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Our Lady Defiant
Добавлен 3 сен 2023
We live on, cruise, and race our J/133 sailboat named Defiant. We also have a cat, named Whiskey, who we bring along with us for all the adventures. If you enjoy sailing in all its forms, you may enjoy our channel! Thanks for taking a look!
Sometimes you have to go backwards to fill the sails #motivation #ourladydefiant #yachtracing
We were so close to the finish line you could spit at it! And then the wind shut down, the boat spun 180 degrees in the wrong direction, and so why not finish in reverse!
The Richmond Yacht Club often times rewards creativity in their beercan races, so I figured I'd give it a shot. It went over well, and while we weren't awarded a prize bottle of wine, we received high accolades for our creativity.
I've proposed a change to the racing rules, which is that motoring is not allowed... unless it's in reverse.
The Richmond Yacht Club often times rewards creativity in their beercan races, so I figured I'd give it a shot. It went over well, and while we weren't awarded a prize bottle of wine, we received high accolades for our creativity.
I've proposed a change to the racing rules, which is that motoring is not allowed... unless it's in reverse.
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San Simeon to 🌉 San Francisco, with Fun in 🦦 Monterey! Finally Getting Home! (Ep.9)
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In this final episode of our trip north in 2023 to return home to San Francisco Bay, we stop off in Monterey for some fun before slogging our way back up the coast for the final stretch just ahead of the first winter storm.
Sailing Santa Barbara🐬➢Point Conception💨➢San Simeon🍷 (Ep. 8)#ourladydefiant #liveaboard
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Sailing Santa Barbara🐬➢Point Conception💨➢San Simeon🍷 (Ep. 8)#ourladydefiant #liveaboard
🤬℉µ¢king Windlass!!! 🤮 They aren't supposed to rot from the inside out! #ourladydefiant #liveaboard
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🤬℉µ¢king Windlass!!! 🤮 They aren't supposed to rot from the inside out! #ourladydefiant #liveaboard
Racing 🏎️ our Liveaboard Sailboat in 💨24-28 Knot💨 Beercan #ourladydefiant #yachtracing #liveaboard
Просмотров 7464 месяца назад
Racing 🏎️ our Liveaboard Sailboat in 💨24-28 Knot💨 Beercan #ourladydefiant #yachtracing #liveaboard
Leaky 💦Fresh Water💦 Tank on our Liveaboard Sailboat #ourladydefiant #liveaboard #cruisinglife
Просмотров 1724 месяца назад
Leaky 💦Fresh Water💦 Tank on our Liveaboard Sailboat #ourladydefiant #liveaboard #cruisinglife
⛵️💨Sailing Home: San Diego to San Francisco 🐬🦩(Ep.7) #ourladydefiant #yachtracing #liveaboard
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⛵️💨Sailing Home: San Diego to San Francisco 🐬🦩(Ep.7) #ourladydefiant #yachtracing #liveaboard
🏁 Lets Race! ⛵💨 Doublehanded Midwinters '24 #yachtracing #ourladydefiant #sailboatracing #liveaboard
Просмотров 8 тыс.6 месяцев назад
🏁 Lets Race! ⛵💨 Doublehanded Midwinters '24 #yachtracing #ourladydefiant #sailboatracing #liveaboard
The Controlled Chaos of a Letterbox Drop #ourladydefiant #sailing #yachtracing #spinnaker
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The Controlled Chaos of a Letterbox Drop #ourladydefiant #sailing #yachtracing #spinnaker
⛵️ Sailing in Paradise ☀️ Transpac 2023 Rounding Catalina (Ep.6) #ourladydefiant #yachtracing
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⛵️ Sailing in Paradise ☀️ Transpac 2023 Rounding Catalina (Ep.6) #ourladydefiant #yachtracing
The Hunt. Racing a Dolphin Super Pod #ourladydefiant #sailing #yachtracing #dolphin
Просмотров 4949 месяцев назад
The Hunt. Racing a Dolphin Super Pod #ourladydefiant #sailing #yachtracing #dolphin
Holiday Sailing in San Francisco Bay #ourladydefiant #sailing #liveaboardlife #holidays
Просмотров 929 месяцев назад
Holiday Sailing in San Francisco Bay #ourladydefiant #sailing #liveaboardlife #holidays
💥Spinnaker Chaos: Totally Pooched 🍆Sea Wieners🍆 in Catalina! (Ep.5) #ourladydefiant #yachtracing
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💥Spinnaker Chaos: Totally Pooched 🍆Sea Wieners🍆 in Catalina! (Ep.5) #ourladydefiant #yachtracing
No Fighting! How to Fold a Sail #ourladydefiant #sailboat #boat #yachtracing #liveaboardlife
Просмотров 689 месяцев назад
No Fighting! How to Fold a Sail #ourladydefiant #sailboat #boat #yachtracing #liveaboardlife
Sailing Around Alcatraz 🪨 Within Spitting Distance! #ourladydefiant #sailboat #boat #alcatraz
Просмотров 909 месяцев назад
Sailing Around Alcatraz 🪨 Within Spitting Distance! #ourladydefiant #sailboat #boat #alcatraz
Fast Spinnaker Sailing 🌬️ Santa Barbara Channel #sailboat #boat #spinnaker #ourladydefiant
Просмотров 789 месяцев назад
Fast Spinnaker Sailing 🌬️ Santa Barbara Channel #sailboat #boat #spinnaker #ourladydefiant
🏎️Surfing a sailboat 17.5 knots🏎️. Sailing San Francisco to Santa Barbara (Ep.4) #ourladydefiant
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🏎️Surfing a sailboat 17.5 knots🏎️. Sailing San Francisco to Santa Barbara (Ep.4) #ourladydefiant
Sailing Under the Richmond Bridge #ourladydefiant #sailboat #boat #yourshotphotographer
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Sailing Under the Richmond Bridge #ourladydefiant #sailboat #boat #yourshotphotographer
Making the Bed on a Sailboat SUCKS! #ourladydefiant #liveaboardlife #sailboat #boat
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Making the Bed on a Sailboat SUCKS! #ourladydefiant #liveaboardlife #sailboat #boat
TOO FAST!!! 🤣 #ourladydefiant #Boats #Bostonwhaler
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TOO FAST!!! 🤣 #ourladydefiant #Boats #Bostonwhaler
Isolating our Keel with a Galvanic Isolator #galvaniccell #ourladydefiant #sailboat #boatelectrical
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Isolating our Keel with a Galvanic Isolator #galvaniccell #ourladydefiant #sailboat #boatelectrical
Bashing North: Sail San Diego to San Francisco (Ep.3) #ourladydefiant #sailing #dolphin #liveaboard
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Bashing North: Sail San Diego to San Francisco (Ep.3) #ourladydefiant #sailing #dolphin #liveaboard
Spinnaker Carnage While Sailing to Catalina! #ourladydefiant #sailboat #boat #spinnaker
Просмотров 42211 месяцев назад
Spinnaker Carnage While Sailing to Catalina! #ourladydefiant #sailboat #boat #spinnaker
🏎️Racing our Liveaboard ⛵️ Sailboat (Ep.2) #ourladydefiant #yachtracing #ourladydefiant #liveaboard
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🏎️Racing our Liveaboard ⛵️ Sailboat (Ep.2) #ourladydefiant #yachtracing #ourladydefiant #liveaboard
Fast Sailing Down the California Coast - Musical Sailing #1 - Five and Tens, Life Happens to Us All
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Fast Sailing Down the California Coast - Musical Sailing #1 - Five and Tens, Life Happens to Us All
14.5 Knots! Surfing a Sailboat to SoCal in Big Waves (Ep.1)#ourladydefiant #liveaboard #yachtracing
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14.5 Knots! Surfing a Sailboat to SoCal in Big Waves (Ep.1)#ourladydefiant #liveaboard #yachtracing
Ludacris speed!!!
Yeah, 10-11 knots speed through flat water. We were wishing for some swell to ride, but not much swell was in the water, or making it all the way to the GG bridge.
Fun and informative video. We need to know your favorite taco place.
Maya Taqueria! So good: their al pastor is amazing! Honestly I think it's better than most of the places up and down the coast, baring a couple spots in Santa Barbara.
@@OurLadyDefiant can’t wait to give it a try.
I'm enjoying your channel - thanks for sharing ❤
Thank you! Really happy that you're liking it!
you have a good channel
@@oldshad65 thank you!!
That sunset picture, was it from 1M20 or 1M22? If so, you were right across the finger from us. I enjoyed the video, and look forward to the next ones.
I should know the SB Harbor numbering by now, we've been there a bunch, but I'm not sure where we took the photo from. It was some time when we stayed sorta mid-harbor as opposed to out in the usual guest slips near the end. Really glad you enjoyed this one. I'm guessing you've seen our other videos, but if not, check them out! We have a few out. I'm trying to get our latest one out some time soon, but we've been busy re-bedding the keel and getting new rigging. We're finally back in working order, but now my wife (Ira, pronounced ee-ra) has been photographing for PacCup so she's hogging all the hard-drives!!! You'll see the new video some time soon though.
@@OurLadyDefiant our boat is in the upwind slip directly across from where that photo was taken. The Valiant with the black canvas. You walked right by it every time you went out. I probably even said hello. It’s always interesting talking to the visiting folks. We’ve been enjoying the videos, we’re always on the lookout for ones with more sailing and less posing.
@@joshmassie7614 That's awesome! We'll be back in SB in October I think, and some time after Thanksgiving (going south and then north). If we see you we'll stop by and say hello! Really glad you're enjoying them. More to come soon hopefully. We've done some more racing lately, with is fun to make into videos, but it's challenging to video while racing.
You didn't get sleep in that bay? Man i would've been out!
I know! It sucked, but the cove is fairly narrow and surrounded by rocks, so I wouldn't have wanted to leave in the dark on our first time exploring it. Also, there's that voice inside your head when you're warm in bed (rocking back and forth) that keeps saying, "I'm sure it'll start to calm down any minute now... the wind died hours ago!" I think if I were to go there again and the mooring balls are still out of order, I'd set an anchor such that we could tie a stern line to a mooring ball and be bow into the swell. Then we wouldn't be dependent on the ball to hold us fully, but it would at least hold us in the right orientation.
For you4 drop , can you not let the main outhall o7t to give a bigger gap.?
Yep, that's definitely a good idea! Also, at that moment you're likely going down wind, so you'd want a fair bit of slack in the outhaul for performance. If we were racing, that would have been done already out of the competitive spirit 😁 but because we were just cruising, we weren't being as particular about trim.
Thanks for sharing. Really really enjoyed the info.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for checking out the video!
Damn nice, laid up with some stomach flu and horrible gusty spring weather here in stockholm. So searching for nice sailing to cheer me up :) I have a boat related question, I noticed that the line from the kick goes directly from the low attach point to cockpit. It was the same on my boat and i noticed it when i mounted the lines one spring. I had no mainsail mounted and anyway i tensioned the line and the boom moved to port. I am not sure so that might be the question, this is then the second raceboat where this is ignored - was I overly cautious to move the final block to the mast collar below the kick? Just curious trying to learn :)
Glad you enjoyed the video! Hope you feel better! If you’re sick, I’m sure you’ve found our other videos too. I hope they’re good sick-time entertainment. Regarding the kicker, you’re making a good point re the tendency to pull to one side if you send the line through an off-center deck organizer. We haven’t noticed any negative effects just because the line exits the kicker so close to the goose neck pivot point, but I’m sure there’s some tension/slack that occurs on one tack versus the other. Like I said, we haven’t noticed enough to make us change it. I have seen other boats run an adjustment line to each side of the cabin-top, and I bet that would alleviate that effect. In the end, I don’t think it’s cost us much… at least not as much as a bad tack or a bad decision.
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Good info and inspiring. I've been building up tp a possible sail to the Channel Islands from Berkeley. I'll check out some of your others too.
That’s awesome! It’s definitely achievable, and it’s very well worth it. Let us know if you want any input on anything specific about how to make the trip.
The jib would tack easier if she wouldn't tail with the line through the self tailer. It creates much more drag on the sheet. With a small jib like the one you were carrying, pulling the jib tight as possible then putting the sheet in the selftailer would help with keeping the jib off the stancheons and speed up the tacks helping to maintain more boatspeed. Just an observation. Nice race and good patience with maneuvers and tactics.
Thanks for the input! We’ve tried both ways of doing it, and at least for double-handing we found that the time it takes to wrap the line into the jaws and then do the final trim is a pretty big loss of time out of good trim. With the line in the jaws already you don’t lose any time between pulling and the final little grind in. I’m sure we’ll keep trying both methods to test what’s faster, but that’s the thinking behind starting the tack with the new working sheet in the jaws already.
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Good luck
Thank you!! We’ll try to take some video of unstopping the mast, and then the violent part as well: dropping the keel. They have to really smash the crap out of it usually to get it off (which I guess is a good thing…)
@@OurLadyDefiant my guess is that you will have to cut it off. I would bet that after you remove all the keel bolts it will not even move. I saw them try to remove a keel once at Svendsen’s. Getting the bolts off was no problem but after doing that, they pounded on it with a big hammer and then ran into it with a forklift! They then got a sawsall.
@@danknox9986 lol, yes, this is what I’ve been warned about. If it comes down to sawing through the keel bolts I may think twice about full removal. We’re just trying to fix one or two leaking keel bolts, not any kind of structural issue. We want to prevent crevice corrosion from trapped water next to the keel bolt. If our goal is to protect the keel bolts long term, then cutting them is antithetical to that… but we’ll see!
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It really wasn’t a bad attempt at an inside gybe. Sod’s Law of the sea. Maybe try outside gybe. I feel your pain.
Thanks for that comment. I can confirm we now do outside gybes as a rule unless we have a big enough crew who know how to do inside gybes.
@@OurLadyDefiant yep. The extra man on the bow helps a lot in inside gybes. You really did set up well. It was so unfair.
Weird
THOSE TACOS MUST HAVE BEEN HUGE CAUSE THAT'S LIKE A 20 POUND SIARGAO😂😂😂 BELLGRANDE😅
Yeah, we were blown away. It was a substantial fish!
Typical overreacting woman.
I’ve seen guys howl and jump around an aft deck of a boat when they catch a fish, and way more excited than this…do you yawn when you catch fish?
I died when she said shes a provider 😅
No joke though: she's got the best fishing luck on the boat... I have no idea what it is. Some kind of special touch... who knows. It drives me crazy while I'm sitting there catching nothing!
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Thats disgusting!! 🤢 Lol
Lol, Right!?
@@OurLadyDefiant I would at least hold my feet up. Lol. Omg.
Omg.😂😂😂
I know... their nails look nicely trimmed at least!
I see my boat in the background! :)
Lol, very funny. Do you still have that boat, and keep it over there in Sausalito?
Love this video, absolutely gorgeous
Thank you! Glad you liked it. We try to post a good variety of stuff, including some peaceful stuff like this.
If you ever run into the windlass relay switch box failure again, you can use a screwdriver or short thick wire to override the relay switch. Typically they have three posts, up, positive supply and down. Just short across the positive supply post and either up or down post.
That's a great idea! I've used a screwdriver to start a boat engine before, so I don't know why it didn't come to mind at that moment to do something similar... too long a day I suppose. Thanks for the input!👍
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Enjoyed that. Thanks for posting.
We’ve all been there!
I think the actuator is called a relais. These can be cleaned and should work again. I have to do that for mine.
Thanks for the input. We’ll search for a relay to replace the existing one… hopefully a non-Lewmar part.
Love the dolphin call!
Just noting that I'm vert proud of our engine bay warning stickers at 2:16. You can get them from a channel called AvE (@arduinoversusevil2025).
I got curious about vang sheeting (keeping leech tension, but easing main to leward in heavy wind) versus traveler-to-windward sheeting (my own made up name, but keeping the traveler to windward and easing the mainsheet in heavy wind, keeping boom at center line but allowing the head of the main to twist open). In particular I looked at a forum post and an article: Forum: www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f90/vang-sheeting-133534-2.html Article: www.sailingbreezes.com/sailing_breezes_current/articles/Aug00/dell0800.htm In the course of reading the two I realized 1) people in forums tend tend to talk past one another...I generally hate forums, and 2) that the distinction between the two styles of sheeting tend to turn on whether you have an adjustable backstay or not. If you DON'T have an adjustable backstay, the primary way of inducing mast bend is through a tight leach on the main. In heavy air you want as much mast bend as you can get to reduce the depth of cord in the mid to upper body of the sail. To maintain that leach tension, the vang can be used to keep the boom low, even as you ease the sheet out to create a small bubble/stall in the front of the main. The best example I can think of is sailing a Laser where mast bend is induced entirely through leach tension. If you DO have an adjustable backstay, that's what you use to control mast bend and the depth of cord in the mid to upper section of the main (as well as forestay tension/sag). Often times as well, if a boat has an adjustable backstay, they usually also have a traveler of some kind. If you have both an adjustable backstay and a traveler, the preferred heavy-weather method of depowering the main in a beat to weather seems to be what I describe in my video: move the traveler to windward, keep the backstay tension on, ease the mainsheet until the boom is at centerline or a little lower, and the result will be that you open up the head with more twist, thereby depowering the head of the main. As I mention in the video, the lower portion of the main (also closer to the fulcrum of the healing... the water line) you can keep the sail more powered up to assist with punching through chop, while not inducing heel. The other thing I like about this is that if you're between gusts you can go bow-down just a bit and power up a larger section of the main, and then when hit by a gust you can allow the boat to come up and as that occurs the main will depower from the top down as you point higher and higher. I hope this helps answer a bit of the question I raised in the video. Both methods seem to be valid methods of controlling a boat in heavy weather, but depending on what functionality the boat has, and how the boat is designed to be sailed. As usual the answer to which method is better is: it depends on your boat. To gripe a little here at the end, the reason I don't like forums is because many people in there believe there's one piece of knowledge that is true for all. It's often an overly-simplistic conclusion you find. At the end of the day (if you're racing at least), the only truth is VMG. If you have a method of trimming that gets you to the mark before other people, congratulations: you found the right answer. The method of reaching that answer is to try everything, be open minded, and test weird stuff. So go get out there, and get weird!
Really enjoy your videos and the commentary is gold! trying to learn how to sail down here in New Zealand and your videos really help!
Stoked to hear that help. Keep at it!
I watched the entire episode with my head tilted… generally not recommended by my chiropractor.
Lol, will try to make the next video tilt the other way to even you out!
good decision making and comments on tactics/strategy.
Thank you! I figure it's more fun if you all aren't guessing what I'm thinking, and it's also more fun to laugh at mistakes together rather than by myself 😁
Rust-Oleum isn't effective in this environment. I suggest sandblasting, epoxy primer followed by epoxy paint. Reversing box needs to be in another location or inside waterproof enclosure.
Thanks! I didn't know that Rust-Oleum was less than ideal. I like your recommendation. On the next motor I buy (there will be another after this one) I'll do that. I will definitely be putting the Reversing Box/relay on the other side of the bulkhead to protect it a bit more!
Lewmar windlass' are definitely not designed to be in wet environment, not sure any are but deck mounted. My Lewmar windlass has been good for many years, but isn't in the anchor chain locker. I'm surprised J Boats would install this windlass in this location. If you can't find a replacement thru deck windlass is designed to withstand wet environment, maybe building a box around it with removable door would be effective. Any other J133 owners have similar experiences?
It's less a J/Boats issue as opposed to a Lewmar issue. I did the instal myself, and did a good/correct job at it, and the windlass is designed to have the motor in the anchor locker. I think they used an off-the-shelf, non marinized motor, and the result is that it rusted and died quickly. the thumbnail is the original, and as you can see the outer case is rusting, the terminals, the inside, etc. They need to use a motor that's fit for that salty environment, or they need to do what I did, and apply a coating and re-engineer certain things so that the salt environment doesn't destroy the motor.
We use the vang a lot to depower.
I think that's the first method I was talking about... generally called "vang sheeting". I've never quite understood the theory behind that. If you're able and willing, could you let me know what the thought process is behind that method? Is that correct that you put the traveler all the way to leward and then use the vang or the mainsheet to adjust the twist? Or is there a better way to describe what's going on with that method?
Was this a non- Spinnaker race or wind too strong for spinnakers? Can non- members of RYC participate in these races?
Yes anyone can race. Spinnakers can be used but don’t have to be.
We were technically in the spinnaker class for boats over 30 ft., but we decided not to hoist after a hectic start and beat to windward. We didn't have a full and experienced crew on-board, and with wind in the low to mid 20s, I didn't feel confident in our ability to be successful. Also, it's a beercan, so I tend not to want to do anything too stressful. If you want to read one of the funniest deeds of gift you've ever read, check out the RYC Beercan Deed of Gift here: www.richmondyc.org/files/Beer%20Can%20Deed%20of%20Gift.pdf
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Sail repair in Ventura Harbor
We're back up in the bay now, but thanks for mentioning it. Are you associated with a loft, or are you independent?
@@OurLadyDefiant Just an old geezer who had good experiences with the Ullman loft just outside Ventura harbor.
@@petercaras3696 We did end up going to an Ullman loft, but I think it was in further south... maybe in Newport Beach... not sure. Thanks for the tip though. We had a really good experience with the Ullman loft we went to as well. I feel like they're generally a good group wherever you find them.
I’m fairly proud of our engine warning stickers at 4:20, and no one has mentioned those yet, so I’m calling it out!
Nice work. great narrative, great crew work. eventually you might benefit from some newer rags but the boat seems to go. keep it up!
Thank you! We’re hopefully putting out something unique on here. I got kinda tired of what I was seeing from other channels, so we decided to put out what we’d enjoy watching. A new asym and a new main are on our list for the coming year. She still moves along fairly well but I’d love to get a bit better shape out of the sails without as much fuss.
This is great, peter gustafsson put up an entire race a couple of years ago, entirely raw, not even comments just him and the crew shouting in swedish, been looking for that kind of content ever since :)
@@osten_petersson That's hilarious! Do you speak Swedish? We had our first beercan of the season just a couple weeks ago with 25-28 true (32-35 on the sails/across the deck), and it was a mess! I'm putting it together at my leisure, but that'll be up eventually.
Hey fellow RYC'r. Just discovered your RUclips channel. Excellent job with your episodes. Cheers.
Hey, thank you! We'll hope to see you around the club some time soon!
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Flamingos!