I think the both of you have been amazing for what you have achieved over the past 5 months I enjoyed the video looking forward to the next one thank you for sharing it with me.
Wow, brilliant to see the chain moving under neath. Excuse my ignorance, but what does the snubber? Do to the anchor chain? Brilliant video again, looking forward to the next one 🏴🥃
The snubber takes all the load off the windlass and puts it onto the cleats through lines from a chain hitch which you attach and lower down into the water. Once the lines take the load you can release some chain so one there is no tension and two when the boat moves up and down, sideways or takes the load of the wind the windlass is not taking all that pressure through the chain. Also by setting the snubber a little deeper it most importantly lowers the angle of the chain relative to the sea floor which absolutely helps hold the boat tight. By letting out more chain below the snubber attachment point on the chain supposedly you get more cushioning. Less noise through the night as well. Our cabin is at the bow and I like to know if the wind has picked up….we leave the Nordhavn flag flying on the bow which makes a slapping noise when it gets windy….always wakes me up which is good.
I'll never have the opportunity to go around the Mediterranean, but thanks to you, I can get a glimpse of it. Thanks for sharing with us all. Safe journey back to NZ. 😊👍from🇨🇦
Great episode really enjoying your adventures , thanks for posting , I have an I pad set up on my boat as well as the normal GPS , just down load the Navionics or other Navigation program, the I pad needs to have SIM card capability, but you don’t need a SiM card , but the model will have GPS built in , the wifi only ones don’t , nice easy cheap back up ! Enjoy 😉
Well, hello from the states again. Thank you what an awesome video Mark the video of the anchor and the chain under the boat was really cool with the jellyfish Thank you. We love when you show your just sailing along out in the middle of the ocean going somewhere and then arriving. Beautiful scenery all the time thank you. Best wishes and safe travels.
It was eh? It’s not often you get to see so clearly what’s happening down there. Also the wind was up to 20kts so the effect of that was good to see also.
Really liked your reflections on your last five months. Its been a joy following your journey and will miss your videos when your back in New Zealand. As previously commented on I always had charts and used the electronics to check my calculations. Look forward to next video. Safe passage. Robin 🏴
Thanks Robin. Funny feeling being home as soon as busy I barely reflect on our journey. As heading back to Awanui NZ draws closer I am sure the passion will return.
I have just checked out your Blossom Valley site. I can now see why you are still slim and trim! Total respect for you both for all the work you have done there. I will make sure we visit soon. Family is spread between Upper Hutt and Kapiti coast but I never knew of Blossom Valley. Love your videos. Love your boat! Cheers.
Interesting little chat Mark RUclips has a fantastic community spirit and we all love to see what people get up to all over the world eventually we all become virtual friends and im pleased to find you and Fiona found me exceptible as a friend still hoping to meet you in the UK where ever you dock when ever you get here. Using your favourite saying ANYWAY lol see you whenever beers are on me lol cheers
Maybe a stand alone Garmin, Raymarine, or Simrad chart plotter with built-in antenna? Then you can purchase the charts for the areas you need. We've got a removable one for our weekender, that we remove when we leave the boat. I even took it to the Caribbean when I sailed down with a friend for 5 months.
Hello Captain, from Rochester, MN USA. Your anchoring technique is flawless. From scouting it out (slow is pro), to setting the anchor to deploying the snubbers , perfect. You want all the strain on the snubbers, not the chain. That is the whole point. Take the strain on substantial cleats, not your capstan. 10:1 scope in that type of anchorage seems a little much, but hey it’s your boat and you must have learned the hard way. GPS loss of signal. Interesting. As I pilot, I have experienced GPS loss of signal a few times. I’m surprised you haven’t. In a plane, it’s typically one of two things. Loss of the signal somewhere between the antenna and the plotter (or primary display). It’s typically at either end. The connection from the antenna to the cable or the connection from the cable to the plotter. Vibration and moisture are the culprits. Or the actual GPS signal is down. Happens with monotonous regularity on the approach in to Midway or O’Hare, when you fly over a certain ex presidents house, they block the signal. Never considered the Russians playing games. Would not put is past them. Your thinking is right though. For your longer off shore passages, an independent handheld device is a must. Iridium, Starlink or similar a great idea. Autopilot in my plane automatically reverts to heading mode . It sounds like yours did that as well on Awanui. Which brings us to DR navigation. Pretty sure you took your PPL with paper charts on your lap. You need a small scale chart. Say 1:1,200,000. And yes, you mark your progress at hourly or bi - hourly intervals. If no GPS, you do indeed use course and speed. Add wind speed and direction to guess at drift. There are recommend symbols to use for this. I’m sure there are RUclips videos on it. With your curious mind and obvious intellect, you may even teach yourself celestial navigation. Noon sights in the middle of nowhere are very rewarding. Love following your videos. You and Fiona have come so far with your boating skills. Did the new fuse do the trick for your solar power set-up? It will be interesting to see how much you miss the boat after a prolonged time in Aotearoa. I follow some sailors who shipped their catamaran from the far East where it was built, to the Med. They missed their boat after a while , to their surprise somewhat. Ditto for the couple who keeps their boat on the dry in the Caribbean somewhere while they live in their cabin in Montana during Hurricane season. Same thing. After the initial jitters of launching and getting all the systems working again, they missed it. There is a pace to being on a boat, just the two of you that’s hard to duplicate elsewhere. Sorry for the long post. Love your videos.
Hey so much in your post I appreciate the time you have taken to provide feedback and support. I will come back to you in detail within a couple of days.
Hi guys great vid again I remember you saying in a previous vid people complaining about your speed (5knts) that's all me and my wife do 5 to 6 knots . because my wife says it all about the journey don't the destination
I always carry (in addition to paper charts) a Navionics loaded iPad with a Bluetooth GPS such as from DUAL or another supplier. No need for the internet
Mark, absolutely buy some paper charts it will be fun to plot your progress and a very valuable back up in the event of a power outage. I know it seems like old school these days with all the flash electronic gizmos but learning some basics of chart plotting is always handy. We are following you guys closely and your camera work is improving all the time. Go KIWIS.
I can't thank you enough for sharing your journey-the good and the "gee, it could have been better" moments as well. I watch your videos over again, especially on those days that aren't the best. I feel blessed everytime I watch. Fiona, you are awesome! You are definitely mastering the handling of the boat! Continue to be blessed and be safe. Thank you again and greetings from Wisconsin, USA
Please be careful as you travel down there. And when you are preparing to leave, Port start from top to bottom, check every cabinet and cubby as a friend had one hiding in an impossible place below a water maker thinking you might be going to Europe. Imagine their surprise when they end up where they started.
Nope solar fix no good. Met this amazing guy back in NZ who does solar marine and he made me up a whole kit to fix it. Another lesson learned. The water was so clear.
Hi Mark& Fiona, informative and entertaining video, greatly enjoyed. Please do not leave viewers hanging -- did you reset the nav system? Did that cure the wobblies? Did the new fuse work fine to restart the solar power? It must be nerve-wracking to enter a brand new island. Do you have prior information that gives you assurance there will be somewhere to anchor? Can't imagine what you would do if the harbor was completely packed and the sea state was rough all around the island.
Nav system reset and did not happen again on 20hr transit to Tunisia. Fuse failed and now have a new system made for me from the controller to the busses. You can normally ring but in the end there should always be somewhere to “squeeze” in. Worst come to worst you would have to trudge around until something became available.
Mark did you ever go to the satellite page to see if the Garmin could see any satellites? It’s always a pain when you have intermittent problems. It would be worth checking the antenna and connection. On my boat I ended up with a replacement simrad unit when it became clear there was an intermittent fault in the internal GPS antenna. I’m assuming you have an external one?
Mark you mentioned the Water maker is great which they are. The water is the best tasting but it reminded me of something and yourselves and your viewers will think this is Left Field, BUT.... since there is no flouride in the water made by the Watermaker, I suggest you pick up some flouride pills from the chemist as you are going to be years without flouride in your water and tooth paste alone wont cut it. Last thing you need is tooth problems. Don't want to see you coming home toothless and gumming your meals. LOL.Cheers.
Are you using the internal GPS of the track plotter or do you have an external GPS connected ? We have Raymarine Axiom's, but the internal GPS is not too good, also loses signal often. So we have added 2 external GPS's as well, which are now used as primary source of GPS, plus we have the GPS of the radio, the tablet and our back up plotter (SIMRAD). While underway we have the Axiom as primary plotter, the SIMRAD as back up and then the tablet as back up of the back up. Bit over the top, but we have also run into situations like you have, where all of a sudden there is loss of signal or the plotter just goes beserk. With regard to that, are you planning on making longer blue water crossings ? Or do you always want to stay coastal ? If you plan blue blue ops you may want to think about a back up autopilot. If your autopilot fails while you are hundreds of miles off shore you won't be a happy camper. As for the anchoring, nothing wrong with the snubber, is set well. In a storm we actually set a second snubber as a back up. Understand you want to continue in winter time, which in itself is not impossible, but be aware of Southern Storms. They are frequent in this period of year and the locals have a saying: 'Southern winds sink ships'. Especially the region of Tunesia, Gibraltar, Genova (basically Western Med) can be horrendous, so take your time crossing that part. The area of Malaga is nice, but the area of Cadiz, Jerez de la Frontera and Seville is absolutely beautiful. You can actually go with the boat all the way up to Seville and Seville has great weather in winter time. The city itself is one of the most beautiful in Europe, an absolute must see. While you are in Southern Spain I would advise to rent a car and drive over to Granada to take a look at the Alhambra. In winter time it is not too busy and you will be able to get tickets. In summer time that is next to impossible. If you have more time take the car all the way up to Toledo, close to Madrid. Is about a 8 hour drive, but Toledo is also a must see city. Anyway, enjoy your stay at home, we hope you will post videos of this blossom valley (found a few earlier ones), that is all new for us.
Will we be getting Blossom Valley vids ?? . Even tho you could fish . Id be embarrassed to catch one lol . . . Take care till next time Bye from Hamilton👋🇳🇿🍻
I don't know what your Radar range is but you can get your paper chart out and take bearings on your Radar from Land Marks. I'm sure I am preaching to the Converted as Mark will know what I'm talking about as he is used to travelling at 11 miles per minute in his plane and navigating with only a small chart on his knee and he will know how to do dead reckoning. Eh Mark? LOL
Well in the a/c no charts on the knee anymore it’s all electronic. Can did them out if needed but basically electronics so reliable now it’s simply not an issue. At 6kts there is so much time to seek other options or even make the decision to turn back if a better option. There is so much fuel on board and major crossings other than the Pacific will see you hit something eventually and that is if you lost all electronic capability. For big oceans charts necessary.
Hi Mark and Fiona. I'm really enjoying your adventures. Just wondering what your top speed is and your fuel burn at cruise (around 5 knots). Cheers Mal
I’m not sure if you are aware but your iPad has built in gps no need for international data. I know of people who have gone around the world on a iPad! As long as you have your navionics maps down loaded it will track your position perfectly even without sim/data coverage. ie middle of the pacific!
get a different brand of plotter in case software update bricks everything in one brand, you still get another brand. lowerance is relatively cheap, also lowrance make VHF radio with built in AIS , for about 400$. Paperchart as a backup .
Dude did you go around any Russian naval vessels Russia has been jamming GPS signals you could have just came across a Russian jamming system that was an operation close by you know that part of the world is kind of hot right now and I'm not talking about Celsius or Fahrenheit well I hope you 2 have a great day also learn how to use charts there are a great way and no Russian jamming signals can foul up those Have an excellent week
Мудрый и Ужасный капитан, когда полетит домой, не забудет на корабле те милые цепи, которые сняли с винтов и будет их использовать так как мы с капитаном знаем, если они непослушные.
you shouldn!t need charts as you are on such short passages a compass heading , on a real blue water passage a chart and sexton if worried ? , but on blue water you will have exsperienced passge makers aboard ?
We have been following you from the very beginning. We keep hoping you will upgrade your microphones because you are quite often hard to understand. Even the closed captions can’t understand you.
Mark. Three metres of water and 35 metres of chain out? Jeez you will be carving arcs all around the bay if the wind comes up and wiping out everyone within 30 metres! .I think that is hilarious but I doubt your neighbors will think so as you careen around the Bay causing carnage as you sleep blissfully below. LOL. By the way. Why waste your time using a snubber if the conditions are calm? No point and it will achieve nothing. Try anchoring without one in anything up to 10 to 15 knots. You wont notice any difference. Snubbers are only designed to take the shock loading off the bow roller or winch or bollard, if the hull is pitching up and down significantly in a head wind and swell. Otherwise they are pointless.
Ok so very aware of that and always check we will clear current boats in anchorage with that amount of chain out. Always prepared to pull some in. The wind that day got up over 20kts and was swinging quite a bit….easily cleared the other boats
I pray you don't return from your trip home to NZ to find Awanui NZ missing. I lived in Algiers Algeria. Not a good neighborhood. I would have spent a little more money and left the boat in a much safer place than Tunisia. Just my thoughts. Be Safe
It’s weird as so many people kind of look at you sideways when suggesting the boat stay in Tunisia. Having spent time in North Africa I was alert to the possibility of not being happy with our decision. Three things helped…the insurance company was happy and they are not easy to please, light loading on insurance as well. Secondly we had met other mariners who had spent time in Monastir and they said it was fine and were going back. Finally I figured we would get a feel for the place and if it was not right we did have time. We were happy. Have a now friend there who is checking on Awanui NZ every couple of days. Mariners are reporting in also.
Mmmm…sorry just not sure that is necessary these days. As long as you have a back up I feel spending thousands of dollars on charts is just not needed. Where I do agree is if you are heading to a remote island that you must find.
@AwanuiNZ Commercial ship's no longer have to carry paper charts as long as they have two independent systems as you stated. In fact paper charts are no longer published for Commercial use. Only few military still use paper charts, usually in submarines. Most navy surface vessels now only use electronic charts. I agree get a small system independent of your boats equipment to use as back up if you have another GPS blunder. Just wandering was GPS signal lost due to a fault onboard or from input signals sent from GPS Satellites. When I was sailing around in war areas the USA used to block the GPS signals in certain areas. They also used to block out radar signals so you could not see their military vessels on the radar. I have heard that Russia is playing around with the GPS signals and have read some stories of ship's and aircraft losing GPS signals.
@RichieKeane yes I am sure, as well as a few other Navies. Their paper charts are published and kept updated by their naval hydrographic department. Navy ships have plenty navigational officers on the bridge team to simultaneously operate electronic charts and at same time use paper charts for navigation. It also allows the junior officers to gain navigational skills onboard a ship using paper charts techniques rather than just classroom training.
Я с русского спутника играю с тобой, когда ты ведёшь себя как мужчина я не отключу GPS, если ты потеряешь власть из своей слабости, то я включу смертельный лазерный луч. Будь главным и ужасным как мы.
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I think the both of you have been amazing for what you have achieved over the past 5 months I enjoyed the video looking forward to the next one thank you for sharing it with me.
No problem we enjoy making them
Wow, brilliant to see the chain moving under neath. Excuse my ignorance, but what does the snubber? Do to the anchor chain? Brilliant video again, looking forward to the next one 🏴🥃
The snubber takes all the load off the windlass and puts it onto the cleats through lines from a chain hitch which you attach and lower down into the water. Once the lines take the load you can release some chain so one there is no tension and two when the boat moves up and down, sideways or takes the load of the wind the windlass is not taking all that pressure through the chain. Also by setting the snubber a little deeper it most importantly lowers the angle of the chain relative to the sea floor which absolutely helps hold the boat tight. By letting out more chain below the snubber attachment point on the chain supposedly you get more cushioning. Less noise through the night as well. Our cabin is at the bow and I like to know if the wind has picked up….we leave the Nordhavn flag flying on the bow which makes a slapping noise when it gets windy….always wakes me up which is good.
Any chance you could film a tutorial on it? Many thanks for the explanation 🏴🥃
good idea
I'll never have the opportunity to go around the Mediterranean, but thanks to you, I can get a glimpse of it. Thanks for sharing with us all. Safe journey back to NZ. 😊👍from🇨🇦
Oh cannot wait to get to Canada…….St John, Halifax, Newfoundland….wow
Loved your summary, I listened intently. What a time you have had!! Gonna miss you guys when you are on your break!!!
Thanks so much it was good for me to reflect on our journey as well….got breaking news coming!
@@AwanuiNZ I like breaking news!!!
@@LeeShand coming soon
Great episode really enjoying your adventures , thanks for posting , I have an I pad set up on my boat as well as the normal GPS , just down load the Navionics or other Navigation program, the I pad needs to have SIM card capability, but you don’t need a SiM card , but the model will have GPS built in , the wifi only ones don’t , nice easy cheap back up ! Enjoy 😉
Yip and thanks
Well, hello from the states again. Thank you what an awesome video Mark the video of the anchor and the chain under the boat was really cool with the jellyfish Thank you. We love when you show your just sailing along out in the middle of the ocean going somewhere and then arriving. Beautiful scenery all the time thank you. Best wishes and safe travels.
Thanks so much we really appreciate the feedback on what viewers enjoy most….expect to see more
All cellular enabled iPads have GPS (not the wifi only models) so even an older one with navionics is a great option and of course your phone too.
Absolutely…Starlink is a star as well
😱 fish. . . The shot of the chain moving was cool
It was eh? It’s not often you get to see so clearly what’s happening down there. Also the wind was up to 20kts so the effect of that was good to see also.
love the recap on the last five months. You can feel the passion--Let's get Fiona to do one -much better eye candy.
Hey come on not that bad….I will
Really liked your reflections on your last five months. Its been a joy following your journey and will miss your videos when your back in New Zealand. As previously commented on I always had charts and used the electronics to check my calculations. Look forward to next video. Safe passage.
Robin 🏴
Thanks Robin. Funny feeling being home as soon as busy I barely reflect on our journey. As heading back to Awanui NZ draws closer I am sure the passion will return.
You didn't say if the new fuse fixed the solar panel issue. Another beautiful video.
Nope but got new kit at home…in next video
I have just checked out your Blossom Valley site. I can now see why you are still slim and trim! Total respect for you both for all the work you have done there. I will make sure we visit soon. Family is spread between Upper Hutt and Kapiti coast but I never knew of Blossom Valley.
Love your videos. Love your boat! Cheers.
Wow we get amazed at how many people do NOT know about it…that’s good news as more to visit. Make sure you find me.
Interesting little chat Mark RUclips has a fantastic community spirit and we all love to see what people get up to all over the world
eventually we all become virtual friends and im pleased to find you and Fiona found me exceptible as a friend still hoping to meet you in the UK where ever you dock
when ever you get here. Using your favourite saying ANYWAY lol see you whenever beers are on me lol cheers
Totally agree
Magic, very envious. Just starting to warm up again here in NZ, forcast is good for a day on the boat this weekend 😀
Go for it
Maybe a stand alone Garmin, Raymarine, or Simrad chart plotter with built-in antenna? Then you can purchase the charts for the areas you need. We've got a removable one for our weekender, that we remove when we leave the boat. I even took it to the Caribbean when I sailed down with a friend for 5 months.
Cool idea
I’ve very much enjoyed watching your videos and look forward to your return and further adventures! Safe travels!
Thanks so much…very busy back home and will be ready to return
Hello Captain, from Rochester, MN USA.
Your anchoring technique is flawless. From scouting it out (slow is pro), to setting the anchor to deploying the snubbers , perfect. You want all the strain on the snubbers, not the chain. That is the whole point. Take the strain on substantial cleats, not your capstan. 10:1 scope in that type of anchorage seems a little much, but hey it’s your boat and you must have learned the hard way.
GPS loss of signal. Interesting. As I pilot, I have experienced GPS loss of signal a few times. I’m surprised you haven’t. In a plane, it’s typically one of two things. Loss of the signal somewhere between the antenna and the plotter (or primary display). It’s typically at either end. The connection from the antenna to the cable or the connection from the cable to the plotter. Vibration and moisture are the culprits. Or the actual GPS signal is down. Happens with monotonous regularity on the approach in to Midway or O’Hare, when you fly over a certain ex presidents house, they block the signal. Never considered the Russians playing games. Would not put is past them. Your thinking is right though. For your longer off shore passages, an independent handheld device is a must. Iridium, Starlink or similar a great idea. Autopilot in my plane automatically reverts to heading mode . It sounds like yours did that as well on Awanui. Which brings us to DR navigation. Pretty sure you took your PPL with paper charts on your lap. You need a small scale chart. Say 1:1,200,000. And yes, you mark your progress at hourly or bi - hourly intervals. If no GPS, you do indeed use course and speed. Add wind speed and direction to guess at drift. There are recommend symbols to use for this. I’m sure there are RUclips videos on it. With your curious mind and obvious intellect, you may even teach yourself celestial navigation. Noon sights in the middle of nowhere are very rewarding.
Love following your videos. You and Fiona have come so far with your boating skills.
Did the new fuse do the trick for your solar power set-up?
It will be interesting to see how much you miss the boat after a prolonged time in Aotearoa. I follow some sailors who shipped their catamaran from the far East where it was built, to the Med. They missed their boat after a while , to their surprise somewhat. Ditto for the couple who keeps their boat on the dry in the Caribbean somewhere while they live in their cabin in Montana during Hurricane season. Same thing. After the initial jitters of launching and getting all the systems working again, they missed it. There is a pace to being on a boat, just the two of you that’s hard to duplicate elsewhere.
Sorry for the long post. Love your videos.
Hey so much in your post I appreciate the time you have taken to provide feedback and support. I will come back to you in detail within a couple of days.
Hi guys great vid again I remember you saying in a previous vid people complaining about your speed (5knts) that's all me and my wife do 5 to 6 knots . because my wife says it all about the journey don't the destination
Absolutely
I always carry (in addition to paper charts) a Navionics loaded iPad with a Bluetooth GPS such as from DUAL or another supplier. No need for the internet
Yip agree but not sure about paper charts for the whole world
Good we have Ryssland som duo gps problem here
OK
Safe journey home ,....and you both are most welcome back to Avanui and her journey further on . Best wishes 🫠👍👍
Thank you so much 🙂
That is stunning.
Thanks so much
What a beautiful jellyfish!
Amazing eh….I keep meaning to check it out online to see if it was poisonous as not very deep.
Mark, absolutely buy some paper charts it will be fun to plot your progress and a very valuable back up in the event of a power outage. I know it seems like old school these days with all the flash electronic gizmos but learning some basics of chart plotting is always handy. We are following you guys closely and your camera work is improving all the time. Go KIWIS.
Thanks for the feedback we always appreciate it. Not sure I am keen other than on a major crossing to continually plot my position….lazy? Maybe
Paper charts are a good idea to have your route and course to steer as a back up. Thanks for the journey with you both well done.
Yip but that’s a huge number of charts….yes for the ocean crossings
Snubber looks perfect Mark 👍
Thanks 👍
I can't thank you enough for sharing your journey-the good and the "gee, it could have been better" moments as well. I watch your videos over again, especially on those days that aren't the best. I feel blessed everytime I watch. Fiona, you are awesome! You are definitely mastering the handling of the boat! Continue to be blessed and be safe. Thank you again and greetings from Wisconsin, USA
Thank you so much!
Please be careful as you travel down there. And when you are preparing to leave, Port start from top to bottom, check every cabinet and cubby as a friend had one hiding in an impossible place below a water maker thinking you might be going to Europe. Imagine their surprise when they end up where they started.
Ok will do. Luckily boat right beside Marina Office, restaurant and cameras everywhere
Here’s hoping this fix holds for the solar.
That water is amazingly clear.
Nope solar fix no good. Met this amazing guy back in NZ who does solar marine and he made me up a whole kit to fix it. Another lesson learned. The water was so clear.
@@AwanuiNZ glad you’ve found a fix
Yes the guy in NZ was great
Excellent. 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Hi Mark& Fiona, informative and entertaining video, greatly enjoyed. Please do not leave viewers hanging -- did you reset the nav system? Did that cure the wobblies? Did the new fuse work fine to restart the solar power?
It must be nerve-wracking to enter a brand new island. Do you have prior information that gives you assurance there will be somewhere to anchor? Can't imagine what you would do if the harbor was completely packed and the sea state was rough all around the island.
Nav system reset and did not happen again on 20hr transit to Tunisia. Fuse failed and now have a new system made for me from the controller to the busses. You can normally ring but in the end there should always be somewhere to “squeeze” in. Worst come to worst you would have to trudge around until something became available.
Lovely clear water there
Beautiful
Mark did you ever go to the satellite page to see if the Garmin could see any satellites? It’s always a pain when you have intermittent problems. It would be worth checking the antenna and connection. On my boat I ended up with a replacement simrad unit when it became clear there was an intermittent fault in the internal GPS antenna. I’m assuming you have an external one?
Yip and no satellites, yes an external GPS antenna. No problems since…weird
I use Navionics with a Garmin GLO 2 (GPS and GLONASS) Receiver with Bluetooth with my non cellular iPad. Cheap and easy backup.
Indeed
Mark you mentioned the Water maker is great which they are. The water is the best tasting but it reminded me of something and yourselves and your viewers will think this is Left Field, BUT.... since there is no flouride in the water made by the Watermaker, I suggest you pick up some flouride pills from the chemist as you are going to be years without flouride in your water and tooth paste alone wont cut it. Last thing you need is tooth problems. Don't want to see you coming home toothless and gumming your meals. LOL.Cheers.
Good idea at last!!!
Are you using the internal GPS of the track plotter or do you have an external GPS connected ? We have Raymarine Axiom's, but the internal GPS is not too good, also loses signal often. So we have added 2 external GPS's as well, which are now used as primary source of GPS, plus we have the GPS of the radio, the tablet and our back up plotter (SIMRAD).
While underway we have the Axiom as primary plotter, the SIMRAD as back up and then the tablet as back up of the back up. Bit over the top, but we have also run into situations like you have, where all of a sudden there is loss of signal or the plotter just goes beserk.
With regard to that, are you planning on making longer blue water crossings ? Or do you always want to stay coastal ? If you plan blue blue ops you may want to think about a back up autopilot. If your autopilot fails while you are hundreds of miles off shore you won't be a happy camper.
As for the anchoring, nothing wrong with the snubber, is set well. In a storm we actually set a second snubber as a back up.
Understand you want to continue in winter time, which in itself is not impossible, but be aware of Southern Storms. They are frequent in this period of year and the locals have a saying: 'Southern winds sink ships'. Especially the region of Tunesia, Gibraltar, Genova (basically Western Med) can be horrendous, so take your time crossing that part.
The area of Malaga is nice, but the area of Cadiz, Jerez de la Frontera and Seville is absolutely beautiful. You can actually go with the boat all the way up to Seville and Seville has great weather in winter time. The city itself is one of the most beautiful in Europe, an absolute must see. While you are in Southern Spain I would advise to rent a car and drive over to Granada to take a look at the Alhambra. In winter time it is not too busy and you will be able to get tickets. In summer time that is next to impossible. If you have more time take the car all the way up to Toledo, close to Madrid. Is about a 8 hour drive, but Toledo is also a must see city.
Anyway, enjoy your stay at home, we hope you will post videos of this blossom valley (found a few earlier ones), that is all new for us.
Hey David I will come back to you over next couple of days….thanks so much for all the great info. Breaking news coming!
Will we be getting Blossom Valley vids ?? .
Even tho you could fish . Id be embarrassed to catch one lol . . .
Take care till next time
Bye from Hamilton👋🇳🇿🍻
Will get some footage….just a little bit as we are sure it’s the boating our viewers want
I don't know what your Radar range is but you can get your paper chart out and take bearings on your Radar from Land Marks. I'm sure I am preaching to the Converted as Mark will know what I'm talking about as he is used to travelling at 11 miles per minute in his plane and navigating with only a small chart on his knee and he will know how to do dead reckoning. Eh Mark? LOL
Well in the a/c no charts on the knee anymore it’s all electronic. Can did them out if needed but basically electronics so reliable now it’s simply not an issue. At 6kts there is so much time to seek other options or even make the decision to turn back if a better option. There is so much fuel on board and major crossings other than the Pacific will see you hit something eventually and that is if you lost all electronic capability. For big oceans charts necessary.
Is there no possibility to see the GPS position on the phone? So that you know your position or is there absolute no GPS signal?
Nothing out there…..it was weird
Full moon, when was this shot, maybe 20 days ago? Nice to see.
Very observant!
Well, Europe was nice while it lasted. I guess all good things have to come to an end.
Still going to Italy, Spain, Portugal and France
Hi Mark and Fiona. I'm really enjoying your adventures. Just wondering what your top speed is and your fuel burn at cruise (around 5 knots). Cheers Mal
Top speed so far 10.8kts and normal fuel burn is 5 litres/hr for 5 knots
I’m not sure if you are aware but your iPad has built in gps no need for international data. I know of people who have gone around the world on a iPad! As long as you have your navionics maps down loaded it will track your position perfectly even without sim/data coverage. ie middle of the pacific!
Yip but Garmin too so was also down
Mark, I think you need to talk to Nordhavn’s Main office, I dont think you should be having so many problems with a new vessel.
Hey the GOS can hardly be blamed on the boat builder
@@AwanuiNZ I am not trying to blame the builder, I was just trying to tell you that I am sure they would be very helpful.
@@uk1922 absolutely and they are formsure
get a different brand of plotter in case software update bricks everything in one brand, you still get another brand. lowerance is relatively cheap, also lowrance make VHF radio with built in AIS , for about 400$. Paperchart as a backup .
Thank heaps
Sehr schönes Video. Danke dafür. Wie schwer ist dein Anker in kg?
Anchor is 45kg
see ya in spain :)
Hope so where are you?
Silla, Valencia
Beautiful
I thought you said the 6mm wire was too small for the amperage?
And it is…wondered who would pick that up first…well done
@@AwanuiNZ I did wire my small fishing boat. I was surprised that an electrician made that mistake.
Me too
Dude did you go around any Russian naval vessels Russia has been jamming GPS signals you could have just came across a Russian jamming system that was an operation close by you know that part of the world is kind of hot right now and I'm not talking about Celsius or Fahrenheit well I hope you 2 have a great day also learn how to use charts there are a great way and no Russian jamming signals can foul up those Have an excellent week
I hear you. Never saw a naval ship while at sea. A few returns on radar without AIS so suspect they were naval, particularly the large returns
Мудрый и Ужасный капитан, когда полетит домой, не забудет на корабле те милые цепи, которые сняли с винтов и будет их использовать так как мы с капитаном знаем, если они непослушные.
Mmmmm
Fluxgate, charts, sextant..
woop ;9
Yip
you shouldn!t need charts as you are on such short passages a compass heading , on a real blue water passage a chart and sexton if worried ? , but on blue water you will have exsperienced passge makers aboard ?
Mmmm not so sure about that….something tells me our first Bluewater will be us
We have been following you from the very beginning. We keep hoping you will upgrade your microphones because you are quite often hard to understand. Even the closed captions can’t understand you.
That is one of our goals on returning
Mark. Three metres of water and 35 metres of chain out? Jeez you will be carving arcs all around the bay if the wind comes up and wiping out everyone within 30 metres! .I think that is hilarious but I doubt your neighbors will think so as you careen around the Bay causing carnage as you sleep blissfully below. LOL. By the way. Why waste your time using a snubber if the conditions are calm? No point and it will achieve nothing. Try anchoring without one in anything up to 10 to 15 knots. You wont notice any difference. Snubbers are only designed to take the shock loading off the bow roller or winch or bollard, if the hull is pitching up and down significantly in a head wind and swell. Otherwise they are pointless.
Ok so very aware of that and always check we will clear current boats in anchorage with that amount of chain out. Always prepared to pull some in. The wind that day got up over 20kts and was swinging quite a bit….easily cleared the other boats
I pray you don't return from your trip home to NZ to find Awanui NZ missing. I lived in Algiers Algeria. Not a good neighborhood. I would have spent a little more money and left the boat in a much safer place than Tunisia. Just my thoughts. Be Safe
It’s weird as so many people kind of look at you sideways when suggesting the boat stay in Tunisia. Having spent time in North Africa I was alert to the possibility of not being happy with our decision. Three things helped…the insurance company was happy and they are not easy to please, light loading on insurance as well. Secondly we had met other mariners who had spent time in Monastir and they said it was fine and were going back. Finally I figured we would get a feel for the place and if it was not right we did have time. We were happy. Have a now friend there who is checking on Awanui NZ every couple of days. Mariners are reporting in also.
Not maps! CHARTS……
Aaah another nautical fauxpas
Россия cannot tamper with the stars,
far too insignificant
Correct
ALWAYS AIWAYS, plan your journey on a paper chart before you set sail, just in case !,
Mmmm…sorry just not sure that is necessary these days. As long as you have a back up I feel spending thousands of dollars on charts is just not needed. Where I do agree is if you are heading to a remote island that you must find.
Another great video Mark and Fiona. I agree with your opinion about paper charts. Times have changed. @AwanuiNZ
@@brianbarbarich1401 I think so Brian
@AwanuiNZ Commercial ship's no longer have to carry paper charts as long as they have two independent systems as you stated. In fact paper charts are no longer published for Commercial use. Only few military still use paper charts, usually in submarines. Most navy surface vessels now only use electronic charts. I agree get a small system independent of your boats equipment to use as back up if you have another GPS blunder. Just wandering was GPS signal lost due to a fault onboard or from input signals sent from GPS Satellites. When I was sailing around in war areas the USA used to block the GPS signals in certain areas. They also used to block out radar signals so you could not see their military vessels on the radar. I have heard that Russia is playing around with the GPS signals and have read some stories of ship's and aircraft losing GPS signals.
@RichieKeane yes I am sure, as well as a few other Navies. Their paper charts are published and kept updated by their naval hydrographic department. Navy ships have plenty navigational officers on the bridge team to simultaneously operate electronic charts and at same time use paper charts for navigation. It also allows the junior officers to gain navigational skills onboard a ship using paper charts techniques rather than just classroom training.
Я с русского спутника играю с тобой, когда ты ведёшь себя как мужчина я не отключу GPS, если ты потеряешь власть из своей слабости, то я включу смертельный лазерный луч. Будь главным и ужасным как мы.
Crazy man
@@AwanuiNZ hahahaha