That was just awesome. Could the content have gotten even better because of less cameras?? 😉 Glad to See Rox getting some quality cow sniffing time on land! But yeah, Cape Horn... a pinch-me moment. Congrats! Hope I can get my Cal 33 at least out of the NE and to the Bahamas in a few years. Stay safe. -Jim s/v "Slap Shot"
Cal 33, great boat, we had one back when Curt was younger. We sailed Lake Erie. We remember him racing a Tartan while we were cursing to Cedar Point with that boat, of course we were faster. LOL
Such an aweome region to explore, particularly through the lens of such nice wonderful sailors. Refreshing to hear of a straightfoward check ins, it's shocking how overbearing it can be in other locations, there must be better ways globally. I love how the Ruca (J45) has some smaller sisterships in Puerto Williams in the form of a fleet of J24's! I love how Roxy relishes the olfactory voyage, reminds of dog sailing memories. Despite the sad loss of your drone and camera, I hope you are able to gather lots of footage and sound, perhaps future uses could be some ASMR. Looking forward to you rounding of Cape Horn.
Love the ides of ASMR! We will have to give that a try! Thanks for the kind words 🥰 It was really fun to see the J24s. Hopefully we can get some footage of one sailing! Roxy loves the cows and horses and loves making friends with everyone.
Such a beautiful rugged island. Love how the cows have free run of the place. BTW Curtis, I think cows in Chile don't say "Hola"... I think they say "Mooooooooo!" LoL
Really enjoying watching your fantastic voyage. You guys really need a folding cart with wheels to put in the dinghy for your fuel cans and groceries. ;)
Thanks for taking us all along! We are all living vicariously through your adventures. Who knew there was a yacht club way down there? And super mercados, too! Guess I was still imagining Slocum's trip and wondered when you were going to put out the tacks on deck. Stay safe out there. Glad we are all along with you!
Haha! We wondered that too! The world has come a long way since the tacks 🤣 The Micalvi is the southern most yacht club and has been a dream of Curtis since he was young. A fanastic moment to walk inside and see all the history 🥰
Such a great video. You guys are awesome sailors. Can't wait to see the next video of the rounding of Cape Horn. Viewers need to watch your videos from the very beginning to see your journey.
Yeah!!!! Congrats on the awesome achievement. So good to see y’all happy there. Thanks for the boat tour at the Yacht Club. Very nice. Great to see Roxy having fun outside. Hope diesel is not so expensive down there in Chile. Beautiful scenery in Puerto Williams. Thanks for sharing.
That place is Beautiful, and you all documented it like pros. Very calm and entertaining video with smiles everywhere. Yep, evening coffee with the best sailing channel on RUclips is awesome. Keep having fun, stay warm and stay safe. Bill
When you saw that flag did you think, whoops this is Texas? The Chile flag actually predates TX & is slightly different. The experts think TX had no idea Chile had a similar flag when making theirs. Nice Yacht Club, I sailed a few with the old style wheel & big deviation adjustment balls.
Hi guys, first of all ¡Congratulations! 💯🌎 I hope that they are already advanced in the Pacific Ocean. I was observing the weather in the southern region and it does not look promising, I think that Captain Curtis will take the leg to the north bordering the Chilean coast, there they will have strong winds but from the stern, arriving at Puerto Mont they will have snowfall, good luck and good winds. a little bone to Roxy
Wonderful video that brings back many memories of my sail into Puerto Williams in 2002. The yacht club was the last place to get a shower before crossing the Drake and getting back 26 days later. The Club is a classic, glad to see it in such good shape. Hope it is not "gone before long" but believe it is still sitting aground.
Aloha from the garden island Kauai, Hawaii . What a beautiful landscape Chile . So fantastic scenery . Thanks for sharing absolutely beautiful video. Good luck guys
Felicitaciones por el coraje de venir a estas latitudes, no muchos navegan estas aguas y menos el cabo de hornos, son una pareja de navegantes extraordinarios..!!
You two are doing pretty good with what camera equipment you've got left! I am going to try The stair cooking thing to cut down on condensation. I have a little issue with that in November and December before getting South.
You sign up for a monthly fee. We keep it rather afordable in comparison to many other channels, whom charge per episode. So for $1, $5, $12.50, or $25 a month you can get deals, real time updates, and personal consults. If you are interested and need help making an account, let us know. We will keep a look out for a response to this message. You can also message us on the contact form on our website, www.sweetruca.com, as another option to ask for help. Hope this is helpful! Thanks for the question.
Ding Ding Ding! You are the first one to guess the origin of the name. It originally comes from a Sublime song "Waiting on my Ruca". There is a short write up on our blog. There's a longer story to it than this, but you can enjoy the read here: sweetruca.com/whats-in-the-name/#:~:text=So%2C%20in%20short%2C%20the%20name,but%20so%20is%20the%20yacht.
There are no rule, of course, but for most sailors “crossing cape horn” means passing from one ocean to another, not going around the island, and you probably know that. Anyway, there is no demerit doing what you did, it would be just more elegant to be clear about it. For those who were following you it was a kind of anti-climax. So long trip expecting to cross cape horn, and then you just turn around and come back….
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Cool....
Totally
Life is good here @sailingsweetruca ! Thank you !
Life IS good with the best fans! Thanks Neal 🥰
You made it!!!!!
Almost there!
U-hu! Time's come! Fair winds and see you next week!
👍🤙😀🤯🌬😊
Good luck around Cape Horn⛵️👍Rolf
Thank you Rolf!
Hi You Sweet Rucas!!! Watching your every move, lots of fun.
Thanks David! Having a blast 😀
Great to Roxy in good form and on dry land.
Love your style......so awesome...... the Finnster
Thanks for the comment Finnster!
What a charming spot at the end of the continent!
Great description!
Just love Roxy the adventure dog!!!!
Living her best life in the last years! Last years are the best years!
@@SailingSweetRuca The hardest part of pets is the day they have to go!
🥺 not looking forward to it but she has touched so many lives!
@@SailingSweetRuca I think thats why they were put on earth!!!!
Good luck you guys.
Thanks Charlie!
Thanks!
Thank you!
Love it 🤙
Right on! 🤙👍
That was just awesome. Could the content have gotten even better because of less cameras?? 😉 Glad to See Rox getting some quality cow sniffing time on land! But yeah, Cape Horn... a pinch-me moment. Congrats! Hope I can get my Cal 33 at least out of the NE and to the Bahamas in a few years. Stay safe. -Jim s/v "Slap Shot"
Cal 33, great boat, we had one back when Curt was younger. We sailed Lake Erie. We remember him racing a Tartan while we were cursing to Cedar Point with that boat, of course we were faster. LOL
Super video guys 😊. So exciting for ye . Looks beautiful there
Thanks Peter! Sorry to hear about your motor. Hope you'll be sailing again soon!
@@SailingSweetRuca thanks guys , stay warm there 🥰
Always looking out for your posts.
Thanks! Still trying to track down the best day and time to post 🤔
Oh the winds are a good 35 knots on the nose for the next bit so stay in the coves until you've got a better window.
Look at the "Gusts" in the forecast ;-)
Chile is the best! Get some empanadas, alfajores, and chorrillana; some of my favorite foods when I was there.
Thanks for the recommendations! 🤤🥟
Awesome..
Thanks!
Good luck you guys. Waiting patiently for the video at Cape Horn.
Thanks for the patience! It's worth the wait!
Sweet Ruca needs her own boat flag.
Oh this is a great idea!
Curious how you’re prepping for that voyage around the Horn. Can’t wait to see it! I just completed my first sail race with an all female crew. 💪🏽
Such an aweome region to explore, particularly through the lens of such nice wonderful sailors. Refreshing to hear of a straightfoward check ins, it's shocking how overbearing it can be in other locations, there must be better ways globally. I love how the Ruca (J45) has some smaller sisterships in Puerto Williams in the form of a fleet of J24's! I love how Roxy relishes the olfactory voyage, reminds of dog sailing memories. Despite the sad loss of your drone and camera, I hope you are able to gather lots of footage and sound, perhaps future uses could be some ASMR.
Looking forward to you rounding of Cape Horn.
Love the ides of ASMR! We will have to give that a try!
Thanks for the kind words 🥰
It was really fun to see the J24s. Hopefully we can get some footage of one sailing!
Roxy loves the cows and horses and loves making friends with everyone.
Great video guys ‼️🎉👍🏻 A very cute village / town of Porto Williams. Best wishes on the Cape Horn rounding. ✨🌊🌬⛵️🏝👙🌞✨
Thanks! Lovely town indeed!
Wow! Yeah, 3 months ago now but I wait for the new episode every week. Thank you for the journey and adventure.
Thanks Rick
Kate, We need to see you more. We know you are the backbone 😅 You Two make an excellent team. Thanks for taking this on the ride.
I will save this message for whenever Curtis gets "disappointed" in me. Thank you 🤣🥰
Thanks for following along!
@@SailingSweetRuca You are sweetie. Don't let him pick on you, We'll Sick the dog on him.
🤣🤣 We make a good team through our differences for sure!
@@SailingSweetRuca For sure.
Absolutely great cinematography. You are my favorite sailing channel by far. Thanks!
Mine too. Kate's editing is amazing.
Wow! HUGE thanks Michael! Big compliment to these amateur videographers 🥰🥰
Stop, you're too much!
Roxy is doing a great job, keeping you guys focused on Cape Horn. The first RUclips dog to round the Horn.
She has another surprise for you yet!
Such a beautiful rugged island. Love how the cows have free run of the place. BTW Curtis, I think cows in Chile don't say "Hola"... I think they say "Mooooooooo!" LoL
Hahaha! That's a good one🤣
Great Video…Beautiful scenery…Can’t wait for the next video
Thanks Simon! 🥰
Almost there....love how you do prepare for the unknown....always good having fuel enough to handle any situations
Agreed!
Really enjoying watching your fantastic voyage. You guys really need a folding cart with wheels to put in the dinghy for your fuel cans and groceries. ;)
That’s a great idea!
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nice video. safe sailing
Thank you!
Thanks for taking us all along! We are all living vicariously through your adventures. Who knew there was a yacht club way down there? And super mercados, too! Guess I was still imagining Slocum's trip and wondered when you were going to put out the tacks on deck. Stay safe out there. Glad we are all along with you!
Haha! We wondered that too! The world has come a long way since the tacks 🤣
The Micalvi is the southern most yacht club and has been a dream of Curtis since he was young. A fanastic moment to walk inside and see all the history 🥰
@@SailingSweetRuca Glad you took us there. Thank you.
Excellent - well done
Thank you!
I’m so incredibly stoked for you guys!
Thanks! A long LONG time coming!
Beautiful landscapes. Good job “real sailors” can't wait for the next episode. Best of luck ⚓️⛵️👍
Haha thanks🥰 we try
It is great to see a long term plan come to fruition!
So true! A long long plan!
Awesome stuff as always! That part of the world really looks amazing. Cant wait to see you round the horn and explore more of that area!
Such a great video. You guys are awesome sailors. Can't wait to see the next video of the rounding of Cape Horn. Viewers need to watch your videos from the very beginning to see your journey.
Exactly. They would be in for a real treat.
Thanks 🥰
Haha quite the saga!
Good Sea travel! Enjoy Chile!🤩😍
Thanks Ricardo!
Congratulations!! Great achievement getting this far!
Safe journey ahead.👏👏👏
Thanks you Tio Chio!
Lov😊your video’s.. keep up
Grtz from Holland
Thanks! Cheers to you!
Very happy for you guys!
Thank you 🥰
Yeah!!!! Congrats on the awesome achievement. So good to see y’all happy there. Thanks for the boat tour at the Yacht Club. Very nice. Great to see Roxy having fun outside. Hope diesel is not so expensive down there in Chile. Beautiful scenery in Puerto Williams. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the 💲💲 concern about diesel 😳 and thanks for the kind words! Glad you are enjoying 🥰 It's all worth it!
Nice video. I can't imagine how thick the Maritime history must feel down there, if you're just a little romantic. Cape Horn. Wow.
The Milcalvi was quite breathtaking. More to come!
That place is Beautiful, and you all documented it like pros. Very calm and entertaining video with smiles everywhere. Yep, evening coffee with the best sailing channel on RUclips is awesome. Keep having fun, stay warm and stay safe. Bill
Thanks Bill! Glad you enjoyed 🥰🥰
When you saw that flag did you think, whoops this is Texas? The Chile flag actually predates TX & is slightly different. The experts think TX had no idea Chile had a similar flag when making theirs. Nice Yacht Club, I sailed a few with the old style wheel & big deviation adjustment balls.
Very cool! Haha yes we know about the Texas flag. Thanka for sharing 👍🤙😊
Hi guys, first of all ¡Congratulations! 💯🌎
I hope that they are already advanced in the Pacific Ocean. I was observing the weather in the southern region and it does not look promising, I think that Captain Curtis will take the leg to the north bordering the Chilean coast, there they will have strong winds but from the stern, arriving at Puerto Mont they will have snowfall, good luck and good winds.
a little bone to Roxy
Thanks Norberto! Curtis is indeed a great navigator and has yet to steer us wrong. Extra snacks and hugs for Roxy!
Wonderful video that brings back many memories of my sail into Puerto Williams in 2002. The yacht club was the last place to get a shower before crossing the Drake and getting back 26 days later. The Club is a classic, glad to see it in such good shape. Hope it is not "gone before long" but believe it is still sitting aground.
Glad you enjoyed it
Loving your journey (resent subscriber), absolutely fascinating.
Thanks for the sub! Spread the word! Cheers 😄
Aloha from the garden island Kauai, Hawaii . What a beautiful landscape Chile . So fantastic scenery . Thanks for sharing absolutely beautiful video. Good luck guys
Our pleasure!
Amazing guys, safe winds!!!
Thank you!
Great episode and accomplishments. There's so much to admire in your flow. Highest Blessings
Thanks for the blessings Soma. Right back at you 🙏
Great stuff guys... 100% smiles from you both... :) Keep safe :)
Thanks Fletch!
I love that you guys are not going through the Panama Canal. I would not want to pay the insane fees.
We won't quite say this is the money saving route, but we sure get to see a lot more and do a lot more sailing!
Hi there, I am sitting on st Maarten with your dad Norm!!!
That is fabulous! Enjoy his Dad jokes and good company for me. And the warm weather and sun! 🌞🥹
Toda mi admiración por el viaje, estáis a punto de conseguir algo muy difícil.
Fuerza desde España.
Saludo a todos los hermanos chilenos.
Gracias por los saludos! Es un buen desafío, cierto!
Felicitaciones por el coraje de venir a estas latitudes, no muchos navegan estas aguas y menos el cabo de hornos, son una pareja de navegantes extraordinarios..!!
Wow! Muchísimas gracias por las palabras amables. 🙏🙏🙏 Esperamos que te guste este viaje y canal!
😃👍👍👍❤
👍🤙😀🤯🌬😊
Hi, Curtis - who makes the hat you’re wearing at the start of this video?
That logo is the PredictWind logo 👍
I have a SsangYong Korando like you hired! Great car!
Ha! Good eyes! It was our first time ever driving one, and it was very nice!
See any giants?
Haha, no giants so far :-)
You two are doing pretty good with what camera equipment you've got left! I am going to try The stair cooking thing to cut down on condensation. I have a little issue with that in November and December before getting South.
Thanks Allyn! That was a huge loss and our videography will take a hit.
Good luck with condensation! 😓
How does Patreon work , old guy would like to help....cheers, Finn
You sign up for a monthly fee. We keep it rather afordable in comparison to many other channels, whom charge per episode. So for $1, $5, $12.50, or $25 a month you can get deals, real time updates, and personal consults. If you are interested and need help making an account, let us know. We will keep a look out for a response to this message.
You can also message us on the contact form on our website, www.sweetruca.com, as another option to ask for help.
Hope this is helpful! Thanks for the question.
You’re late. Magellan did it on Nov. 1, 1520.
Thank goodness!
❤️🙂👍
Curious as to the origin of the name Sweet Ruca. In Southern California Spanish slang it is a term for woman, usually translated as "chick."
Ding Ding Ding! You are the first one to guess the origin of the name. It originally comes from a Sublime song "Waiting on my Ruca". There is a short write up on our blog. There's a longer story to it than this, but you can enjoy the read here:
sweetruca.com/whats-in-the-name/#:~:text=So%2C%20in%20short%2C%20the%20name,but%20so%20is%20the%20yacht.
PS, you'll see a woman's face in our logo. 😉
Okay, you didn’t really crossed cape horn. That is cheating. Truly crossing cape Horn means crossing parallel 55S on the Pacific side.
Where do the rules say that?
There are no rule, of course, but for most sailors “crossing cape horn” means passing from one ocean to another, not going around the island, and you probably know that. Anyway, there is no demerit doing what you did, it would be just more elegant to be clear about it. For those who were following you it was a kind of anti-climax. So long trip expecting to cross cape horn, and then you just turn around and come back….
Something about The Yelcho, a prow monument in Puerto Williams. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelcho_(1906).
Tells you a lot about a good chilean sailors are.
Great to Roxy in good form and on dry land.
She is always in good spirits. She loves a small town 🥰