64] NIGHTMARE! 57 KNOTS & Nowhere To Hide | Storm At Anchor
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- Опубликовано: 3 ноя 2019
- 57 KNOTS & Nowhere To Hide | When BOAT LIFE Sucks | Storm At Anchor. We leave the Aeolian Islands to escape some strongish winds, but we end up at anchor in 57 knots, again.
This video was recorded in May 2019.
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That’s some serious wind! Good holding ground and anchoring skills, obviously. Anxious time. Nice video, as always.
Cheers Paul! Being on edge for 48+ hours is never nice :D But thankfully we trust in our Manson Supreme.
Great add for getting that next size up anchor....and chain???
Just me. It’s already oversized for our boat - that’s why we trust it with our lives.
I like that your sailing channel is mostly about sailing. Most are millennial music over shore activities and parts of the trip where nothing is happening. This is what I’ve been looking for as someone considering doing a similar thing. Kudos and keep it up!
Cheers Clinton! It’s not for everyone as we talk a lot about wind/sea conditions and sail changes etc while we sail, but if you want to know what it’s really like, this might be the right channel for you 😊
This is excellent. I love when vlogs have the sense to let the sound and light and situations speak for themselves. Scary situation. People don’t realize how noisy it gets. Excellent, thoughtful, lean filmmaking-AND it’s your life! Thanks for sharing.
Lordy! Nights are always hard when it's blowing like that, especially with a boat that's relatively new to you. Always a pleasure to watch the two of you.
Thanks Dawn! Always appreciate your comments 🤗 5 storms in 1.5 months. We were in for a treat this year 😂
Working together, facing the same way, no matter the issue you guys come across as a wonderful couple and good work mates! Luv ya work. Thanx.
Awwww thanks so much Ash 🤗
I too know that edgy feeling. But Skua must feel far better than Kittywake ever did I bet! Great stuff. Cheers
When you pull the anchor up, you should give it a big kiss for holding on in that nasty wind!!
Haha! Our Manson Supreme is our most beloved possession after Skua 😁👌
What a great experience. Now if you guys go the long way home, you know how the old girl acts if weather gets wonky on passage. Now about that bored crack. Young couple on a boat. Living in the Med on a boat. Hot Admiral handsome Captain living on a boat in the Med?????? Did I mention living on a boat? In the Med? What dreams are made of. Bored? You gotta be kidding me! Serious note I really miss the wind in the rigging. Great video Ken
Cheers Ken.
Not sure if you’ve watched our previous videos, but this was our 5th big windstorm in 1.5 months (one lasted a full week), so yeah, we were bored of bad weather by then 😁
So pleased to see the return of the yellow mac...there is a statue of a fisherman dressed in one in our winter town, Kilada....every time I see it I think of Elena!xx
Haha! I couldn’t help myself - it’s the most fashionable piece in my wardrobe 😏 x
@@SailingKittiwake Well it suits you! I'm a big fan x
Know the feels of an anchorage in a gale. Your video captured the “joy” .... 🤣👍🏼
😂😂😂 jooooy!
Well done. !
Sailing like you guys do you have to experience the good and bad. My wife became very reluctant for us to continue sailing after numerous rough passages. She was thankful when we moved to Paris!
Yep, we had to accept it this spring. The good times make it so worth it though!
Cool stuff - mother nature is pretty fierce but so is SKUA. Nice seamanship guys.
Thanks so much Neal! ☺️
Last summer we were sailing in the MEd - for several day we listenned on ch 16: 'This is Sugardaddy, sugardaddy, over'...:)
😂😂😂
"Make the most of it and dry your underpants" . . . my new slogan for living! Thanks!!!
Haha! 😂 Fantastic. Who knew we were that philosophical 😂
@@SailingKittiwake Maybe after your sailing "the Med" for a while, it comes naturally!
You are in for a treat when you reach the east coast of North America: no more substandard anchorages.
Hmmm it’s a bit of a long way 😁
I been blasted here in the UK too, a couple of days a calm weather before it hits us again at the weekend, that anchor of yours is the best investment ever! Had a chat with Dennis and Lizzi at the weekend, they are sweltering in 50 degrees at the moment. Great video, hang on in there, (sv calico jack)
Hey Andy, 50 degrees is a bit much, especially for a Scottish gent! Indeed, we owe a lot to that big anchor, it's been a godsend at times. I saw the weather forecast for up there, I'm sure you've got your boat tucked up somewhere safe and sound.
@@SailingKittiwake yeah extra lines out the Nauticat holds its self very well to the wind, we had 60 + ktns here at the weekend, keep safe
Well done for not heading to the marina! I bet it was a long night.
Two very long nights 😁 Part of cruising 😊
You guys are awesome!
Cheers Net!
Darn lucky thing you have the boat you picked.
Yep she's a peach
There you go - salty seadogs have it all under control. You're all "been there; done that" now, eh? Maybe not entirely, but you certainly show much more confidence in the face of adverse conditions than before, so I guess you've learned the right things in the right way and at the right pace. Two thumbs up from me.
Aw thanks Chris! You’re always so nice 🤗 Yes, now we’re mainly annoyed and bored when heavy winds blow 😂
Bridge of Spies, excellent movie
Weather Forecasting is not a exact science. Your little ship looked like she was having fun out there.
Especially this spring 😁 It was very inaccurate then! It got better later in the summer. Skua is always having fun 😁👌
impressed your anchor held!
Cheers Ian! It’s an oversized Manson Supreme and we trust it with our lives 😊
You may enjoy this video where we capture exactly what 60kn at anchor is like: ruclips.net/video/uzuuKs95JIo/видео.html.
Nice disco!
In high winds it always feels worse at night. I suppose because you cant see the effect only feel it.
Too true 😊
In this case though, according to the wind instrument, it was the biggest gusts we had 😊
The med is living up to its reputation: all or nothing
Yep, we were just in denial for the past 1.5 years 😂
sailing never gose to plan when the tough weather comes, and allready well anchored, just buttern down and ride it out.
don't go in a blow.
Gerard.
Too true!
Nice Vlog! Thank you for sharing!...
Great video again - with each “nudging your comfort zone” experience you become better and better sailors - already streaks ahead of 90% of cruisers out there. Respect to you both. Oh...and by the way....it might be uncomfortable down below in those conditions but what a cosy comforting “hot chocolate” boat SKUA is - respect to SKUA too!
Ohøj sailors.. You gotta learn to relax.
At least you have the choice.
Men has been forced working for a living under way worse circumstances...
Skål 🍻 and fair winds
Nice anchoring in an offshore wind. If you drag you end up at sea room.
Yeah you should never really anchor on a lee shore unless it’s calm.
Some people may think wow if you had a wind generator you could have charged your batteries. I have one at my house and it slowly charges my battery bank but at those speeds I think the noise and chance of it being damaged makes it a liability.
Yeah, it’d probably just be more plastic in the ocean ☹️
When the wind gets very strong like that, don't be afraid to start the engine and motor in to the wind. It can help take the load off the anchor tackle. It does use fuel, of course, but it eases the load on the tackle and it can help ease the dreadful yawing at anchor. Such is the sun attraction of the Med but the wind can turn very nasty indeed. I'd sooner have my Scottish haunts and we won't charge you £100 a night for a Tayana 37. Fair winds.
We always motor up to the anchor even in low wind because we have a manual windlass 😊
Respect.
😊🤗
Since Aeolus was the Greek deity of the winds, those islands seem to be aptly named.
Yup. We were saying that in the previous episode, when we visited the amazing Vulcano :)
I feel for you guys... thats gotta be tiring somtimes. Fair winds : )
Yeah it’s all fun the first 3 times... 😂
Those winds did not make for a very comfortable anchoring now did they?
OpenCPN rocks!
Yes! It’s so much more advanced than Navionics 😁
I know nothing of sailing, when you're leaning at anchor is it scarey, would it roll?
Such extreme conditions can be intimidating 😊 It’s not scary, it’s more worrying. You worry if the anchor holds and if anything will break.
There is a safe marina in Porto Rosa, near Tindari
Good to know for next time 😂
Why did you anchor so far from land where you would have been better protected? was there shallows in the area? Cheers
Shallows.
The wind blew hard, but somehow it didn't affect the water much for it seemed quite calm
We were on the lee of an island. Also, the wide lens camera can’t capture the height of the waves effectively.
hey im back 👍😂
Let the wind blow high .....Let the wind blow low hang on hahahahahhaaha
😂
what best anchor is good in storm twice heavy as normal ?
Just get the biggest best bower you can fit / handle, use it all the time including in storms. You never know when a thunderstorm or squall will whip up strong winds and it's best to be prepared with a decent anchor, importantly well bedded in with the engine.
I am sure I have seen wind-turbines on yachts. :-)
Sure. They’re not very good for the Med though - there’s either no wind or too much (which means you need to block the blades to avoid it being damaged).
It's easy to be lulled by the gentle Med weather, so when it kicks up it comes as a bit of a surprise. Thats what ended our med adventure.
That's sad to hear, but the winds can be a bit trying here. You certainly earn every sea mile! Did you leave the Med and carry on your adventure elsewhere?
You obviously have a really good anchor 👍⚓️⛵️
Warren s/y Legend
Yup. We trust our oversized Manson Supreme with our lives :)
a small wind turbine would have been nice with the power problems and no sun.
Hmmm we’d probably block the blades in such high winds to avoid damaging it.
Wow, crazy winds
How deep do you drop your Anchor.
All the way to the bottom.
I think it was 6m depth in this video.
Don't you wish you would get the wind turbine generator now
'Aeolian' Islands...........err? is there a clue in there somewhere? 'Aeolus', is I believe a Greek God of the wind
Yep, that’s why we left them for the storm. It didn’t help much though 😂
:)
i am surprised your anchor held
Why?
@@SailingKittiwake 55 knots can drag an anhor
We have an oversized Manson Supreme, so if the holding is good, it doesn’t budge.
We learn quickly NOT to rely on weather forecasts. It does pay to learn how to read and interpret weather charts yourself. Remember, in most cases having too much fetch is the killer. The wind itsself isn't what pulls your anchor loose.
how big is yot ?
37 feet.
02:31 SV Florette, I was on this tall ship
What a coincidence!
Please take your ensign down at night. Will make it last longer, and its tradition to lower at sunset and rise at dawn.
In three years of living on a sailboat, we have not seen a single person doing it 😁 Also, we don’t like to wake up at dawn to raise it (which we’d have to, given that the Coastguard could be doing checks anytime).
Just watched video...haven't looked at any comments. Why so far off shore? Seem to be so exposed. Cheers.
It was very shallow close to shore - it went from 6m to 2m, so we anchored in 6. Thanks for watching Mike.
😂😂😂
Not much experience sailing?
Watch ep1-63 and you can decide for yourself
Who stays on hook on 55knots? This is wrong. And with very little fuel
Wing wing get over it
Wing wing?
Your Not giving the Med a very inspiring feeling. Not really a place I would want to explore much any more.
If you keep watching, you’ll see how amazing it can be - especially the Greece episodes 😍 Although now that we’re in the Caribbean, we wonder what took us so long to get here 😅
I too love adventure. My father in law had a sail boat. My brother has had one for many years.. I enjoyed these times.
The only sailing I have done was a small catamaran not too far from Cozumel Mexico. However...
You are sailing at that speed... and have a dream catcher on board. YOU CLEARLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE DANGER.
You have to remove symbols of the spirits, for it is not of the God of Israel it represents, and you are CURSED by it.
Clearly you don't recognize this as a danger, or you would never invite it. in anything you do. Not just sailing, but asking for
trouble. Believe me, eventually you'll find it.
Our first boat was a 26ft cat! If you go back to season 1 on our channel you’ll see her 😊
@@SailingKittiwake Ah... lots of room, but too expensive for marina's, and lots of maintenance as well. Please understand. The issue here is to throw that damm dream catcher overboard.
We understand, we should get a second dream catcher and put it up above our bed. Maybe an extra one for the galley too?
@@SailingKittiwake Ah.... not exactly, but as they say, whatever floats your boat. Stay safe.
I will have to admit, you both must be rather brave sailors. Why? Well I never see any other boats around any of the anchorages you pick. I'm starting to think you have picked some rugged routes to passage. I'd go find some places where you have some company. Just saying.
No it’s just April in these episodes - that’s why they’re empty. Most people sail May/June to September in the Med 😊 In the high season, all these anchorages are PACKED 😊
The overrated Med. It can turn very nasty.
Booooring.....
No one’s making you watch. Just change channel, no need to leave a rude comment. Don’t like? Don’t watch. Simple.
DOES THE SKINNY GUY DO ANYTHING? LOOKS LIKE SHE DOES ALL THE WORK...
Haha maybe watch some of the other videos and you can decide!
Are you two for real??? Where do you get your wind readings from. For heaven sake, the water was flat most of the time. It doesn't even sound windy. Come to Western Australia, we have winds that would make you cringe in horror.