Hi TJ. Thanks very much for watching and commenting on our video. You are right that I was scared when the watermaker broke. There was a day or two that I wondered if we would have to divert to Central America! Our mate got stung when we stopped the boat and took a swim. We did this about three times during our three week passage. It is very weird feeling going swimming in 15,000 feet ocean. Cheers
Nice video. I am a monohull guy but can appreciate the cats. I am a HUGE PROPONENT of dual watermakers as well as clandestine water purification methods. Kudos for having the proper medical gear for when your friend was stung I keep a large variety of med gear as well.
Hi Eisenkreuz. Thanks for your comments. Our boat is 43 feet long. The catamaran handled rough and large seas very well, but not if they were on the beam and not if we were beating into the seas. As long as we were running, we were totally comfortable. Also, thanks for your suggestions about water collection. We could have used something like that to make water. Cheers, Steve
Awesome! I hope you guys have a great trip. I think you are in for a real treat. Enjoy all the wonderful natural beauty and the people along the way. Cheers
I chartered in the BVI's twice to prepare for cruising on my own. I loved it. I think you guys are going to have an awesome time. Don't forget to enjoy the rum punch!! Steve
Very well done,beautiful pictures,nice music. Thor Heyerdal had a crewmember who suffered from Portuduese man of war stings. They had a doc on board and washed the victim with the collected urine from everybody. it worked too.
Thank you very much for your kind words. Boat ownership is pricey!! Clubs, leasing, and renting boats; along with sailing on other peoples boats is often the best way to go. Enjoy!! Steve
Simply beautiful!! I'd love to get into sailing....but ownership in Chicago can get pricey....oh well, perhaps just a day sailer for now... Again, great video!
We always carry 1 gallon of water per person, per day. Anything the water maker makes, we use for showers and washing the boat :) If something else has to be left behind, so be it...... Nice Video !
Hi Sparks! Thanks for watching our video. Yes, we started out with plenty of water in bottles, but I foolishly drank it all trying to get the weight off of the boat. Oops! Now we always carry enough water for the journey. Cheers, Steve
Hi, No we did not sail back yet. We continued on to Palau in Micronesia, and then down through eastern Indonesia and West Papua. From there we sailed to Darwin Australia where our boat is parked in a marina. Steve
wow!!! completely stunning!!! it is my dream to do that, im 12 right now but one day, i want to try what you did!!! also, do you live in the bay area? I do and i love los angeles, i can relate to you because i love surfing and snorkeling and clear, warm tropical waters and am addicted to coral reefs!!!
This is probably a dumb question, but I've never crossed the Pacific in anything smaller than an aircraft carrier. In your video, you draw a line from LA to the Marquesses. But its not a straight line. Is there something similar to the Gulf Stream in the Pacific you hit or do you take that route for a different reason?
joses box Greetings. Endless Summer is an F-41 designed by Ian Farrier. Good question about wether we actually use our dagger boards. The answer is yes. We use them in several ways. First, when we want to point upwind, we use the leward board. It creates lift and helps the boat point higher. Second, when running downwind with speeds from about 12 to 17 knots, we like to drop both boards about half way. They give the boat a very solid tracking steering. And lastly, we use them in an unconventional way. When we are in shallow water, or in an area with a lot of debris in the water, we run the boards deeper than our rudders and propellers. That way when we hit bottom, or a piece of trash, or fishing net, or log, etc... we hit our dagger boards and not the more precious rudders and props. In the case of shallow water, if we hit bottom with the boards, then we just lift the boards and back off. All the best, Steve
Wow thats pretty interesting. I know next to zero about sailing. Could you sail that short handed or basically alone if you were in a pinch? Here I thought people put both boards down to point upwind. Shows what I know about sailing.
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Hi TJ. Thanks very much for watching and commenting on our video. You are right that I was scared when the watermaker broke. There was a day or two that I wondered if we would have to divert to Central America! Our mate got stung when we stopped the boat and took a swim. We did this about three times during our three week passage. It is very weird feeling going swimming in 15,000 feet ocean. Cheers
Wow..what a great video, your footage and filming are a credit to you, well done.
Sounds great. We spent our last night at Catalina Island before heading south. I hope you guys have a fantastic trip. Steve
absolutely awesome, love those sunset photos!!!
beautiful boat, happy crew and a great trip
that will be me in about 7 years...
What a wonderful journey and a really great travellogue - thanks for sharing your joy.
This trip looks amazing. Very nice edit and great crew. We need more sailing videos like this. Thanks,
Nice video. I am a monohull guy but can appreciate the cats. I am a HUGE PROPONENT of dual watermakers as well as clandestine water purification methods. Kudos for having the proper medical gear for when your friend was stung I keep a large variety of med gear as well.
Hi Eisenkreuz. Thanks for your comments. Our boat is 43 feet long. The catamaran handled rough and large seas very well, but not if they were on the beam and not if we were beating into the seas. As long as we were running, we were totally comfortable. Also, thanks for your suggestions about water collection. We could have used something like that to make water. Cheers, Steve
Great video! We are taking our sailing course in October in the BVIs and look forward to sailing the Pacific soon!
Awesome! I hope you guys have a great trip. I think you are in for a real treat. Enjoy all the wonderful natural beauty and the people along the way.
Cheers
I chartered in the BVI's twice to prepare for cruising on my own. I loved it. I think you guys are going to have an awesome time. Don't forget to enjoy the rum punch!! Steve
Awesome video. Everyone seems to relaxed and enjoyed the good the bad and the early weather. Be safe and see you out there someday
Very well done,beautiful pictures,nice music. Thor Heyerdal had a crewmember who suffered from Portuduese man of war stings. They had a doc on board and washed the victim with the collected urine from everybody. it worked too.
awesome thanks for posting
Thanks for your kind words!!
Thanks very much.
Steve
Thank you very much for your kind words. Boat ownership is pricey!! Clubs, leasing, and renting boats; along with sailing on other peoples boats is often the best way to go.
Enjoy!!
Steve
Awesome video!
Gr8 vid ... thanks 4 posting.
Good job with the video guys. Well done!
Thanks for sharing!
:)
Simply beautiful!!
I'd love to get into sailing....but ownership in Chicago can get pricey....oh well, perhaps just a day sailer for now...
Again, great video!
I really Enjoyed The Video
Thank you very much for your kind words. Cheers, Steve
CBeautifull mate!! Thanks for sharing it
Thanks for your feedback. Yeah always better to have backups for all critical systems. Cheers, Steve
The way i see it, 21 days is better than not getting there....
very cool u need to make a imax movie thanks keep it up
Thank you for your comment.
Kind regards,
Steve
Thanks for you comment.
Steve
Thanks for the kind words.
Steve
awesome...and how did you feel 21 days sailing?
We always carry 1 gallon of water per person, per day. Anything the water maker makes, we use for showers and washing the boat :) If something else has to be left behind, so be it...... Nice Video !
Hi Sparks! Thanks for watching our video. Yes, we started out with plenty of water in bottles, but I foolishly drank it all trying to get the weight off of the boat. Oops! Now we always carry enough water for the journey. Cheers, Steve
Hi, No we did not sail back yet. We continued on to Palau in Micronesia, and then down through eastern Indonesia and West Papua. From there we sailed to Darwin Australia where our boat is parked in a marina.
Steve
very good.... great stuff
dylan
Great! Did you see other ships in this time?
I bet you were in panic mode when your watermaker broke. Also, how in the hell do you get stung by a deadly jelly fish on the boat?
Love it
wow!!! completely stunning!!! it is my dream to do that, im 12 right now but one day, i want to try what you did!!! also, do you live in the bay area? I do and i love los angeles, i can relate to you because i love surfing and snorkeling and clear, warm tropical waters and am addicted to coral reefs!!!
This is probably a dumb question, but I've never crossed the Pacific in anything smaller than an aircraft carrier. In your video, you draw a line from LA to the Marquesses. But its not a straight line. Is there something similar to the Gulf Stream in the Pacific you hit or do you take that route for a different reason?
Chris Fagin Its all about wind patterns.
What was the arts & crafts being done with the ropes?
awsome journey :D
What kind of a Catamaran is that? Did you ever end up using the daggerboards?
joses box Greetings. Endless Summer is an F-41 designed by Ian Farrier. Good question about wether we actually use our dagger boards. The answer is yes. We use them in several ways. First, when we want to point upwind, we use the leward board. It creates lift and helps the boat point higher. Second, when running downwind with speeds from about 12 to 17 knots, we like to drop both boards about half way. They give the boat a very solid tracking steering. And lastly, we use them in an unconventional way. When we are in shallow water, or in an area with a lot of debris in the water, we run the boards deeper than our rudders and propellers. That way when we hit bottom, or a piece of trash, or fishing net, or log, etc... we hit our dagger boards and not the more precious rudders and props. In the case of shallow water, if we hit bottom with the boards, then we just lift the boards and back off.
All the best,
Steve
Wow thats pretty interesting. I know next to zero about sailing. Could you sail that short handed or basically alone if you were in a pinch? Here I thought people put both boards down to point upwind. Shows what I know about sailing.
joses box Our boat is set up to single hand, so we can easily sail it with one person. It's great to be able to do that on long trips.
Cheers,
Steve
awesome I'll be doing blue Aud 2013 looking for crew
I don't see any response about that, but I would. You never know who do you run into out there beside 911 would not do any one any good.
aud 2013
Gr8 vid ... thanks 4 posting.