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Thanks. Three hour shifts worked well. X6 hours off is enough for a good sleep and 3 on is the max before losing concentration.

@@svfalcon3440 thanks fr your reply!

Beneteau Oceanis 45

Rights free music is a bit of a challenge to find for You Tube videos. Still think it works better with something in the background but feel free to mute…

Hi Remi. Yes the Blue Water Runner performed really well downwind. Yes pole’d out upwind side which allowed us greater angle ‘off wind’. Limitations are the Furler. For us that meant it worked best 10-18k (anything stronger we sailed main and Genoa ‘wing on wing’ and reefed main/Genoa accordingly) The BWR is a big heavy Dacron sail and needs a heavy duty ratchet furler. We used it with our lighter weight Gennaker furler which meant we had to furl it in at 18-20k. Beyond this the Furler slips and we couldn’t furl it in easily. The combo of ‘wing on wing’ and BWR meant we were well rigged for downwind all the way across the Atlantic. Getting your downwind rig right is a priority for an Atlantic Crossing IMO. If you get a twin headsail make sure you’re Furler is strong enough..!

@@svfalcon3440 thanks for the feedback! Did you feel confident leaving it up at night, or did you take it down in case of squalls? I have seen the sailmakers argue that it can be used as a larger genoa (code-0-style) with both sails on top of one-another, which always seemed dubious to me due to the weight of the sail. Did you try it in that mode?

@@TehTuxer we’ve not used the sail as a Code Zero. But we know others who have and they say it works well. It was risky leaving it up at night. Most nights the wind picked up. We got caught out once getting furled in. Generally a day time sail unless you can get it furled in quickly.

😂 I know. We had a crazy dance session most days. Good for exercise but also lifts spirits. Two weeks away from land is a long time. Do stuff to make it fun..!!

may i ask do you yourself sail?

Thanks Simon. Its lovely to receive such positive feedback. Our videos are only really meant as family memories, but so glad that others like yourself get some enjoyment also.

Pleasure! Can you tell me the music?

@@simonbrody1652 The track is ‘Tides’ by Daria Novo via Facebook Creator studio ‘Rights free’

Thanks Simon for the lovely comment. Appreciated.

Daktari, she flies a Red Ensign (Red Duster), so she is a British ship.

Look for ‘crew seekers’ postings on facebook and social media. Skippers are often looking for crew to help on a passage. Try and get some experience at anything to do with sailing. Keep a log and build on it whenever you can. Helps if you cook as well.. good luck

@@svfalcon3440 thank you ...i will search..

We did. One drank a little. The birds rested for several hours and two stayed all night. They were far more sprightly in the morning and then they set off on their way again. The last one had been with us for nearly 24 hours. I’m glad we gave them a place to rest and recuperate

I am so glad to hear that. My brother is a real bird buff and he was the first to point out to me that water was probably the most important first aid for migrating, or storm relocated, birds.

Thanks Stephan. Good luck on your plans for the crossing for next year. Unfortunately the Hydrovane rudder sheared off 3/4 way across. It happened to two other yachts. The fault is with the newly designed rudder. The company have been excellent and are replacing with a better design nylon rudder. Our friends on an Oceanis 45 crossed with a Hydrovane last year and it worked well for them. So even though our new design rudder failed, I would still recommend the unit. There are nuances in setting them up and they need regular tweaking. However It provides redundancy for rudder and auto-helm. The latter is re biggest failure on Atlantic Crossings. It also saves on 8-10Ah power drain using the auto-helm.

Did you experience any issues, because it is quite some way off the centre line?

@@gunnarlongitude4360 the Hydrovane rudder works fine offset. Check out their website for info.

Sorry - not great with the internet, here is the link to our Blue Pearl video/slideshow 😊 www.worldcruising.com/arc_portugal/logsarticle.aspx?page=S637915134036056088&ArchiveID=5&CategoryID=192&ItemID=270841&src=