Cape Town to Walvis Bay Namibia - Sailing Greatcircle (ep.326)

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  • Опубликовано: 1 янв 2025

Комментарии • 51

  • @ruslana.6559
    @ruslana.6559 4 месяца назад

    Great as always! Enjoy the high-quality, deliciously filmed video, the magnificent catamaran and the wonderful couple who spend the most valuable thing: personal time, to share the beautiful)
    I am an old yachtsman and windsurfer... I go faster than the wind in a JP-supersport, your speeds, in this car bring, me simply to erotic ecstasy... adrenaline is heavy, but a sweet drug)

  • @bryanhughes8373
    @bryanhughes8373 10 месяцев назад +1

    Excellent video, it’s wonderful to watch you sail the world, looking forward to watching the next episode👍😊 thank you👏❤️

  • @tonic8945
    @tonic8945 4 месяца назад

    Wow what a trip, I was born in Walvis Bay and moved to Hout Bay at the age of 1😊

  • @vivianeriesterer4279
    @vivianeriesterer4279 11 месяцев назад +5

    such a treat to be able to watch you sailing, your droneshots are amazing and you really give us the feeling to sail with you….thanks for letting us be part of your adventures

  • @ahminmabed5166
    @ahminmabed5166 11 месяцев назад +4

    You guys produce truly amazing, high quality, professional videos. Always such a pleasure to watch. Cheers

  • @zitoune3052
    @zitoune3052 7 месяцев назад

    Je suis toujours autant impressionné par la qualité de vos images; Bonne navigation ! 👍😀

  • @scarletbegonias2359
    @scarletbegonias2359 11 месяцев назад +2

    Outstanding Film Making, Mark. You've got a real talent for this.

  • @alfreddaniels3817
    @alfreddaniels3817 11 месяцев назад

    Wonderfull feelings when I see you gliding through the water, dancing on the wind. 👍👍😊

  • @pb8484
    @pb8484 11 месяцев назад +2

    Fun riding along ⛵️

  • @SVSeaChange
    @SVSeaChange 11 месяцев назад +1

    Sorry to miss you a week or so ago in Cape Town, we visited Etienne and Genevieve on Joly moored opposite you. I am glad you did not have the fog that Sailing Florence had last year going up to Namibia, and I hope next year I have as clear a passage as you.

  • @ismetcalisir3390
    @ismetcalisir3390 11 месяцев назад +2

    beautiful a video,

  • @AHmad-pm4pb
    @AHmad-pm4pb 4 месяца назад

    Nice video. Envy your travels. How about more drone view.

  • @markmicallef4367
    @markmicallef4367 11 месяцев назад

    What a beautiful boat!

  • @codegame027
    @codegame027 11 месяцев назад +4

    I'm a "Sailing AWEN" superfan. I feel really bad for them but I think they are in good hands and I think they could still possibly make it.

    • @CatGreatcircle
      @CatGreatcircle  11 месяцев назад +1

      I don’t know the details but this kind of damage is often not a big issue. Hope they both make it in time to the show

    • @MarketingStrategies28
      @MarketingStrategies28 11 месяцев назад

      1300 miles in 9 days.
      144 miles per day

  • @laurence9695
    @laurence9695 11 месяцев назад

    Im learning: i had this image that Cape Town and that part of the world was constant battering of storms and horrendous winds. And here you show sunny days and flat seas!!!

    • @CatGreatcircle
      @CatGreatcircle  11 месяцев назад

      The area around both capes (good hope and Agulhas) does have pretty impressive weather a lot. We did leave a day later than planned because it was blowing over 50 knots outside on the 11th

  • @deepeddysf
    @deepeddysf 11 месяцев назад

    Nice to see you’ve got help from a new athletic crew member that will handle night watches! I know sailing this boat as a couple possible but it’s a big job.

    • @CatGreatcircle
      @CatGreatcircle  11 месяцев назад

      Yes it is so much more relax to share the watches with 3 aboard. To sail the boat 2 and mostly 1 is enough but without enough sleep it’s much easier to make mistakes

  • @bertju100
    @bertju100 11 месяцев назад

    Mooie jacht op prima plek.

  • @carolinajanssen6451
    @carolinajanssen6451 11 месяцев назад

    You had the total SA package at sea. Ashore I remembered the many steps & Houtbaai the restaurant and route😍. Back to sailing .. no words can capture your footage! Wow! Our small Beneteau’s name is Skattie (Zuid-Afrikaans lieverd) my husband just walked in and suggested to change it to “small circle” because of our limited sailing experience😂. We wish you a super sailing 2024 from a cold and white Holland.

  • @erronius1
    @erronius1 11 месяцев назад

    Nice tunes this vid

  • @Ictblaze
    @Ictblaze 11 месяцев назад

    What type of music is this? I love it!!! U think they have on RUclips so i can listen to it?

    • @CatGreatcircle
      @CatGreatcircle  11 месяцев назад

      You didn’t watch until the end did you 😎?

  • @abhishekparmar6702
    @abhishekparmar6702 11 месяцев назад +2

    can you guys do a video talking about experiences (and security) of sailing along western coastlines of african continent, esp past angola, lets say congo to senegal ? that is if you go that way.

    • @CatGreatcircle
      @CatGreatcircle  11 месяцев назад +1

      Sorry, crossing to St Helena this Monday

    • @abhishekparmar6702
      @abhishekparmar6702 11 месяцев назад

      @@CatGreatcircle ahh alright. fair winds and following seas to you. :)

  • @livingthervlocalifecarlosa3111
    @livingthervlocalifecarlosa3111 9 месяцев назад

    I have not seen you do any fishing

  • @sylibb
    @sylibb 11 месяцев назад +1

    Nice vid, what is the music? Love it

  • @isabelle_Unity
    @isabelle_Unity 11 месяцев назад

    Great report sail and video footage from the drone. How do you manage to avoid fishing boats at night not on AIS ? Thanks and have a nice day.

    • @CatGreatcircle
      @CatGreatcircle  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thx! If they would all be that big it’s not an issue as they will show up on radar for sure. It was a bigger problem in Indonesia with all the wooden structures out there in really deep water

  • @mckenziesonthemove807
    @mckenziesonthemove807 11 месяцев назад

    Great video I noticed you head up to wind to reef giving you 30 knots apparent with full main up for some moments. Is it not possible with your mainsail to reef down wind ?

    • @CatGreatcircle
      @CatGreatcircle  11 месяцев назад

      It’s easier and safer upwind. Without a rotating mast there’s too much risk breaking the gate in the masttrack when reefing downwind
      As a reference by the way reefing instructions for going upwind on an O55 are max 31 knots apparent

    • @mckenziesonthemove807
      @mckenziesonthemove807 11 месяцев назад

      @@CatGreatcircle I appreciate your feedback 👍 31 knots apparent for full main ? or do you mean with reefs as well. I’ve practiced down wind reefing last week with ballbearing cars but none rotating mast and seemed very easy but didn’t know there was serious stress on the mast track so it’s now concerned me you said this. We are always so nervous speeding up and heading upwind with full main in almost 30 knots even if it is briefly to reef as we get serious heel on our 45 in big waves. Very unsure what practice to pursue

    • @CatGreatcircle
      @CatGreatcircle  11 месяцев назад

      @mckenziesonthemove807 I understand your feeling when you actually start the turn, even though the 55 is much heavier.
      Full sail on the O55 until 24 it’s apparent downwind / 31 kts upwind. Of course in the manual for flat water, not often the case with this much wind

  • @RGF56
    @RGF56 11 месяцев назад

    Great videos .
    Are your shrouds wrapped to prevent chafing on something ?

    • @CatGreatcircle
      @CatGreatcircle  11 месяцев назад

      To prevent resonance from the wind

  • @mtjoeng
    @mtjoeng 3 месяца назад

    2 worked on the trampoline without safety line

  • @ozolli
    @ozolli 11 месяцев назад

    Hello, I noticed you have a Vesper Cortex VHF onboard. I have heard mixed opinions on this VHF, especially that its auto squelch is not really efficient. What is your experience on that VHF please ?

    • @CatGreatcircle
      @CatGreatcircle  11 месяцев назад +1

      We had some problems with charging the handset but in the meantime it seems pretty stable.

  • @JosePedroEspinosa
    @JosePedroEspinosa 11 месяцев назад

    Just a suggestion: Taking reefs sailing downwind is just as easy as taking reefs sailing upwind, it is different, but it is not more difficult.

    • @CatGreatcircle
      @CatGreatcircle  11 месяцев назад +1

      We tried that as well, on our boat the biggest risk doing that is breaking the gate on the masttrack that’s there to be able to get the cars for the main off. It’s really sensitive and in a position where it will damage easily

  • @frederikdecoene8860
    @frederikdecoene8860 10 месяцев назад

    As Dutch people , you certainly could exchange with some locals in afrikaans….

    • @CatGreatcircle
      @CatGreatcircle  10 месяцев назад

      Yes sure we could understand a lot back and forth

  • @CanadianGrenadian
    @CanadianGrenadian 11 месяцев назад +1

    I love your wife