile covers earlier videos, boats and journeys. For current voyages and crew updates, refer to the creator’s latest posts.
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People and background
Chris Neely
Marissa Neely who is a USCG licensed Captain and one of the youngest in the country.
Boats and projects
The boats below are part of the channel’s earlier story; ownership and equipment may have changed since those episodes.
Boat details
Sailing Avocet sails on their 1979 Cheoy Lee 41
They bought this as a project boat and have been working on it while living aboard since 2018.
Refits and equipment
They have touched every inch of this boat through projects and upgrades including (but not limited to) a mast rebuild, bulwark conversion, fridge rebuild, quarter berth remodel, head remodel, galley remodel, nav station remodel, dodger build, major haul out (linked here) lithium battery build, and more!
Journeys and notable episodes
Places in the story
These locations refer to earlier episodes, not a live position.
They were in California and doing more boat work.
Earlier sailing journeys
They have mostly sailed in the Bahamas and United States.
Collaborations
I have seen them sailing with SV Prism (Chris’ older brother) who are slowly growing their YouTube channel. Avocent was also featured with David Shih (a friend of mine) and Expedition Evans at the Annapolis Boat Show recently.
Notable episodes
They haven’t really experienced anything bad, controversial or disastrous in their few years on YouTube.
I highly respect that they’ve avoided all the click-bait drama that some other channels have. They simply focused on the boat work that had to be done.
Frequently asked questions
Which boat names appear in the story?
S/V Avocet
Is there a verified net-worth figure?
No verified financial disclosure is cited in this profile. The earlier estimate has been removed because a boat’s value, video views and assumed income do not establish someone’s net worth.
