11] LAST Sail Of The Year & Minimalistic Life At Anchor | Sailing Kittiwake
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- Опубликовано: 8 апр 2018
- In Life At Anchor: End Of Summer Fun we complete our last sails of the year to reach Portimao, where we stop for winter. We enjoy being part of the #liveaboard community, work, and spend time exploring the amazing beaches nearby. Join us in the next episode when we haul out and do lots of boat work.
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This is just a great little story. A cool and quirky boat and a sweet, young couple. The production quality is high and the drama quotient is very low. One of the very few vlogs that I follow.
Thanks Ajax, we try to tell it like it is on the drama front and this was all pure fun :)
You make some great videos, and I can appreciate a couple sailing with a frugal lifestyle more than people for whom money isn’t much of a problem.
Hope to see more videos soon.
Thanks a lot Stuart. Your comment really cheered us up. People like you make spending so much time, money and effort creating these videos worth it.
It’s the down to earth honesty and simplicity that makes therm so enjoyable to watch
Thanks for sharing your lovely sunset views and your adventures. A nice mix of history, photography and sailing detail about the places you visit. Belated happy birthday greeting afloat. You’re a great couple making the best of any opportunity that presents itself as evidenced by impromptu boat work. Best wishes.
Cheers Evano, always love getting your comments! We had a great time in the anchorage, was nice to arrive and chill out :)
You are such an inspiration! I hope we'll have the chance to sail for a few days together! :)
Beautiful sail story around the south of Portugal, thanks for taking us with you and sharing those amazing sunsets and sunrises!
Thanks Daniel! The videos do get better, promise! 😊
Thanks for the video awesome as always you both but in a lot of good work. Great footage and the sunset what can i say, belated happy birthday oh to be to be 21 again😘 keep up the good work looking foward to your next update.
Thanks a lot Al! Yeah, I wish I was 21 again too...! 😂
Sailing Kittiwake as always excellent guys, all joking aside age its only a number keep fit and follow your dreams. Just think you are probably doing a trip that a lot of people work most of there life to retire and do!
excellent footage - well done to you both. Stay real!!
Thanks a lot Daniel!
A very soothing video, and Happy Birthday!
Thanks Brian! This episode captures some of the best times we've had last year :) Watching it always puts a huge smile on our faces.
Great video, as usual, guys. Keep up the great work.
Cheers Geremy 😊 thanks for taking time to comment once again. We really appreciate it.
Happy belated birthday
Happy belated birthday. Looked like a nice J Class yacht early in the video. Quite a nest that bird had made too. Another lovely episode and hope refit and work went well. Andy UK
Hi Andy, yes - we couldn't work out which one it was, it was black (or nearly black) but seems like a couple are. It was beautiful anyway - shame we only saw it motoring not sailing. The storks build huge nests, it's been lovely seeing them around in Portugal - they pop up everywhere there's a high spot to build their nest, they particularly like the Staples advert near the boatyard! Refit went great and we're currently sat in the Guadiana (see our Facebook for pics if you're interested)
Lovely place to hangout 👍
It truly was. And we made some amazing friends. That's what cruising should be all about ;)
Really nice video as usual . Happy belated birthday .
Cheers Andy! :)
Ok so it is a bit late but happy birthday ,would join you on facebook for a chat but I am on a 30 day ban at the moment naughty boy ha ha keep having fun John
Thank you! :)
Nice video! I love you at minute 11'33'' :D
😁😁😁 I LOVE Nutella
delightully chill video. i really liked it. I havent seen much of Portugal but have heard very nice things. You showed one of my favorite things,
getting a haircut on the beach! i dont know why but i always get a kick out of that. Have a fine winter in Italy!
Since setting off we've done haircuts all over - beaches, on the front deck, boatyard, almost always with a better view than in a hairdresser's!
Hi again , the Deisel heater uses about a litre per day for 6 - 7 hrs of use. A 80
amp/h battery last for three days without charging on the solar panel. I think that the 5kw may be better as you have the aft cabin but they are the same price apx. It took me about 3 days to fit it completely, that's for all the pipe work into three outlets. The 5kw will allow for 4 outlets but its nice to have one of the outlets in the heads, no more damp towels and warm air near the shower tray too. Safe sailing and fair winds
(SV Esfani)
Is your hair changing colour???Another jealousy inspiring video!!I want a heavenly twin!!You both seem happy ,that's great to see.God bless and happy Birthday for back then!
Thanks a lot! 😊Do you mean Elena’s hair? Yes, it’s getting a little blond from being in the sun a lot.
If you do need a heater get one of the dickinson sig-100s or maybe the next size up.
Cheers Allyn, we'll look them up.
Really enjoyed the video. Interesting to see what you've been up to after we met in Spain. Really knows what it's like to be stuck somewhere. Sounds like you did the right decision though avoiding the cold altogether ;-) Fair winds and cheers from us
Cheers guys. Sometimes we kind of wish we crossed like you did, but we're not sure we can work from our laptops as easily on the other side of the pond ;) Heating is such a complicated thing to figure out for a tiny boat like ours, so we think we made the right decision in the end. Fair winds for your next sails and we send a kissy to Leo :)
yeah, I can imagine that the heating can be hard, in our old boat a 24ft mono we had a small cast iron wood stove. it worked really well but really smoked up the boat Haha! The Internet has actually been surprisingly good, on the French island we have roaming as normal and that has been working great, especially since we were stuck in Martinique for ages!
We heard the internet is good on the European islands, yes. Do you know how 3G/4G is on the other islands by any chance?
barbados (FLOW) had really good 4G better than some European countries, Saint Lucia has passable 3G it's a bit expensive so we end up hunting for Wifi a lot instead, the rest we are not sure about....
Thanks a lot :) Very useful :)
congrets on your birtday
Cheers Rob!
Am an avid fan of your channel, so when you mentioned "Denis Gorman single hander" I looked him up. Then bought his book (A Voyage to the Sea, Kindle ver) and am at the point where he has just bought Lizzie-G. WHAT A GREAT READ!! I relate to him on so many levels. Hard to put it down. Man, you lot are really inspiring this 62 year old to get back to the water!
Does Denis have a YT channel or a blog or website? I'd love to follow him, can't find him online, and somehow I think he might not have time for such things lol
Anyway thanks for all the joy you bring to us all, God Speed and fair winds 😊🙏🏻
Wow what an amazing comment to read!! We sent a screenshot to Denis - it’ll make his day. Thanks so much. He doesn’t have a blog or website, unfortunately. Thanks ever so much for the moving comment.
Sailing Kittiwake finished Denis's book a few weeks ago, great read!
Hi. I plan to look at a few HT26/7s soon. Did the slamming ever become a serious issue or did you get used to it? Thanks.
Another great update, thanks. Having had some time to think about it, have you learned anything with your dingy choice? What type of motor do you have for it. It looks fairly light.I hope your winter plans worked well, happy belated birthday.
Hi Ken, thanks a lot :)
About our Walker Bay - you need to find a way to stop it from scratching your paint. So this year we bought bow fenders to stick on our rudders. We also have a rope around her to soften any bumps. She is light (40kg), but hoisting her up on board is a longish process, as we need to use the spinnaker pole and halyard.
The rowing position is a little awkward if you have someone on board and especially if you want to use the engine. We use a 2.5horse power 4 stroke Yamaha engine, but it's a little heavy for this dinghy.
The winter plans worked perfect, thank you :)
Would a saltwater compatible electric motor be an option? I have no idea on reliability or what strain it would put on your generating capacity if you had to charge a power source from your boat but I've been curious if it would even be practical for a means to get to shore and back. I'm thinking someone out there must have thought this through.
Nice deal for haulout and winter on terra ferma for Kittiwake.
Where in Italy is it warm in December or January?
With Your two-cabin layout and the cockpit inbetween it's a bit of a challenge to warm the whole boat.
Did You look into Refleks? They have very reliable Diesel burners in a variety of sizes, and You might think about having one with water-heating device (basicly a copper spiral and a tiny pump added) and bring warmth to the other end of Kittiwake "central heating"-style.
After trying I do not recomend woodburners on small boats - too much hassle with hot, dusty garbage and a logistic pain in the backside when anchoring out: wood's supposed to be dry to burn halfways clean, so You share your cabin with your wood-fuel ....
I had an RV with stock waterheated parts (bathroom and bed) back in 2002 and changed to a Refleks after getting rid of the service-nightmare of its propane burner - best and easiest thing I could do to survive a Ionian winter in it. Works well with tax reduced "red" diesel qualities, and on up to 40 % sansa I got for free. Refleks disapproved, though.
Oh it’s Manfred! 😮😀😊
Nah, it was freezing cold, but Elena’s parents’ home was warm and comfy 😉
You’re right about why the heater is difficult. We looked into some with 2 outlets but they need a fan to distribute the heat. We’d love a wood burning stove but it’s just not practical in a small weight-sensitive boat.
Maybe the central heating system would be a goer.
When using a fan instead of waterbased warmth transfer I'd try computer brushless fans - dirt cheap, really quiet and pretty economic, energywise, in relation to the moved volume; computer nerds are pretty stiff when it comes to permanent, disturbing sounds. I use two mid range three wire 12 V ones with potentiometers to control (draft-free) air extraction in the van while sleeping.
Waterbased warmth transport does have the advantage of much less lost "content", while blowing warm air openly around disperses more than transporting it.
IKEA kids tunnels or anything compareable can help direct the warm air when You put the fan in those, and these collapse back to "2d" when not used.
Car water heaters (additional heaters off VW tdi busses for example) from Eberspächer or Webasto do suck way to much power for a sailboat, as well as airheaters from those suppliers generally do I'm afraid - so, an open flame in an otherwise nonelectric heating device of some kind would be the path to find - with small water circulation pumps as economic addition, probably.
That's what brought me to Refleks. I also experimented with outside exhaust gas-heaters for sheds and selfmade drip oil burners from propangastanks, with or without a fan in the chimney, with or without copper spirals for warm water. Nothing was as uncomplicated and reliable as a Refleks, they are an investment for sure, though. I even think about putting one in the swb van I'm currently using - secondary air car heaters are not only power sinkholes but way too noisy when sleeping. And aboard You would have the additional problems with their configuration of downside montage, air- and exhaustwise ... as aluminium cast chunks they do particularly not like salt, either.
Cheers! 🖐
Great video as always! Thanks. Can you tell me how much wattage your total solar panels create. I'm planning to start to cover the same route as you have done next year year so I'm wondering how much power you use to live on board.
(SV Esfani ) ;-)
Hi Andy, we've got a total of 560 watts, but they're flexible so I think you'd get a bit more efficiency from solid ones if that's what you're planning on using. With solar it's a good idea to have a decent battery bank - especially if you'll be night sailing with an autopilot.
Sailing Kittiwake many thanks for the information, that was helpful. The battery bank (3) currently has a capacity of 240 amp hours but plan to add another one to bring it over 300 I've changed the lights to led. I have also bought and fitted a Chinese diesel warm air heater £179:00 direct from China 2 kw working well on board over the winter in -6 degrees weather conditions here in the uk total fit cost £300 that included 3 outlets and pipework. Wishing you both fair winds !
Hi Andy, that's really interesting about the diesel heater. What sort of electricity draw has it got? And what sort of consumption of fuel when it's 0-5 degrees C outside? Would there be a way we could have one outlet in the main cabin and one in the bedroom do you think?
One of your best videos yet, Why did you swing so far out around Africa. To avoid pirates?
Thanks so much. We didn’t plan to go to Africa - we’re cruising Western Europe for now 😊
I was referring to that chart map at 0.37 seconds on the video, I thought that was your chart of passage.
No, that’s Vasco Da Gama’s route to India 😁 it went well with the narration of his voyages.
Ahh duh me,,, I played it back not long ago and figured that out, sorry..lol
Where do you find such great music ??
Hours of research on the internet 😊
Hi guys nice video, we are sailing from noirmontier France early may, just a little one, have you come across any fishing floats/nets as the pilot book says there are lots going down the west coast. We set of from Scotland late last year. Have fun thanks Neal Tricia S Y FALCON
Hi Dylan, being UK sailors we're always on the look out for fishing / crab pot markers. There didn't seem to be more than we found around the UK coast. If you're in deep water they're generally not a problem (although we've seen them in 50m depth) and if you're close in then you'll be on deck usually anyway. We do keep an extra close eye out if the motor's on and we're lucky in that we can reach our prop from inside the boat so maybe we're more relaxed than most :)
Thanks Falcon
More bikini shots. If Elena won't do it, then it's up to you, Ryan. Though, my god were those sunsets beautiful too.
OK, I’ll just need to convince Ryan to wear a bikini bra and then we’ll break RUclips.
Note to self: South European Meteorologists not very Accurate...
Actually, scrap that. The forecasts for the Med have been accurate to the hour this year on Windy! (ICON model)
I see. Somebody got Fired. Uh, Sacked, as you Brits say...
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