Pascal's face when she catches a squid, makes a successful soft shackle tie, pleases the captain with a gourmet meal from a micro galley, or just enjoys a moment in life warms my heart every time. Thanks. Bob in Nevada
When I first encountered you guys, two things struck me. 1. Pascal's laugh (which hasn't changed over the 4 years) and Troy's ability to make difficult skills easy to do. Quiet honestly mate, I still can't get the 'Diamond Knott' exactly right but it's getting there. I'm not sure how you both maintain your enthusiasm for sailing and encourage our delight in watching. But I'm glad you do. Thanks Pascal and Troy. David P.S. The sailing sequences are great and immensely dynamic. D
Hi Guys Karma Waters here. Still fantastic videos, thanks. Missing you buggers. We are still sailing the Solomon’s after 2.5 years, you gotta get here soooo wild and untouched. Cheers Gaz
I must try and make the soft shackles with the diamond knot. I have the same finds and we sell Amsteel Dyneema. If you guys ever need 3 or 5mm Amsteel on the roll, let me know, am happy to sell it at my cost to you. A trick we use when splicing is to wrap 1” masking tape tightly around the braid and cut in the middle of the tape. It creates a neat cut and makes it easy to splice, no fluffy end. Good winds!
Thanks for your tutorial on soft shackles - super helpful. I've been avoiding them because I saw a really poor video that made them look just impossible to tie - so thanks so much! Also, can we get a full 30 minute compilation of Pascal giggling....this would be really helpful in so many ways! Thanks.
I've made dozens of soft shackles over the years, but that is a way quicker, better, everything way of doing a diamond knot than what I usually end up doing. Thanks for the upload.
Hello, I’m Roy from Defender Industries. Been following you for years. A suggestion…. Leave 10cm tails after the diamond knot, then bury one tail into the other and then put a few lock stitches in the bury close to the diamond knot, then cover the buried tails with 4cm of shrink tubing. Heat, then cut the tail down to about 3cm. Or… instead of heat tubing you can whip the bury. I learned this from the lead rigger at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. Matt (the rigger) also handles our splicing services. Additionally, he’s a consultant for New England ropes and Sampson. He likes the buried tail with the lockstitch because the failure point on soft shackles is always the diamond knot. When the shackle is stressed near its limits it is the diamond knot that unravels. He has seen it several times. So the bury, lock stitch, and whip solves that problem. I thought it pretty clever.
would be worth making a short with the bit of Troy showing how he ties soft shackles! some cool tricks. loved watching the Squidding! do they actually "bite" on the lure or just get snagged! Beautiful Tuna! Great sailing in big waves!
So, it's all about holding your mouth right?? Another fantastic episode with very practical tips..!! How to clean squid and how to make soft shackles. What a wealth of practical knowledge..!! Thanks you two..!! I will watch this time and time again as I practice the diamond knot. Cheers Grant
Thanks so much for showing your soft shackles and giving such a good lesson on how to make them. I'm an old Boy Scout who always carries a few lengths of rope in my truck, and a whole box full when we go camping. But I'd never seen a soft shackle - must be they're easier to tie in the southern hemisphere :-) Gonna make a couple northern ones today!
Got my dose of fame today when I encountered Troy and Mirrool at the local Marina. Was quite the surprise! Sorry for yelling out like a fanboy mate. Seeing Mirrool in real life, really makes the circumnavigation of Australia all the more impressive. It's not a large boat, even if it's a good one.
Such an impressive sailing yacht! I’m always impressed at the speed you’re making, and that the hull speed is 7.5 knots. Simply impressive for a deep narrow boat! You guys have taken over!… best sailing “documentary” on RUclips!
Aye m8s! You did it again! Squeezing in a 21:51 minutes episode into a 5 minute format in real time! Time really flies together with you guys 🏎 Tomorrow I’ll have to try the diamond knot 👍🏽
i am super glad that you both continued sailing. i was so happy to see your faces smiling on the clansmen. i thought to myself (Bugga} that you were hanging it up after you completed your circumnavigation of the wonderful beautiful land down under. thanks for the diamond knot tying tutorial and comparing the older style.
Simply adore the fast Mode of learning how to do soft shakle?? IS It correct?? Lolol Troy, you are a very good and humble teacher. No secrets. And as usual those fine images about sailing, fishing, laughing and enjoying, life. Thanks again and see you!!!
Hey Guys.. Aido told me that when Jess showed Troy soft shackles it blew his mind in Scarborough Qld. And Troy said he was reinventing Mirool.. We live next door and also have a 1969 Australian model 30 footer! HMG 31. See you out there x.
@@FreeRangeLiving Wow I didn't know yft got that big ?! Lots of tuna meals there. Like a Forrest Gump scene about shrimp but with tuna. Tuna stew, tuna soup, tuna salad etc etc.
Loved the Shackle Showdown! Just the thing for a windblown refuge day. I believe we're now soft shackle converts - thanks again for a great cruising tip! Proud to be a Patreon.
Proud to have you on board! It seems wherever we look, we could stick a soft shackles there. Never seize, no dissimilar metals, no tools to open, no corrosion and light. It's nothing to pop one in a pocket of your wet weather gear or on a harness in case you see something about to fail on a trip forward at sea.
It's fantastic how you both share your skills and knowledge with everyone. In a world going crazy and tearing itself apart I think the peaceful and sustainable way you both live is admirable.
There are more than a few people showing how to make a soft shackle here on RUclips. But what a pleasure to learn from Troy and practice with Pascale. Ram_shackle_ Ranch... the hits just keep on coming!
I crack up every time I see it. You always know when Pascale is getting dinkum, because out comes that tongue. Great little tutorial Troy. Really enjoy these.
Thank you for the soft shackle lesson, I made 6 this afternoon. It was on my list of things to do and you made it look achievable and it was. More Troy classes needed!
🐰 Bunny ears, Bunny ears, playing by a tree. Criss-crossed the tree, trying to catch me. Bunny ears, Bunny ears, jumped into the hole, popped out the other side beautiful and bold. 🎀
Thanks guys, really enjoy your content. Troy's handiness with the lines peaked my interest enough to learn how to eye splice my dynema ridgeline for my hiking tarp. Really happy with how it turned out as i always had a fixed loop in the end for quickly securing around a tree. I'm not sure what I'd used a soft shackle for right now but i want to make one haha. You got me daydreaming about buying a yatch and i've been checking out the small cruisers along the river when i go for a run and train in the park here in Brisbane. It's been devastating to see so many nice boats get flushed out into the ocean. If you had short notice of a flood event, i guess you would have to know of a safe anchorage out in the bay?
We don't anchor near rivers when rain is forecast. Even without major floods, debris can accumulate around anchor rides and dislodge anchors. Cats suffer even worse because they can trap along that acts as a debris dam and gains weight fasr
Another excellent episode, sure hope you don't quit sailing. Matter of fact, I'd love to see you drop your anchor one day here in St Augustine. Beers on me.
I like to tighten my soft shackle diamond knots with a winch by attaching the eye portion to a cleat with some spare line and then tie the two loose ends after the knot together and attach another piece of line to lead to a winch. After it's tight I just cut the excess loose ends off
I enjoyed this episode glad to have a way of learning the soft shackle.. I feel excited to try... Those squid were crazy. The spine looked like it wud be a weapon of some sort tho who knows when it dries.. cool!! Yummy too squid everything... Lol!! ✌🏼💗😊❣️
Nice one guys! Question, what would happen if you skip the brummel lock and go straight to the diamond knot? I just made one without a brummel, seems to work fine. I used 80cm of 4mm dyneema and ended up with a 25cm length under the knot, so a 12cm closed shackle length.
What a fantastic Video! Hope I can make a soft shackle out of Kernmantle Climbing rope. Otherwise I'll have to buy some Dyneema. Looking forward to your future plans. I'm wondering if Climate Change is an issue? Keep them coming. You make life even more interesting than it is already.
They are designed to work with dyneema, and kernmantle would take something else entirely. Soft shackles are strong and light and though a bit fiddly to open. Never require tools and don't seize or chip paint. Highly desirable traits!
Hi guys really enjoyed this video I always wondered how they made those soft shackles keep up all the good work enjoy yourselves on the boat before you sell it Cliff from Logan city Queensland Australia
@@FreeRangeLiving The 5mm ones are $34.95 from Whitworths! The best use is for the snubber on the anchor chain. They can pass through the roller, no problem. The old ss hooks can't and if I had a dollar for every time I've had one drop off the chain. Also means you don't have to hang over the pulpit when you wake up on a lee shore and need to get the hook off the chain, which is usually the only time the hook actually stays on it.
Pascal's face when she catches a squid, makes a successful soft shackle tie, pleases the captain with a gourmet meal from a micro galley, or just enjoys a moment in life warms my heart every time. Thanks. Bob in Nevada
The joy you find in each other's company as you share your adventures with us is the very best therapy.
Cannot thank you enough.
When I first encountered you guys, two things struck me. 1. Pascal's laugh (which hasn't changed over the 4 years) and Troy's ability to make difficult skills easy to do. Quiet honestly mate, I still can't get the 'Diamond Knott' exactly right but it's getting there. I'm not sure how you both maintain your enthusiasm for sailing and encourage our delight in watching. But I'm glad you do. Thanks Pascal and Troy. David
P.S. The sailing sequences are great and immensely dynamic. D
I have recently discovered the joys of making and using soft shackles, what a marvelous fun and useful object.
Many people call themselves "sailors", but Troy is the real deal. A rare kind of man.
Hi Guys Karma Waters here. Still fantastic videos, thanks. Missing you buggers. We are still sailing the Solomon’s after 2.5 years, you gotta get here soooo wild and untouched. Cheers Gaz
I must try and make the soft shackles with the diamond knot. I have the same finds and we sell Amsteel Dyneema. If you guys ever need 3 or 5mm Amsteel on the roll, let me know, am happy to sell it at my cost to you.
A trick we use when splicing is to wrap 1” masking tape tightly around the braid and cut in the middle of the tape. It creates a neat cut and makes it easy to splice, no fluffy end. Good winds!
Thanks very much Darren
Watching this makes me really glad the two of you found each other.🙂
Thanks for your tutorial on soft shackles - super helpful. I've been avoiding them because I saw a really poor video that made them look just impossible to tie - so thanks so much! Also, can we get a full 30 minute compilation of Pascal giggling....this would be really helpful in so many ways! Thanks.
a red and white rapala is a winner every time. nice fish.
I have found learning to tie the diamond knot near impossible until watching this video. Now it is so straightforward and easy.
Glad to help. It's really great to use if you are teaching someone else, gets their confidence up quickly.
I've made dozens of soft shackles over the years, but that is a way quicker, better, everything way of doing a diamond knot than what I usually end up doing. Thanks for the upload.
This episode was so helpful to me. The dyneme soft shackles is a gift from the sailing gods. TFS.
Ok this is message number 24 of " I want Free Range Sailing to come to South Australia" campaign
Cheers
Matt
Hello, I’m Roy from Defender Industries. Been following you for years. A suggestion…. Leave 10cm tails after the diamond knot, then bury one tail into the other and then put a few lock stitches in the bury close to the diamond knot, then cover the buried tails with 4cm of shrink tubing. Heat, then cut the tail down to about 3cm. Or… instead of heat tubing you can whip the bury. I learned this from the lead rigger at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. Matt (the rigger) also handles our splicing services. Additionally, he’s a consultant for New England ropes and Sampson. He likes the buried tail with the lockstitch because the failure point on soft shackles is always the diamond knot. When the shackle is stressed near its limits it is the diamond knot that unravels. He has seen it several times. So the bury, lock stitch, and whip solves that problem. I thought it pretty clever.
Sounds nice and neat. Thanks.
I will keep coming back for your soft shackle sessions - thank you so many times over!
PS also enjoying your landlubber adventures!
A most informative video! Always look forward to Troy’s instruction.
Pascal you have such a cute and contagious laugh
would be worth making a short with the bit of Troy showing how he ties soft shackles! some cool tricks. loved watching the Squidding! do they actually "bite" on the lure or just get snagged! Beautiful Tuna! Great sailing in big waves!
Really nice demo and instructional on Dyneema soft shackles, the yellowfin and squidleys looked like some good tucker coming up, cheers!
So, it's all about holding your mouth right?? Another fantastic episode with very practical tips..!! How to clean squid and how to make soft shackles. What a wealth of practical knowledge..!! Thanks you two..!!
I will watch this time and time again as I practice the diamond knot.
Cheers
Grant
We were in the boat yard and it was so friggin hot I cut my hair like Troy, best thing ever, I’ve done it 3 times since...I hate it when it’s too hot!
I love the section on knotting. Great stuff.
Thanks so much for showing your soft shackles and giving such a good lesson on how to make them. I'm an old Boy Scout who always carries a few lengths of rope in my truck, and a whole box full when we go camping. But I'd never seen a soft shackle - must be they're easier to tie in the southern hemisphere :-) Gonna make a couple northern ones today!
They are designed for unsheathed dyneema and won't work with a normal double braid or kernmantle. Very simple and useful for all that.
Great episode guys. Love the soft shackle concept. Saving this video to remember how to make them.
Got my dose of fame today when I encountered Troy and Mirrool at the local Marina. Was quite the surprise! Sorry for yelling out like a fanboy mate. Seeing Mirrool in real life, really makes the circumnavigation of Australia all the more impressive. It's not a large boat, even if it's a good one.
Next time hopefully I won't be in such a hurry.
@@FreeRangeLiving all good mate.
Such an impressive sailing yacht! I’m always impressed at the speed you’re making, and that the hull speed is 7.5 knots. Simply impressive for a deep narrow boat! You guys have taken over!… best sailing “documentary” on RUclips!
Aye m8s! You did it again! Squeezing in a 21:51 minutes episode into a 5 minute format in real time! Time really flies together with you guys 🏎 Tomorrow I’ll have to try the diamond knot 👍🏽
I have a few in service as buttons as well. Easy to practice on a bit of light cord first, and very easy once you hold your tongue just right 😋
Very good episode. Thanx for the soft shackle tutorial.
What a PAIR !!!!
THANKS for another super episode (!)
my best regards.
You guys are awesome..
i am super glad that you both continued sailing. i was so happy to see your faces smiling on the clansmen. i thought to myself (Bugga} that you were hanging it up after you completed your circumnavigation of the wonderful beautiful land down under. thanks for the diamond knot tying tutorial and comparing the older style.
Keep teaching us. We love it.
Simply adore the fast Mode of learning how to do soft shakle?? IS It correct?? Lolol
Troy, you are a very good and humble teacher. No secrets.
And as usual those fine images about sailing, fishing, laughing and enjoying, life.
Thanks again and see you!!!
Never seen Pascale concentrate so hard
Those are cool pliers
...suuuuuper....enjoy...
Thank you!
Hey Guys..
Aido told me that when Jess showed Troy soft shackles it blew his mind in Scarborough Qld. And Troy said he was reinventing Mirool..
We live next door and also have a 1969 Australian model 30 footer! HMG 31.
See you out there x.
Good Luck
Greetings from Germany and Good Night
LOVE you two ALWAYS Learning AWESOME Troy is a FANTASTIC Instructor and Pascale is a Model Student🥰🥰🙏🙏
Sea spray and shackles .... nice title for a book! ✍)))
Hard sailing, soft shackles; Chapter 1
Superb Photography!! My favourite channel for sailing👍 good size waves….!
Very nice Tuna !! Shackle (soft) B Deacon Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦
Even without a fid, I need to make some soft shackles. Thanks for this vid.
Huge yellow fin tuna and tasty squid ?! So much good food.
Those tuna get 100+kg so it was a nice modest fish but big for a couple with a 40L fridge!
@@FreeRangeLiving Wow I didn't know yft got that big ?! Lots of tuna meals there. Like a Forrest Gump scene about shrimp but with tuna. Tuna stew, tuna soup, tuna salad etc etc.
Troy went from hairy mountain man to a clean-cut respectable man; in the blink of an eye.😉
I love cool 🪢 knots
I think it's high time I learned to make those soft shackles... thanks!
It's a rabbit hole once you start fooling with dyneema!
You guys and your itty bitty Clansman are extraordinary :)
Loved the Shackle Showdown! Just the thing for a windblown refuge day. I believe we're now soft shackle converts - thanks again for a great cruising tip! Proud to be a Patreon.
Proud to have you on board! It seems wherever we look, we could stick a soft shackles there. Never seize, no dissimilar metals, no tools to open, no corrosion and light. It's nothing to pop one in a pocket of your wet weather gear or on a harness in case you see something about to fail on a trip forward at sea.
... and they don't bang or clank against metal or glass in an anchorage, especially at sleep time.
Excellent as usual!!!
Thank you
It's fantastic how you both share your skills and knowledge with everyone. In a world going crazy and tearing itself apart I think the peaceful and sustainable way you both live is admirable.
I use soft shackles i.e. to pull my car out of the dirt when I got stuck in the woods. Beautiful invention and easy DIY.
An awesome teaching tool. Thank you Troy and Pascal. How was the squid and yellow fin? 😋 Many Thanks to you both❤️⛵️
I was starting to think that I was the only person who eats squid heads - cooked with tomato soup. I'd love to see exactly what you do with them :-)
Great, as usual!
you guys eat like kings!!!!
I like your informative videos, with beautiful cinematography!
Troy, Thanks for the great lesson on soft shackles. And the concentration willingly displayed by Pascal!
awesome, Thanks
There are more than a few people showing how to make a soft shackle here on RUclips. But what a pleasure to learn from Troy and practice with Pascale. Ram_shackle_ Ranch... the hits just keep on coming!
I crack up every time I see it. You always know when Pascale is getting dinkum, because out comes that tongue.
Great little tutorial Troy. Really enjoy these.
Awesome 😎👍
Greetings from Germany!
Hi Troy & Pascale, another interesting video, great to watch. All the best to you both from the UK.
Awesome
Your videos are so much better than anything on TV , ya all should be proud of yourselves
Thank you for the soft shackle lesson, I made 6 this afternoon. It was on my list of things to do and you made it look achievable and it was. More Troy classes needed!
When Free range sailing says"12 months of hard use" , then unlike so many sailing channels, they actually mean 12 months of HARD use! Great vid guys.
heya really nice tuna
Two thumbs UP for the soft shackles! I enjoyed the lesson immensely.
Brilliant, did I happen to mention, just brilliant !!!!
Love you vids, sooo interesting, and knowledgeable.
Thank you. That was really great. NowI’m going to try to make some soft shackles.
Practical and informative content as always. Thank you. Also, your guitar picking has improved immensely!
🐰 Bunny ears, Bunny ears, playing by a tree.
Criss-crossed the tree, trying to catch me.
Bunny ears, Bunny ears, jumped into the hole,
popped out the other side beautiful and bold. 🎀
Thank you both for the video and the lesson. Loved the seafood catches that you made!
Thanks guys, really enjoy your content.
Troy's handiness with the lines peaked my interest enough to learn how to eye splice my dynema ridgeline for my hiking tarp. Really happy with how it turned out as i always had a fixed loop in the end for quickly securing around a tree.
I'm not sure what I'd used a soft shackle for right now but i want to make one haha.
You got me daydreaming about buying a yatch and i've been checking out the small cruisers along the river when i go for a run and train in the park here in Brisbane. It's been devastating to see so many nice boats get flushed out into the ocean.
If you had short notice of a flood event, i guess you would have to know of a safe anchorage out in the bay?
We don't anchor near rivers when rain is forecast. Even without major floods, debris can accumulate around anchor rides and dislodge anchors. Cats suffer even worse because they can trap along that acts as a debris dam and gains weight fasr
@@FreeRangeLiving thanks for the insight
love the technical content. thanks.
Never a dull moment in your videos.
Beats working for a living! lol
Great video! Thanks.
You two are awesome 👌 NC USA 🇺🇸 ❤️
Such a great couple
You inspired adventure looking forward to what you come up with after you sell her, good luck 👍🏻
Another excellent episode, sure hope you don't quit sailing. Matter of fact, I'd love to see you drop your anchor one day here in St Augustine. Beers on me.
I like to tighten my soft shackle diamond knots with a winch by attaching the eye portion to a cleat with some spare line and then tie the two loose ends after the knot together and attach another piece of line to lead to a winch. After it's tight I just cut the excess loose ends off
Nice tip.
I enjoyed this episode glad to have a way of learning the soft shackle.. I feel excited to try... Those squid were crazy. The spine looked like it wud be a weapon of some sort tho who knows when it dries.. cool!! Yummy too squid everything... Lol!! ✌🏼💗😊❣️
The shackle is easy to make, the only is tricky. You can use any old cordage to practice that though when you have some sitting around time.
Awesome as always, nice to see the numbers of subscribers climb
Like bungees with a ball but much better
Nice one guys! Question, what would happen if you skip the brummel lock and go straight to the diamond knot? I just made one without a brummel, seems to work fine. I used 80cm of 4mm dyneema and ended up with a 25cm length under the knot, so a 12cm closed shackle length.
Can you please develop a long line shackle combination to use as a clothes line?.
Why does Troy make everything look so easy ?
Must be the editor skill
@@FreeRangeLiving Ahhh , Smoke & Mirrors ..
What a fantastic Video! Hope I can make a soft shackle out of Kernmantle Climbing rope. Otherwise I'll have to buy some Dyneema.
Looking forward to your future plans. I'm wondering if Climate Change is an issue? Keep them coming. You make life even more interesting than it is already.
They are designed to work with dyneema, and kernmantle would take something else entirely. Soft shackles are strong and light and though a bit fiddly to open. Never require tools and don't seize or chip paint. Highly desirable traits!
Hi guys really enjoyed this video I always wondered how they made those soft shackles keep up all the good work enjoy yourselves on the boat before you sell it Cliff from Logan city Queensland Australia
Excellent 👍😘✨
When you see the price they charge for ready made soft shackles it provides a lot of motivation to learn this.
They make nice presents for yachties
@@FreeRangeLiving The 5mm ones are $34.95 from Whitworths! The best use is for the snubber on the anchor chain. They can pass through the roller, no problem. The old ss hooks can't and if I had a dollar for every time I've had one drop off the chain. Also means you don't have to hang over the pulpit when you wake up on a lee shore and need to get the hook off the chain, which is usually the only time the hook actually stays on it.
You two are so fucking legit. I admire you two extensively. Great Humans.
Cross or confused seas , that's when sea sickness can strike for me .
Going to make me a soft shackle