I'm just here for your dog..... Lol.... Racing really prepared you guys for this trip. Doing my first regular racing this supper after 40+ years of sailing
We understand, Roxy is pretty awesome :-) Congrats on going racing! We hope you have fun! It has been very helpful for building night sailing, close navigation, and heavy weather skills. All good stuff to cross over to cruising.
Kirtis I have to say that you imparting your knowledge gives me a real buzz. I would sail with the 2 over you any day. And your team work is great. I look forward to your vlog every week, sorry if I spelt your name wrong.
Thanks for the comment Earl! We are glad that we get to share these experiences with you. A lot of people around the world aren't used to the name "Curtis". No worries!
I can not thank you two enough for the mini clinics on stuff like un wrapping the spinnaker, super cool. The drone shots of SR chasing her spinni at the end was awesome!! Top shelf cinematography.
I like the patient recovery of the kite from the spin. A good explanation of the cause and options, that's experience and skill. Great to see Kate's drone injuries are looking better.
@@SailingSweetRuca as am I! The comment before me nailed it on the head. I love watching the "sailing channels" BUT, the drama and them struggling for interesting content I find vien. Not interested in any of that. Keep the videos coming and I will spread the word, thank you! Stay safe!!!!
Thanks, I learned something new today, I always thought the only way to fix a twisted Sail was to take the thing down and manually untwist it, now I know a better way.
Hey Bruce! Thanks for the comment and I'm glad we could help out! Still learning new tricks ourselves. Hoping for fewer hourglasses in all of our futures 😁⌛
Your videos bring back a lot of good memories sailing a j 42 to Hawaii in the Pacific cup race. The last trip was most wind ever. Day 8 in the midnight watch a squall came through with a wind speed of 40 knots. We had the s4 up, 2 on watch and we hit a speed of 26 knots. We were planning through the swell in front of us for what seamed like forever, about 15 minutes, It was wild. We had 4 crew and 2 kids 9 & 11 . 2000+ miles in 10 days. 3 days less than our previous trips. Thanks for the videos. Captain Vince
This comment rocks! You can never forget that feeling. Yeeee hawwww! What an amazing experience with kids! 26 knots is crazy fast on a J42. Woo hoo! Right on!! Fun stuff. I can feel the spray and hear the sounds. Awesome! Pac Cup has a doublehanded division right ;-) Cheers Vince!!!
@@SailingSweetRuca Yes it has a double handed division. When that squall hit we were D D W so I went to about 160 and away we flew. It happened again when I was off watch fast asleep and I didn't wake up. I was dead tired . We also had waves braking and filling the cockpit on that trip. Also some carnage as well.
Wow guys absolutely stunning views and lovely music, good luck to you three, stay safe and as the little boy said, please sir, can I have more ? All the very best, Al
Subscribing. Really enjoying your videos. No artificial drama, just nice instructional sailing and a beautiful life. Used to wish I had been a traveling nurse instead of buying a house and joining the daily grind like everyone else. Now I regret not having done this.
Thanks for the nice comment. That's what we're trying to do! Hey Robin, no regrets! You never know what would have happened 🤷♀️ Thanks for coming along and we hope you can enjoy with us anyway 😊
Hi Matheus! We are about 5 months behind on RUclips versus in real life. You will for sure see Marina Itajaí. We have some wonderful shots already and will surely have more! It is a beautiful place!
@@SailingSweetRuca I imagine it gets extra demanding editing and uploading everything on the boat. It also makes everything even more astounding! Keep the excellent work, nice sailing always!!
This is only the second video of yours that I've seen so far (I will go look at previous videos) and unlike other sailing channels you actually talk about sailing! Loved your drone footage and I really liked the seeing how you solved the twisted spinnaker issue as well as your explanation of how it happened. Really great to see a sailing video about sailing!
Hi Richard. We are glad you are enjoying it! Thank you for letting us know. We will keep them coming. You will probably like the old ones also then, but we weren't as good at editing back then. The sail from the Bahamas to USVI riding a cold front from then north was perhaps of our favorites of the "old episodes." Cheers!
Just an amazing episode. Thank you for sharing this incredible journey with us. We love the sailing and your commentary. Than you for your tuition on getting the spinnaker untwisted.😁👍
Many thanks Peter! We try to show as much real sailing, even the mishaps, when we can. We are all learning and growing and sailing together! Fair winds ⛵
Amazing editing amazing everything i love it ! You two what a couple the enthusiasm is off the hook safety top priority explaining everything navigation what the different sails names and how they used the best is always the smiling ! Thank you !
Thanks Neal for the wonderful feedback! We appreciate your positivity as well! Thanks for following along and hope to see you again here in the comments 😁🤙🏻⛵
Another great video, so lovely to see ye so happy out there 😊. Your experience shows in your sail handling and the drone footage is beautiful, Sweet Ruca sails so well . Thanks for sharing. Still missing you guys , give Roxy a hug for me 🤗
Great video and sailing! It gives me a smile to see you sailing and enjoying life! Wish I could be doing the same. It's chilly here in NL. On the east coast of Canada 🇨🇦. We have high winds and ice in the harbour. Happy sailing and stay safe!
Thanks Lloyd! We know cold sailing all too well growing up 50 or do miles from the Canadian border! Hope it warms up for you soon and thanks for coming along!
I have to remember that sock trick, I am impressed. It looks like you don't have a Spinnaker pole on the boat. That could be pretty handy downwind. Also a pole will get you a working Spinnaker on a lot of wind angles that you normally wouldn't be able to get that much sail up. You probably have one and I just can't see it.... Roxy sure seems to give the birds "what for" when they come near. With my cat we keep having to make sure the Pelicans and Hawks don't actually make him a snack. He would make a hearty meal unfortunately and birds much bigger than a starling don't seem to mind his advances much. I had to jump on him once when an Owl abut twice the size of Roxy swooped down on him one afternoon. The biggest Owl I've ever seen!!!!!! Maybe you should consider a generator like I have. It is a Westinghouse Igen 2600. It will run our 16000 btu AC, and charge at 120 amps off our Victron inverter/charger.(Not much charging and AC at the same time) The thing is it can produce a lot of energy and will last between 7 to 10 hours on a gallon of gas depending on the load...from about full to quarter load. It just plugs into our shore power cord and we have the works. You have a lot more solar than we do and it looks like one of those nifty D400 wind generators. Sadly the dinosaur squeezings really do have the biggest bang for the buck at least for us. We can really live in comfort like we did on land for less than a $100 a month typically. It would save you some engine time too if you picked something like it up, unless the winds were lax and you needed to make some time up. They don't weigh much and it's no sweat to strap one to the back of the boat. An efficient generator would really help you anchored out!!!
I gotta say I look forward to these stories and would definitely read a book or watch a channel about the Bed Pirate Roberts. Thanks for taking the time to comment! 😊😻
About the gen. We had one! We sold it in St. Thomas (in high demand pre-hurricane season). We only used it once. It would have been good if we had AC in the super hot tropical days, and when the solar panels failed, but otherwise we haven't needed it.
How do two people from the MIDWEST get into sailing and more to the point, racing sail boats...? Perhaps an idea for background stories / a small video series...? The Midwest implies a long way from big water... (Unless you're from close to the Great Lakes?)
We both grew up close to the Great Lakes. Our families are from Toledo, Detroit, and Monroe. All right next to the lakes. We both started sailing at young ages.
Just checked AIS and it says you are located in Brazil off San Paulo. March 30,2022. You have missed the best time of the year to sail around the Horn.
We try not to post spoilers on RUclips for those that enjoy living in the moment week by week. For those that want to know more, there is more info and a live tracker on the home page our website, www.sweetruca.com and an AIS locator on our contact us page. For those that want the extra behind the scenes knowledge of current happenings and future plans, we share that only with our Patrons. Editing will likely always be a bit behind. It takes about 2-7 days of filming and 3-6 days of editing to produce each episode.
I assume you are trying to do and outside gybe. For sure not easy with a short handed crew. A couple of things I have found helpful. As I begin to bear away, ( as you pointed out slow turn better that quick one) I will release sheet and center the main. By centering the main as an initial priority is two fold. #1 it is helpful in allowing the kite to fly free forward and outside. ( I also remove/release the barber hauler. It looks like this may have hung you up a bit) #2 it avoids a hard crash gybe. ( I see you have a brake, not my recommendation, I prefer to see a proper preventer setup, hole subject in itself) Trim on new sheet. Also important that initially the lazy sheet has plenty of slack to let the aysm fly forward. Sounds easy! not so, I cannot tell you how many times I have screwed this up. Funny thing I have had more consist results with my A4 in heavy air(main becomes critical) than the A1 in light. Good suggestions on fixing the twist.
Inside gybe actually, stuck in our muscle memory from our Melges 24 days. We normally center the main in higher winds. We do also use an end boom preventer. It just depends on the conditions for us. We should try some outside, but may need to add some tails to the sheets for that. Great tips in your comment!!! Thanks Bo!!!! Cheers!
@@SailingSweetRuca What I have is a gybulator lazy sheet keeper. Or in less polite terms a "luff dick" Which stops the sheet from dropping under the boat and smoothly run out for an outside gybe.
K & C, I found adapting to cruising lifestyle not as fulfilling as racing with crew. I missed the competition I suppose. Since you are Sailing double-handed now, are your finding this journey as rewarding as racing? ⛵⛵
Wow, great question @Moore Cowbell! We do miss not only the competition sometimes but the comradarie of a big team. This journey is very different than racing. It has all the same elements of racing, but much longer and logistics across many countries. Roxy adds an element also. This topic might have to be more than a comment, maybe a blog or video :-)
Another great video. I think Roxy is a clown. Always hamming it up for the camera. Other than the sail problem it looked like a relaxing few days. Yall keep having fun and stay safe.
Thanks stubby! We hope you had a great week! Roxy is for sure a clown! She loves making friends and we are sure she knows what the camera is! Smooth sailing for the most part. Cheers!
The sail you are using in the first minutes of the video is a Gennacker and not a Spinnacker as you called it. A Spinnacker is a symmetrical sail and you use a Spinnacker Pole. A Gennacker is assymmetric. In order to have less trouble when gybing perform an outside gybe and not an inside gybe. If I saw it correctly your Gennacker Sheet is aft of the forestay. I you run the sheet outside of the forestay and you let the Gennacker fly by opening the sheet in the moment the stern gets through the wind you never get a twist into the sail. Inside gybes are only performed by racing crews. Wish you fair winds
Fair winds Hans! Thanks for the comment. You are correct, the white sail is technically a Gennaker, or G3 (Norths spin on naming) and it is G3 on our sail chart. If it were a racing sail it would probably be close to an A3, or a reaching asymmetrical spinnaker. We don't pick nits over what we call the sails, I can't think of one race where we ever said "lets put up the gennaker." This day in age, where most boats are designed and rigged to fly asymmetrical kites off the breeze, they are all pretty commonly referred to as spinnakers on those boats where we come from, and denoted as reaching by an odd number and running by an even number. Up in numbers for usable wind speeds. Zeros are a whole 'nother ball game, but all of these sails with >75% midgirth are treated by most rating rules as Spinnakers. Regarding inside vs outside gybes, it really doesn't matter if you don't screw it up ;-) We are racing sailors, well practiced at inside gybes. When done right they are slightly faster. Our goal in showing mistakes is to show that even excellent sailors stuff it every once in a while, and THAT IS OK. That making a mistake with a spinnaker should not be feared.
Don't worry, we all harness up when the conditions call for it. Safety first. We are very used to being at sea. It would be similar to a land person putting a helmet on to get the mail on a monday afternoon.
Thanks for the compliment on the content. The thumbnails seem to be helping us reach a wider audience, and RUclips tells us it is working. We will only have tropical weather for so long anyway, so might as well use some bikinis while we can. Plus these are photos from this trip. Actually, it is so hot sailing near the equator, sometimes we had to put clothes back on just so we could shoot video.
@@SailingSweetRuca -- You know I've thought about it. I take it all back. Blame it on a Monday. I resubscribed and will be bringing my (most of the time) plucky humor with me.
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I like, that you are stering a lot by hand, specially seeing another sailing boat 😂
Glad you are enjoying Thomas!
Very beautiful. Thank you!
Thanks for the comment Michael 😊
Had to come back and rewatch this amazing video.
Thanks Bill! So glad you are enjoying! I bet your coffee is going to taste even better this weekend ;-)
Zen moments. I thought I saw time stand still.
Very cool 😁
Great drone shots. Well done video!
Thanks! We are getting the drone practice in as best we can!
I like seeing your Dog, seems she does just fine. You two are Excellent Sailors.. Love the Drone shots. Thank you.
She loves it! So many sniffs and lots of swimming and hiking. Thanks for coming along David!
I asked a lot of videos ago (I'm late, still one year ahead):
Did your sweet Roxy any time got seasick?
She is a very nice dog.
I'm just here for your dog..... Lol.... Racing really prepared you guys for this trip. Doing my first regular racing this supper after 40+ years of sailing
We understand, Roxy is pretty awesome :-) Congrats on going racing! We hope you have fun! It has been very helpful for building night sailing, close navigation, and heavy weather skills. All good stuff to cross over to cruising.
those drone shots!
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Thanks for letting an ol guy live vicariously through your travels 😎❤️
Glad to have you aboard for the ride cmmagic62!
The Drone shots are amazing. You two are one amazing couple.
Thanks Clarence!
Kirtis I have to say that you imparting your knowledge gives me a real buzz. I would sail with the 2 over you any day. And your team work is great. I look forward to your vlog every week, sorry if I spelt your name wrong.
Thanks for the comment Earl! We are glad that we get to share these experiences with you. A lot of people around the world aren't used to the name "Curtis". No worries!
BEAUTIFUL thanks from 🇨🇦
Thanks for coming along Yvonne! We love our Canadian friends ❤️🇨🇦
Thanks for the video. Great explanation on how to deal with a twisted kite. Beautiful drone footage and music. Fair.winds.
Thanks Alan. Glad you enjoyed it. :D
Cool breeze magnificent
Wonderful!
I can not thank you two enough for the mini clinics on stuff like un wrapping the spinnaker, super cool. The drone shots of SR chasing her spinni at the end was awesome!! Top shelf cinematography.
Classy episode.
Thanks Nino!
Nice one guys, can't wait to go round the Horn with you!!!
Us too :-) Whats the over/under on Curtis crashing a drone at the Horn? You know he's going to try to "get the shot!"
Hello again it’s great to see your beautiful travels stay safe until next time .
Hello again William! Stay safe as well. See you next week :-)
I like the patient recovery of the kite from the spin. A good explanation of the cause and options, that's experience and skill. Great to see Kate's drone injuries are looking better.
Glad you enjoyed. We weren't sure if that would be to boring :-) My arm is much better now, all good!
Another in a long series of excellent videos - really well done.
Wow! Thanks a lot Drew. We appreciate the feedback and are glad you are enjoying 🤙🏻😊⛵
Happy I found this channel! 👏👏👏👏🤜🤛✌
Happy to have you aboard Peter :-)
@@SailingSweetRuca as am I! The comment before me nailed it on the head. I love watching the "sailing channels" BUT, the drama and them struggling for interesting content I find vien. Not interested in any of that. Keep the videos coming and I will spread the word, thank you! Stay safe!!!!
I can hardly wait, seeing how you handle the doldrums. Both of your sailing skills are impressive, including Roxy of course.
Thanks again Rauf. Captain Roxy for sure! She always wants to be part of the action! Our first doldrums will be here soon. 😁🤙🏻
Thanks, I learned something new today, I always thought the only way to fix a twisted Sail was to take the thing down and manually untwist it, now I know a better way.
Hey Bruce! Thanks for the comment and I'm glad we could help out! Still learning new tricks ourselves. Hoping for fewer hourglasses in all of our futures 😁⌛
You guys kick ass when it comes to drone shots!! well done!!!!
Thanks so much Steven!
Your videos bring back a lot of good memories sailing a j 42 to Hawaii in the Pacific cup race. The last trip was most wind ever. Day 8 in the midnight watch a squall came through with a wind speed of 40 knots. We had the s4 up, 2 on watch and we hit a speed of 26 knots. We were planning through the swell in front of us for what seamed like forever, about 15 minutes, It was wild. We had 4 crew and 2 kids 9 & 11 . 2000+ miles in 10 days. 3 days less than our previous trips. Thanks for the videos.
Captain Vince
This comment rocks! You can never forget that feeling. Yeeee hawwww! What an amazing experience with kids! 26 knots is crazy fast on a J42. Woo hoo! Right on!! Fun stuff. I can feel the spray and hear the sounds. Awesome! Pac Cup has a doublehanded division right ;-) Cheers Vince!!!
@@SailingSweetRuca Yes it has a double handed division. When that squall hit we were D D W so I went to about 160 and away we flew. It happened again when I was off watch fast asleep and I didn't wake up. I was dead tired . We also had waves braking and filling the cockpit on that trip. Also some carnage as well.
Simply Beautiful
Thank you Paul :-)
Wow guys absolutely stunning views and lovely music, good luck to you three, stay safe and as the little boy said, please sir, can I have more ? All the very best, Al
Yes Sir, more to come! Cheers Al :-)
Nice real sailing..
Thanks Frans!
Subscribing. Really enjoying your videos. No artificial drama, just nice instructional sailing and a beautiful life. Used to wish I had been a traveling nurse instead of buying a house and joining the daily grind like everyone else. Now I regret not having done this.
Thanks for the nice comment. That's what we're trying to do! Hey Robin, no regrets! You never know what would have happened 🤷♀️ Thanks for coming along and we hope you can enjoy with us anyway 😊
Hey guys! Such beautiful images on the video. Hoping to see some recording of Marina Itajaí on the next one 😜😜
Hi Matheus! We are about 5 months behind on RUclips versus in real life. You will for sure see Marina Itajaí. We have some wonderful shots already and will surely have more! It is a beautiful place!
@@SailingSweetRuca I imagine it gets extra demanding editing and uploading everything on the boat. It also makes everything even more astounding! Keep the excellent work, nice sailing always!!
This is only the second video of yours that I've seen so far (I will go look at previous videos) and unlike other sailing channels you actually talk about sailing! Loved your drone footage and I really liked the seeing how you solved the twisted spinnaker issue as well as your explanation of how it happened. Really great to see a sailing video about sailing!
Hi Richard. We are glad you are enjoying it! Thank you for letting us know. We will keep them coming. You will probably like the old ones also then, but we weren't as good at editing back then. The sail from the Bahamas to USVI riding a cold front from then north was perhaps of our favorites of the "old episodes." Cheers!
Just an amazing episode. Thank you for sharing this incredible journey with us.
We love the sailing and your commentary. Than you for your tuition on getting the spinnaker untwisted.😁👍
Many thanks Peter! We try to show as much real sailing, even the mishaps, when we can. We are all learning and growing and sailing together! Fair winds ⛵
Great show
Thanks for the hard work
Thanks for the nice comment Chase 😁
I love the drone footage. Nice job on the video
Thanks! Always great to capture a few shots like these 😊🌅
My heart is with you ... John...
Thanks John, right back at you. Stay well!
What a great, wonderful, entertaining....did I say great?...sailing channel..
Thanks so much Robert! You are too kind.
Rixie is such a sweet pup. Love the replay.👍
Thanks Patrick! She's the sweetest 🐾 Glad you liked it 😊
@@SailingSweetRuca whoops meant to type Roxie! Sorry Rox. 🙂 Have fun out there. That J boat looks like a lot of fun.
Excellent Man
Thanks @tatman!
Wow! Incredible drone footage! Thanks for sharing your love of sailing with us!
Thanks! We are excited for more food drone footage to come!
Very cerebral and relaxing! Great stuff. Too bad the driver got too excited and in a hurry on that gybe! 😂
Glad you liked the chill vibe. We will have a talk with the driver and the trimmer, both cocked this one up together :-)
Amazing editing amazing everything i love it ! You two what a couple the enthusiasm is off the hook safety top priority explaining everything navigation what the different sails names and how they used the best is always the smiling ! Thank you !
Thanks Neal for the wonderful feedback! We appreciate your positivity as well! Thanks for following along and hope to see you again here in the comments 😁🤙🏻⛵
Another good video enjoy the ride and be safe Thanks
Thanks so much Brad. Same to you :-)
Another great video, so lovely to see ye so happy out there 😊. Your experience shows in your sail handling and the drone footage is beautiful, Sweet Ruca sails so well . Thanks for sharing. Still missing you guys , give Roxy a hug for me 🤗
Thanks Peter! The sea is where we are meant to be! Roxy misses you. It's good to see waxwing with full canvas up as well! Cheers!
Heading into a southern winter ... enjoy the great sailing while it lasts, guys!
Thanks Capfka! Enjoying the tropics while we can, the foul weather gear will be needed soon.
A really good mix of stunning drone shots and hands on sailing content, love it!
Thanks for the feedback Kevin! Much appreciated 😁
Great video and sailing! It gives me a smile to see you sailing and enjoying life! Wish I could be doing the same. It's chilly here in NL. On the east coast of Canada 🇨🇦. We have high winds and ice in the harbour. Happy sailing and stay safe!
Thanks Lloyd! We know cold sailing all too well growing up 50 or do miles from the Canadian border! Hope it warms up for you soon and thanks for coming along!
Love your video! This one was especially relaxing and I also love your practical teaching moments.
Hi Martin. So glad to hear it. We tried some different editing and music than usual. Great to have good feedback :-) We are learning more every day!
Great description on how the hurricane forms and starts from…🌍
Cool! Thanks Doug. Glad you liked!
I have to remember that sock trick, I am impressed. It looks like you don't have a Spinnaker pole on the boat. That could be pretty handy downwind. Also a pole will get you a working Spinnaker on a lot of wind angles that you normally wouldn't be able to get that much sail up. You probably have one and I just can't see it.... Roxy sure seems to give the birds "what for" when they come near. With my cat we keep having to make sure the Pelicans and Hawks don't actually make him a snack. He would make a hearty meal unfortunately and birds much bigger than a starling don't seem to mind his advances much. I had to jump on him once when an Owl abut twice the size of Roxy swooped down on him one afternoon. The biggest Owl I've ever seen!!!!!! Maybe you should consider a generator like I have. It is a Westinghouse Igen 2600. It will run our 16000 btu AC, and charge at 120 amps off our Victron inverter/charger.(Not much charging and AC at the same time) The thing is it can produce a lot of energy and will last between 7 to 10 hours on a gallon of gas depending on the load...from about full to quarter load. It just plugs into our shore power cord and we have the works. You have a lot more solar than we do and it looks like one of those nifty D400 wind generators. Sadly the dinosaur squeezings really do have the biggest bang for the buck at least for us. We can really live in comfort like we did on land for less than a $100 a month typically. It would save you some engine time too if you picked something like it up, unless the winds were lax and you needed to make some time up. They don't weigh much and it's no sweat to strap one to the back of the boat. An efficient generator would really help you anchored out!!!
OMG Allyn! This one is a wall of text ;-) Don't let Capt. Roberts get eaten by an owl while we digest all this. Full response pending....
@@SailingSweetRuca Yup it's a bit much!!!
I gotta say I look forward to these stories and would definitely read a book or watch a channel about the Bed Pirate Roberts. Thanks for taking the time to comment! 😊😻
About the gen. We had one! We sold it in St. Thomas (in high demand pre-hurricane season). We only used it once. It would have been good if we had AC in the super hot tropical days, and when the solar panels failed, but otherwise we haven't needed it.
Solar on the boat nice idea
👍🏻🌞💪🏻
How do two people from the MIDWEST get into sailing and more to the point, racing sail boats...?
Perhaps an idea for background stories / a small video series...? The Midwest implies a long way from big water... (Unless you're from close to the Great Lakes?)
We both grew up close to the Great Lakes. Our families are from Toledo, Detroit, and Monroe. All right next to the lakes. We both started sailing at young ages.
Que bellas imágenes del velero en plena travesía tomadas con el drone, realmente lindas. Muito bons Ventos para vocês e para a "happy Girl"🐾
Muchas gracias Paola! Volar el drone es algo especial. Siempre Roxy es una "happy girl". ¡Gracias por ver todavía!
I think it is the sounds of the sea and the noises of the yacht and her sails that make your videos just a little different.
Thanks Nick! It's helpful feedback like this that encourages more ocean sounds 🥰
The rule used to be: 'South till the butter melts, then turn right'
Still true :-)
Just checked AIS and it says you are located in Brazil off San Paulo. March 30,2022. You have missed the best time of the year to sail around the Horn.
We try not to post spoilers on RUclips for those that enjoy living in the moment week by week. For those that want to know more, there is more info and a live tracker on the home page our website, www.sweetruca.com and an AIS locator on our contact us page. For those that want the extra behind the scenes knowledge of current happenings and future plans, we share that only with our Patrons. Editing will likely always be a bit behind. It takes about 2-7 days of filming and 3-6 days of editing to produce each episode.
@@SailingSweetRuca thanks for the prompt reply. Good luck in your voyage around the Horn whenever that occurs. Regards.
May the wind be at your stern... It's the best way to fly. Continue on.....................................
Thanks Scott! Reaching through life when we can 😁
Would lubing the shackle at the head of the sail help or prevent the twist fro staying in?
Possbly. Worth a try. A little McLube never hurts :-)
I assume you are trying to do and outside gybe. For sure not easy with a short handed crew. A couple of things I have found helpful. As I begin to bear away, ( as you pointed out slow turn better that quick one) I will release sheet and center the main. By centering the main as an initial priority is two fold. #1 it is helpful in allowing the kite to fly free forward and outside. ( I also remove/release the barber hauler. It looks like this may have hung you up a bit) #2 it avoids a hard crash gybe. ( I see you have a brake, not my recommendation, I prefer to see a proper preventer setup, hole subject in itself) Trim on new sheet. Also important that initially the lazy sheet has plenty of slack to let the aysm fly forward. Sounds easy! not so, I cannot tell you how many times I have screwed this up. Funny thing I have had more consist results with my A4 in heavy air(main becomes critical) than the A1 in light. Good suggestions on fixing the twist.
Inside gybe actually, stuck in our muscle memory from our Melges 24 days. We normally center the main in higher winds. We do also use an end boom preventer. It just depends on the conditions for us. We should try some outside, but may need to add some tails to the sheets for that. Great tips in your comment!!! Thanks Bo!!!! Cheers!
@@SailingSweetRuca What I have is a gybulator lazy sheet keeper. Or in less polite terms a "luff dick" Which stops the sheet from dropping under the boat and smoothly run out for an outside gybe.
@@SailingSweetRuca Blow though gybe is the way to go on the Melges with that long sprit
Hey what's the Boat? Looks a bit like a Radford but I'm unsure
She is a J Boats J/46, launched in 2000.
@@SailingSweetRuca cool yeah nice boat!
I have a dog I want to bring along. Where does she relieve herself???
On the poop deck! XD
K & C, I found adapting to cruising lifestyle not as fulfilling as racing with crew. I missed the competition I suppose. Since you are Sailing double-handed now, are your finding this journey as rewarding as racing? ⛵⛵
Wow, great question @Moore Cowbell! We do miss not only the competition sometimes but the comradarie of a big team. This journey is very different than racing. It has all the same elements of racing, but much longer and logistics across many countries. Roxy adds an element also. This topic might have to be more than a comment, maybe a blog or video :-)
No comments necessary..sail on..
:-)
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How do you catch the drone after shooting?
This is the current process :-) ruclips.net/user/shortsZujNSEjlIAo?feature=share
Another great video. I think Roxy is a clown. Always hamming it up for the camera. Other than the sail problem it looked like a relaxing few days. Yall keep having fun and stay safe.
Thanks stubby! We hope you had a great week! Roxy is for sure a clown! She loves making friends and we are sure she knows what the camera is! Smooth sailing for the most part. Cheers!
Its cuz I opened the salami 🤣
Roxy is super good motivated these days!
What Americans call an hourglass in a kite, we Australians call a wineglass. Says a lot about our drinking culture.
Love this! We will call it a wineglass from now on ;-) More fitting for proper sailors! Cheers Tim!
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The sail you are using in the first minutes of the video is a Gennacker and not a Spinnacker as you called it. A Spinnacker is a symmetrical sail and you use a Spinnacker Pole. A Gennacker is assymmetric.
In order to have less trouble when gybing perform an outside gybe and not an inside gybe. If I saw it correctly your Gennacker Sheet is aft of the forestay. I you run the sheet outside of the forestay and you let the Gennacker fly by opening the sheet in the moment the stern gets through the wind you never get a twist into the sail. Inside gybes are only performed by racing crews.
Wish you fair winds
Fair winds Hans! Thanks for the comment. You are correct, the white sail is technically a Gennaker, or G3 (Norths spin on naming) and it is G3 on our sail chart.
If it were a racing sail it would probably be close to an A3, or a reaching asymmetrical spinnaker. We don't pick nits over what we call the sails, I can't think of one race where we ever said "lets put up the gennaker."
This day in age, where most boats are designed and rigged to fly asymmetrical kites off the breeze, they are all pretty commonly referred to as spinnakers on those boats where we come from, and denoted as reaching by an odd number and running by an even number. Up in numbers for usable wind speeds. Zeros are a whole 'nother ball game, but all of these sails with >75% midgirth are treated by most rating rules as Spinnakers.
Regarding inside vs outside gybes, it really doesn't matter if you don't screw it up ;-) We are racing sailors, well practiced at inside gybes. When done right they are slightly faster. Our goal in showing mistakes is to show that even excellent sailors stuff it every once in a while, and THAT IS OK. That making a mistake with a spinnaker should not be feared.
@@SailingSweetRuca lol after watching your all's videos for over a year I am pretty sure I know 80 percent of what you just said.
How come none of you, including the dog, have harnesses? I hope you do not lose your dog overboard.
Don't worry, we all harness up when the conditions call for it. Safety first. We are very used to being at sea. It would be similar to a land person putting a helmet on to get the mail on a monday afternoon.
come on, lose the clickbait. content is good enough
Thanks for the compliment on the content. The thumbnails seem to be helping us reach a wider audience, and RUclips tells us it is working. We will only have tropical weather for so long anyway, so might as well use some bikinis while we can. Plus these are photos from this trip. Actually, it is so hot sailing near the equator, sometimes we had to put clothes back on just so we could shoot video.
Click bait splash screen followed by mediocre footage... puleeeze
Sounds like somone's got a case of the Mondays. :-(
Non yachtie comment - ignore it.
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@@SailingSweetRuca -- You know I've thought about it. I take it all back. Blame it on a Monday. I resubscribed and will be bringing my (most of the time) plucky humor with me.
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:-) Thank you!