Cheers guys, Sorry about your tender, but Mark Bernier has a good point, You don’t need the tender for that especially at night or tired, just keep feeding (paying out) chain until you are where you want your stern anchor then drive the boat forward while picking up some chain and the other hand paying out some rode wrapped around a winch (don’t cut ya hand out) When you’re have pull boat tightish! Tightish apparently isn’t a word, 😂 but what Mark said, (and I don’t know him) he knows what his talking about.. everything will go to chit when you are tired and not thinking straight, oh ps I would let a professional patch it, Some are so good you can’t see the repairs! Anyway thanks guys, now i will watch the next.. 😊
Maybe I am missing something here but I don't understand why you put out a stern anchor at all. Why not haul in some of your scope, clap a line onto the anchor chain/rode then lead the bitter end of the line back to a winch at the stern. You can haul line or veer chain to adjust your riding angle and reset it any time you like.
Hey Mark, yeah we’d never actually tried that at that time. Someone suggested it the other day to us however and we tried it and it really didn’t work great either Both ways just don’t seem to work as well as what they ‘should’ in theory We’ve tried a few times too and also tried perfecting but just can’t get it to work, only slightly
@@LeadingtheEscapade FWIW, the spring line needs to be a fair way down the anchor chain, 10 meters even 15. It's been done that way for ages there is even a "how to" for midshipsmen in Nelson's navy.
@@markbernier8434 yeah tried it exactly like the other day after some advice from another follower. And then when pulling it up to turn the boat I found the anchor chain started to lay across the side of our bow and was going to scratch the sides When you do it, do you lay your anchor chain where it needs to be specifically to set up for this rather than Pointing into the wind When we tried it the other day we didn’t have a drop of wind really but yeah it really didn’t work properly, it pulled us around a little but still not enough so I was thinking we needed to change where our anchor chain was laying I guess the wind isn’t always coming the same way as the swell
His right, I’m not actually sure what you’re doing wrong, but Mark is correct.. if you like JJays you can contact Ian (our group expert) and ask him has he a video on how to do it.. his just in Greece so not far from you anyway..
When we put the stern anchor out 😣 Jase took the anchor, chain and rode in the tender and the bucket tipped over when he went to throw out the anchor and the handle on the bucket poked out the sides and was sharp and punctured the tube 😫 Thanks so much 😌
Hahahah I know it’s the wrong word for it, just easier to say 🤭 apperitivo or Ciccetti I know would be the proper word, us English speaking people 🤣 they were great 🤤
Oh shit, I can feel what you're going through especially because the tender is such an important part of the adventure. Respect for the fact that you also share these moments with us. I am curious what you experience and show on Corfu, Paxos and Anti paxos. The islands above Corfu, Stefanos, Gouvia, Petriti, Lakka, Gaios Mongonisssie For me a very familiar area! If you need something foor the boat I know people there to arrange a lot! Thanks!
Yeah I mean we know it’s kind of only a material thing but at the same time it’s such an important part of the puzzle to liveaboard so thanks for understanding and we’re so glad you enjoy seeing all sides to the story as we like to keep it real and show the good, bad and ugly ☺️ Oh thanks so much Nico! Our episodes are a little behind in time but we’ll be back up to April in just a few shorts weeks after having time off the boat in Australia for a few months We’re actually close to all these places currently again now! So we’ll definitely be in touch if we need anything 🥰
Patch it up and send it. You should see the bottom of my old mercury RIB….More patches than original floor I think LOL. It sat since Nov, still hard as a rock when I was looking at it on the weekend. It’s all in the prep and using the right products to match your dinghy material. It sucks that it’s new but it’s easily repairable and it will last for many years.
Haha yeah for sure. Definitely repairable thank god! Think it was just shit cuz it was so soon when it was all shiny and new haha. We’ve since repaired it and done a great job so should hold up nicely ☺️
Sad news about the tender, when are you back in Greece for 2023 season? We should be are preveza June 1st. Italy looked fun Brindisi was on my list for places to go but now thinking to give it a miss. Take care happy sailing. Don't feel too deflated..... Hopefully it's not too soon for that joke. ☀️⛵☀️🤦
Thank Drew 😆 hahaha don’t worry a bit of time has passed now so we’re over it, love the joke 🤣🤣 We just left Preveza a few days ago in real time! We came back end of March and spent a few weeks in the yard and just left to start travelling again We’ll be showing that content in a couple of weeks and will be way closer to real time as we had 3.5 months away from the boat (went back to Australia) Happy sailing and fair winds to you ☺️ yeah there are some nice places along the east coast though! So definitely go if you can, just maybe not brindisi, unless it’s just on your way There just isn’t really anywhere along the whole coastline suitable to anchor, it’s either too rough or if it’s calm then it’s rolley everywhere
@@LeadingtheEscapade preveza was our spiritual boat home as it was where we brought our from. Then got delayed there for 6 weeks so to Greek paper work. How did you find it as a place to do boat work we are planning a haul out to do bottom paint in Montenegro to be out of shengen. Looking forward to what your take on preveza is. Hope you did e scooters and ice cream. Happy sailing
Oh awesome! It’s also where we bought our boat so we’ve spent time there twice now. It’s really great for boat work. There’s 3 chandleries between the 3 yards and then obviously there’s more in town. We didn’t do any major works with other companies, just mostly did it all ourselves except a couple of things. Had some gel coat repair done and name decals/stripes but back on We actually didn’t use the scooters a whole lot this time as we were able to hire a car for €5 a day!! Because it was out of season. So cheap!!
6 months behind, WOW! I think you al;l have the freaking record for the time between real time and TH-cam time, LOL. I'm heading to Summer and you all havent even hit winter yet, hahahahahaha! Apparently this is not a money making channel but posts are just for laughs and a historical record. Good joib with teh production. Hopefully one day you will be all caught up and closer to real time and the next adventure. I wouldn't be surprised if you sold the boat and made several trips around the world and then bought a van, lol.
Ha ha, don’t worry, we only sailed until December, and then we had time off in Australia between December and April so in about two weeks time will be back up to February March sometime in content. But I’ve heard some of the larger channels like SV Delos are sometimes one year or two years behind!! 🫣 We don’t deliberately get behind, it just happens naturally during summer because there’s so much exciting stuff happening and we can’t fit a whole weeks worth of content in one episode The people who are up to date in content are barely filming or editing our large gaps of their time. We’re trying really hard to get closer to real time though so hopefully our episodes will get more exciting! Look out for the next one as it’s a bit more fast paced, see what you think 😆
Bummer on the dink. Had mine out the 2nd time since I bought it and ran across some barnacles. Patched it and seems good as new but it is the ideal of it.
Hey Jeffrey! Ahhh yes we’ve since had another pin prick hole since leaving the boat for winter, not sure where that one came from. But both patched up well now and holding nicely so I’m sure it’ll be good. But yeah it just sucked when it was so so new. But what do ya do I guess 😏 cheers 😌
Missed this episode, but at 11:51 i take it you can’t 1/2 fill your fenders with water? All my boats i owned had fenders you could for that reason.. i didn’t intentionally buy them they came with all three boats I’ve owned.. I assumed it was normal and std.. must be an Aussie thing? 😂
Oh I’ve definitely never heard of this 🤔 but maybe it’s just not a thing here as the tide thing isn’t such a big thing, interesting, I’ll have to have a look, how do you get the water out?
@@LeadingtheEscapade just take the cap off and squeeze, you actually have me wondering now should I’ve have been putting water in them? 😂. I hardly ever used them, occasionally to raft up..
@@LeadingtheEscapade yeah, mine had like a tyre valve, without the little thing in the stem the actual caps kept the air in, well kinda they always needed pumping up, but just with like a bike pump, 🤔. Questioning my life now.. 😂.
What is the sailing season for the areas you are showing? When do you go home to Australia and for how long? Love your videos and would love to sail Croatia to Greece!
Hey Roger 😆 so this episode was in October last year which I suppose is technically right at the end of the season, even out of season just a tad really We left and went home to Australia from December to mid March, so in a couple of weeks our episodes will catch up to beginning of April so then we’ll only be around a month behind real time which will be great Thanks so much! We’re so glad you’re enjoying, you should definitely sail Greece and Croatia. Especially Greece 😍 it’s our favourite sailing country yet!
Hey Ottis. Thankyou 😌 yeah for sure! It’s totally all good now, we were devo’d at the time but we’re over it now haha it is what it is I guess 😅 thanks so much! Glad you’re enjoying 😊
Heya, yeah of course. We should do an episode again soon with costs etc. we paid €67,000 for our boat back in 2021. Of course it has changed since then, actually gone up in price by the looks of things. Mooring is different at every place you go so that’s a hard one to answer 😅 cheers 😄
Hahah yeah this was back in October although we’ll be up to end of February in two weeks as we catch up to real time (we were off the boat back in Australia from December to March) but we have a special episode coming up in two weeks from while we were in Australia! You’re going to love it!!
Unfortunately there was noooo way we could get the motor off in the swell we had the night before we left so we had to tow it. But we had incredibly calm conditions
Yeah shit! I have heard of it happening. We definitely plan to pull it up more often. We’ve got a little pulley system now that helps a little but would of course loveee some Davit’s
Yeah definitely won’t constantly tow it, we will bring it up for longer passages or when it gets rough. It’s just so heavy and awkward so even though we would’ve liked to lift it for our passage to Greece it would’ve been impossible to get the motor off in the rolling swell we had, probably would’ve dropped it in the water: we’d love to get davits when we can afford to
Shame about the tender but beautiful scenery and great video. ❤
Yeah not ideal but she’s all patched up now so it’s all good 😅 thanks so much, hope you’re well 🫶🏼☺️❤️
Cheers guys, Sorry about your tender, but Mark Bernier has a good point, You don’t need the tender for that especially at night or tired, just keep feeding (paying out) chain until you are where you want your stern anchor then drive the boat forward while picking up some chain and the other hand paying out some rode wrapped around a winch (don’t cut ya hand out)
When you’re have pull boat tightish! Tightish apparently isn’t a word, 😂 but what Mark said, (and I don’t know him) he knows what his talking about.. everything will go to chit when you are tired and not thinking straight, oh ps I would let a professional patch it, Some are so good you can’t see the repairs! Anyway thanks guys, now i will watch the next.. 😊
Maybe I am missing something here but I don't understand why you put out a stern anchor at all. Why not haul in some of your scope, clap a line onto the anchor chain/rode then lead the bitter end of the line back to a winch at the stern. You can haul line or veer chain to adjust your riding angle and reset it any time you like.
Hey Mark, yeah we’d never actually tried that at that time. Someone suggested it the other day to us however and we tried it and it really didn’t work great either
Both ways just don’t seem to work as well as what they ‘should’ in theory
We’ve tried a few times too and also tried perfecting but just can’t get it to work, only slightly
@@LeadingtheEscapade FWIW, the spring line needs to be a fair way down the anchor chain, 10 meters even 15. It's been done that way for ages there is even a "how to" for midshipsmen in Nelson's navy.
@@markbernier8434 yeah tried it exactly like the other day after some advice from another follower. And then when pulling it up to turn the boat I found the anchor chain started to lay across the side of our bow and was going to scratch the sides
When you do it, do you lay your anchor chain where it needs to be specifically to set up for this rather than Pointing into the wind
When we tried it the other day we didn’t have a drop of wind really but yeah it really didn’t work properly, it pulled us around a little but still not enough so I was thinking we needed to change where our anchor chain was laying
I guess the wind isn’t always coming the same way as the swell
His right, I’m not actually sure what you’re doing wrong, but Mark is correct.. if you like JJays you can contact Ian (our group expert) and ask him has he a video on how to do it.. his just in Greece so not far from you anyway..
How was your tender punctured, that really sucks! Thanks for sharing and enjoy Greece, should be beautiful and can't wait for future episodes.
When we put the stern anchor out 😣 Jase took the anchor, chain and rode in the tender and the bucket tipped over when he went to throw out the anchor and the handle on the bucket poked out the sides and was sharp and punctured the tube 😫
Thanks so much 😌
That shucks allright...shit happens ...shucks
Hahah it sure does!!! 🫣
It's unfortunate you couldn't turn the corner and head up the west side of Italy, that's for another day. Hope you will enjoy Greece again.
Hey Craig!! Ahh I know we were so undecided on what to do! But we’re doing it this 2023 season so lots of new places in Italy incoming 😍
@@LeadingtheEscapade Great, looking forward to the new additions
Italian tapas? I'm Italian and this is a first! 😂 I hope you've enjoyed them!
Hahahah I know it’s the wrong word for it, just easier to say 🤭 apperitivo or Ciccetti I know would be the proper word, us English speaking people 🤣 they were great 🤤
Oh shit, I can feel what you're going through especially because the tender is such an important part of the adventure. Respect for the fact that you also share these moments with us. I am curious what you experience and show on Corfu, Paxos and Anti paxos. The islands above Corfu, Stefanos, Gouvia, Petriti, Lakka, Gaios Mongonisssie For me a very familiar area! If you need something foor the boat I know people there to arrange a lot! Thanks!
Yeah I mean we know it’s kind of only a material thing but at the same time it’s such an important part of the puzzle to liveaboard so thanks for understanding and we’re so glad you enjoy seeing all sides to the story as we like to keep it real and show the good, bad and ugly ☺️
Oh thanks so much Nico! Our episodes are a little behind in time but we’ll be back up to April in just a few shorts weeks after having time off the boat in Australia for a few months
We’re actually close to all these places currently again now! So we’ll definitely be in touch if we need anything 🥰
Patch it up and send it. You should see the bottom of my old mercury RIB….More patches than original floor I think LOL. It sat since Nov, still hard as a rock when I was looking at it on the weekend. It’s all in the prep and using the right products to match your dinghy material. It sucks that it’s new but it’s easily repairable and it will last for many years.
Haha yeah for sure. Definitely repairable thank god! Think it was just shit cuz it was so soon when it was all shiny and new haha. We’ve since repaired it and done a great job so should hold up nicely ☺️
Sad news about the tender, when are you back in Greece for 2023 season? We should be are preveza June 1st. Italy looked fun Brindisi was on my list for places to go but now thinking to give it a miss. Take care happy sailing. Don't feel too deflated..... Hopefully it's not too soon for that joke. ☀️⛵☀️🤦
Thank Drew 😆 hahaha don’t worry a bit of time has passed now so we’re over it, love the joke 🤣🤣
We just left Preveza a few days ago in real time! We came back end of March and spent a few weeks in the yard and just left to start travelling again
We’ll be showing that content in a couple of weeks and will be way closer to real time as we had 3.5 months away from the boat (went back to Australia)
Happy sailing and fair winds to you ☺️ yeah there are some nice places along the east coast though! So definitely go if you can, just maybe not brindisi, unless it’s just on your way
There just isn’t really anywhere along the whole coastline suitable to anchor, it’s either too rough or if it’s calm then it’s rolley everywhere
@@LeadingtheEscapade preveza was our spiritual boat home as it was where we brought our from. Then got delayed there for 6 weeks so to Greek paper work. How did you find it as a place to do boat work we are planning a haul out to do bottom paint in Montenegro to be out of shengen. Looking forward to what your take on preveza is. Hope you did e scooters and ice cream. Happy sailing
Oh awesome! It’s also where we bought our boat so we’ve spent time there twice now. It’s really great for boat work. There’s 3 chandleries between the 3 yards and then obviously there’s more in town. We didn’t do any major works with other companies, just mostly did it all ourselves except a couple of things. Had some gel coat repair done and name decals/stripes but back on
We actually didn’t use the scooters a whole lot this time as we were able to hire a car for €5 a day!! Because it was out of season. So cheap!!
6 months behind, WOW! I think you al;l have the freaking record for the time between real time and TH-cam time, LOL. I'm heading to Summer and you all havent even hit winter yet, hahahahahaha! Apparently this is not a money making channel but posts are just for laughs and a historical record. Good joib with teh production. Hopefully one day you will be all caught up and closer to real time and the next adventure. I wouldn't be surprised if you sold the boat and made several trips around the world and then bought a van, lol.
Ha ha, don’t worry, we only sailed until December, and then we had time off in Australia between December and April so in about two weeks time will be back up to February March sometime in content. But I’ve heard some of the larger channels like SV Delos are sometimes one year or two years behind!! 🫣
We don’t deliberately get behind, it just happens naturally during summer because there’s so much exciting stuff happening and we can’t fit a whole weeks worth of content in one episode
The people who are up to date in content are barely filming or editing our large gaps of their time. We’re trying really hard to get closer to real time though so hopefully our episodes will get more exciting! Look out for the next one as it’s a bit more fast paced, see what you think 😆
We’re here for ya, we should talk before next season, let the old guy do a bit shopping for ya😏⚓️🌴💜
Hey Rick!! Oh thanks you Legend ☺️❤️ you’re the best!
So sorry about your tender! 😥
Thanks Richard 🥺
Bummer about the dinghy. Sail on!
Thanks Vern 🙏😊
Bummer on the dink. Had mine out the 2nd time since I bought it and ran across some barnacles. Patched it and seems good as new but it is the ideal of it.
Hey Jeffrey! Ahhh yes we’ve since had another pin prick hole since leaving the boat for winter, not sure where that one came from. But both patched up well now and holding nicely so I’m sure it’ll be good. But yeah it just sucked when it was so so new. But what do ya do I guess 😏 cheers 😌
Not very good news about the dingy miss J and mr J. Keep smiling 😊
Ahhh I know!!! Thanks so much ☺️
Hope u get fix 😪 day when this happens ❤❤❤❤
Thankyou ❤️ ah yesss so sad 😞
Missed this episode, but at 11:51 i take it you can’t 1/2 fill your fenders with water? All my boats i owned had fenders you could for that reason.. i didn’t intentionally buy them they came with all three boats I’ve owned.. I assumed it was normal and std.. must be an Aussie thing? 😂
Oh I’ve definitely never heard of this 🤔 but maybe it’s just not a thing here as the tide thing isn’t such a big thing, interesting, I’ll have to have a look, how do you get the water out?
@@LeadingtheEscapade just take the cap off and squeeze, you actually have me wondering now should I’ve have been putting water in them? 😂. I hardly ever used them, occasionally to raft up..
🤣🤣🤣🤣 imagine if you were doing it wrong all this time hahahahs I have no idea but I’ll def look into if that’s a thing 😆
@@LeadingtheEscapade yeah, mine had like a tyre valve, without the little thing in the stem the actual caps kept the air in, well kinda they always needed pumping up, but just with like a bike pump, 🤔. Questioning my life now.. 😂.
What is the sailing season for the areas you are showing? When do you go home to Australia and for how long?
Love your videos and would love to sail Croatia to Greece!
Hey Roger 😆 so this episode was in October last year which I suppose is technically right at the end of the season, even out of season just a tad really
We left and went home to Australia from December to mid March, so in a couple of weeks our episodes will catch up to beginning of April so then we’ll only be around a month behind real time which will be great
Thanks so much! We’re so glad you’re enjoying, you should definitely sail Greece and Croatia. Especially Greece 😍 it’s our favourite sailing country yet!
😢Tube covers/chaps are what you need. Adds so much more protection.
💯 definitely need those!! We’ll try and get some made 😅
Sorry to hear the bad news about the Tender. You will get it fixed and it will be no biggie!! Still love watching your guys' videos.
Hey Ottis. Thankyou 😌 yeah for sure! It’s totally all good now, we were devo’d at the time but we’re over it now haha it is what it is I guess 😅 thanks so much! Glad you’re enjoying 😊
We all want to see you catch chicken ;)
🤣🤣🤣
hope the tender gets fixed and it will be just a bad souvenir 😒
Thanks Nathalie 🤞🏼🙏😌
please tell us how much your boat cost and give us an idea about mooring costs and other charges, thanks.
Heya, yeah of course. We should do an episode again soon with costs etc. we paid €67,000 for our boat back in 2021. Of course it has changed since then, actually gone up in price by the looks of things. Mooring is different at every place you go so that’s a hard one to answer 😅 cheers 😄
@@LeadingtheEscapade thank you, still cheaper than i thought. how about a ballpark figure what you spent over a year? good luck and have fun.
@@phlippeflop thanks for your info, much appreciated, toying with the idea.
I reckon it was about $30,000AUD between the two of us for everything 😅 but that’s a wild guess haha could be more
Thanks so much 😆
Only 3 weeks old 😭🤦🏼♀️ gutted!
So gutted 😩😭
It’s October???😮
Hahah yeah this was back in October although we’ll be up to end of February in two weeks as we catch up to real time (we were off the boat back in Australia from December to March) but we have a special episode coming up in two weeks from while we were in Australia! You’re going to love it!!
@@LeadingtheEscapade I’m looking forward to seeing you both in real time ❤️
Rotten luck with the tender but I'm sure it can be patched .
Yeah not the best luck 😩 I’m sure it’ll be fine though, just not so new anymore 🥺
@@LeadingtheEscapade The people who sell those boats should have a factory solution to fix those leaks .
Hahah seriously!!!
Ugh… brutal.
So brutal 😣
dont tow your tender out an sea dudes ???
Unfortunately there was noooo way we could get the motor off in the swell we had the night before we left so we had to tow it. But we had incredibly calm conditions
@@LeadingtheEscapade a mate of mine was towing his tender got hit by a wave flipped it over and lost his brand new motor in 200 meters of water
Yeah shit! I have heard of it happening. We definitely plan to pull it up more often. We’ve got a little pulley system now that helps a little but would of course loveee some Davit’s
No podeis estar remolcando el bote constantemente . Termina reventado
Yeah definitely won’t constantly tow it, we will bring it up for longer passages or when it gets rough. It’s just so heavy and awkward so even though we would’ve liked to lift it for our passage to Greece it would’ve been impossible to get the motor off in the rolling swell we had, probably would’ve dropped it in the water: we’d love to get davits when we can afford to