Really looking forward to watching my favourite crew sail the big blue!!! So much hard work for years to make this happen. You two should be so proud of all you have achieved both as sailors and vloggers. Thank you for sharing and taking us along, as always FW&FS 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻⛵️
@@SailingKittiwake Aaw you guys are too kind! *blush*🙂 I truly find it amazing that I have received a reply from every comment I have ever posted to you two! 😲 That is special, thanks guys, it means a lot.
You deserve a great sail after all that well done hard work! It's always great when everything you have done pays off and works out great. I can't wait to get to the Atlantic Crossing! My wife says she is too scared to cross an ocean but I think she will warm up to it eventually...Especially since we have watched a few people successfully do it. Keep living the Dream!
My wife and me are thinking of the live aboard life. Need a boat first so all the work I've watched you do has been a lesson ! Take care and bon chance
“We are ready for any apocalypse”. Just as well. Great to see you on your way. I tracked you in real time the whole voyage and I am looking forward to seeing your account of the crossing.
Again your videos are more than educational, of all the different sailing vidoes I watch, none have ever talked about tuning a rig and it make so mush sense. others talk about replacing , so again thank you a peaceful relaxing yet very educational, I hope you get more subscribers, I do send your videos to friends great couple ,and I will continue to enjoy great content :)
I watch a lot of sailing channels and I think that you two definitely produce some of the best quality and entertaining videos of them all. I am so glad to see you living your dreams and enjoying life and each others company,you really complete each other. Can not wait to see the Atlantic crossing videos and your fun in the Caribbean. I hope that the sailing gods bless you on your journey exploring the Caribbean islands.
ha ha ha, first aid equipment, ready for any apocalypse.....if only your crystal ball was well polished before this video ha ha, I had no doubt at all with the pair of you getting sorted and making your way out into the atlantic, the pair of you are go getters, once you set your mind to something you make it happen, one of the reasons I love your channel. Hope your both keeping safe and healthy
I remember doing astro as a young acting-Sub-Lt. Morning Stars, Bearing Amplitude at sunrise, morning sun, merpass, afternoon sun, Bearing Amplitude at sunset, evening stars. And repeat daily. Ahhh, the memories.
@@SailingKittiwake It got old fast. Then GPS came in and astro went out the window. I have some friends that are still in the Navy, and they tell me they are starting to train on this again. Apparently, it is impossible to jam! lol.
Love it! Super excited to see you leave the med. We had a brief stay in Almerimar on a short delivery run last year. It was off season and walking off the boat into the shops was a real treat. February 2nd.... you guys just got out in time, I think! Here at the marina we are fielding calls on a daily basis from cruisers looking to stay in Oban as they passage through Scotland to Norway and Sweden. We feel really bad for the cruisers who have contacted us. They tend to be either just setting out and have got stuck before they could begin their adventures or they are desperately trying to get home with the boat before money runs out / work starts. Pulling off the "Full Pardy" (i.e. being self-supporting whilst cruising) is clearly not easy either - well done and thanks for taking us along. Please keep it going! Where would we all be without the Pardys and the Hiscocks? and the - um - Kittiwakes!
Haha! Thanks so much, huge compliment :) Yes, we got extremely lucky this time :) It's never easy to live on a boat full-time and plans never go as expected, but a worldwide pandemic isn't something anyone could predict or get used to deal with. We hope everyone is safe - that's the most important thing.
Great to see you back afloat. I recall so well each first sail of the season, hoping all the fitting out work was sound, and there were no leaks! As always I wish you fair winds and currents.
Skua looks immaculate and is a real credit to you both. Hope lockdown’s easing wherever you now are in the Caribbean and that the crossing was all you hoped it would be (I guess we’ll find out!)
So exciting watching this! I remember talking to you while you were in the boat yard and dreading our stint...now we've swapped places! You're in paradise and we're grafting in the yard! Living sailing life through your vids xx
@@SailingKittiwake Haha, ups and downs of course! Especially as Adam has full time work and I'm trying to do it all myself...I don't think I'll be making my own boat any time soon! Hope you're still loving every moment :) xxx
You're extremely thorough and well prepared, a great example for anyone contemplating the sailing life for sure, I know you're there already but really looking forward to seeing videos of the crossing. Stay safe and enjoy the caribbean - so many great places to visit, Bocas del Toro in Panama was one of my favourites...
This is climactic! I know you're in the Carib. now but to watch the progression from the beginning is so inspiring. Lovely video! Looking forward to watching the series.
Every time I watch your videos I observe the cockpit without that helm. I really want to do the same to my boat (our boats are almost identical) but I hope when you get closer to the carribean (better cell coverage) we can talk before I change mine over. I just have a few questions that are lengthy to write. Great videos as usual.
Hi Ryan/Elanor. I have been watching your videos from day one. As some one with an interest in marine navigation could you explain how you use your chart plotter to plot your course and way points etc. Thanks Terry Liverpool.
@@SailingKittiwake - You did very well - You have me looking at the 37's now and at least I know where to look for some of the possible problems with the wildly varying prices.....Fair winds and looking forward to the future videos....
I have really learned a lot, watching you two! Thank you. Just one complaint.... You didn't wave to me in Estepona (between Málaga and Gibraltar) as you went by! It seems strange to me to see such familiar sights on your video, but I usually see them from land. (Or the ferry on the way to Morocco). From the area where I live, I can see the snow capped mountains behind the Spanish coast, and the mountains in Morocco, and of course Gibraltar. Also I sometimes go to Tarifa for a weekend. I wonder if one day I will graduate from the school of Sailing Kittiwake and see the view from your perspective!
When setting rig on one design j boats I was taught to use a halyard from top taken to equal side points to find center then sight up the mast to center lowers
You think it'd be a lot less stressful if you weren't setting off directly to the Canaries? I think so too! Love your channel and never miss an episode. Thanks so much!
Bonjour, j'espère quand sortant de la Méditerranée vous aurez le temps de vous arrêtez dans le Rio Guadiana et de remonter jusqu'à Alcoutim, super endroit à voir. Bonne Navigation et soyez prudent !!
Fabulous guys, you sound so positive and happy to be out of the Med and on towards a new horizon as you have had some tough times with rig, collision etc. When you said you had your med kit ready for any apocalypse that didn’t include a global pandemic but you were in the safest place. How do you find Open CPN? Do you use this exclusively with AIS overlay on the PC? Does your tablet have Open CPN also or Navionics as a back up? Not sure if you have gone through your nav gear in a video but point me to one if you have. Thanks and hope you are still enjoying the sun in the Caribbean. Andy UK
Great to see you guys get over there! Been bingewatching sailing channels all the way through my Covid recovery, stay safe you guys! Ready for any apocalypse indeed.... Learnt to sail in Gib so good memories of the Straits. Skua looks great!! Any chance of a wee diagram and order of play next time you do the rig? Interesting to hear how you went through it in a bit more detail!
So good to see you on yur way again, it's odd thinking that this was filmed pre Covid getting a grip in Europe Although at the same time you couldn't have picked a safer place to be had you tried. I notice you have swapped out the Wallas cooker for gas, was there a reason for that (sorry if you covered that in a previous episode I must have missed it)
Lovely video, but please, please, take your tourniquets out of that plastic bag in the depths of a first aid kit with loads of other identical bags! If you ever need it you'll be flapping and you'll need it NOW. Put it somewhere you can easily get it, I'd suggest near the companionway so you can get it from inside or out. I don't mean to sound preachy, and hopefully you'll never need it 😄
I guess it's too late now, but I always do 4 three hr watches from 1800 to 0600, then 3 four through the day. That gives you a different night watch every day. Anyway I am enjoying your channel.bKeep it up.
Is your rigging cable or rod? I see you have a Tiller and not a wheel. Cooking with propane or alcohol? When I sail the Atlantic back in the early 70’s I had to navigate with a sextant and charts. There were no GPS’s.
Good to see you guys moving again. I recently started fallowing and seen you moved from a cat to a mono hull. What are your thoughts on each and what would you prefer. Thank you in advance and wish yall the best of luck.
I finally feel qualified to comment now I have binge watched seasons 1-4! It's been quite the journey, and enjoyable to see the trials and tribulations of the Med and how you both have gained enough experience to tackle the rigours of the Atlantic. If it gets tough, Google Alain Bombard to provide perspective 😁. Sleep deprivation is a problem, however I think on such a long passage your mind and body will eventually overcome any discomfort and you'll probably be happy sleeping on the bowsprit! Good luck.
Thanks so much, Jason. We thought/hoped so too, but unfortunately it didn't happen. Elena slept 2 hours on a lucky night, 0 hours most nights, which proved to be a huge challenge.
I forget I'm 4 weeks or so behind! Hmm! No magic solution for you, I'm afraid. PS. The external chain plates looks fab (as does the whole boat.... a fab diamond in the rough find).
SAILING = Prepare, Prepare, Prepare & Sail. Prepare, Prepare, Prepare & Sail. Etc, Etc, Etc ...... Curious I know you sealed between the Teak Decks boards with a black sealant but wondered why you never seem to treat / seal the actual teak deck boards themselves? They always appear sun bleached and begging for a coat of some type of finish? I'm sure there is a reason as your "Mechanic" never seems to miss a detail, he's a pretty sharp bugger? Cheers
Hi Mike, so true! Teak doesn't need any finish - it likes the sun and salt water. That's how Skua's teak decks are in excellent condition after 45 years. Some people don't like the silver colour the teak naturally becomes, so they use teak cleaners to make it look brown.
HEllo, great episode, you deserve this nice sail! Did I see correcly that your chart plotter is synchronized with the AIS receiver and also with the wind anenometer? What plotter and anemometer do you use? Best regards!
Yes, it’s an old Raymarine that was already on the boat but we never really use it - it requires expensive charts to work. It just so happened that the previous owner had the Western Med charts on it. We prefer to use a tablet with Open CPN and the AIS connected to it via wifi. We can see the windspeed both inside and outside of the boat on the speed log anyway.
Well done you two cannot wait to follow you again what I like about your vids feel like I,m on skua with you ,I like people that show you the sailing and not the bikini,s check out Patrick Laing solo sailor he,s a sailor like your selfs. And well worth a look stay safe on the big blue
You two monkeys are habitual G droppers. It's not sailin' and cookin' and cleanin'. It's sailing and cooking and cleaning. There I said it. I feel much better now. 😂
@@SailingKittiwake it's been a struggle. In all seriousness though. Good job guys. Been fun watching your adventures. I'm just about to take ownership of my own boat.
While I commend you on the boat repairs you need to be careful teaching your viewers how to tune a rig ? Why you may ask ? Well let me explain. When tuning a rig you need to consider a few items ? Is the rig deck stepped or does it go through the deck down to the keel. If the rig is deck stepped you should be carful not to overload the shrouds so you push the mast through the deck. Depending upon how the bulkheads below are constructed / construction below, this can happen , it is not uncommon. Also take into consideration the condition of the deck, is it cord with balsa or ply ? Is the cording compromised , is the deck solid below the mast step ? Like your vessel take a quick look at the condition of the chain plates. Are they leaking ? How are they fastened to the hull ? Are they mounted to the bulkheads? In what condition is the tabing from the hull to the bulkheads. When sailing do you find that the bulkheads creak, this is a sure sign of chain plate / bulkhead issues. There are quite a few other items one needs to know before attempting this task. If you don’t know what you are doing leave this to professionals. You will only get yourself in trouble !!!
As Ryan specifically said, very clearly, it was NOT a tutorial and NOT meant to teach anyone to tune their own rig. No one can learn to tune a rig in 2 minutes...
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Really looking forward to watching my favourite crew sail the big blue!!! So much hard work for years to make this happen. You two should be so proud of all you have achieved both as sailors and vloggers. Thank you for sharing and taking us along, as always FW&FS 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻⛵️
And the loveliest comment award goes to... Michael Penny! 🥇 Thanks ever so much! ☺️ It was all worth so it 😊
@@SailingKittiwake Aaw you guys are too kind! *blush*🙂 I truly find it amazing that I have received a reply from every comment I have ever posted to you two! 😲 That is special, thanks guys, it means a lot.
Michael Penny it’s the least we can do 😊 You’re one of our nicest followers 😊 Thank YOU for watching and commenting 😊
You deserve a great sail after all that well done hard work! It's always great when everything you have done pays off and works out great. I can't wait to get to the Atlantic Crossing! My wife says she is too scared to cross an ocean but I think she will warm up to it eventually...Especially since we have watched a few people successfully do it. Keep living the Dream!
My wife and me are thinking of the live aboard life. Need a boat first so all the work I've watched you do has been a lesson ! Take care and bon chance
“We are ready for any apocalypse”. Just as well. Great to see you on your way. I tracked you in real time the whole voyage and I am looking forward to seeing your account of the crossing.
Thanks Peter! And we thought that was humorous then! Pfft.
Again your videos are more than educational, of all the different sailing vidoes I watch, none have ever talked about tuning a rig and it make so mush sense. others talk about replacing , so again thank you a peaceful relaxing yet very educational, I hope you get more subscribers, I do send your videos to friends great couple ,and I will continue to enjoy great content :)
Wow, thanks! You're too good to us :)
I watch a lot of sailing channels and I think that you two definitely produce some of the best quality and entertaining videos of them all. I am so glad to see you living your dreams and enjoying life and each others company,you really complete each other. Can not wait to see the Atlantic crossing videos and your fun in the Caribbean. I hope that the sailing gods bless you on your journey exploring the Caribbean islands.
Wow that’s a huge compliment, Thomas! Thanks ever so much ☺️ All the best to you and stay safe.
ha ha ha, first aid equipment, ready for any apocalypse.....if only your crystal ball was well polished before this video ha ha, I had no doubt at all with the pair of you getting sorted and making your way out into the atlantic, the pair of you are go getters, once you set your mind to something you make it happen, one of the reasons I love your channel. Hope your both keeping safe and healthy
So great to have you back. Best sailing channel on TH-cam bar none
😯☺️ thank you! Wow!
The great thing is you always look as if you are having a great time and really enjoying it !! Keep smiling .
Congratulations and Bon Voyage. SKUA is a beautiful little ship and you both are Exciting and Interesting to sail with.
She,s looking a grand sight better than when you started. I’d have faith in her.....
Lovely to see you guys back on the water and underway, can't wait to see the rest of the adventure of the crossing!
Yeepeee! Thanks Andrew!
patience is a virtue and i'm quite glad to see Skua and crew out to see again. All the best and cheers !
Awesome Guys !
I remember doing astro as a young acting-Sub-Lt. Morning Stars, Bearing Amplitude at sunrise, morning sun, merpass, afternoon sun, Bearing Amplitude at sunset, evening stars. And repeat daily. Ahhh, the memories.
Sounds dreamy!
@@SailingKittiwake It got old fast. Then GPS came in and astro went out the window. I have some friends that are still in the Navy, and they tell me they are starting to train on this again. Apparently, it is impossible to jam! lol.
Heheh! Very true 😊
Love it! Super excited to see you leave the med. We had a brief stay in Almerimar on a short delivery run last year. It was off season and walking off the boat into the shops was a real treat. February 2nd.... you guys just got out in time, I think! Here at the marina we are fielding calls on a daily basis from cruisers looking to stay in Oban as they passage through Scotland to Norway and Sweden. We feel really bad for the cruisers who have contacted us. They tend to be either just setting out and have got stuck before they could begin their adventures or they are desperately trying to get home with the boat before money runs out / work starts. Pulling off the "Full Pardy" (i.e. being self-supporting whilst cruising) is clearly not easy either - well done and thanks for taking us along. Please keep it going! Where would we all be without the Pardys and the Hiscocks? and the - um - Kittiwakes!
Haha! Thanks so much, huge compliment :) Yes, we got extremely lucky this time :) It's never easy to live on a boat full-time and plans never go as expected, but a worldwide pandemic isn't something anyone could predict or get used to deal with. We hope everyone is safe - that's the most important thing.
Always nice when the dolphins see you off. Fair winds for your travels.
They’re so lovely 😊 thank you!
Love your channel. You are a lovely couple. Well done. It must be amazing. 😉
Thanks so much, Brian.
safe journey guys
Great to see you back afloat. I recall so well each first sail of the season, hoping all the fitting out work was sound, and there were no leaks!
As always I wish you fair winds and currents.
Cheers Nigel! All perfect 😊
Lots of respect for you two; getting back on the water. It has been a lot more work than you show.
So true 😊 thank you!
Skua looks immaculate and is a real credit to you both. Hope lockdown’s easing wherever you now are in the Caribbean and that the crossing was all you hoped it would be (I guess we’ll find out!)
So exciting watching this! I remember talking to you while you were in the boat yard and dreading our stint...now we've swapped places! You're in paradise and we're grafting in the yard! Living sailing life through your vids xx
❤️ Hope the boat work is going smoothly for you 🤞 xxx
@@SailingKittiwake Haha, ups and downs of course! Especially as Adam has full time work and I'm trying to do it all myself...I don't think I'll be making my own boat any time soon! Hope you're still loving every moment :) xxx
Glad to see you sailing again . Fair winds.
Congratulations for your transatlantic trip. You've succeeded in making what I am dreaming of.
Thanks very much :)
Wow I remember kitty wakes passage and seems like yesterday, you 2 have a great sail and a safe journey! Stay loving and be safe
Awesome progress on the boat! I'm happy to see you guys off into the Atlantic. Keep it up guys! 😄
Thanks a lot! We’re excited to show you all :)
You're extremely thorough and well prepared, a great example for anyone contemplating the sailing life for sure, I know you're there already but really looking forward to seeing videos of the crossing. Stay safe and enjoy the caribbean - so many great places to visit, Bocas del Toro in Panama was one of my favourites...
This is climactic! I know you're in the Carib. now but to watch the progression from the beginning is so inspiring. Lovely video! Looking forward to watching the series.
Thanks so much! 😊We hope you enjoy it.
Beautiful Boat
Giovanni Peroni!! 🇮🇹🍺🇮🇹🍻🇮🇹
La mia Birra preferita 👍👍
Good job Skua and crew! Hope you are heading North now. Visit Newfoundland for the summer. It is just beautiful.
I’m looking forward watching to the rest of this journey. Congrats!
Cheers! Hope you enjoy it 😊
It is so sad hearing your excitement for diving and snorkeling the Caribbean, knowing what is in store for you when you arrive.
We’re snorkelling no problem 😊 Having a great time (sorry!).
I'm suprised you have lanyards on your tools when working waterside (splash ) I enjoy your work 👍
Every time I watch your videos I observe the cockpit without that helm. I really want to do the same to my boat (our boats are almost identical) but I hope when you get closer to the carribean (better cell coverage) we can talk before I change mine over. I just have a few questions that are lengthy to write. Great videos as usual.
Hi Ryan/Elanor. I have been watching your videos from day one. As some one with an interest in marine navigation could you explain how you use your chart plotter to plot your course and way points etc. Thanks Terry Liverpool.
Nice tunes, oh... and nice vid. Lookin' forward to the rest of them :-)
Loving the videos guys, with lockdown it's a real treat and small piece of escapism...thanks
That was great, so looking forward to this mega trip across the pond. well done !!!
😊😊😊 hope you’ll like the videos 🤞🤞🤞
pls show shopping of medicines, groceries etc so that we can also prepare for tours
wow - I dont think I realized it was 3 months....Congrats!
Yeeeeah it was a slog 😁
@@SailingKittiwake - You did very well - You have me looking at the 37's now and at least I know where to look for some of the possible problems with the wildly varying prices.....Fair winds and looking forward to the future videos....
I have really learned a lot, watching you two! Thank you. Just one complaint.... You didn't wave to me in Estepona (between Málaga and Gibraltar) as you went by! It seems strange to me to see such familiar sights on your video, but I usually see them from land. (Or the ferry on the way to Morocco). From the area where I live, I can see the snow capped mountains behind the Spanish coast, and the mountains in Morocco, and of course Gibraltar. Also I sometimes go to Tarifa for a weekend. I wonder if one day I will graduate from the school of Sailing Kittiwake and see the view from your perspective!
A great video, you really captured the start of a long passage brilliantly.
Really looking forward to your Atlantic adventures!
Oh the excitement. So jealous :)
Have a good crossing 😊
Finishing my boat still.. Next year Med
Awesome! Best of luck with the refit
When setting rig on one design j boats I was taught to use a halyard from top taken to equal side points to find center then sight up the mast to center lowers
You think it'd be a lot less stressful if you weren't setting off directly to the Canaries? I think so too! Love your channel and never miss an episode. Thanks so much!
Yes, so true. Thank you so much!
Bonjour, j'espère quand sortant de la Méditerranée vous aurez le temps de vous arrêtez dans le Rio Guadiana et de remonter jusqu'à Alcoutim, super endroit à voir. Bonne Navigation et soyez prudent !!
rio guadiana est la rivière qui sépare l’Espagne du Portugual
Fabulous guys, you sound so positive and happy to be out of the Med and on towards a new horizon as you have had some tough times with rig, collision etc. When you said you had your med kit ready for any apocalypse that didn’t include a global pandemic but you were in the safest place. How do you find Open CPN? Do you use this exclusively with AIS overlay on the PC? Does your tablet have Open CPN also or Navionics as a back up? Not sure if you have gone through your nav gear in a video but point me to one if you have. Thanks and hope you are still enjoying the sun in the Caribbean. Andy UK
Oh my God!!!Good luck you guys!!!Love your videos!!!♥️♥️♥️💙💙💙🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Thanks so much :)
@@SailingKittiwake you are welcome!!God bless you!!!
Great to see you guys get over there! Been bingewatching sailing channels all the way through my Covid recovery, stay safe you guys! Ready for any apocalypse indeed.... Learnt to sail in Gib so good memories of the Straits. Skua looks great!! Any chance of a wee diagram and order of play next time you do the rig? Interesting to hear how you went through it in a bit more detail!
Yes! 💪 ⚓
So good to see you on yur way again, it's odd thinking that this was filmed pre Covid getting a grip in Europe Although at the same time you couldn't have picked a safer place to be had you tried. I notice you have swapped out the Wallas cooker for gas, was there a reason for that (sorry if you covered that in a previous episode I must have missed it)
Congrats. And good luck. NZ
Thank you!
Nice video! Fair winds.
Nigel
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Lovely video, but please, please, take your tourniquets out of that plastic bag in the depths of a first aid kit with loads of other identical bags!
If you ever need it you'll be flapping and you'll need it NOW. Put it somewhere you can easily get it, I'd suggest near the companionway so you can get it from inside or out.
I don't mean to sound preachy, and hopefully you'll never need it 😄
I guess it's too late now, but I always do 4 three hr watches from 1800 to 0600, then 3 four through the day. That gives you a different night watch every day. Anyway I am enjoying your channel.bKeep it up.
Great to see you are back at it again!
Love it....had a similar plan.....sadly it doesn't work out! Cheers
Cheers Sven! Sorry to hear your plan didn't work out. We hope you can make your dream come true one day.
The boat looks beautiful!
Thank you!
Is your rigging cable or rod? I see you have a Tiller and not a wheel. Cooking with propane or alcohol? When I sail the Atlantic back in the early 70’s I had to navigate with a sextant and charts. There were no GPS’s.
Lovely footage Skua
Cheers
Thanks so much André!
Good to see you guys moving again. I recently started fallowing and seen you moved from a cat to a mono hull. What are your thoughts on each and what would you prefer. Thank you in advance and wish yall the best of luck.
Beautiful videos guys ....btw 11.13 which softwares are you to plan your trip ? Thanks
You guys rock
Wow thanks!
I finally feel qualified to comment now I have binge watched seasons 1-4!
It's been quite the journey, and enjoyable to see the trials and tribulations of the Med and how you both have gained enough experience to tackle the rigours of the Atlantic.
If it gets tough, Google Alain Bombard to provide perspective 😁.
Sleep deprivation is a problem, however I think on such a long passage your mind and body will eventually overcome any discomfort and you'll probably be happy sleeping on the bowsprit!
Good luck.
Thanks so much, Jason. We thought/hoped so too, but unfortunately it didn't happen. Elena slept 2 hours on a lucky night, 0 hours most nights, which proved to be a huge challenge.
I forget I'm 4 weeks or so behind!
Hmm! No magic solution for you, I'm afraid.
PS. The external chain plates looks fab (as does the whole boat.... a fab diamond in the rough find).
Thanks ever so much 😊
SAILING = Prepare, Prepare, Prepare & Sail. Prepare, Prepare, Prepare & Sail. Etc, Etc, Etc ...... Curious I know you sealed between the Teak Decks boards with a black sealant but wondered why you never seem to treat / seal the actual teak deck boards themselves? They always appear sun bleached and begging for a coat of some type of finish? I'm sure there is a reason as your "Mechanic" never seems to miss a detail, he's a pretty sharp bugger? Cheers
Hi Mike, so true! Teak doesn't need any finish - it likes the sun and salt water. That's how Skua's teak decks are in excellent condition after 45 years. Some people don't like the silver colour the teak naturally becomes, so they use teak cleaners to make it look brown.
@@SailingKittiwake thanks for the lesson stay well!
HEllo, great episode, you deserve this nice sail! Did I see correcly that your chart plotter is synchronized with the AIS receiver and also with the wind anenometer? What plotter and anemometer do you use? Best regards!
Yes, it’s an old Raymarine that was already on the boat but we never really use it - it requires expensive charts to work. It just so happened that the previous owner had the Western Med charts on it.
We prefer to use a tablet with Open CPN and the AIS connected to it via wifi. We can see the windspeed both inside and outside of the boat on the speed log anyway.
@@SailingKittiwake thanx! I just ordered mu rtl-sdr dongle to get the ais with open cpn.:)
Great stuff, shiny new rig!! Do you stay on Skua in the yard or do you stay elsewhere?
Cheers! We always stay on board in the yard - it’s expensive enough to pay for the yard fees and all the materials 🤪
10:50 , baby driver af 🤙
lol. I just watched your very first video and then your latest video. You should try it.
Haha! No thanks! We want to hide under a rock when we think of those first videos 😂
19:57 rif mountains not atlas:)
Well done you two cannot wait to follow you again what I like about your vids feel like I,m on skua with you ,I like people that show you the sailing and not the bikini,s check out Patrick Laing solo sailor he,s a sailor like your selfs. And well worth a look stay safe on the big blue
❤️❤️
I love sailing videos however I fell asleep from 3:00
You’ve had a bellyful of problems,,but you’ve come through .. god speed
I realise you are far away from this place now, but is the sextant useful wherever you are?
What kind of boat is she?
Tayana 37 😊
You two monkeys are habitual G droppers. It's not sailin' and cookin' and cleanin'. It's sailing and cooking and cleaning. There I said it. I feel much better now. 😂
Phew! Must have been terrible to watch till now!
@@SailingKittiwake it's been a struggle. In all seriousness though. Good job guys. Been fun watching your adventures. I'm just about to take ownership of my own boat.
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While I commend you on the boat repairs you need to be careful teaching your viewers how to tune a rig ? Why you may ask ? Well let me explain. When tuning a rig you need to consider a few items ? Is the rig deck stepped or does it go through the deck down to the keel. If the rig is deck stepped you should be carful not to overload the shrouds so you push the mast through the deck. Depending upon how the bulkheads below are constructed / construction below, this can happen , it is not uncommon. Also take into consideration the condition of the deck, is it cord with balsa or ply ? Is the cording compromised , is the deck solid below the mast step ? Like your vessel take a quick look at the condition of the chain plates. Are they leaking ? How are they fastened to the hull ? Are they mounted to the bulkheads? In what condition is the tabing from the hull to the bulkheads. When sailing do you find that the bulkheads creak, this is a sure sign of chain plate / bulkhead issues.
There are quite a few other items one needs to know before attempting this task. If you don’t know what you are doing leave this to professionals.
You will only get yourself in trouble !!!
As Ryan specifically said, very clearly, it was NOT a tutorial and NOT meant to teach anyone to tune their own rig. No one can learn to tune a rig in 2 minutes...
It isn't Rocket Surgery.
nice video , nice boat , nice people , ,,,,,,,,, dreadfull music ...
Thanks for watching, Roderick. We like those tunes and many others do, too. Music tastes vary so much, it'd be impossible to please everyone :)