Laid Flat by wind & wave - 2020 Ep 10 - Knocked down when we least expected it
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Sail with us on a 46 nautical mile passage amongst Australia’s Great Barrier Reef when the weather forecast said mild conditions but the sea decided otherwise. Sailing north from Great Keppel Island, we experience unexpected high wind gusts and big swells. Our bluewater, Whitby 42 ketch is laid flat before we decide to make for our bail out option anchorage to take shelter. No smooth seas under sunny skies in this episode.
All music by Epidemic Sound. It’s a fantastic source of music for all types of video production that we strongly recommend to any creators. www.epidemicso...
We’ve been blogging since 2011. Check it out at www.dreamtimes...
You can find Karen's recipes and tips from Our Galley at dreamtimesail....
We’re on Facebook at / dreamtimesail
Follow our Instagram at / dreamtimesail
If you would like to support our creative work checkout Patreon / dreamtimesail
Keep in mind that we may receive commissions when you make purchases from our affiliate program. This is at no extra cost to you. However, this does not impact our reviews and comparisons. We only recommend products trialled and proven on board by us. We try our best to keep things fair and balanced, in order to help you make the best choice for you. We will tell you if they are an Affiliate Link. Following are some of the services and products we recommend and have an affiliation with. Cheers Rob and Karen
DJI Mavic 2 Pro is our choice in Drones amzn.to/2IdgmFk
DJI Action Cam is our choice for filming amzn.to/3eLsIAH
along with the Sony AX53 4K Handy-cam amzn.to/3lfARjs
for sound quality we use Rhode VMPRRode VideoMic amzn.to/3k7GU8l
and the Rode Wireless Go - Compact Wireless Microphone System, Transmitter and Receiver amzn.to/2U90Gpa
Neewer Portable Aluminum Alloy Camera 2-in-1 Tripod Monopod Max. 70"/177 cm with 3-Way Swivel Pan Head and Carrying Bag for DSLR,DV Video Camcorder amzn.to/2IeVfTc
Karen uses for her still photography the 200D Canon amzn.to/2U4i3rg
With a 18-55 Lens amzn.to/32qx3Ew
We edit on a Microsoft Surface Laptop amzn.to/32roadJ
Sony Noise Cancelling Wireless Earphones amzn.to/3eFCwwf
Karen wears Nude by Nature t.cfjump.com/7...
Good stuff guys!
Thanks Trev
Thanks for sharing your experience. Glad to see that no real damage was done other than a missing SUP!
As you say, no real damage done. It was a timely reminder not to be complacent. Karen was a bit spooked that, due to her recent shoulder surgery, she would not have been able to handle the boat in those conditions if anything at happened to me. Cheers!
Wow! Can't believe how calm you guys were! Great video and, as always, great take away tips!
Calm on the outside maybe. Not so much when it actually happened. There was a degree of shock that our boat could actually get that far over.
It sounds a bit like our Chicken Rock experience. Weather came out of nowhere and the swell was bonkers. I am glad you came through it OK and you can dine out on the tale for years to come 😉
Thanks guys. It's not something we want to repeat anytime. Lots of lessons learnt re locker catches and securing below decks that's for sure. We're going looking for your Chicken Rock escapade now. Cheers!
@@Dreamtimesail th-cam.com/video/fYcLyyjxRO0/w-d-xo.html
Good lesson for everyone, always be ready for the worst at sea, it usually happens.
Yes Ken, that's a very good policy. We were guilty of being a bit complacent because the forecast was good. Big lesson learned. Thanks for watching. We hope you enjoy our videos. Cheers.
Well done to skipper & crew, you guys were v cool under stress! Enjoyed watching the debrief session also.
Thanks Peter. So glad you enjoyed the video. We have learnt that on a boat it's always better to stay as calm as possible no matter what's happening. You can always collapse in a heap latter. Cheers!
One commenter thought the boat a little tender in terms of stability. Would you agree and does the center fuel tank have much effect on stability when full versus empty? Thanks!
We feel the Whitby is far from tender compared to our previous 43 ft modern production boat. We were just caught out by a combination of things that came together to cause the momentary problem. We use the keel tank last so it's seldom down far so we're not sure if an empty tank has much effect or not. Cheers R & K
Oh no your lovely galley !!!! You guys are great to watch . Love karen’s laugh and so good you still were . Love the way you live and love your boat . SAFE travels guys . P.s love your earings Karen
Thanks so much Michelle. We're really pleased you're enjoying our videos. About Karen's earings, $2 at K-Mart but don't tell anyone. 😜
Glad you all are alright. Really good video too.
Thanks Jeremiah. We're really glad you enjoyed the episode and hope you join us for more. We were fine once we got over the surprise of it all. As we said in the video, Our Dreamtime is much stronger and performs so much better than her crew but we try to do her justice. Cheers!
@@Dreamtimesail I've been following along ever since you all were on with Brent. I really enjoy them esp. the more brisk sailing ones. ;-)
@@jeremiahjahn That's awesome. We're so glad to have you onboard the channel.
I like how you provide updates on distance on your screen.
Thanks so much. We thought it relevant on this one as it was all about the passage. We might now look to include similar in future videos. Cheers!
Well done guys, the tidal movement in that area would have stood the waves up also, largest tides on east coast. We live in Yeppoon and sail that area often.
Thanks Bruce. We've had a few bumpy rides in that area before but this one caught us out. Chalk it up to experience. Cheers!
All hands secure for sea.
The hands were secure but that's about all that was this time. 😜 Lesson learned.
no footage of the knockdown? It all looks remarkably calm, but the boat does seem rather tender.
Robin thanks for the comment. It's never possible to capture the true state of the sea on camera, either still or video. It always looks a lot smoother than it is and became quite sizeable, short, sharp and nasty this day.We didn't have a camera on all the time as unfortunately we hadn't rigged our fixed camera in the cockpit as we were not expecting any dramatic action given the mild forecast. Cheers!