a small thing steering cable, can create a large situation. Always best to have a "back up" tiller available to overide any steering failure. Love Anitgua Barbuda. Lived at the windward end of the island next to Pineapple resort against Devils Bridge. Opposite side of English Bay. Wonderful people wonderful island many great old time cricketing friends . Viv Richards etc Such a fabulous feeling you give me being and old sailor who now for the first time is land living and in my 60's but just started my first family nad have 3 little ones 10yrs boy, 6 yrs girl Brook and 3yrs girl River. Your life experience is making me make the leap to take my family sailing for their first time
Breaking the autopilot is one of my biggest fears, especially over a passage. Glad that you were able to fix it. Also surprised that it was such a small fitting that broke. Thanks for the lesson.
I love seeing this because it gives me great reminders of my experience as a kid sailing the whole Caribbean chain down to Grenada with just my family on a monohull 👏🙌 my fav. Was passing nectar island onward to anegada!
Thanks Steven. Yes, we were VERY glad to have that option so easily available to us. And thankfully there wasn't anything to hit when we had the problem arise (we started turning in a tight circle). Thanks for watching!
So if motoring wasn't an option, would you just have to tack back and forth to get east? Just finished my first day of sailing classes-so much to learn!
Yes, you could indeed tack back and forth into the wind, but that would take twice as long. Seth is a bit of a sailing purist, but sometimes keeping the family happy and, pardon the pun, "on-board" with the adventure, takes priority! :) Great job on the sailing classes - welcome to a whole new world of adventure!!!
You could have just used the twin engines to navigate too I suppose, amazing what happens when one little pin fails! One time (while waiting for a bridge opening and a little closer than I would normally be we lost a transmission cable and to my horror as we drifted towards the bridge - when I went full reverse on the throttle the port engine went full forward.....that was scary and we COULD have hit Hollywood Blvd bridge which would not have been a good thing haha....took a second to figure out what was happening too......oh well the joys of boating! :)
I tried that, actually. Turns out you need a rudder, at least on this boat. We can use the two engines to pivot the boat at low speeds, but it's not enough to effectively steer the boat while moving forward. We could also have just turned back on the auto pilot as the rods for that are connected to the rudder post directly (why it worked overnight), but using the tiller did the same thing and was a bit easier (although not near the throttle controls!). Surprising to say the least!
Oh yes. Everything on a sailboat has a redundant system that can be done manually. It’s a problem with larger boats though. As the equipment gets heavier you rely more on your electric windlass and winches. It wouldn’t be easy, but it can be done.
Would like to know if with the , seemingly, fully automated sailing of this boat.............. what happens if the electronics/automatics break down........... do you have the ability to sail this boat manually???
Such a simple thing can be very dangerous at sea. Glad you guys ad the manual stuff on board. The kids looked happy to reach destination. Was it hard to manually operate?
No, very easy. The boat is designed to have both a wheel (connected via cables) and a tiller (mechanically connected) that control the rudders. The brake cable allows us to completely remove the cable system for direct feedback when racing, so when it disconnected itself we just had the tiller, which was fine. But not ideal! :)
It depends. On a night with consistent wind and no obstacles, I will sleep with an alarm. With shifty conditions or squalls, or objects nearby (islands or boats), then I will stay up and hold a proper watch, trading with Elizabeth every 2-3 hours. It all depends!
@@TheSailingFamily keep in touch, i live on waiheke island nz. you can use a spare car i have on island to get around when you get here, its my payment for watching your vids. simon.
VERY dangerous to arrive at night in an island where you have never navigated. Look at what happened two years ago to the family navigating on the Tanda Malaika catamaran.
We’ve been here before and knew we could come in at night, so it was very safe. There are no reefs to navigate and we dropped in a wide open area in only 20 feet on the western shore near Jolly Harbor. The Tanda Malaika story is very different (we’ve also been there). They were quite negligent to hit a well charted reef and had no business being that close to Huahine’s southern shore. That was a captain who fell asleep and didn’t look at his charts.
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Thank you so much for sharing your family and your adventures with us.
a small thing steering cable, can create a large situation. Always best to have a "back up" tiller available to overide any steering failure. Love Anitgua Barbuda. Lived at the windward end of the island next to Pineapple resort against Devils Bridge. Opposite side of English Bay. Wonderful people wonderful island many great old time cricketing friends . Viv Richards etc
Such a fabulous feeling you give me being and old sailor who now for the first time is land living and in my 60's but just started my first family nad have 3 little ones 10yrs boy, 6 yrs girl Brook and 3yrs girl River. Your life experience is making me make the leap to take my family sailing for their first time
Breaking the autopilot is one of my biggest fears, especially over a passage. Glad that you were able to fix it. Also surprised that it was such a small fitting that broke. Thanks for the lesson.
I love seeing this because it gives me great reminders of my experience as a kid sailing the whole Caribbean chain down to Grenada with just my family on a monohull 👏🙌 my fav. Was passing nectar island onward to anegada!
Quick thinking on the tiller steer, love the videos!
Thanks Steven. Yes, we were VERY glad to have that option so easily available to us. And thankfully there wasn't anything to hit when we had the problem arise (we started turning in a tight circle). Thanks for watching!
That was awesome! What a great family and what a great video. Thank you!
Aww. Thank you!
Smoking a joint and watching this channel is the best thing since sliced bread
I liked the all electric Cat like your Cat. Just add wind gens for cloudy weather. Usually when cloudy it’s windy.
Great family I like your video 👌
Thanks mate!
Nice sail!
So if motoring wasn't an option, would you just have to tack back and forth to get east? Just finished my first day of sailing classes-so much to learn!
Yes, you could indeed tack back and forth into the wind, but that would take twice as long. Seth is a bit of a sailing purist, but sometimes keeping the family happy and, pardon the pun, "on-board" with the adventure, takes priority! :)
Great job on the sailing classes - welcome to a whole new world of adventure!!!
You could have just used the twin engines to navigate too I suppose, amazing what happens when one little pin fails! One time (while waiting for a bridge opening and a little closer than I would normally be we lost a transmission cable and to my horror as we drifted towards the bridge - when I went full reverse on the throttle the port engine went full forward.....that was scary and we COULD have hit Hollywood Blvd bridge which would not have been a good thing haha....took a second to figure out what was happening too......oh well the joys of boating! :)
I tried that, actually. Turns out you need a rudder, at least on this boat. We can use the two engines to pivot the boat at low speeds, but it's not enough to effectively steer the boat while moving forward. We could also have just turned back on the auto pilot as the rods for that are connected to the rudder post directly (why it worked overnight), but using the tiller did the same thing and was a bit easier (although not near the throttle controls!). Surprising to say the least!
Was wondering with the fully automated electronics on your boat - if they break down ......... are you able to sai the boat manually???
Oh yes. Everything on a sailboat has a redundant system that can be done manually. It’s a problem with larger boats though. As the equipment gets heavier you rely more on your electric windlass and winches. It wouldn’t be easy, but it can be done.
Would like to know if with the , seemingly, fully automated sailing of this boat.............. what happens if the electronics/automatics break down........... do you have the ability to sail this boat manually???
yes u do, its the same as any modern yacht. Navigation would of corse would be the hardest
Such a simple thing can be very dangerous at sea. Glad you guys ad the manual stuff on board. The kids looked happy to reach destination. Was it hard to manually operate?
No, very easy. The boat is designed to have both a wheel (connected via cables) and a tiller (mechanically connected) that control the rudders. The brake cable allows us to completely remove the cable system for direct feedback when racing, so when it disconnected itself we just had the tiller, which was fine. But not ideal! :)
Im from Puerto Rico, have you guys been in pr?
Seth when do you sleep when you have to stay up to steer all night long?
It depends. On a night with consistent wind and no obstacles, I will sleep with an alarm. With shifty conditions or squalls, or objects nearby (islands or boats), then I will stay up and hold a proper watch, trading with Elizabeth every 2-3 hours. It all depends!
You and Elizabeth are amazing and wonderful parents for doing this with your boys. They are so sweet.
#SAILINGFAMILYAWESOME
im confused, arent you in sth pacific with boat on hard after damage?
Yes, you are correct. These videos are not current and we are a couple months behind (catching up while we have time)!
Watch this one for that update...
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@@TheSailingFamily keep in touch, i live on waiheke island nz. you can use a spare car i have on island to get around when you get here, its my payment for watching your vids. simon.
Thanks Simon, that's very kind! Hope to see you in NZ soon!
The Sailing Family my local number 0274 976599
How much is insurance on your boat?
1% of boat value in Australia. 2% when in remote islands.
VERY dangerous to arrive at night in an island where you have never navigated. Look at what happened two years ago to the family navigating on the Tanda Malaika catamaran.
We’ve been here before and knew we could come in at night, so it was very safe. There are no reefs to navigate and we dropped in a wide open area in only 20 feet on the western shore near Jolly Harbor.
The Tanda Malaika story is very different (we’ve also been there). They were quite negligent to hit a well charted reef and had no business being that close to Huahine’s southern shore. That was a captain who fell asleep and didn’t look at his charts.
Twin engine ...you always have steering if they're on....
We tried that right away, but it didn’t work.
Why don’t you sail and tack your way there, enjoy the sail. Sure it’ll take longer but maybe there’s a good lesson there.
After our last passage to windward, which was VERY rough and multiple family members became ill, we decided to motor into calm winds this time.