Ive mentioned it before, but the captain’s skills are second to none. Not many are undertaking those issues themselves. Even to be prepared with spare parts, tools, etc., are an effort. Great stuff.
Thanks Thomas. Yes, I was a good boy scout ... "always be prepared" :) Seriously though, when we go east from Panama and head westwards, we really needs to ensure we can be self sufficient for as much as possible. So far is all just good practice for the many empty miles between Panama and NZ and again NZ to South Africa.
Well done guys and thank you again, loved watching your videos through the last couple of months kept us sane during this strange times. Can’t wait for all this to be over and looking forward to your next adventures. By far the best sailing Chanel about......! Keep safe guys.
Hands down, one of the FINEST sailing sites on RUclips. Excellent camera work, commentary and editing. Really great. And thank you for not using filler music. ! Safe travels!!
Thanks again for a lovely season of sailing. Be safe while you’re in Europe, I very much look forward to you setting sail and being on the blue again soon. Thanks for sharing cloudy Bay with us she is an awesome boat and you two are so fantastic!!!
wonderful sailing...no silly music - just great commentary and beautiful video. I can't for the life of me imagine what Glen must do in the off-season when not sailing...he's SO busy and energetic all the time on the boat! I just can't imagine him hunkered down in Bucharest watching TV reruns...
Hmmm yes, thats kind of how it is! Currently enjoying our evenings watching "The Crown" on Netflix and during the day riding our motorbike, editing videos and planning next season on Cloudy Bay. My hands and feet are going soft!
If you want FULL details of our day-to-day life aboard, you may like to read our daily blogs on www.sailcloudybay.com. The days from this leg of the passage make quite good reading!
Thanks so much, Tom. See you in the fall. Hopefully it will re-start sooner than later. But who knows with this Covid. All the boarders are mostly still closed to yachts
Your videos are just perfect. Love the detail you give whilst sailing and making repairs. Very educational for me as one who dreams of having a similar sailing journey one day.
What a wonderful Sailing Channel....really like the refreshing clear and logical format, the mix of topics and above all, the crew.....I think the Skipper could have starred on Britt TV before it was Britt TV....(you have brought laughter to my belly..: ) ...Dang..now I have to find time to binge watch! Long Live Cloudy Bay!
It's been inspiring following you guys on your adventures aboard the magnificently maintained Cloudy Bay. Hope you get her repaired during the seasonal break in Chesapeake Bay. Take it easy and I look forward to seeing you on your next adventure. 👍⛵️
Thanks for all the work you guys do putting the videos together! Your perspective on the way you capture the moments and how you project them to us is spot on! Beautiful Boat!
Thanks for the sharing. You by far are the best sailing channel. I would love to hear more about your sail choices and how you rig them. The spinnaker setup was very creative. Best wishes to you both and look forward to next season.
Thank you for taking us with you on your last voyage of the season. hope you stay well and look forward to your next adventures in the next season. Jasmine
Thanks so much for sharing your adventures on Cloudy bay .Your videos have been such an inspiration and helped me escape from the harsh reality of recently losing my younger brother to cancer. Im really looking forward to a new season and wish you both all the best
love this stuff - particularly when simply listening to waves go by. So much more fun on the ocean than on the land. These two have enabled me to compile a large list of places I intend to never go to!
Karsten, thanks for the compliment. Hopefully it will re-start sooner than later. But who knows with this Covid. All the boarders are mostly still closed to yachts
Well. The great thing about being such an industrial bugger, is that it will be a short list of to-do's. When you are ready to drop your vessel back into the place where she belongs. You are a very conscious sailor who takes enormous pride in his vessel. Well done. I enjoyed all your posts.
@@SailCloudyBay lol i hoped, you would. Thanks for the adventure, by the way. Im looking forward to more. She is a beautiful vessel. Maybe the Mrs. can get herself a vile or two of Dimanhydranate IM. in the off chance she gets quite Sea sick. The pills never did anything for me. Couldnt keep the damned things down long enough for them to work. One shot of the miracle water and i was fine.
The videos have been amazing. Thanks. We are at Shipwright Harbor across from Herrington Harbor. What a beautiful area! Looking forward to new videos of your next adventure.
Thanks guys, again a great diary of your passage. Nothing like a chinese gybe in the dark to raise your adrenalin levels and prove again that the only people who think that passages are all uneventful and everything is plain sailing ... are not sailors ⛵. Have a good sleep Cloudy and stay safe Glen and Oana 😷 . Ron🤓🇦🇺
Kudos to both of you especially Oana for being the ultimate ship mate. That stretch leading into Onslow Bay after being fried by Frying Pan shoals was one of our worst overnight passages. Unlike the two of you, we had a crew of four to share the beating. Unfortunately, At Beaufort docks we had a crew member jump ship swearing never to set foot on an ocean sailing boat again which he has not. Hope you both recover, re-energies and re-connect with Cloudy Bay when COVID time pass!
Thanks Glen, really enjoyed the season. I hope Cloudy handled TS Isaias well. It was much more of an issue up North than here in South Florida. Lake Worth is right up the road from us. Looking forward to next season. All the best!
Yes thanks. The eye and what was left of the storm passed directly over the boat in north Chesapeake. So much for getting her safely 100 miles inland! But no issues apparently. The cover even stayed on the dinghy. But this storm again reinforced my notion that there is no point simply storing the boat somewhere on the east coast, even if it is out of the insurance hurricane zone .... because those storms so often sweep up the coast. Inland up the Chesapeake is the ideal spot.
Oh Calamity😱....alas, the Commodore gets 🤮comatosed and Captain Glen loses his balls😬....I mean; he loses his bearings🤯....No; I meant, he loses the ball bearings🤬..!? Certainly an action-packed episode with the Gulfstream, Hatteras & lightning squalls all getting into the act; and...as always, great editing and commentary. Stay Safe & Sane.
Missing you This season. I hope you both are safe and we can see you in the fall next year starting to sail that beautiful ship cloudy Bay. Take care be safe can’t wait to see you guys Out on the blue
Thanks David. Yes we are both safe and well. ....and now vaccinated also. Will be back out in the autumn. But, I do have several more videos coming form the 2019 season that we are only just editing. Coming soon.
An excellent video to the end. Oana you are married to a true British 007 agent of the seas, Glen your sea plotting, repair of complex sailing gear, out board mechanic you are an inspiration. Have a great busy break because I cannot imagine you two sitting still, and I look forward to being invited on the next voyage. Wishing you both a very Happy Christmas and New Year 2021. Stay safe ...
Thanks for the great comment and compliment Roy. Glad you enjoy the videos. I'll be posting some more maintenance ones soon. Then we get back to sailing in the autumn.
Fantastic video, great narration & thank you for all the hard work in making it. It was a pleasure being with you on your travels. Have a good rest & please post videos of your time ashore, cheers, Simon.
Glen, have you heard about the Platino yacht tragedy. A few years ago Platino was sailing to Tonga from NZ, the auto pilot failed and crash gybed. Their Mainsheet traveller was wrenched off. The out of control car hit and killed one man then another man was knocked overboard by the boom. The boom wrecked itself on the shrouds and the remaining crew were eventually rescued. The yacht was salvaged. Crash gybing big sailboat has enormous forces. Glad it all worked out safely for you and Cloudy Bay.
Yes Andrew, I heard and read about that terrible tragedy. The report makes for sobering reading. Autohelm failure caused the gybe and a preventer that was incorrectly rigged and swept back spreader rig made the shrouds vulnerable. Classic of several small failures adding up to Catastrophe. A lot of talk about the guy who went overboard with no PFD, but realistically, the crew was never able to come back to him. He was lost, PDF or no. In our case, as we were shy reaching at the time, we didnt have the preventer rigged. I had slowed the boat to get the prop folded, and when came off the wind to power up I got disorientated and sailed through the wind from behind, I realised my error just as the boom swung across. Luckily for us it was only 15kts of wind and we only had 1/2 the mainsail area out. But the seas were pretty big and the boom swung wildly as the boat rolled. Previously, we had had an accidental gybe in 30kts with full mainsail. On that occasion there was a massive windshift while the autohelm was set on a magnetic course and only Oana on watch. But we had the preventer rigged, and it worked. The only damage were 2 bent stanchions on the bow (preventer bent them as it took up the massive strain). Crash gybes are VERY frightening on a big rig. The forces being outrageously high.
Nooooooo!!!!!!!!! How can you do this to me? The last video of the season? I can’t believe it. Well, this video was spectacular, frightening and mesmerizing, what a way to end it. You are an excellent and brave sailor. Until next time, may God be with you.🇺🇸🇬🇧
Thank you so much for your support and viewing Leo. Are you, like me, also a Leo? See you next season. In the meantime I'll see what other older material I can drag up.
It's been a short but great season, guys. I look forward to seeing you in... November? I guess we'll have to see what the gods have in store for us. Fair winds.
Yes ... the Covid gods ... Hopefully it will re-start sooner than later. But who knows with this Covid. All the boarders are mostly still closed to yachts
I know too well the effect of a crash gybe with a similar effect and 2000 miles still to land. So very sad to see that this is the end of your travels for a few months but even more that you bowed out without any words from the delightful Wanna Come Back Soon - Please. James Peto
@@SailCloudyBay Been there too. Once went for about 10 days of "no speaks" except for boat talk during a particularly difficult passage. Wishing you both well. James
Your narration is exquisite, enabling the viewer to voyage with you. I hope you don't linger long in the US this summer, for we have a bizzar Covid policy, hence the SC revelers. Please stay safe and thank you for your lovely videos.
We got out and back home to Europe as soon as the boat was out the water Diane. Hopefully we will re-start sooner than later. But who knows with this Covid. All the boarders are mostly still closed to yachts
Bravo! Great season! Really nice videos and your videos are absolutely getting better and better, and your really developing a style of your own! Hope the world will find its way back to (a more) normal phase again by next season, so it will remain fun to cruise (without two-week quarantine's at every country border etc). Have a great time back in UAE and looking forward to you next adventures already! Warm regards from Amsterdam.
At least you didn't say nearly 6m! Impressive though. I'm sure you'll check it out but the jybe may(will) have flex'd the deck so check above the ceiling below for sprung supports. Cloudy's a little battle weary, but the car/traveller are completely repairable and if I know you...! Grab some dpm for working on the outboard. It folds and stores easily and is as tough as old boots (1000 or 1200 grade).Fantastic sailing videos Glen and Oana, can't wait for next seasons' videos to start. You two are a complete inspiration for me. Have fun and thank you for the massive effort you put into these videos.
Bob ... thanks for the nice comment again. Unfortunately the camera never seems to capture the reality of the sea. But yes ... not quite 5m that time I'd have to admit! Good advise on checking other things after that gybe. Actually the gybe was not so dramatic. We only had 1/2 the mainsail out in 15kts wind. I dont think the boom even hit the lower shrouds, thank god. And had I had the traveler better secured, it might not even have gone off the track. I was cursing myself for hours afterwards. What is DPM by the way? some kind of absorbent matt?
@@SailCloudyBay No, damp proof membrane is used in building. It's available everywhere(?) and is cheap(ish). You'll find offcuts everywhere but complete rolls are 25*4m. Cut to size are good containment for the oil etc. Outboards are just awkward to work on. Also, it is tougher than many tarpaulins and is useful in a really big emergency when a large hole appears below the waterline. A large section of this placed over the hole worked best in Yachting World's test for improvisation in extreme conditions where it can be dragged from the bow backwards from either side of the boat. Am I tempting providence? Available in black and grey! You are like me and want your boat perfect. I enjoy a lot of sailing channels, but not many are about "proper" sailing, well done.
Wow. Great job! I absolutely love the detail you pay to the rigging, sails charting and strategy. Quite educational. I’m very interested in a 44 foot Hallberg-Rassy for my wife and I. I have a lot of preparation both financial and educational before this happens. That being said, you seem like the perfect people to learn from.
Free state yachts not doubt? I asked my dad to go down and take a look at it before they put it under wraps. He was not able to make it. My email address is thomas.haldis@me.com, I’d love to tap you for advice as I move through the process. Tom
I regret we have no more adventure from you? We miss you. Give us some news; you were fantastic the three of you ,a kiss to cloudy bay and you two/ Pierre henry.
Shakespearean dilemma: To Cayman or to Peake? You must choose between the sunny hot islands and the foggy, yet comfortable North. And yes, I agree the Cloudy Bay is sexy. Then again, there's plenty of beauty around you! By the way, the fluttering lee end of the sails, could it be this is rather due to the setting (loose sail) rather than the sail itself? Hope to see you soon, Glen and Oana.
Hi Serban. Glad we headed north now, because Cloudy Bay will be staying ashore for another year. Due to Covid restrictions we have decided to defer a year. On the sail flutter, Yes I can trim the sail to stop that, but then the bottom of the sail would be over sheeted. The material up there has just stretched too much. New set of sails arriving from Denmark in the coming weeks :)
Love it!! Very very informative!! Thank You very much! Man. My dream is to have an Sail Boat like yours and be able to travel the World. The Night parts was fantastic! super cool!~ (The minute 32:01 views was amazing!)
@@SailCloudyBay last year Falmouth to Valencia. This years plan was scrapped like so many others so just a couple of localish trips from Valencia. (Videos are available for the terminally bored only ) ;-)
I absolutely love your content and approach to sharing your experience. I saw your oil field coveralls in another video and it resonated with me. My wife and I are both chemical engineers. Your channel has really changed my feelings on a HR or similar blue ocean cruiser. I would be very interested to hear your thoughts on catamaran vs monohull. We are currently in NJ weekend sailing on our 34 Catalina. Thank you!
I enjoy your videos very much!! As a foreign flagged vessel do you have any regulatory issues with the coast guard or home land when moving within the USA? Thanks and fair winds Ross
Hi Ross, glad you enjoy the videos. When we first arrive into the USA we have to check-in with the CBP, like any foreigner arriving in the country. We both need (and have) full USA visas, B1/2. If we don't have a valid "USA cruising permit" they issue that too, for 1 year validity. Each time we move "port" we have to call into (telephone) the local CBP and they apparently log our movements on our cruising permit. Oddly, when we depart USA, there are zero formalities, we don't even need to call in. Seems a bit odd because this means the CBP records will still show that we are in our last port .... like forever!
Say, what's with the Airbus t-shirt there? I work in flight test engineering at Boeing, and quite like your channel, but may have to reconsider now. Kidding, obviously...love the channel! Glad you didn't do any severe damage to the boat. Mike
Mike ... haha! No, I have nothing to do with Airbus. This is one of my old "working" teeshirts that was given to me in an Airbus sponsored sailing event in Dubai. Come to think of it, I never was Boeing sponsoring any sail boat racing. Shame on you! Get that changed will you. and as a primer, they are welcome to sponsor us!!
A dramatic ending, in weird times, when idiots obey idiots, and don't listen to doctors, maybe they will learn, when they see children dying by the thousands and are part of the tens of millions of new unemployed, maybe they will learn! Thank you glen, thank you Oana, for the hard work of filming, editing, sharing and taking us in beautiful CB. KEEP SAFE! Kind regards.
Another cloudy bay season done, will miss you guys. I hope your time home is at least relaxing and productive. Is the new plan back down the east coast in the early spring and through the canal?
Thanks Akathe. Yes, thats the plan .... But we wont set off again until we know all countries are back open for business. Right now, the Pacific islands are all but closed to cruising yachts.
Bravo 👍👍👍👍👍 I love what you do ..... the editing is smart, the details are relevant .... WONDERFull...... Tu as parlé de New Zélande......? ....c’est pour quand ? Merci encore pour ce travail ... Fred
Those large waves swills are really terrifying I never sailed but I never seen something like it in other videos. Anyway I am going to miss you wishing you all the best and see you soon.
Thanks for watching, Ali. Yes that swell was surreal. And the camera never seems to actually capture the real extent of waves or swell. So often when in big seas we film and are very disappointed the video does not reflect the reality.
Nick, our plan is to go directly to Panama this autumn. But we wont set off again until we know all countries are back open for business. Right now, the Pacific islands are all but closed to cruising yachts.
Watched on TV. Great episode. Can the sails be cleaned and uv protection/reconditioned? Do faster boats go thru saila Faster? How many miles/months on your sails? Your boat is pretty fast as what I've seen from all your episodes. Thanks for sharing your adventures 👍
The sails are original from 2012 and while we admittedly don't sail all the time, the boat has now done 25000 miles (by June 2020). We had them refurbished in Spain in 2017 when the boat was at 5000mile done. All the UV protection material was renewed at that time. Then more repairs in Antigua in 2019. Yes, the sails can be cleaned, but its not easy. The real issue is that we now are having more and more repairs to do on them. One of our biggest fears, with only 2 of us as crew, is a major sail failure mid Ocean. For instance a mainsail ripped in half or a genoa failure ending with up under the bow in the water. Any of these would create an extremely dangerous situation for us. The other issue is that they are now starting to lose their optimum aerodynamic shape, meaning they are losing efficiency. No, I don't think faster boats get through sails quicker than slower boats. Its all about how you expose them to the sun and how you abuse them when sailing (not trimming correctly, not reducing sail in too much wind etc).
nooooooo not the last Vid, please don't do that with meeeeee.😭. How am I going to have breakfast and sleep on the coucht. I have to take a drink now. Wish you both all the best and take care. See you in winter again
if you have time a couple questions about the lewmar traveller? I also have frozen hardware and sheeves in both the car and ends. You had to coax them out...did you replace screws with lewmar parts? or std stainless cap head bolts? How did you get the balls all back into the car and on the track? or did you have the carrier transfer track section/device onboard? nice field repair!
When we first bought the boat in 2016, we also had seized sheaves on the track ends and traveler. I replaced them with new and lubricated with dry teflon. I saved all the old parts which thankfully included the old stainless steel bolts. So for those bolts that I had to drill out, I replaced with (cleaned-up) old ones. Sometimes it pays to be a hoarder! Getting the balls back into the car: we put half the balls into the traveler then really struggled to squeeze the remaining ones in. We'd get one ball in one side and one or two others would fall back out the other side! Very tedious! Apparently, I've since learned, the trick is to install the traveler on a small piece of (spare) track, upside-down, then once all the balls are installed, slide the traveler from this small piece of track onto the main track.
Dear Glen, when the gybe crash happened did you have the preventer fixed? If yes why it didnt work? Congratulations for your sailing and thanks for sharing. Gilberto
Normally, we religiously have one on anytime we are greater than 120 deg off the wind. But on this occasion we didn't have a preventer, and we shouldnt have needed one but for a stupid mistake by me. This is what happened: A thunder squall had just passed and I'd just turned the motor off to commence sailing again (we always run the motor when there's lightning around us). The wind was just before the beam (~70deg) when I turned off the motor. But we were moving too fast for the prop to fold properly. So I came into the wind little and eased the main to slow us down, and then prop then folded OK. But as I only had the main out, and now not much forward headway, I PERCIEVED the boat was having difficulty to bear away again, so I put the wheel harder over. In actual fact we had born away just fine but I had just got myself all disorientated in the pitch black of night. Cloudy was actually already way off the wind and still turning even further. The very moment I realised what was going on, the boat gybed before I could correct it. The damage could have been so much worse. We only had 1/2 the main out and the wind had dropped to just 15kts. But taming and arresting that wildly swinging boom in the swell was VERY dangerous. So, if this happens ever again, what is the solution? I have decided to buy a boom brake that will be permanently installed, no matter what direction the wind. While this wont stop the gybe itself, it will definitely make a similar mistake more forgiving.
@@SailCloudyBay I own a HR43 sailing in the Med. I dont have a preventer or a boom brake but I want to use one of them. So I’m courious about the boom brake you will chose and the fittings of it. I have looked at you preventer installation but I was not able from the videos to understand exactly how it is fitted.
Gilberto, If you haven't got a gybe preventer, its an absolute must, must, must. Accidentally gybe a HR43 under full mainsail and for sure you are going to be in a very bad situation both in terms of damage and extreme danger trying to recover a wildly swinging boom (because for certain the mainsheet will no longer be attached to the boat). The boom brake now plan to buy is a "Captain Don Boom brake". You can find it on google. We have 2 types of gybe preventers on Cloudy Bay. 1) the one that came with the boat, which is the one I mostly use. It runs through the inside of the boom. So you take one end to a mast winch and other end (which exits the boom near the mainsheet) you take forward to the bow cleat to secure it, and then tensioned the it on a mast winch. 2) an eye loop either side of the boom on its outer end. Using a soft shackle I attach a very long line to one loop and then take it forward, around the bow cleat, then all the way aft to a cockpit winch. This way I can adjust the gybe preventer without leaving the cockpit. I use this on long downwind passages, like crossing the Atlantic. The setup actually has 2 long lines. One for each side of the boom - one active, one lazy - depending on which gybe you are on. You can find us using the second setup when we cross the Atlantic in our video: ruclips.net/video/7tBPNAOdEKE/видео.html Hope this helps you.
Love your videos. They are so well done with smooth transitions. Do you mind me asking which video editing program you use? I am new to using a GoPro and need a program that is user friendly besides the ones that GoPro offers. Thanks! Happy sailing!
Glen, I’ll apologize in advance if you’ve already answered this, but how did you manage to obtain approval to enter the US during Covid? Though being by an American, we were in lockdown in Sardinia while you were entering Palm Beach. I was under the impression that the US had closed its borders as well. Just curious what was your experience obtaining approvals. As an added note, we managed to get authorizations to leave Cagliari on May 18 and have made our way to Sicily. Right now I’m afraid to leave for fear the EU will not allow us to return, so planning on winter here. Strange times indeed.
Zero issues or challenges whatsoever when we entered the USA. And we had called 3 times from Cayman to make sure prior to departure. None of the CBP agents seemed to even understand why we were concerned about not being allowed in! They only told us the entry ban in place was for non-USA residents arriving from Europe, China, Canada and Mexico. Its a bit odd, because that the time you could not cross into USA from either the Mexican or Canadian land borders .... and I believe those borders are still closed today. But ... when we did arrive, for everyone in those southern states it seemed like life as normal, as if the pandemic didnt exist. They paid the price a month later .....
Do you wear a inflatable harness offshore? Our two ( single ) handed sailing rule was to not leave the cockpit at night without the other crew being on deck. Have you tried medications for seasickness? Better to be drowsy than sick and incapacitated.
@@SailCloudyBay We have only done near coastal cruising but some 8 ft. seas. We took half a Dramamine at least 1/2 hour before departure and that is usually enough. Falling overboard at night is 50%+ fatal. Consider locator beacons. Your boat is the envy of 99% of the vloggers so bring the single handed safety standards up to it.
@@leeoldershaw956 yes, I do have an AIS personal location transponder on me when I'm on deck. Trouble is, even with that, I very much doubt Oana could get back to me.
@@SailCloudyBay I think you were a racer so you know the importance of training and practice. I saw a documentary of a US Aegis cruiser where the captain was giving man-overboard training to a junior officer and explaining the advantages of a "K" turn in this 567 ft. ship. It's doubly difficult on big ships because you have to say the correct words to the helmsman. You are aware of the problems so see what you can do.
If i was a betting man. I would say that this vessel and a skipper with a type A personality would be ready for a sail up along the NE Coast of NL and Labrador. Past the Torngats and up into the famous Davis Straight. With maybe a dash over to Nuuk, Greenland. To put the Arctic Ocean down as another body of water sailed by Cloudy Bay. Care to follow in the foot steps of British Naval Legends. You could call it Midnight Sun sailing. Opposed to Champagne sailing. There is all kinds of heated clothing for the reluctant. Even rechargeable!!!
R Christie haha! While the Captain maybe keen for such a northbound sortie, his admiral would NEVER give the OK. We got as far as Maine ( in August) before icicles on her nose turned us back! That said, I have actually cruised north coast of NL when I lived for 4 years in St. John’s and owned a Contessa 32. Very exciting cruising area up there. And certainly not crowded ( we never laid eyes on another boat for 2 weeks ... and that was in August).
Glen - great video. Can you please provide a link to the NOAA Gulfstream plots? Do you download with iridium or how once underway? Issue I had once was understanding where I was in relation to its width while crossing and heading south. Thanks in advance. Bernie
Bernie, here is the link to the site I use. There are likely others. www.passageweather.com/ I cannot (have not tried) to download during a passage with Iridium. For this passage, when in West Palm on phone signal, I screen-shot the daily forecast plots of the streams and used those on the passage. Yes, its quite tricky sometimes to know if/when you are in the middle of the stream. I use the SOG vs through-water speed comparison and also the water temperature. The center of the flow always has the highest temperature.
@@SailCloudyBay Thanks Glen...Borecol (Boracol, Borecol, etc)…seems to be a Great Britain product (saw it in Sailing Britcan...Cannot find it in West Marine, Amazon, Defender….When search it came back as some kind of health supplement! … Maybe is not brand maybe some kind of chemical or substance..?
Yes, it would definitely have helped Anthony. I usually always have a preventer rigged whenever the wind is aft of the beam, but this was an odd situation. The wind was on the beam and I was having trouble to get the prop folded: To cut a long story short, I got disorientated and steered well off the wind accidentally. The moment I realized what was happening, the gybe occured. Luckily it was only 15kts of wind and we only had 1/2 the mainsail out.
Yes! very true. We hadn't expected to use it again till we finished the circumnavigation. Will get a new one for when we leave - that one is beyond embarrasment!
Ive mentioned it before, but the captain’s skills are second to none. Not many are undertaking those issues themselves. Even to be prepared with spare parts, tools, etc., are an effort. Great stuff.
Thanks Thomas. Yes, I was a good boy scout ... "always be prepared" :) Seriously though, when we go east from Panama and head westwards, we really needs to ensure we can be self sufficient for as much as possible. So far is all just good practice for the many empty miles between Panama and NZ and again NZ to South Africa.
Well done guys and thank you again, loved watching your videos through the last couple of months kept us sane during this strange times. Can’t wait for all this to be over and looking forward to your next adventures. By far the best sailing Chanel about......! Keep safe guys.
Our pleasure! Some more coming soon.
Hands down, one of the FINEST sailing sites on RUclips. Excellent camera work, commentary and editing. Really great. And thank you for not using filler music. ! Safe travels!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks again for a lovely season of sailing. Be safe while you’re in Europe, I very much look forward to you setting sail and being on the blue again soon. Thanks for sharing cloudy Bay with us she is an awesome boat and you two are so fantastic!!!
Many thanks, David. Be back as soon as we can, Covid willing (we need the borders in Pacific to re-open).
Thanks so much for a wonderful season of sailing. Hope you'll be back producing beautiful films again next year.
I hope so too!
wonderful sailing...no silly music - just great commentary and beautiful video. I can't for the life of me imagine what Glen must do in the off-season when not sailing...he's SO busy and energetic all the time on the boat! I just can't imagine him hunkered down in Bucharest watching TV reruns...
Hmmm yes, thats kind of how it is! Currently enjoying our evenings watching "The Crown" on Netflix and during the day riding our motorbike, editing videos and planning next season on Cloudy Bay. My hands and feet are going soft!
If you want FULL details of our day-to-day life aboard, you may like to read our daily blogs on www.sailcloudybay.com. The days from this leg of the passage make quite good reading!
Hope you guys are ok 😐 Miss your nice sailing footage
Going to miss your videos!! have a wonderful trip while off the boat.looking forward to your return and watching you pamper Cloudy Bay .stay safe
Thanks so much, Tom. See you in the fall. Hopefully it will re-start sooner than later. But who knows with this Covid. All the boarders are mostly still closed to yachts
The many moods of a long passage, so beautiful. And sobering to see you guys caught out and Cloudy damaged.
Yes, it was certainly quite a changeable situation. And not really helped by Oana just wanting to get there.
Great videos- hope you guys come back online with more next season, this is my favorite of all the sailing channels.
We will be!
Your videos are just perfect. Love the detail you give whilst sailing and making repairs. Very educational for me as one who dreams of having a similar sailing journey one day.
Glad you like them
What a wonderful Sailing Channel....really like the refreshing clear and logical format, the mix of topics and above all, the crew.....I think the Skipper could have starred on Britt TV before it was Britt TV....(you have brought laughter to my belly..: ) ...Dang..now I have to find time to binge watch! Long Live Cloudy Bay!
Hope you enjoyed binging Roger!
This is just fantastic content once again, thank you for sharing this season with us, top top sailing channel !
Our pleasure, Richard. See you again soon.
Thank you for a special exciting season . Loved every episodes. Paulette & John
glad you guys enjoyed it. Hoping for more soon!
Thank you for a wonderful films. I wish you beautiful days and favorable wind :)
Many thanks!
It's been inspiring following you guys on your adventures aboard the magnificently maintained Cloudy Bay. Hope you get her repaired during the seasonal break in Chesapeake Bay. Take it easy and I look forward to seeing you on your next adventure. 👍⛵️
Thanks Guys
Thanks for all the work you guys do putting the videos together! Your perspective on the way you capture the moments and how you project them to us is spot on! Beautiful Boat!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the sharing. You by far are the best sailing channel.
I would love to hear more about your sail choices and how you rig them. The spinnaker setup was very creative.
Best wishes to you both and look forward to next season.
Thank you! Will do!
Thank you for taking us with you on your last voyage of the season. hope you stay well and look forward to your next adventures in the next season. Jasmine
Thanks so much, guys. See you later in the year, Covid willing.
Thanks so much for sharing your adventures on Cloudy bay .Your videos have been such an inspiration and helped me escape from the harsh reality of recently losing my younger brother to cancer.
Im really looking forward to a new season and wish you both all the best
So sorry to hear of you lost Steven. But happy our videos in someway help lift you. Take Care
love this stuff - particularly when simply listening to waves go by. So much more fun on the ocean than on the land. These two have enabled me to compile a large list of places I intend to never go to!
Haha .... hope the list is not too long!
Thanks for this lovely video! Looking forward for the next part of your „round-the-world“ trip! Stay healthy!
Karsten, thanks for the compliment. Hopefully it will re-start sooner than later. But who knows with this Covid. All the boarders are mostly still closed to yachts
Well. The great thing about being such an industrial bugger, is that it will be a short list of
to-do's. When you are ready to drop your vessel back into the place where she belongs.
You are a very conscious sailor who takes enormous pride in his vessel. Well done. I enjoyed all your posts.
Thanks for the compliment. Industrial Bugger ... like it :)
@@SailCloudyBay lol i hoped, you would.
Thanks for the adventure, by the way. Im looking forward to more. She is a beautiful vessel. Maybe the Mrs. can get herself a vile or two of Dimanhydranate IM. in the off chance she gets quite Sea sick. The pills never did anything for me. Couldnt keep the damned things down long enough for them to work. One shot of the miracle water and i was fine.
R Christie noted ... we’ll take a look at that.
The videos have been amazing. Thanks. We are at Shipwright Harbor across from Herrington Harbor. What a beautiful area! Looking forward to new videos of your next adventure.
Thanks guys, again a great diary of your passage. Nothing like a chinese gybe in the dark to raise your adrenalin levels and prove again that the only people who think that passages are all uneventful and everything is plain sailing ... are not sailors ⛵. Have a good sleep Cloudy and stay safe Glen and Oana 😷 . Ron🤓🇦🇺
Dilligaf ... yes, and to use the common phrase in English: "Life isn't always plain sailing"
Kudos to both of you especially Oana for being the ultimate ship mate. That stretch leading into Onslow Bay after being fried by Frying Pan shoals was one of our worst overnight passages. Unlike the two of you, we had a crew of four to share the beating. Unfortunately, At Beaufort docks we had a crew member jump ship swearing never to set foot on an ocean sailing boat again which he has not. Hope you both recover, re-energies and re-connect with Cloudy Bay when COVID time pass!
Thanks Michael. Yes, we are looking forward to getting back to her and even more looking forward to Covid being "done"!
Thanks Glen, really enjoyed the season. I hope Cloudy handled TS Isaias well. It was much more of an issue up North than here in South Florida. Lake Worth is right up the road from us. Looking forward to next season. All the best!
Yes thanks. The eye and what was left of the storm passed directly over the boat in north Chesapeake. So much for getting her safely 100 miles inland! But no issues apparently. The cover even stayed on the dinghy. But this storm again reinforced my notion that there is no point simply storing the boat somewhere on the east coast, even if it is out of the insurance hurricane zone .... because those storms so often sweep up the coast. Inland up the Chesapeake is the ideal spot.
Oh Calamity😱....alas, the Commodore gets 🤮comatosed and Captain Glen loses his balls😬....I mean; he loses his bearings🤯....No; I meant, he loses the ball bearings🤬..!? Certainly an action-packed episode with the Gulfstream, Hatteras & lightning squalls all getting into the act; and...as always, great editing and commentary. Stay Safe & Sane.
As always .... funny comment :)
Missing you This season. I hope you both are safe and we can see you in the fall next year starting to sail that beautiful ship cloudy Bay. Take care be safe can’t wait to see you guys Out on the blue
Thanks David. Yes we are both safe and well. ....and now vaccinated also. Will be back out in the autumn. But, I do have several more videos coming form the 2019 season that we are only just editing. Coming soon.
Fantastic Sailing with CloudyBay. This ship is my friend, and Glenn an Oana too. I´ll miss you, Bye, Mario
Awww ... thats nice. Thanks Mario.
Great have a good summer but looking forward to 2021 Thank you for sharing the adventure
Thanks, you too!
An excellent video to the end. Oana you are married to a true British 007 agent of the seas, Glen your sea plotting, repair of complex sailing gear, out board mechanic you are an inspiration. Have a great busy break because I cannot imagine you two sitting still, and I look forward to being invited on the next voyage. Wishing you both a very Happy Christmas and New Year 2021. Stay safe ...
Thanks for the great comment and compliment Roy. Glad you enjoy the videos. I'll be posting some more maintenance ones soon. Then we get back to sailing in the autumn.
Fantastic video, great narration & thank you for all the hard work in making it. It was a pleasure being with you on your travels. Have a good rest & please post videos of your time ashore, cheers, Simon.
Thanks Simon. Hopefully back in the fall
Going to miss this very much Have a great off season Stay Safe
Back before you know it Brad
Glen, have you heard about the Platino yacht tragedy. A few years ago Platino was sailing to Tonga from NZ, the auto pilot failed and crash gybed. Their Mainsheet traveller was wrenched off. The out of control car hit and killed one man then another man was knocked overboard by the boom. The boom wrecked itself on the shrouds and the remaining crew were eventually rescued. The yacht was salvaged. Crash gybing big sailboat has enormous forces. Glad it all worked out safely for you and Cloudy Bay.
Yes Andrew, I heard and read about that terrible tragedy. The report makes for sobering reading. Autohelm failure caused the gybe and a preventer that was incorrectly rigged and swept back spreader rig made the shrouds vulnerable. Classic of several small failures adding up to Catastrophe. A lot of talk about the guy who went overboard with no PFD, but realistically, the crew was never able to come back to him. He was lost, PDF or no.
In our case, as we were shy reaching at the time, we didnt have the preventer rigged. I had slowed the boat to get the prop folded, and when came off the wind to power up I got disorientated and sailed through the wind from behind, I realised my error just as the boom swung across. Luckily for us it was only 15kts of wind and we only had 1/2 the mainsail area out. But the seas were pretty big and the boom swung wildly as the boat rolled. Previously, we had had an accidental gybe in 30kts with full mainsail. On that occasion there was a massive windshift while the autohelm was set on a magnetic course and only Oana on watch. But we had the preventer rigged, and it worked. The only damage were 2 bent stanchions on the bow (preventer bent them as it took up the massive strain). Crash gybes are VERY frightening on a big rig. The forces being outrageously high.
Can you explain the wind direction on the charts, particularly the upside down F, L and Nike like swoosh? Your videos are informative and soothing!
Have a great time. Waiting for your next adventure. Stay safe both of you, thanks again for the great videos
Our pleasure!
Nooooooo!!!!!!!!! How can you do this to me? The last video of the season?
I can’t believe it. Well, this video was spectacular, frightening and mesmerizing, what a way to end it.
You are an excellent and brave sailor. Until next time, may God be with you.🇺🇸🇬🇧
Thank you so much for your support and viewing Leo. Are you, like me, also a Leo? See you next season. In the meantime I'll see what other older material I can drag up.
Thank you, I’ll be here, God’s will, waiting for Sail cloudy bay alerts.
With your love of shallow places, coves, light house watching. And your affection for gadgets and projects - maybe a forward looking sonar ?
good idea
It's been a short but great season, guys. I look forward to seeing you in... November? I guess we'll have to see what the gods have in store for us. Fair winds.
Yes ... the Covid gods ... Hopefully it will re-start sooner than later. But who knows with this Covid. All the boarders are mostly still closed to yachts
I know too well the effect of a crash gybe with a similar effect and 2000 miles still to land.
So very sad to see that this is the end of your travels for a few months but even more that you bowed out without any words from the delightful Wanna Come Back Soon - Please. James Peto
James Peto yes agree. Oana was a bit mute by the end. She really needed a break from the boat :(
@@SailCloudyBay Been there too. Once went for about 10 days of "no speaks" except for boat talk during a particularly difficult passage. Wishing you both well. James
Well done. New subscriber to your channel. I enjoyed watching this video from start to finish.
Thanks and welcome. Lots of other good ones on our channel if you fancy a binge watch
That was an epic crossing. Welcome back to the Chesapeake Bay. I hope to see you sailing here when you return to the water.
Should be back in the water in October. Covid willing
@@SailCloudyBay I plan to be here in Annapolis in October; I'll help you in any way possible; you can count on me.
Your narration is exquisite, enabling the viewer to voyage with you. I hope you don't linger long in the US this summer, for we have a bizzar Covid policy, hence the SC revelers. Please stay safe and thank you for your lovely videos.
We got out and back home to Europe as soon as the boat was out the water Diane. Hopefully we will re-start sooner than later. But who knows with this Covid. All the boarders are mostly still closed to yachts
Bravo! Great season! Really nice videos and your videos are absolutely getting better and better, and your really developing a style of your own! Hope the world will find its way back to (a more) normal phase again by next season, so it will remain fun to cruise (without two-week quarantine's at every country border etc). Have a great time back in UAE and looking forward to you next adventures already! Warm regards from Amsterdam.
Thank you very much! But we are in Romania. UAE was our last place of work before we retired to sail in 2016.
Another wonderful video! I'm going to miss watching your videos until you resume again!
Glad you like them, Dick. Hopefully the borders with reopen later in the year. But may not .... :(
At least you didn't say nearly 6m! Impressive though. I'm sure you'll check it out but the jybe may(will) have flex'd the deck so check above the ceiling below for sprung supports. Cloudy's a little battle weary, but the car/traveller are completely repairable and if I know you...! Grab some dpm for working on the outboard. It folds and stores easily and is as tough as old boots (1000 or 1200 grade).Fantastic sailing videos Glen and Oana, can't wait for next seasons' videos to start. You two are a complete inspiration for me. Have fun and thank you for the massive effort you put into these videos.
Bob ... thanks for the nice comment again. Unfortunately the camera never seems to capture the reality of the sea. But yes ... not quite 5m that time I'd have to admit! Good advise on checking other things after that gybe. Actually the gybe was not so dramatic. We only had 1/2 the mainsail out in 15kts wind. I dont think the boom even hit the lower shrouds, thank god. And had I had the traveler better secured, it might not even have gone off the track. I was cursing myself for hours afterwards. What is DPM by the way? some kind of absorbent matt?
@@SailCloudyBay No, damp proof membrane is used in building. It's available everywhere(?) and is cheap(ish). You'll find offcuts everywhere but complete rolls are 25*4m. Cut to size are good containment for the oil etc. Outboards are just awkward to work on. Also, it is tougher than many tarpaulins and is useful in a really big emergency when a large hole appears below the waterline. A large section of this placed over the hole worked best in Yachting World's test for improvisation in extreme conditions where it can be dragged from the bow backwards from either side of the boat. Am I tempting providence? Available in black and grey! You are like me and want your boat perfect. I enjoy a lot of sailing channels, but not many are about "proper" sailing, well done.
Bob, I'll have to take a look at that. I have several pieces of tarp for that "hole plugging" purpose, but maybe DPM would be better.
Best content on YT. Thank you both.
Wow, thank you!
Happy holidays, greetings from La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
Hmmm La Paz. Went there once to kite surf. Love the place. Maybe we will venture up to Baja before crossing the Pacific.
Wow. Great job! I absolutely love the detail you pay to the rigging, sails charting and strategy. Quite educational. I’m very interested in a 44 foot Hallberg-Rassy for my wife and I. I have a lot of preparation both financial and educational before this happens. That being said, you seem like the perfect people to learn from.
Funny you should mention the HR44 ... I was onboard one today at the HR private show in Maryland, USA. Very nice boat.
Free state yachts not doubt? I asked my dad to go down and take a look at it before they put it under wraps. He was not able to make it. My email address is thomas.haldis@me.com, I’d love to tap you for advice as I move through the process. Tom
Just emailed you....
My favorite videos about sailing, too many others are just interested in talking about their experiences and not sailing.
James, Yeah, we don't like all that reality TV type stuff. Its the sailing experience we like to show. Not so much our personal lives aboard.
I regret we have no more adventure from you? We miss you. Give us some news; you were fantastic the three of you ,a kiss to cloudy bay and you two/
Pierre henry.
Shakespearean dilemma: To Cayman or to Peake? You must choose between the sunny hot islands and the foggy, yet comfortable North. And yes, I agree the Cloudy Bay is sexy. Then again, there's plenty of beauty around you!
By the way, the fluttering lee end of the sails, could it be this is rather due to the setting (loose sail) rather than the sail itself? Hope to see you soon, Glen and Oana.
Hi Serban. Glad we headed north now, because Cloudy Bay will be staying ashore for another year. Due to Covid restrictions we have decided to defer a year. On the sail flutter, Yes I can trim the sail to stop that, but then the bottom of the sail would be over sheeted. The material up there has just stretched too much. New set of sails arriving from Denmark in the coming weeks :)
@@SailCloudyBay "Hold on tight, Cloudy Bay. Hold on tight, Oana! We'll be there soon." Gosh! Tight hugs for both of you.
Another excellent sailing video! Have a great summer!
Many thanks!
Love it!! Very very informative!! Thank You very much! Man. My dream is to have an Sail Boat like yours and be able to travel the World. The Night parts was fantastic! super cool!~ (The minute 32:01 views was amazing!)
Our pleasure!
Loved these last couple of videos, and the whole season of course.
Thanks guys. Where do you sail your Twister 28?
@@SailCloudyBay last year Falmouth to Valencia. This years plan was scrapped like so many others so just a couple of localish trips from Valencia. (Videos are available for the terminally bored only ) ;-)
I took a look. Keep going. if you look at our first videos they were very sketchy!
I absolutely love your content and approach to sharing your experience. I saw your oil field coveralls in another video and it resonated with me. My wife and I are both chemical engineers.
Your channel has really changed my feelings on a HR or similar blue ocean cruiser. I would be very interested to hear your thoughts on catamaran vs monohull.
We are currently in NJ weekend sailing on our 34 Catalina. Thank you!
Thank you! Will do!
Still waiting for both of you to sart-up again!
BTW, at least your laundry got clean
We're re-started!!! new videos on yesterday and more to come.
Do you recall the brand name of your glasses you’re wearing in this episode because they are very stylish
I enjoy your videos very much!! As a foreign flagged vessel do you have any regulatory issues with the coast guard or home land when moving within the USA? Thanks and fair winds Ross
Hi Ross, glad you enjoy the videos. When we first arrive into the USA we have to check-in with the CBP, like any foreigner arriving in the country. We both need (and have) full USA visas, B1/2. If we don't have a valid "USA cruising permit" they issue that too, for 1 year validity. Each time we move "port" we have to call into (telephone) the local CBP and they apparently log our movements on our cruising permit. Oddly, when we depart USA, there are zero formalities, we don't even need to call in. Seems a bit odd because this means the CBP records will still show that we are in our last port .... like forever!
@@SailCloudyBay Interesting.
@@SailCloudyBay that is weird, but on the upside if you have never left the USA you might be eligible for a pension -)
Hope everything is ok! Looking forward to to your next post
Working on it!
Say, what's with the Airbus t-shirt there? I work in flight test engineering at Boeing, and quite like your channel, but may have to reconsider now.
Kidding, obviously...love the channel! Glad you didn't do any severe damage to the boat.
Mike
Mike ... haha! No, I have nothing to do with Airbus. This is one of my old "working" teeshirts that was given to me in an Airbus sponsored sailing event in Dubai. Come to think of it, I never was Boeing sponsoring any sail boat racing. Shame on you! Get that changed will you. and as a primer, they are welcome to sponsor us!!
A dramatic ending, in weird times, when idiots obey idiots, and don't listen to doctors, maybe they will learn, when they see children dying by the thousands and are part of the tens of millions of new unemployed, maybe they will learn! Thank you glen, thank you Oana, for the hard work of filming, editing, sharing and taking us in beautiful CB.
KEEP SAFE!
Kind regards.
Thanks again Andre.
Another cloudy bay season done, will miss you guys. I hope your time home is at least relaxing and productive. Is the new plan back down the east coast in the early spring and through the canal?
Thanks Akathe. Yes, thats the plan .... But we wont set off again until we know all countries are back open for business. Right now, the Pacific islands are all but closed to cruising yachts.
Bravo 👍👍👍👍👍
I love what you do ..... the editing is smart, the details are relevant ....
WONDERFull......
Tu as parlé de New Zélande......? ....c’est pour quand ?
Merci encore pour ce travail ...
Fred
Next season we hope to get across the Pacific. And yes, NZ will be the destination.
Great job!
Thank you! Cheers!
You were very fortunate that shroud prevented you from going overboard. Also, having the traveler fail was not good.
John, yes it was a bit of an awakening!
Those large waves swills are really terrifying I never sailed but I never seen something like it in other videos. Anyway I am going to miss you wishing you all the best and see you soon.
Thanks for watching, Ali. Yes that swell was surreal. And the camera never seems to actually capture the real extent of waves or swell. So often when in big seas we film and are very disappointed the video does not reflect the reality.
Sail Cloudy Bay I really felt it, it was scary. I thought it was a huge submarine was passing by or whale or abnormal natural phenomenon.
Hi Glenn I discovered something new, HR is not ketch as Amel 😊
Excitement right to the end with some difficult conditions. Glad you are all ok.
What's the plan for the new season? Cuba, Panama, Pacific?
Nick, our plan is to go directly to Panama this autumn. But we wont set off again until we know all countries are back open for business. Right now, the Pacific islands are all but closed to cruising yachts.
Maybe cloudy will be back soon.. take care 👍😍
Yes, we will be back! Once this Covid is under control and when we are vaccinated and safe to travel again. Plan to restart this autumn
Watched on TV. Great episode. Can the sails be cleaned and uv protection/reconditioned? Do faster boats go thru saila Faster? How many miles/months on your sails? Your boat is pretty fast as what I've seen from all your episodes. Thanks for sharing your adventures 👍
The sails are original from 2012 and while we admittedly don't sail all the time, the boat has now done 25000 miles (by June 2020). We had them refurbished in Spain in 2017 when the boat was at 5000mile done. All the UV protection material was renewed at that time. Then more repairs in Antigua in 2019.
Yes, the sails can be cleaned, but its not easy. The real issue is that we now are having more and more repairs to do on them. One of our biggest fears, with only 2 of us as crew, is a major sail failure mid Ocean. For instance a mainsail ripped in half or a genoa failure ending with up under the bow in the water. Any of these would create an extremely dangerous situation for us. The other issue is that they are now starting to lose their optimum aerodynamic shape, meaning they are losing efficiency.
No, I don't think faster boats get through sails quicker than slower boats. Its all about how you expose them to the sun and how you abuse them when sailing (not trimming correctly, not reducing sail in too much wind etc).
How are your cruising plans for next season (with all the cojona stuff in mind)?
We are planning to set sail again in the autumn of 2021, heading south to the ABC islands then to Panama and start Pacific crossing early 2022
nooooooo not the last Vid, please don't do that with meeeeee.😭. How am I going to have breakfast and sleep on the coucht. I have to take a drink now.
Wish you both all the best and take care. See you in winter again
Roland, yes, hopefully we will provide you with winter viewing again.
if you have time a couple questions about the lewmar traveller? I also have frozen hardware and sheeves in both the car and ends. You had to coax them out...did you replace screws with lewmar parts? or std stainless cap head bolts? How did you get the balls all back into the car and on the track? or did you have the carrier transfer track section/device onboard? nice field repair!
When we first bought the boat in 2016, we also had seized sheaves on the track ends and traveler. I replaced them with new and lubricated with dry teflon. I saved all the old parts which thankfully included the old stainless steel bolts. So for those bolts that I had to drill out, I replaced with (cleaned-up) old ones. Sometimes it pays to be a hoarder! Getting the balls back into the car: we put half the balls into the traveler then really struggled to squeeze the remaining ones in. We'd get one ball in one side and one or two others would fall back out the other side! Very tedious! Apparently, I've since learned, the trick is to install the traveler on a small piece of (spare) track, upside-down, then once all the balls are installed, slide the traveler from this small piece of track onto the main track.
Beautiful. Very Nice
Thank you! 😊
Dear Glen, when the gybe crash happened did you have the preventer fixed? If yes why it didnt work? Congratulations for your sailing and thanks for sharing. Gilberto
Normally, we religiously have one on anytime we are greater than 120 deg off the wind. But on this occasion we didn't have a preventer, and we shouldnt have needed one but for a stupid mistake by me.
This is what happened: A thunder squall had just passed and I'd just turned the motor off to commence sailing again (we always run the motor when there's lightning around us). The wind was just before the beam (~70deg) when I turned off the motor. But we were moving too fast for the prop to fold properly. So I came into the wind little and eased the main to slow us down, and then prop then folded OK. But as I only had the main out, and now not much forward headway, I PERCIEVED the boat was having difficulty to bear away again, so I put the wheel harder over. In actual fact we had born away just fine but I had just got myself all disorientated in the pitch black of night. Cloudy was actually already way off the wind and still turning even further. The very moment I realised what was going on, the boat gybed before I could correct it.
The damage could have been so much worse. We only had 1/2 the main out and the wind had dropped to just 15kts. But taming and arresting that wildly swinging boom in the swell was VERY dangerous.
So, if this happens ever again, what is the solution? I have decided to buy a boom brake that will be permanently installed, no matter what direction the wind. While this wont stop the gybe itself, it will definitely make a similar mistake more forgiving.
@@SailCloudyBay I own a HR43 sailing in the Med. I dont have a preventer or a boom brake but I want to use one of them. So I’m courious about the boom brake you will chose and the fittings of it. I have looked at you preventer installation but I was not able from the videos to understand exactly how it is fitted.
Gilberto,
If you haven't got a gybe preventer, its an absolute must, must, must. Accidentally gybe a HR43 under full mainsail and for sure you are going to be in a very bad situation both in terms of damage and extreme danger trying to recover a wildly swinging boom (because for certain the mainsheet will no longer be attached to the boat).
The boom brake now plan to buy is a "Captain Don Boom brake". You can find it on google.
We have 2 types of gybe preventers on Cloudy Bay.
1) the one that came with the boat, which is the one I mostly use. It runs through the inside of the boom. So you take one end to a mast winch and other end (which exits the boom near the mainsheet) you take forward to the bow cleat to secure it, and then tensioned the it on a mast winch.
2) an eye loop either side of the boom on its outer end. Using a soft shackle I attach a very long line to one loop and then take it forward, around the bow cleat, then all the way aft to a cockpit winch. This way I can adjust the gybe preventer without leaving the cockpit. I use this on long downwind passages, like crossing the Atlantic. The setup actually has 2 long lines. One for each side of the boom - one active, one lazy - depending on which gybe you are on.
You can find us using the second setup when we cross the Atlantic in our video: ruclips.net/video/7tBPNAOdEKE/видео.html
Hope this helps you.
When does the new season begin? Can't wait.
We have some old material that I didnt edit yet form 2019. should be posting son. THen we start again in October.
Çok teşekkürler yeni videolarınızı sabırsızlıkla bekliyoruz.😉😎😊
Rica ederim. Gelecekte daha fazlası gelecek.
Love your videos. They are so well done with smooth transitions. Do you mind me asking which video editing program you use? I am new to using a GoPro and need a program that is user friendly besides the ones that GoPro offers. Thanks!
Happy sailing!
Leslie, we use Adobe Premier Pro.
wow your right those swells are quite decent.
Yes, and the camera never seems to quite capture waves or sea conditions as they appear in reality
Excellent sail ya'll.
Thanks
More please! Very nice. Thanks.
More to come!
Glen, I’ll apologize in advance if you’ve already answered this, but how did you manage to obtain approval to enter the US during Covid? Though being by an American, we were in lockdown in Sardinia while you were entering Palm Beach. I was under the impression that the US had closed its borders as well. Just curious what was your experience obtaining approvals. As an added note, we managed to get authorizations to leave Cagliari on May 18 and have made our way to Sicily. Right now I’m afraid to leave for fear the EU will not allow us to return, so planning on winter here. Strange times indeed.
Zero issues or challenges whatsoever when we entered the USA. And we had called 3 times from Cayman to make sure prior to departure. None of the CBP agents seemed to even understand why we were concerned about not being allowed in! They only told us the entry ban in place was for non-USA residents arriving from Europe, China, Canada and Mexico. Its a bit odd, because that the time you could not cross into USA from either the Mexican or Canadian land borders .... and I believe those borders are still closed today. But ... when we did arrive, for everyone in those southern states it seemed like life as normal, as if the pandemic didnt exist. They paid the price a month later .....
Do you wear a inflatable harness offshore? Our two ( single ) handed sailing rule was to not leave the cockpit at night without the other crew being on deck. Have you tried medications for seasickness? Better to be drowsy than sick and incapacitated.
Unfortunately no to the hardness, that night. Yes, Oana takes medication, but in the worst conditions, it does not work for her.
@@SailCloudyBay We have only done near coastal cruising but some 8 ft. seas. We took half a Dramamine at least 1/2 hour before departure and that is usually enough. Falling overboard at night is 50%+ fatal. Consider locator beacons. Your boat is the envy of 99% of the vloggers so bring the single handed safety standards up to it.
@@leeoldershaw956 yes, I do have an AIS personal location transponder on me when I'm on deck. Trouble is, even with that, I very much doubt Oana could get back to me.
@@SailCloudyBay I think you were a racer so you know the importance of training and practice. I saw a documentary of a US Aegis cruiser where the captain was giving man-overboard training to a junior officer and explaining the advantages of a "K" turn in this 567 ft. ship. It's doubly difficult on big ships because you have to say the correct words to the helmsman. You are aware of the problems so see what you can do.
Another wonderful video - thank you. :-)
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video thanks really enjoyed but are you going to harness and tether in rough weather?
Yes, I think that would be a good idea
Happy Birthday Glenn!
Day early ... but thanks Roy!
Depends what side of the dateline you’re on!
Hope to see next sailing....
Some more videos coming out in the next few weeks. Maintenance and sailing. Then we should be back on the water in October.
If i was a betting man. I would say that this vessel and a skipper with a type A personality would be ready for a sail up along the NE Coast of NL and Labrador. Past the Torngats and up into the famous Davis Straight. With maybe a dash over to Nuuk, Greenland. To put the Arctic Ocean down as another body of water sailed by Cloudy Bay. Care to follow in the foot steps of British Naval Legends. You could call it Midnight Sun sailing. Opposed to Champagne sailing.
There is all kinds of heated clothing for the reluctant. Even rechargeable!!!
R Christie haha! While the Captain maybe keen for such a northbound sortie, his admiral would NEVER give the OK. We got as far as Maine ( in August) before icicles on her nose turned us back!
That said, I have actually cruised north coast of NL when I lived for 4 years in St. John’s and owned a Contessa 32. Very exciting cruising area up there. And certainly not crowded ( we never laid eyes on another boat for 2 weeks ... and that was in August).
@@SailCloudyBay lol, was worth a try.
You could always tell you are going to Bora Bora via the North West Passage!!!
Could you possibly share the fastening technique for your flexible solar panels?
Thanks.
The ones on the bimini? Look up “Kadar rail” on SailRite.com
@@SailCloudyBay Thanks, much appreciated.
Glen - great video. Can you please provide a link to the NOAA Gulfstream plots? Do you download with iridium or how once underway? Issue I had once was understanding where I was in relation to its width while crossing and heading south. Thanks in advance. Bernie
Bernie, here is the link to the site I use. There are likely others. www.passageweather.com/
I cannot (have not tried) to download during a passage with Iridium. For this passage, when in West Palm on phone signal, I screen-shot the daily forecast plots of the streams and used those on the passage. Yes, its quite tricky sometimes to know if/when you are in the middle of the stream. I use the SOG vs through-water speed comparison and also the water temperature. The center of the flow always has the highest temperature.
@@SailCloudyBay Glen - Thank you. Very efficient use of this data for navigating the Gulf Stream.
Glen..What kind of product you used for the teak deck (back in Cayman Is. Boat Projects)
Marco, We use Borecol once per year to keep the deck bleached and free from any growth.
@@SailCloudyBay Thanks Glen...Borecol (Boracol, Borecol, etc)…seems to be a Great Britain product (saw it in Sailing Britcan...Cannot find it in West Marine, Amazon, Defender….When search it came back as some kind of health supplement! … Maybe is not brand maybe some kind of chemical or substance..?
Marco, yes, I am also struggling to find it in north America. I can only find in Europe.
Wonderful content - shame about the amount of ads 😒 Kind regards and warmest wishes - Joe
How many did you see? I noted when uploading that You Tube had imposed no less than 11 (!!!) ad breaks. I reduced them to the minimum possible of 3.
Excellent
Thanks, Dietmar
Would a boom brake have prevented the track damage?
Yes, it likely would have and I'm considering getting one now.
I`m rooting for you from Japan Please come to Japan!
Yes, we plan to sail to Japan. Will be there in about 3 years
I`II be waiting for you! Please come to Okinawa when you come to Japan.
Watching from grand cayman
Wish we were back there!
Would a preventer work for the gybe?
Yes, it would definitely have helped Anthony. I usually always have a preventer rigged whenever the wind is aft of the beam, but this was an odd situation. The wind was on the beam and I was having trouble to get the prop folded: To cut a long story short, I got disorientated and steered well off the wind accidentally. The moment I realized what was happening, the gybe occured. Luckily it was only 15kts of wind and we only had 1/2 the mainsail out.
That my birthday! A lot of 20’s there. Lol
Sorry, but don't really understand your comment.
Sail Cloudy Bay my birthday is May 20. This is your stated S20,, ep 20, year 2020!!
Looks like you could use a new American courtesy flag.
Yes! very true. We hadn't expected to use it again till we finished the circumnavigation. Will get a new one for when we leave - that one is beyond embarrasment!