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No sir!

Honestly, it’s totally solid. Everything closes and opens properly and there’s virtually no creaks aside from the contents shifting. There’s one spot underneath the master bed that squeaks. It’s from my weight on the bed causing a wooden crossmember to contact the metal bar that connects the two rudders. It drove me crazy but I fixed it with lube.

@@sailinghaldisHR knows how to build a boat!

@Fuhugawagah do they ever. It’s a wonderfully crafted sailboat. I just love it

Thank you!

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Many thanks! Yes, we are headed to Montenegro in August via Sardinia, Croatia Stromboli, Sicily, etc. thank you for watching!

Yeah, we were fortunate for the experience but felt terribly bad about John. He amazingly sailed the Drake passage within a year of the Dismasting. Check out John Kretchmer website. He does an amazing captains hour.

Thank you very much! If I remember correctly, the gauges on this boat were set to apparent.

Hey! Thank you so much! 😊

There are two air conditioning units, one for the main cabin and one for the master suite in the stern. The windows open all around the boat and there are ample hatches, but on those hot Mediterranean days, it was brutal and most evenings before bed we fired up the generator and ran the air conditioner.

Thank you and yes, I’ve used the radar ais combo. I’ve had other problems with the radar though. It is failing some self tests and will not function at all. Raymarine will replace the unit this spring under warranty.

Thank you for watching! 😊

Thank you sir!! Breezy is a wonderful boat! She kept us safe for 3200NM so far.

Thank you for watching! 😊

Thank you. Yes, it seemed like such a good idea before trying but then afterwards it was so obvious why it was actually a terrible idea.

Thanks DC. I will show more in a later video. It’s a nice set up, although I may invest in a slightly heavier line.

Thank you! 😊

Maybe a little further but not much. I did a lot of tweaking with the preventer set up. It’s still not perfect but it’s close. The key is it will avoid the annoying accidental gybes in rough seas. The preventer line could be a bit more robust but I love the permanent dyneema line on the boom. It makes gybing super easy. I have footage that should make it in a future video.

It’s actually not too bad as long as you have help.. I’ve done it about 12 times now and a couple times in some decent wind. In Spain, I found that the “marineros” were quite helpful. If you ask for them, they will come out in a dinghy and help secure the bow and keep it straight as you back in. Thanks for watching!

I live in Fargo! Thanks for watching 😊

@@sailinghaldis Small world!!!! I watch a lot of different sailing channels and everything Hallberg-Rassy. That is a beautiful boat you have. I’m sure it will take good care of you.

Thank you! 😊

Thank you, yes, it was a horrible idea. This Bluewater runner has been a challenge!

Happy new year to you too! Thanks for watching!😀

Btw San Miquel is THE go to beer brand in Spain. Good choice 👍

Hello! Thank you for watching 😀

Thank you for your kind comments. It’s true, there was so much to pay attention to, especially in the Baltic area and North Sea. Although the North Sea is huge, the inshore traffic zone was surprisingly narrow which made the sailing difficult especially at night. We had a close call with a freighter that was emerging from a mass of anchored freighters off shore but adjacent to the inshore traffic zone. We didn’t see them heading toward us on AIS until he was about 500 yards away and both of us had to make adjustments to avoid a collision. Despite it all, I seriously want to do it again.

Yes! After this experience, I purchased a lithium battery powered Bosch angle grinder. With lots of disks.

Unfortunately, there’s no way to put canned food in that compartment. There’s too much room to slide around.

So true, it’s really a trade off in some ways. I wish I had the skill and time to do it myself but I have to do other things and don’t live near the water. To do it at the Hallberg Rassy level is truly special and takes a large team. It was like visiting Santa’s workshop. Thanks for watching!

Haha! The North Sea scared us but now all I can think of is going back!

The mast was strong and made of hollow aluminum but the forces are massive from the wind on the sails. When the chainplate snapped, the upper section of the mast was no longer supported by the upper shroud and broke like a toothpick.

@@Coleen_West I don’t know. I have not toured the factory where they do the layup. This is at a separate location but has been doing the plug manufacturing and layup since Christoph Rassy took over. I can tell you that it is very solid. According to their website, the deck and hole are cores except in areas where extra strength is needed, and then it is solid glass.

@@sailinghaldis ...they are the Boston Whalers of the sailboat world. I remember hitting the hull of one and it was like punching a concrete sidewalk. Won't do that again!

@@Coleen_West Haha! thank you. Not senior mgt. I’m definitely a worker bee! 🐝

Thanks for watching 😊

The engine fixed wound up just being to clean the air intake. It was very easy. The transmission leak was more painful, but it just required changing the gaskets

You’re correct but not nobody, watch again. We did have an MOB during this ordeal. Fortunately no injury and since the boat was just bobbing in the water, they were able to swim right up to the ladder.

I thought it was 90 days but I may be wrong. After delivery, I immediately did the export process for temporary importation relief which gave me 18 months.

Definitely better in person!

I had the same question. I was told that it was Magnus‘s decision. He likes a low cut sail. I’m sure the additional sail area is beneficial for low wind situation. The problem is leeward visibility and at certain points of sail it does drape over the lifeline.

Thank you DC! I can’t wait to see your next video headed down the coast!

Thank you so much! 😊

I do. She’s in a cradle in Duluth. I never took her out in anything super rough but I don’t think that that hull shape would slam either.

Loved that Swedish beer!

@@sailinghaldis Love your channel, great to follow your journey from where your boat was built in Ellös.

JK is the man. He wrote a nice piece about this in the November December issue of cruising world.

We didn’t stop in Gibraltar. It was just fine floating by. I am easily excited by these landmarks and places with historical significance. I’ve heard that the monkeys are quite bad in Gibraltar. That’s a good question about the actual wavelength. It’s probably a bit shorter than the length of the boat. So my guess is 30 to 40 feet. The seas in the Skaggerak during our upwind slog loosened my fillings, but didn’t seem to affect the boat despite some heavy slamming.

I wanted to keep the back as clean as possible. So no pole, no big solar array. I found a good place to mount the Starlink on the rear hatch window with suction cups. I downsized the 100lb Tohatsu 9.9 engine to the Honda 6hp. I can lift this one on and off the dinghy pretty easily. Now that I’ve been on the boat for extended period of time I wish I had more solar capability. I also wish I had the European electricity input to charge my batteries when in the Marina. The current solar is not adequate to charge the batteries with the fridge and freezer going so I have to run the Genset every few days

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I was very happy to have radar data to back up the AIS when I could not see that tanker at anchor. Zero visibility conditions were very concerning. The thing that really got me at night was hearing the sound of blow holes. Of course I thought it was orca and had that flashlight going continuously. I’m not even sure if I was hearing blow holes or maybe it was dolphins!

@@sailinghaldis Yes but in reality it is Radar that you should use as your primary and use AIS as the backup as it is only useful if the other vessel also has it installed and turned on especially in poor visiblility having said that in daylight and good visibilty AIS is the easier of the two to interpret but the one thing about sailing is you never stop learning and making mistakes fair winds to you

I agree! One of the major issues I had was a fickle Raymarine radar. Fortunately, it was functioning when I needed it most. Unfortunately, it has not worked since I left Palma. HR has been great with the vendors and just emailed me that Raymarine will replace the unit in the spring when she goes back in the water.

@@sailinghaldis Raymarine is a great company if you have any issues along with Garmin always excellent service

Thank you! 😊

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