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Hi Lee Not really an option to tow several reasons , 1/ our engine is only 60 hp , we are 18 mt and they would be a similar weight . Snatch loads in big seas on towing gear would exceed the capacity of our deck cleats or break the tow rope at some point the tow rope would need to be 200-300ft to allow for speed differential when surfing on waves. 2/Distances involved - we had 1500 miles still to go we would not have the fuel to make it under power, the plan was to sail most of the way. 3/Ocean towing very different to a short coastal tow to safe Harbour , at night you have to show different navigation lights and during the day shapes. 4/ unlikely our insurance would have allowed us to do a long ocean tow because of greater risk etc . If the other crew had been in a life threatening situation then we would have attempted to transfer the crew and abandoned the casualty yacht. 5/ towing back to Cape Verde would have been 350 miles upwind against the prevailing trade winds . Not a pleasant sail in itself , but trying to tow , tacking upwind not really a practical option.

@@fraserconnell21 no it was a Wauwuiez47ps

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Hi Rob , yes been doing this sailing lark for quite a while now . Very enjoyable and exciting at times. We’re currently in Trinidad anchored off an island called Chacachacare , used to be a leper colony, but been abandoned for 50 yrs . Very peaceful, only ourselves here for 3 days but we’ve now got a boat neighbor so we’re having them over for sundowner . Climbed up to the lighthouse this morning … very warm phew … take care

@@MrGentlebutfirm such a loverly meaty fish too

@@hebertcentrone6804 we are for Hurricane season in Trinidad at the moment 😊

@@Aequitas-sailintothesunset enjoy your stay

Yes Greg it was a blown capacitor , we’ve gone through another three since then, but i think the root of the problem was poor fuel pressure from the main tank supply. The generator fuel pump was a small fuel pump and because it wasn’t supplying enough fuel the revs would drop as we surged /rocked/ rolled on waves tripping the fuel supply , which then tripped the power supply and repeated trips caused the capacitor to fail . We didn’t carry a spare ( why would u it’s a new generator? … ) mistake . We’ve also improved air flow from generator and plan to add an additional extractor fan for the genny sound box. Oh and we do now carry spare(s) capacitor(s) lesson learnt 👍🏻😎

I saw the spinnaker..

Because the swells are a long time between 10 seconds they are not too bad , it’s the short ones under 5 sec that are the worst. Safe in Trinidad at moment . Hot and rain showers . 😎👍🏻

@@SteveJones-gz4vd yes it was! Had a brand new mast but maybe human error when fitting

@@Aequitas-sailintothesunset Fair enough, hope they replaced the standing rigging with mast

@@MitchellTuckness so what are you commenting on

@@chrismccartney8668 😢shame

@@russ549 that might be good idea if the mast was upright

@@Aequitas-sailintothesunset maybe with someone to hold the bottom and two or three people to pull it up into position, maybe it could be done? But I don't know how big it is..? I did one for a 22 foot boat by myself, though it had a swivel where the mast connected to the boat.

@@russ549 she as a 47 they did try to hold it but too much load

@@Aequitas-sailintothesunset okay, yea that's a pretty big mast!

@@timdunn2257 but it our choice!

Call yourselve stuff ?

We think they are on the way back to Sweden , Iknow they were disappointed not to make the crossing. The rigging that failed was new 2 months prior and I think it was caused by a small component fail. The boat itself was well capable of making the crossing. My bucket list keeps growing … Our boats big enough for the two of us to run but agree would be nice to have a bigger one …👍😎

Good question , I checked online , Surfer today quoted some figures , an Aluminium can takes 200 yrs to decompose , tin cans take 50 yrs , Photo degradable drinks holder 6 months , fishing line 600 yrs, plastic bottle 450 yrs and a glass bottle 1 million yrs . Imagine how many cans are sitting in the oceans floors .. gulp , So would prefer not to add to the ocean floor debris.

I've heard that micro plastics around NZ are negatively affecting the Orca there. When anything decomposes it does NOT change into nothingness. I mean look at our landfills worldwide.

Very true, that’s why we carry paper charts and a sextant . I also like to watch the clouds for advanced warning on upcoming weather changes .👍😎

Hi David , We’ve been planning for a long time , and dreaming for a lot longer , the fist step is always the hardest , make a plan and give it a go . You don’t have to be an owner to cross Atlantic , try joining the Crusing association and sign on as crew seeking opportunity?

Hi William Yes I’ve heard of that affecting alternators , but never experienced it . Our Generator has a system that allows motor to crank , start ,and then about 30 seconds later allows system to slowly raise the generator output . You can see it climb up on the charge amp dial . Your also supposed to switch of the charge load allow a few seconds for engine to adjust and then shut down the engine .

Our boat Aequitas is an Oyster 47 built in 2002 in the UK

@@paulyneskipsey boat is currently ashore in Trinidad , so we dodged Hurricane Beryl. Several of the islands we visited over the season unfortunately got hit badly.

@@Aequitas-sailintothesunset yes we know we are here in Grenada

They may well hunt whales in Indonesia , but not under the IWC commission aboriginal treaty , I did check the facts .

Actually, it is, because this is what the sailing community is becoming thanks to YT.

@@Al-Storm i disagree. Most sailors and liveaboards here in Europ do not want anything to do with ARC. Here in the Canaries, sailors find it a horrible organisation. Not much sailors love the ARC, except of course the inexperienced newbie sailors which have the false impression of security participating.

@@francisverhelst9375 That still doesn't mean it's not part of the community, it is, regardless of how you feel about it.

@@Al-Storm well for the majority of sailors it is outside of the community. So you can try to vote it in, but alas…

@@francisverhelst9375 There is no vote, never has been, never will be. The community is vast, whether you like it or not.

Several ways to stun fish , unfortunately we had all other crew involved in hauling down our spinnaker so nobody to go bellow to get alcohol, and we’re not prepared fair comment . Once secured onboard I did stun the fish, and dispatch with a cut to the spine. Other alternatives are to use alcohol in the gills .

@@Aequitas-sailintothesunset Thanks for your answer. Ok, but next time please stun as early as possible. Unfortunately, you see far too many videos on RUclips and in real life where people fail to stun the fish at all and it is tortured to death on the hook and many anglers grin at the camera instead of doing their job. As I am aware that fishing fleets unfortunately work in exactly the same way (difficult to do otherwise), I have limited my fish consumption as much as possible. I hope that one day I'll stop eating fish altogether, because the oceans are already being industrially fished dry anyway (not by you anglers).

Yes a great team - “the fleet of 23” 👍🏻😎

@@et1161 Why take the risk?

We have the Drone … we just need a Pilot….. Mary maybe … and avoid dropping in the water 👍😎

We were able to see into the bottom of boat and we used binos to check as well. we went round three times. Nothing else to do ,too dangerous to put someone in the water 350 nm from land in the seastate we had .Instruction from marine authorities is to be wary of boarding , too big a chance of damage to our hull and endangering lives of our crew. Many of these boats are used by Illegal immigrants to go from Africa to Cape Verde and are then abandoned adrift and become a navigation hazard .

Dude that’s 0-100 anger… he did say they notified the authorities. Why so angry

We bought the gaff and then never tested it , the hook on the end was not screwed tight so I spent couple of mins trying to gaff the fish and gave in . We did have a short gaff below but it’s only 3 ft so no use , 6 ft still a bit short but know what u mean . Will try harder next time lol. 👍😎