Things Are Falling Apart! [Ep. 152]

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  • Опубликовано: 2 дек 2024

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  • @ChileExpatFamily
    @ChileExpatFamily 6 месяцев назад +16

    That was a really cool shot of the sun coming up. Way out in the middle of the ocean. Great job on the repairs. Good to have spares. Jim

  • @robertschaper5737
    @robertschaper5737 6 месяцев назад +7

    Wow. Gorgeous crispy footage. Great angles and feel from the waterline to that high rear starboard position and all sequenced so well. That's a lot of work and so well worth it. As we say in the movie business, the money's all up there on the screen.

  • @petegraham1458
    @petegraham1458 6 месяцев назад +5

    Open ocean sailing , equipment gets tired too just like people, everything works lovely until it doesn’t! You guys were well prepared, a handy billy has a thousand uses and made a nice boom vang , happy you didn’t have to disassemble that ball screw autopilot in a seaway and try to fix it the spare earned it’s ride ! Safe passage through the reefs to port!

  • @chrisleo6639
    @chrisleo6639 6 месяцев назад +4

    Congrats guys. Well done. As always, I admire your skills and composure. Wishing you continued good luck.

  • @TheSWRProject
    @TheSWRProject 6 месяцев назад +4

    Sushi...!!! Very Fancy Kate...!!! Well done on the repairs guys... Being prepared...! Be safe... 🙏

  • @BoatDawg
    @BoatDawg 6 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks!

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much for your generous support! 🙏

  • @svevergreen3370
    @svevergreen3370 6 месяцев назад +4

    love the long filming of the boat ripping through the waves !. Thanks for sharing !

  • @fernandooyarzunscholtbach8925
    @fernandooyarzunscholtbach8925 6 месяцев назад +3

    Best regards from Puerto Montt, CHILE.
    Thank you for showing us your wonderful sailing, including views of your maneuvers and the nice sea conditions you have been sailing in. Much success to both of you, keep enjoying...you look very happy!!!

  • @nancygladieux7598
    @nancygladieux7598 6 месяцев назад +3

    I love this video! True ocean sailing at its best. Thank goodness Curtis can fix anything, can't have too many spare parts. I love the wave

  • @stevewakefield5001
    @stevewakefield5001 6 месяцев назад +3

    Really good you could diagnose and work through breakages. Thanks for sharing your adventures!

  • @Mr040764
    @Mr040764 6 месяцев назад +6

    Merci pour cette vidéo. Une vie en mer avec ses séances de bricolage quotidienne. Le voilier s’use et demande beaucoup d’attention lors de longues traversées. 👏👍
    Voilier Girighiz 5🇫🇷

  • @joeltatham5673
    @joeltatham5673 6 месяцев назад +5

    Well done to both of you. Calm and cool under pressure!

  • @markroth9827
    @markroth9827 6 месяцев назад +5

    Sure liked the cello montage. Thank you for sharing.

  • @FernandoOliveira-oy4gy
    @FernandoOliveira-oy4gy 6 месяцев назад +4

    Nice sunrises. The support provided by your partners has proven to be crucial. Glad to see y’all got great material to fix the issues and keep sailing forward. Teamwork makes the dream work.

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed! It is so wonderful to work with great companies like Marlow who truly understand offshore sailing!

  • @Jcozz
    @Jcozz 6 месяцев назад +9

    The time lapse while Curtis was down the hatch did a good job conveying how un fun it probably was in that space. You two bring such Joy!

  • @stubby2822
    @stubby2822 6 месяцев назад +4

    Very entertaining. You all are the best. Great job on the boom repair and glad you had an auto-pilot spare. Pretty sure when Kate got on the wave, wave, wave thing that was a sign of creek water withdraw symptoms. It gets better with time. Thanks a ton for the effort to bring these videos to us. Oh yea. The coffee is great. Keep having fun and stay safe. Bill

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +1

      Haha! Maybe she drank some salt water? Things can get a bit silly 😜 when far offshore. Cheers!

  • @Jim-jh9bd
    @Jim-jh9bd 6 месяцев назад +4

    Enjoy your show , the stress you put on a boat in a month most of us put on 1 or 2 years . If it is too windy we have the option to go to the club house you don't . Still wish I was buddy boating in my boat beside you and fixing things.

    • @captainjimolchs
      @captainjimolchs 5 месяцев назад

      The question becomes: Too windy for who? Worst case, she is fast enough to sidestep that chienne. In reality, it's the waves, more than the wind. Occasionally, I read of ocean cruisers who dread the Great Lakes. A 20' sailboat is not a small craft, but a 35' twin screw motorboat is.

  • @johntaggart859
    @johntaggart859 6 месяцев назад +7

    Excellent record of life on board…you deal with issues calmly and professionally… ❤

  • @johnmooney9444
    @johnmooney9444 6 месяцев назад +7

    I'm impressed. Both of you remained calm, knew what needed to be accomplished, and knew your individual tasks necessary to make it happen. Great teamwork. Cheers

  • @watdahek2
    @watdahek2 6 месяцев назад +4

    You guys are so smart and so calm.

  • @davep7849
    @davep7849 6 месяцев назад +3

    So amazing that you all can get catamaran speeds out of a monohull. True sailors!

  • @geraldhenrickson7472
    @geraldhenrickson7472 6 месяцев назад +5

    You three rock! Thanks for the video.

  • @danielnenni6734
    @danielnenni6734 6 месяцев назад +4

    Excellent teamwork!

  • @carltontweedle5724
    @carltontweedle5724 6 месяцев назад +4

    Auto spare is a must hand steering is fun for a few hours in good wind but for days you will sleep quickly at the end of you watch.

  • @rainfinger
    @rainfinger 6 месяцев назад +4

    Well done!

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks! Glad to hear from you as always! Give us an update from Brazil!!!

  • @jojobaker1764
    @jojobaker1764 6 месяцев назад +4

    Sushi at sea .. and made it just as well as a Japanese Sushi chef .you go

  • @robertlaird6746
    @robertlaird6746 6 месяцев назад +4

    I used to race a Laser. I've owned three of them and still have one that I'm going to sell soon. They are great boats and a really good boat to learn how to sail.

  • @kb1esx
    @kb1esx 6 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks for a short escape from dry land!

  • @damage_control_sailing
    @damage_control_sailing 5 месяцев назад +1

    You guys are the real deal...a lot of these RUclips sailors don't even know what their boom vang is for, and you guys fabricated one. Keep up the great work! 🎉🎉🎉

  • @DarceeVorndran
    @DarceeVorndran 6 месяцев назад +4

    Good fixing on the fly! BUT - I missed seeing Roxy! XO Darcee

  • @weinerdog137
    @weinerdog137 6 месяцев назад +2

    Excellent job.

  • @larswetterstrom7209
    @larswetterstrom7209 6 месяцев назад +3

    I remember looking at S/Y Delos. Their autopilot also broke down and they had to hand steer a huge distance. But I think they were 3 or 4 on board. Maybe a wind vane is more safe.

  • @johnnya9001
    @johnnya9001 6 месяцев назад +7

    I guess it depends on how the boat is designed but I have always felt that in down wind conditions it is more stable to have the boat pulled by a head sail than pushed by the main sail. Less work for the auto helm too. Cheers.

    • @Tintenfinger
      @Tintenfinger 6 месяцев назад

      Put in a reef or two in the mainsail and hoist (or roll out) a jib.

    • @maurizioferrario1949
      @maurizioferrario1949 6 месяцев назад

      Aree, you would have a batterie bilance boat running downwind with a parziale furled jib and a 2 reefed main

    • @captainjimolchs
      @captainjimolchs 6 месяцев назад +1

      Whatever they were doing, I recall hearing that the autopilot was working less.

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +2

      The boat is pretty well balanced with just the main. We were actually surprised how well she sailed in “laser mode.” We don’t like to take the main down offshore as it is a bear to put back up, combined with the broken vang (there is no topping lift) that supports the boom, we stuck with the main. The main and Genoa combo when running deep causes a lot of slatting of the Genoa, and we don’t like to run the whisker pole in large waves.

    • @ckpuckpu9752
      @ckpuckpu9752 6 месяцев назад

      Les J sont conçus pour naviguer très bien GV seule, en restant très équilibrés à la barre. ( je possède un 110).
      Merci pour cette vidéo très intéressante pour les voileux. Le pilote auto m'apparaît super bon. Reposez-vous bien sur nos îles. Vous êtes vraiment formidables et je goûte tous vos épisodes comme le meilleur moment de ma journée.

  • @JCGible
    @JCGible 6 месяцев назад +4

    Awesome episode. 🫶

  • @mooorecowbell4222
    @mooorecowbell4222 6 месяцев назад +4

    Yep, Running like a "Laser sailboat" except no dagger board to pull up.... LOL (Maybe you will cross paths with SV Delos in that part of Ocean Blue)

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +1

      Haha, daggerboards and a canting keel next! That would be cool to cross path with Delos one day. Looks like they are off to Austrailia to build a boat now though?

    • @mooorecowbell4222
      @mooorecowbell4222 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@SailingSweetRuca Yep, Delos designing and building aluminum CAT down under, but I am sure they will sail it all over the planet .

  • @cmoreoverland6739
    @cmoreoverland6739 6 месяцев назад +2

    I have followed you guys for a long while and it appears your adventures have tempered you a bit. Early on, you were 'racers" you were "expert" and while you still are, you are now a bit more chill. I cannot explain it well but, I love you stuff and your humbled persona...It's what adventures do for those willing to undertake them.

  • @lobowynnTV
    @lobowynnTV 5 месяцев назад

    You’re amazing to be able to fix your own broken items..awesome

  • @tiochio8476
    @tiochio8476 6 месяцев назад +5

    Awesome sailors!!👏👏👏

  • @larryhill7563
    @larryhill7563 6 месяцев назад +5

    I was taking the first bite of my apple pancake when you was hooking the fish lol. Thanks for sharing

  • @allynonderdonk7577
    @allynonderdonk7577 6 месяцев назад +3

    My Autopilot is a dinky Raymarine one with a motor on the wheel. That one you put in was a real autopilot, not a toy like mine.

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +1

      Hi Allen! Whatever works!!! That’s all that matters. Say hi to the Pirate for us!!! 🏴‍☠️

  • @codegame027
    @codegame027 6 месяцев назад +7

    What mechanical part of the AP actually failed? Have you since been able to repair the unit that is now your spare?

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад

      We will find out when we take it apart. Maybe internal valving, a seal, or the motor/pump connection.

  • @SFQuack
    @SFQuack 6 месяцев назад +4

    makes sense. Still curious why full main and no headsail? You know your boat better than I but off the wind flying a headsail usually moves the center of effort forward reducing weather helm. A main usually induces weather helm and off the wind in waves a main often induces that weather helm at the worst moments. I usually leave a bit more headsail up snd reduce main and try to balance the helm w/o the pilot prior to engaging the pilot. Safe sailing.

    • @dm5374
      @dm5374 5 месяцев назад

      I was about to say the same. Keep up a full jib and no main and she should handle a lot better straight downwind. Licensed skipper here.

  • @richardstever3242
    @richardstever3242 5 месяцев назад

    Great teamwork. I really admire your disciplined approach to such an adventure.

  • @JafetRamirez1974
    @JafetRamirez1974 6 месяцев назад +6

    Awesome
    Missing the dog, hope is okay

  • @williamrachaner4359
    @williamrachaner4359 6 месяцев назад +6

    Missing Roxy, was she seasick?
    Glad you had the spare.
    Keep on..keeping on..

  • @rickkwitkoski1976
    @rickkwitkoski1976 6 месяцев назад +4

    Great repair jobs. Thank you for this episode. No Roxy this time... hmmm.

  • @pegcjs
    @pegcjs 5 месяцев назад +2

    Yeah powered autopilots are often a point of failure. Have you guys considered a hydrovane ? We had one which was fantastic. Almost spooky how well it steered without power.

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  5 месяцев назад

      We just took apart the failed hydraulic ram and found the problem! Based on what we found (we will share in an upcoming video) that wave would have broke any other self steering mechanism as well. We are glad the ram broke instead of something else. Lots of force!!! As for wind vanes, we have to cover that one day as well! Cheers!

  • @roncanizares9966
    @roncanizares9966 6 месяцев назад +6

    Great video, as usual. Autopilot repair question: Had you been single handing would you have hove too (spelling?) in order to make the repair? When you got the second ram did you do a very close inspection of it vs. the one installed to be sure everything fit? I ask as I know some folks install the backup/spare units of things so as to be sure they fit. They then use the original working one removed as the spare.

    • @captainjimolchs
      @captainjimolchs 6 месяцев назад +2

      Lash the wheel, adjust the sails to maintain course, and carry on.

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, had we been singlehanded it would have required heaving to. We thought about doing that just to show it in the video, but you know us, we don’t like to go slow :-) The pilot ram we broke was actually our spare, we did just as you said and installed it to make sure it fit and was “hot swappable,” and just continued using it. An easy install as it is an exact copy.

  • @davidressler4292
    @davidressler4292 6 месяцев назад +3

    All of your work is awesome, I look forward every week. My vang as well has a nasty rusty bulge in it and I am expecting a similar situation. Although not in the middle of a pacific crossing.

  • @SFQuack
    @SFQuack 6 месяцев назад +5

    Nice footage. Just Curious why you chose to use the full main and no headsail going down wind after you took kite down, instead of a headsail and reefed main which likely lessen weather helm and reduces loads on the autopilot. Not saying thats what caused the pilot failure but curious. Do you have any ability to test the electrical or physical loads on the pilot? Good job having a spare. Fair winds…

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +2

      Good question! We can monitor electrical load (amp draw) of the pilot, which gives a decent indication. The wave that hit surely overloaded it, we’ve seen waves like that break rudders. We didn’t catch it on video, but it was one of those rare ones that you don’t forget. A load cell sensor connected to our Expedition for logging would be interesting there though?

  • @robertlaird6746
    @robertlaird6746 6 месяцев назад +5

    Just a thought about your boom vang. Could you replace just the aluminum pipe?

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +2

      We probably can, either aluminum or carbon, and fabricate a replacement delrin internal bushing as well. The only problem is finding the right size tube, especially here in French Polynesia.

    • @robertlaird6746
      @robertlaird6746 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@SailingSweetRuca Order it and have it shipped to you.

  • @raylawes8938
    @raylawes8938 6 месяцев назад +6

    Can i ask, why do you not use a wind vane ? Is that a silly question?

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +2

      Not silly at all, and a question we need to address sometime in a future video. There are lots of considerations.

  • @HopeOfJoe
    @HopeOfJoe 6 месяцев назад +3

    OMG 😱 WOW ‼️ Just learned you can never have too many spares. Amazing to see a great fix and......voilà, another crew back in action. Is that a special auto pilot ram to have a 'high performance' setting or do they all come that way? Totally love watching how you two interact as a well oiled team. We all should be so lucky. See you next time. ✨ 🌊 💨 ⛵️ 🏝️ 👙 🌞 ✨

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  5 месяцев назад +1

      The software in the pilot computer is where the settings are, the ram itself is really just a hydraulic pump and cylinder that operates when sent current from the computer. The computer is what gives it its higher performance.

    • @rcdogmanduh4440
      @rcdogmanduh4440 5 месяцев назад

      Now fix the new spare lol. Had a boomvang break back in the 70's Cape Cod to Newberry Port. Crappie rigged boat two younger brothers in thier 60's now still talk about!

  • @njbaskipper
    @njbaskipper 6 месяцев назад +5

    ¡Hello, Sweet Ruca...Crew! 💯
    ¡Wow! Mr.Cutis DOES NOT feel the wind, BUT SMELLS IT, he prepares beforehand for when it blows him through the place that he knows he is going to come...
    There is nothing more to say..🤐
    P.S. Boy, the food is good! 😋
    Good luck...

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +2

      Curtis is the guy to have on the boat! That is for sure! -Kate

    • @njbaskipper
      @njbaskipper 6 месяцев назад

      @@SailingSweetRuca BE CAREFUL, YOU ARE NOT LEFT BEHIND

  • @gregmckinney6026
    @gregmckinney6026 6 месяцев назад +4

    Regarding the stern port side, what is the mounted reel with green line used for?
    Thanks!
    Greg

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +1

      We used it in Patagonia for tying to the shore, we haven’t found a good home for it down below yet.

  • @aquasapien9275
    @aquasapien9275 6 месяцев назад +7

    Kate, you are the sweetest cutest capable sailor ever... What a pleasure you must be to sail with.

  • @rafapietrowski9157
    @rafapietrowski9157 6 месяцев назад +3

    Wind vane wouldn't be a good second choice guys. Fair winds

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  5 месяцев назад

      We’d love to hear more on your thoughts about windvanes!

  • @rimasmeleshyus9486
    @rimasmeleshyus9486 5 месяцев назад +1

    I like it all the videos , as spacial sailing in Patagonia ⛵️ thanks

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  5 месяцев назад +1

      We are happy to hear you enjoy them 😀

  • @braddobson2060
    @braddobson2060 6 месяцев назад +4

    👋 that God for spare parts

  • @HopeOfJoe
    @HopeOfJoe 6 месяцев назад +3

    Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice tropical shorts, Curtis. 🎉👏🏻🦩

  • @cattaraugustonawanda4426
    @cattaraugustonawanda4426 6 месяцев назад +5

    Interesting to see what parts failed. Hopefully you can refurbish the autopilot . Hearing $4K for a boom vang shocked me !!! Wondering what makes it so pricey ?

    • @smallfry8788
      @smallfry8788 6 месяцев назад +2

      Agreed. Seeing what broke in the autopilot would be good content.

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +2

      Based on the comments we need to show the guts of the pilot! We will work on that! As for the cost of the vang, we can only guess that they are fairly one off parts and a very small niche market.

    • @cattaraugustonawanda4426
      @cattaraugustonawanda4426 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@SailingSweetRuca As a retired machinist and one who sailed many years ago I have to wonder if something much simpler/cheaper and more durable could be substituted for the vang or if a welded repair could be made. I predate these strut type vangs LOL

    • @captainjimolchs
      @captainjimolchs 5 месяцев назад +1

      My crazy "gut reaction" was that $4000 for a vang saved the expense and drag of a topping lift.

  • @azcharlie2009
    @azcharlie2009 5 месяцев назад

    It's kind of like flying to the moon in a space ship... Good luck!!!

  • @aytacercen944
    @aytacercen944 6 месяцев назад +4

    I wish you guys could fish as well as you sail. LOL

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +2

      We try! We just happen to be better at fishing than catching :-)

  • @ejdd3442
    @ejdd3442 5 месяцев назад +1

    This is a great video, I am curious what is that spindle of rope on the Aft port side?

  • @pastaking231
    @pastaking231 3 месяца назад

    You had to be absolutely worn out - exhausting!

  • @kurtc6372
    @kurtc6372 5 месяцев назад +4

    Next time you have a stormy weather, hook my favorite “storm song” to it. (Riders on the Storm) DOORS. 🙏🏼☯️✌🏼

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  5 месяцев назад +2

      We do jam to that as we sail sometimes! Great rip!!!!

  • @michaelvanwinkle7919
    @michaelvanwinkle7919 6 месяцев назад +4

    When running downwind at 8 knots do you ease the boom vang or keep it tight?

  • @ricardoparenas4479
    @ricardoparenas4479 6 месяцев назад +6

    Hello, my name is Ricardo, I am a student at the University of Magallanes Chile, and I would like to know if you can help me in my research on renewable energy in 38-foot sailboats, for example, how many batteries do you use, what type of batteries, your experiences, what is your energy consumption each How much do you change the batteries, what equipment do you use every day, all the information will be very useful for my research, thank you

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +2

      Hi Ricardo! Too bad we never connected while we were in Chile! Reach out to us via our contact form on our website, let’s see if we can help you out.

  • @jorgeconcheyro
    @jorgeconcheyro 6 месяцев назад +4

    I was wondering, if you have the orange preventer, why do you have to set another preventer?

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +3

      The orange or red line is a boom break, slowing the boom during the gybe for a more controlled manuever. The preventor is meant to prevent it from crossing over entirely. We hope this clear things up!

  • @johnwaugh6518
    @johnwaugh6518 6 месяцев назад +6

    There's cruisers and then there are sailors

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +2

      Sailors offshore, cruisers at anchor :-)

  • @chefjono
    @chefjono 6 месяцев назад +4

    cool

  • @kurtc6372
    @kurtc6372 5 месяцев назад +3

    Does the your auto pilot have any control of the sails?

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  5 месяцев назад +1

      No it does not. One day they surely will!

  • @hagaiabeliovich4276
    @hagaiabeliovich4276 6 месяцев назад +3

    Hey guys. What happened to the boom vang? Accidental jibe?

  • @fransdriesen1311
    @fransdriesen1311 6 месяцев назад +4

    The way I like sailing…..

  • @9999boghammer
    @9999boghammer 6 месяцев назад +4

    So i gotta know. Whats the absolute top speed youve ever squeezed out of Sweet Ruca?

    • @kylejazwiecki714
      @kylejazwiecki714 6 месяцев назад +2

      My price is right rules (closest without going over) guess is 14.6 knots.

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +2

      16.1 knots surfing downwind. There is more possible, but the risks increase dramatically, so we pull the reins in often.

  • @dinkohost9643
    @dinkohost9643 6 месяцев назад +5

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +1

      👍

    • @dinkohost9643
      @dinkohost9643 6 месяцев назад +1

      I hope you are well and I looking forward to future episodes!
      Was that Bach as background music st about 20 minutes of the video?

  • @EnriqueDeQuesada101
    @EnriqueDeQuesada101 6 месяцев назад +3

    ❤❤❤

  • @kurtc6372
    @kurtc6372 6 месяцев назад +4

    Do you stay out of the shipping lane……?

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +2

      Very few ships out where we were sailing.

  • @tahirsargin8236
    @tahirsargin8236 6 месяцев назад +2

    👏👏👏

  • @axltv3873
    @axltv3873 4 месяца назад

    you guys are amazing.hiw I wish i can join and ride in your boat

  • @MrAnthism
    @MrAnthism 6 месяцев назад +3

    What happens in a scenario where the gps satellites stop working and you are in the middle of the ocean???

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +3

      We get the sextant and paper charts out 😉

  • @stampedetrail2003
    @stampedetrail2003 5 месяцев назад

    Kamikoto Forever

  • @andreflavell3453
    @andreflavell3453 6 месяцев назад +3

    she is a beautiful boat J class ? fast and a beast

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks! She is a J/46 you can learn more about her here sweetruca.com/about-the-boat/

    • @andreflavell3453
      @andreflavell3453 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@SailingSweetRuca thankyou . i sail a 1974 camp nicholson aluminium 35 feet . 1 tonner class . i live aboard her with my wee dog . certainly not a perfect liveaboard being a 1 tonner . but she is fast and a off shore beast .

  • @MBailote
    @MBailote 5 месяцев назад +1

    Love your channel! What kind of traveler do you guys use for your boom/main 🤙🏼

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  5 месяцев назад

      Hi Mario, it is a Harken track and car system.

    • @MBailote
      @MBailote 5 месяцев назад

      @@SailingSweetRuca thanks. Do you guys have some special preventer attached to the boom ? That was a smooth jibe or just skill 😂

  • @thomasthornton5737
    @thomasthornton5737 6 месяцев назад +4

    😎😎👍👍❤❤

  • @SOLDOZER
    @SOLDOZER 5 месяцев назад

    Crossing the Pacific with only an electronic self steering on a boat with spade rudders? Yikes.

  • @bradkuether3561
    @bradkuether3561 4 месяца назад

    Big ol....... yeah ok waves.

  • @danielclint1033
    @danielclint1033 5 месяцев назад +1

    Hydrovane!

  • @jonunya3128
    @jonunya3128 6 месяцев назад +4

    when fishing, a gentleman baits a ladies hook..

  • @nightskyimaging
    @nightskyimaging 5 месяцев назад +1

    It is nice to watch a couple sailing video where FEATURING the woman as a sexual object in order to seek views and subscriptions. This is FAMILY FRIENDLY and well done! I just liked and subscribed. If you have a patreon option I intend to join.

  • @Rittlesleo
    @Rittlesleo 6 месяцев назад +4

    Thanks!

    • @SailingSweetRuca
      @SailingSweetRuca  6 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much for your generosity!!!

  • @JCGible
    @JCGible 6 месяцев назад +5

    Thanks!