I really appreciate how you display maps to show where you’re going - and that you leave the map on screen long enough for slow witted people like me to read them.
Hi. Great to hear that the map is of interest as I do wonder if anyone really cares much about the location. Our computer has been in the shop for a while getting a new battery installed. We are up and running again. Have a fantastic 2024.
Wow, what an incredible journey you've been on! Returning to civilization must be such a mix of emotions, but just remember how much stronger and more capable you are now after months away at sea. Take it all in, embrace the hustle and bustle of city life once again, and cherish every moment of reconnecting with the world. Your adventurous spirit is truly inspiring, and I can't wait to see where your next sailing adventure takes you. Keep living the dream! ⛵️🌊🌍
Hi and thanks for watching and for the great comment. Civilisation is fun for a short while and then we prefer to head off to more remote areas for real adventures. There is however no escaping the need to go into town for provisions and parts.
Yet another great video! You've surely developed a knack for keeping my attention; calm, easy, fun, makes me forget the continuous-tacking headwinds, the unintended rail-unders (sloop monohull), the swells that prohibit using the head. Ha! Really appreciate your footage and editing! And I can imagine all the footage you have to watch later! Priceless. Thank you, and all the best to the Taylor family! Jerry
Hi Jerry. Thanks for watching and for the feedback. Sailing on a mono is great fun. Seeing the rail under the water and powering along from tack to tack makes it a great experience. You are right about going to the heads though, you can forget it especially if you have all your wet weather gear on. Best to try and hold it until the anchor is down. I have sailed half way around the world on monohulls and one passage Claire and I did was from the Canaries to Morocco. We were in the forepeak cabin. As we dropped off the waves we would almost be air-born in our bunks for a second or two before we hit the trough. It was a challenge going to the head indeed. It would have been worse on a Catamaran and it is in these conditions that the monohulls are better.
A lovely sail to Papeete you had. And yeah, a lot more civilization here (lol) than you've seen in a while. Quite a marketplace. Sounds like you have some work to do. But I hope you'll fix up, stock up, and return to the wildlands.
Hi Frank. It is sometimes nice to get back to the buzz of a town or city and then even nicer to leave again. The fresh fruit and veg here is incredible. We also enjoy being in a marina with yachts that we know. Marinas are something we don't do too often because of the cost so it is always a bit of a treat.
@@SailingMokara Oh shut up. You're fine. Claire hasn't run away with a bullfighter... yet. They even have a name for it these days. Dad Bod! Read it in TMZ, believe it or not. We're HIP! I'm 5 years hipper of course.... grampa!
So true. It seems to be getting easier and easier as time passes. We have Iridium comms onboard and could just afford to send a text email with no photos. Now with Starlink, you can stream a Netflix movie in the middle of the Pacific.
@@SailingMokara Not anymore! Starlink told everyone to not use Starlink at sea! They disconnect people who disobey. Which kind of undermines the whole idea. You mentioned your childhood travels in your post to Jerry. When was that approximately? Did you get to use the LORAN navigation? Or did you start with the GPS. Richie Rich? Iridium and sat phones in general made a HUGE progress. I remember when a brochure sometime in the 80s proudly boasted that "our satellite phone fits into a dedicated aluminium briefcase and only weighs 25 kg including the antenna". 😀 Those were the times!
8:24 WHY is Nathan called Victor or Hector on occasion? And who is Salazar? I know one Hector Salazar, a drug lord from Mexico, founder of the Sinaloa cartel. Wonderful person if a bit murdery. But how does Nathan know him?
Nathan has an array of nicknames. If you have young kids you will have watched the move 'Despicable Me' which has a character called Victor who walks around in an orange tracksuit. Nathan had a similar tracksuit at one point and acquired the nickname at that point. It seems we are both confused as to if it is Victor or Hector. Either way it doesn't matter to us as we both know what we are referring to when we use the name.
12:46 Only ONE boat has the anchor light on. WHY people ignore this rule is beyond me. Drop the anchor, flip the switch, DONE. Remember it's on six months later, turn it off, DONE. How hard can it be!
As I am sure you are aware, this happens in most anchorages now. A dinghy drove straight into the side of a yacht in Panama next to us. Of course an argument ensued which the dinghy driver won when he pointed out that the yacht didn't have it's anchor light on. My favourite light choice that i have seen is a red flashing light that someone installed on their yacht to make it look like they had a security system. Suddenly he became a Port channel marker. I do have to laugh about leaving the anchor light on and only realising months later. So true.
@@SailingMokara HAHAHAHAH! Security system on a boat in a foreign harbor! And response time of what? Six months? 😀 Must be a VERY silly thief to believe that! The argument could be won by the yacht. Moving vessels bear the responsibility to avoid collisions. Hope he didn't scratch the yacht.
Hi Jerry. Thanks for watching. Sailing on the cat is so different to a mono. They both have their advantages and we could debate those endlessly. There is something about sailing on a mono with the rail going under the water and tacking your way through the waves that is hard to beat. I have sailed half way around the world on monohulls so have experienced both. When I was growing up we also used to have a 22ft keelboat on a dam which was great fun. No toilet on that though. Take care Jerry and thanks for the comment.
@@SailingMokara LOL Wrong number! But since it's already here, I'll join the argument. Monohulls SUCK EGGS! Especially multimasts (bonjour, Amel). They are pretty and gracious and all (unless it's a Beneteau). But they HEEL, and that's a deal breaker. The only thing I wish cats had is a furling main. I see some manufacturers offering in-boom furlers but those are horrendously expensive. Plus they are WAY too sensitive to the angle. So that remains catamaran's only weakness. And demasting pr pverturning because you can't feel the wind force on the helm. And torn sails (hello, Mr. Taylor's code 0). And constant creaking. dinging and banging ALL the time. And a few other things. Other than that, brilliant! But I'm waiting for the sailing hydrofoiils to become commercially available. 50kt under sail. A week to cross the Atlantic. And not a drop of fuel. Or rum. 😀
0:57 I declare a prize of 1 trillion pound sterling for Nathan if he can sit, stand or walk for 3 minutes LIKE A NORMAL CHILD!!! HOW IN THE WORLD can he sit like that!? It's anatomically impossible and bloody uncomfortable. 😀
I would like to think that we could also have sat like that when we were his age. At 51 I wish I was still that agile. I now need help to get out of a position like that.
3:35 NICE HAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I like it. I've knitted a few like that over the years.
Ha Ha. Not my first choice to keep the wind out of the ears and the head warm.
I really appreciate how you display maps to show where you’re going - and that you leave the map on screen long enough for slow witted people like me to read them.
Hi. Great to hear that the map is of interest as I do wonder if anyone really cares much about the location. Our computer has been in the shop for a while getting a new battery installed. We are up and running again. Have a fantastic 2024.
Wow, what an incredible journey you've been on! Returning to civilization must be such a mix of emotions, but just remember how much stronger and more capable you are now after months away at sea. Take it all in, embrace the hustle and bustle of city life once again, and cherish every moment of reconnecting with the world. Your adventurous spirit is truly inspiring, and I can't wait to see where your next sailing adventure takes you. Keep living the dream! ⛵️🌊🌍
Hi and thanks for watching and for the great comment. Civilisation is fun for a short while and then we prefer to head off to more remote areas for real adventures. There is however no escaping the need to go into town for provisions and parts.
Nice place. Nice trip.
We do enjoy Tahiti in short stints. If we didn't have the beautiful anchorages to get back to we would stay for longer.
Yet another great video! You've surely developed a knack for keeping my attention; calm, easy, fun, makes me forget the continuous-tacking headwinds, the unintended rail-unders (sloop monohull), the swells that prohibit using the head. Ha! Really appreciate your footage and editing! And I can imagine all the footage you have to watch later! Priceless. Thank you, and all the best to the Taylor family! Jerry
Hi Jerry. Thanks for watching and for the feedback. Sailing on a mono is great fun. Seeing the rail under the water and powering along from tack to tack makes it a great experience. You are right about going to the heads though, you can forget it especially if you have all your wet weather gear on. Best to try and hold it until the anchor is down.
I have sailed half way around the world on monohulls and one passage Claire and I did was from the Canaries to Morocco. We were in the forepeak cabin. As we dropped off the waves we would almost be air-born in our bunks for a second or two before we hit the trough. It was a challenge going to the head indeed. It would have been worse on a Catamaran and it is in these conditions that the monohulls are better.
1:35 (ish) Those are some pretty big waves. This is... January, right?
A lovely sail to Papeete you had. And yeah, a lot more civilization here (lol) than you've seen in a while. Quite a marketplace. Sounds like you have some work to do. But I hope you'll fix up, stock up, and return to the wildlands.
Hi Frank. It is sometimes nice to get back to the buzz of a town or city and then even nicer to leave again. The fresh fruit and veg here is incredible. We also enjoy being in a marina with yachts that we know. Marinas are something we don't do too often because of the cost so it is always a bit of a treat.
14:00 What do you mean you go ashore to learn weaving!?!? Haven't you done EXACTLY that in the Caribbean?
Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦
Baie dankie Gerhard
@@SailingMokara Oh you speak Portugalian, too?
0:25 Oh finally some shirtless shots. 😀
Very rare indeed and not a pretty sight so it may be the last one.
@@SailingMokara Oh shut up. You're fine. Claire hasn't run away with a bullfighter... yet. They even have a name for it these days. Dad Bod! Read it in TMZ, believe it or not. We're HIP! I'm 5 years hipper of course.... grampa!
0:58 Not to be a pedant, but a "captain" on a sailing boat is called SKIPPER.
I can't argue with that. I should know better than to have used the word Captain in this context.
0:00 Thirty years ago that picture would take you half an hour with the paper chart. And falling into the water while holding a sextant.
So true. It seems to be getting easier and easier as time passes. We have Iridium comms onboard and could just afford to send a text email with no photos. Now with Starlink, you can stream a Netflix movie in the middle of the Pacific.
@@SailingMokara Not anymore! Starlink told everyone to not use Starlink at sea! They disconnect people who disobey. Which kind of undermines the whole idea.
You mentioned your childhood travels in your post to Jerry. When was that approximately? Did you get to use the LORAN navigation? Or did you start with the GPS. Richie Rich?
Iridium and sat phones in general made a HUGE progress. I remember when a brochure sometime in the 80s proudly boasted that "our satellite phone fits into a dedicated aluminium briefcase and only weighs 25 kg including the antenna". 😀 Those were the times!
8:24 WHY is Nathan called Victor or Hector on occasion? And who is Salazar? I know one Hector Salazar, a drug lord from Mexico, founder of the Sinaloa cartel. Wonderful person if a bit murdery. But how does Nathan know him?
Nathan has an array of nicknames. If you have young kids you will have watched the move 'Despicable Me' which has a character called Victor who walks around in an orange tracksuit. Nathan had a similar tracksuit at one point and acquired the nickname at that point. It seems we are both confused as to if it is Victor or Hector. Either way it doesn't matter to us as we both know what we are referring to when we use the name.
@@SailingMokara LOL I did see the movie but don't remember anything... for obvious reasons. Not Fellini, to say the least.
13:49 S-T-R-O-S... I suppose they're exchanging emails?
12:46 Only ONE boat has the anchor light on. WHY people ignore this rule is beyond me. Drop the anchor, flip the switch, DONE. Remember it's on six months later, turn it off, DONE. How hard can it be!
As I am sure you are aware, this happens in most anchorages now. A dinghy drove straight into the side of a yacht in Panama next to us. Of course an argument ensued which the dinghy driver won when he pointed out that the yacht didn't have it's anchor light on. My favourite light choice that i have seen is a red flashing light that someone installed on their yacht to make it look like they had a security system. Suddenly he became a Port channel marker.
I do have to laugh about leaving the anchor light on and only realising months later. So true.
@@SailingMokara HAHAHAHAH! Security system on a boat in a foreign harbor! And response time of what? Six months? 😀 Must be a VERY silly thief to believe that! The argument could be won by the yacht. Moving vessels bear the responsibility to avoid collisions. Hope he didn't scratch the yacht.
I don't even know whether to be offended on behalf of the atoll people for calling them uncivilized or on my own for callng Tahiti civilization.
Hi Jerry. Thanks for watching. Sailing on the cat is so different to a mono. They both have their advantages and we could debate those endlessly. There is something about sailing on a mono with the rail going under the water and tacking your way through the waves that is hard to beat. I have sailed half way around the world on monohulls so have experienced both. When I was growing up we also used to have a 22ft keelboat on a dam which was great fun. No toilet on that though.
Take care Jerry and thanks for the comment.
@@SailingMokara LOL Wrong number! But since it's already here, I'll join the argument. Monohulls SUCK EGGS! Especially multimasts (bonjour, Amel). They are pretty and gracious and all (unless it's a Beneteau). But they HEEL, and that's a deal breaker. The only thing I wish cats had is a furling main. I see some manufacturers offering in-boom furlers but those are horrendously expensive. Plus they are WAY too sensitive to the angle. So that remains catamaran's only weakness. And demasting pr pverturning because you can't feel the wind force on the helm. And torn sails (hello, Mr. Taylor's code 0). And constant creaking. dinging and banging ALL the time. And a few other things. Other than that, brilliant! But I'm waiting for the sailing hydrofoiils to become commercially available. 50kt under sail. A week to cross the Atlantic. And not a drop of fuel. Or rum. 😀
0:57 I declare a prize of 1 trillion pound sterling for Nathan if he can sit, stand or walk for 3 minutes LIKE A NORMAL CHILD!!! HOW IN THE WORLD can he sit like that!? It's anatomically impossible and bloody uncomfortable. 😀
I would like to think that we could also have sat like that when we were his age. At 51 I wish I was still that agile. I now need help to get out of a position like that.
@@SailingMokara Hmmm.... Hold on, I'll try.... I'll call you back once they load me onto the ambulance.
Oooh, once again, you're showing us something we can't see. Sell the machete and buy a zoom lens!!!
I am not going to let Nathan see the message. You know he will object. In hindsight we should have spent a lot more on camera equipment.
@@SailingMokara YA THINK!?!?!