I love the footage in this video. Of course, I'm kind of partial to drone footage because it's great to see a different perspective of sailing from the air
Lovely to see ye so happy as always 😊. Great video , so lovely to see the drone footage, Sweet Ruca just sails along so gratefully ⛵️. Miss you guys , hope your arm heals up soon Kate 😊⛵️
I'm a big fan of the natural soundtrack to sailing, and find that the "documentary" feel to that footage works well. Also love the stabilized video from the aft mounted GoPro, makes for great viewing 🙂
Hey Kevin!!! How are you? 😀 Glad you like the style. Completely unplanned and going with what feels right at times, hoping it turns out OK. We will keep up the aft go pro. Almost to the point we can get another newer one and phase out the older ones :-)
You guys are awesome, nice set. Some thoughts from your favorite critique. The key to getting the spinnaker contained in the sock is blanketing the sail behind the mainsail; ( I usually head down 10 with my dongle under auto pilot ) If the spinnaker is in free air is a potential for disaster. Another hack; Pass the loop of the continuous sock control line through a snatch block on rail. Pass the double-ended (one side up, one side down) sock control line through a snatch block at the lee rail before you hoist or douse will prevent bad things happening either during a set or douse. Of course this is from my usual easy prospective angle. Much more difficult live in action. You did a great job!
Great ideas for the sock! We tend to twist it up a bit when we gybe. We were waiting for someone to say something about flying the kite with the reefed main for the exact reason it can make takedowns harder ;-) We also learned a new trick recently, if the kite wraps on a gybe, spike the tack quickly, unwrap bottom, sock it, tack it, re-launch.
Hey Denny! Thanks! No rest for TH-cam sailors offshore, we have cool stuff to film, batteries to charge, drones to fly, memory cards to clear, oh and a dog to walk ;-) Stay safe as well!
Love your videos. Your choice of a performance boat to sail around the capes is so cool. It seems like most cruisers aren’t out there to sail. You both love to sail!!!
I love how well equipped your boat is...I suppose it has radar too as it looks like one is mounted on your stern. When sailing at night I really wish we had a radar. There are no sudden reefing choices we have at night other than just put em in and let em ride. We just can't see a squall line or bad weather coming at all. Now keep in mind we have a standard rig Catalina 30 and we really don't have much sail area to begin with on the boat. Our best hull speed is about 6 knotsish. Our best sailing is typically around 5.5 knots, and we could never do 8 knots like you do unless we were riding a tidal wave or being lifted by a Sikorsky helicopter. At night we'll just put a single reef in the main and ride the Genoa for as much as it's worth.
Hey Allyn, thanks :-) Radar is a pretty nice thing to have, but you can surely get along OK without it. We do use it for squall watching more so than ships! But like you said, you can always just reef early and chillax at night ;-) Not a bad way to go!
Excellent video! You could just feel the boat accelerate when the chute went up. Very nice. Brave to fly it at night. That drone footage, just super, could watch it over and over.. Reminiscent of a few trips I've made from Marblehead to Bermuda to the Islands. I also have a drone, just don't know how you're doing it, moving platform, rigging, bimini and rotor blades.......nice work. Ouch on the arm! Keep 'em coming!
Thanks so much Mark! Marblehead to Bermuda sounds excellent. Flying the drone is risky for sure. The Volvo boats have wide open transoms, piece of cake. On our boat, feels like standing at the craps table in Las Vegas with the drone placed on black! We had a crash on the first transatlantic, how we didn't take out the dodger and windgen and still have the drone is a mystery to us :-) One day we will go for that drone shot of surfing a wave in the southern ocean!!!
We have a Sigma 362 and the use of our assym. spi also adds a lot of speed. You just feel that the potential of the boat is being used to full extend. Great sailing !!!
Love you guys; When till you get to southern ocean all come to a different prospective. Something you will not understand till you get there. Not scary, more majestic. It has bee more than a few of years for me but wish I could relate just how a great a life changing event it was for me. Cherish the moments and it will bring all into a wonderful life perspective.
Great drone footage, wonderful for you to capture a memorable passage. Ouch! I can't recollect any other cruising TH-camrs flying a spinnaker at night, and wisely as they are unlikely to have a fraction of your skills. Offshore racing, especially without visibility of fellow competitors, is more of a focus on achieving the best you feel capable of, rather than decisions involving the behaviours of competitors. I hope more people get to watch your videos and begin to understand the rewards of great skills.
Thanks B M! We are sure there are some TH-camrs out there with some good sailing skills. But, like us, their channels stay small and buried in the vast depths of the algo as they are so sailing focused. We agree 100% and hopefully we can break through and show more people what fun performance cruising is. Cheers!!!
Honestly, we don't even know the answer to that question yet. It is do-able in the winter and that option is on the table, but also why rush? Our current plan is to go with the flow :-) We will get around, when exactly is TBD.
Hi Howard! Agreed! A Harken Reflex would be a great solution! If the youtube thing grows, maybe we can make some cool upgrades? We have used the Cable-less version on race boats. For cruising it would be excellent to swap quickly between the running and reaching kites, and not have the sock chaffing up top.
Good video. You should try on the run with the spinnaker out.bring you main to just to the Leeward of center, and drop The main halyard some it turns your main into more like a head sail and it stops the main from blanketing spinnaker .
Speed is stability, speed is your friend! Enjoy I have tried to set up fail safe redundancy with the AP system. Brandon at JBY did a great job of setting me up with 2X primary linear hydraulic and secondary rotary systems.
Great episode. Love seeing the kit up and the drone footage was superb. Sorry to see that Kate got hit by the drone on retrieval. You might think about Fabing a catching handle. I saw it done by another TH-camr but cannot remember who. They built an overlay for the bottom of the drone (sort of like the shell of a cell phone case) out of a single layer of carbon fiber cloth. Then they bonded on a carbon fiber tube about 6" long straight down from the bottom. This devise was held to the drone with rubber bands. to get the fit correct, they used CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) to make a prototype out of cardboard and tape before getting out the resin. The whole thing ended up weighing only a few ounces and actually made the drone a bit more stable due to lowering the center of gravity a bit. To retrieve the drone, you then just need to grab the tube on the bottom which is much easier than getting a good grip on the body between all of those spinning knives. On shore, you just unclip the rubber bands and remove the handle to go back to flat surface landings.
Thanks for the detailed advice! We should have brought some extra carbon with us (we only brought fiberglass). We will have to give this a go at some point! Cheers :-)
On another channel I found a "safer" modification for landing drones on a sailboat. UTube channel "Sailing Cadoha" episode called "How to land a drone on a sailing boat". They had a mishap landing theirs, made a handle to catch it. They seem to be happy with it. You keep up the great job sharing your adventure and be safe...
Just a question would you use a boom preventer to avoid accidentally jibbing ? Beautiful yacht you have there . A no fuss functional . You both a great sailors and enjoying your channel. Wonderful information
@@SailingSweetRuca what I am loving about your channel is that it is teaching us real sailing without the fluff . Your boat is fast as hell and requires full attention. Don’t get J boats down here in NZ . But a 53 foot one sold here fast . You are both inspiring us to keep going .With the world so crazy and more to come you both give hope and to keep our dreams alive . I am a older guy living on a 62 foot classic Italian yacht with my dog . Given Covid and not wanting to take the jab I am selling to scale down to a smaller semi production boat . Tumble home with expose cockpit which is what I am used to . Finding crew is challenging today . You both are very talented and a beautiful couple towards each other . Keep informing people as it’s working. Like drawing your sail plan and how it works . No other sail channel does that . Teach people how to sail as this will inspire people to get off their bums .
Wow thanks Andre! Great comment. It's definitely a crazy we world and we appreciate the positivity you've left us here. Hope you and your dog enjoy the new boat and hope to hear from you again as we continue to put content out there 👍🏻
I would think that the drone would be very helpful specially with its altitude being able to get a large peripheral view at a great distance for other ships and land. What to say of low flights looking for obstacles in the water.
Hey Kurt! It is a really good idea in theory. In practice, because of battery life, wind conditions, sea state, rain/splashes, etc. flying the drone on a doublehanded boat offshore is not always easy on a regular basis. Plus, the DJI follow me feature sometimes looses the boat, if not supervised it is a potential drone loss scenerio. A top mast mounted camera may be a great compromise for full time view from above.
Nice drone shots and lots of technical information…i love it …Speaking of technical how did you add a third reef clew line, most booms only have two places for reefing lines, thanks
Thank you! Happy to hear you enjoyed the sailing :-) Our boom has 3 sheaves for reefs. We added the 3rd middle sheave, but there was already a place for it.
@@SailingSweetRuca thank you for the quick response, I like reading comments after watching a sailing video, I sincerely think you have the best sailing crowd keep your niche ! btw, we cruise on a J 120 and boy is it fun especially when there are other boats…and catamarans around !
How long does it take you to get your land balance while docked? And do dogs get sea sick. Can you tell I know nothing about sailing...but wish you well and enjoy your adventures.
Hi Douglas :-) No worries about not knowing about sailing, we are happy to share this amazing sport and lifestyle. Ok, question 1) It depends I guess, sometimes a while, a day or so, sometimes no time at all. I think it depends on the conditions a bit. 2) I think it is possible for dogs to get seasick, but Roxy seems not to. Probably like humans, some do, some dont.
Love the drone footage- hate the grabbing it out the air on a rolling deck! Kate, work on that hand eye coordination- can't blame the drone (or, the driver!) Crazy question- would it have helped to set the pole say 15 degrees ahead, to reduce pumping & ensure consistent fullness & drive? Jes' axing, cuz it looked like the waves were dumping both the main & the spinnaker occasionally. I was surprised that you kept her up after dark, especially with the advanced auto-pilot acting up a little. A wind shift, an accidental gybe- no bueno @ say 2am when even the person on watch is struggling to maintain awareness! How's line chafe with the sea state & lighter air? I know you were running heavy plastic line covers, but the sea state was certainly causing a lot of rig motion...
Hi David. Glad you loved the drone bit. They are tricky to catch on the side deck in seas. Chafe isn't too big of an issue, but we prevent it when we can of course. Not much at a certain point can be done about rig motion.
We love it! You have to be super stoked for N to B! We know the feeling. What's your boat name, we will follow along amd cheer for you! Sounds like there will be a strong fleet this year!
The key to getting the spinnaker contained in the sock is blanketing the sail behind the mainsail. If the spinnaker is in free air is a potential for disaster. Another hack; Pass the loop of the continuous sock control line through a snatch block. Pass the double-ended (one side up, one side down) sock control line through a snatch block at the lee rail before you hoist or douse will prevent this from happening...
Will give these a try. A sbatch for the loop is smart, better than just tying it to the mast. The J is supposed to be able to be set up to sock the kite from the cockpit, we haven't tried that yet though.
Another great video if you get a chance to watch Free Range Sailings 2nd last video they came up with a way to land there drone that may work for you. Thanks for sharing be safe
Helpful tip about catching the drone...Free Range Sailing has an episode where they attached a bit of rope to a velcro strap that they put around the drone so there was a tail to grab. You should check it out and see if it's something that might work for you. Love that you're going around the cape instead of taking the easy route through the PC. Will keep watching to see how it goes. 👀
Tie a rope around the drone and leave a small piece hanging so you have a handle to grab while landing on a moving boat. Seen Free Range Sailing do it and it worked Great for them. GL✌
Thanks JCount1. Just watched it. Thats a good little trick, we will have to try it out. Funny later in his video he talks about the home point....nothing like a mid ocean MOB drill for a stuck drone. Brough back fun memories when we learned about that the hard way in St. Croix!
Really enjoy your videos. Much more about the realities of sailing than most channels. I have to confess that the music is really distracting. If you dropped it altogether, nothing would be lost from your excellent footage.
Thanks Richard! That is a huge compliment! We really appreciate the feed back. Audio is such a huge learning curve for us. We have tried some more segments of sailing sounds only lately and the seem to be doing well! Have you seen any of the long sailing videos in the Extras playlists?
Nice work keeping your A2 "FAT" so she can really catch the apparent wind efficiently...What did we do before the invention of "socks"? (struggled with poles, down-guys, and turtle bags) I have to say I am impressed with this J-46 racer/cruiser... she looks fast in the videos.
Hi Kurt. Night sailing can surely be intimidatig and takes some getting used to, but it is hard to beat the feeling of sailing on a starry night mid-ocean.
I haven't seen you guys in awhile, don't think I'm getting my notifications? I'm gonna try cancelling then resubscribing I'm sometimes that works? Kinda a reboot for YT ! Buuuut Anyway, What great footage of a great sail ! Gotta be dangerous trying to grab a drone in those conditions ! I saw a YT Sail channel a couple weeks ago that fashioned a tail that dangled bottom/center of the drone but wasn't long enough to reach any of the blades ! They tried it a few times and worked good ! Can't remember what channel, sorry ! ✌️💜🎸 From STL MO
Cruising has changed a lot in Covid times. Not all countries are open, and sometimes countries can change their status. More stops = more PCR tests = more cost, etc. But you never know what may happen ;-)
Owie! I was going to point you in the direction of the Free Range Sailing video about affixing a short piece of rope to the bottom of your drone, but I see others have beaten me to it. I wonder how long it'll be until West Marine is offering a kit for that? (Maybe they already are.)
OK you two. I know where you are at, and I know what you did. The fun part is watching these videos to see how you got there and how you did it. This video was an easy listening and relaxing one to watch. Roxy chilling out. You two making sail changes and enjoying the ride until Kate gets whooped by the drone. But she had a smile on her face, so it wasn't too bad huh. Yall keep having fun and stay safe.
Happy #sailingsunday stubby! Glad you liked the video. Don't worry, Kate is OK. It gave us quite the scare at the time, darn close to the brachial artery and a few days sailing away from anything. We are glad it wasn't more serious.
I just started following your channel. You have some great episodes. I just finish watching your episode 1 and I have a question. What are the 5 top things that made you decide that Sweet Ruca is the right boat for what you are doing (sailing around the world). What are the top 5 must haves in a boat to do it? Thanks. Great interesting channel.
Mi Marcos. Welcome aboard, thanks for sailing along with us :-) Those are some good questions, so good in fact they really deserve a blog post or tech tip video. Too much to say in a short comment, but there really are no must haves. There is only the right boat for you, in the right place, at the right time. There are some articles on our blog that go more in depth at www.sweetruca.com
Fantastic drone shots!! I love the way you approach sailing, pull the best out of the boat, keep,it going! I competed in the 77/78 Whitbread on Flyer 1, so I really like this aproach. Fair winds, stay safe👍👍
WOW! Thanks Rob. This obsession started when Curtis was young and saw photos of the Whitbread boats. That was some real hardcore sailing! Respect! So cool to hear from somone that was onboard. We will keep it up! Stay safe and fair winds to you as well :-)
OK let's just call it what it is, that spinnaker was really used more like a giant genoa or Code "D" with the main on the same side as the foresail versus a wing on wing setup. The setup worked great of course and added about 2-3 knots. However, for night sailing, NO WAY IN HELL I would have that sail up at night and then attempt to take it down as you all did. I guess being racers and thrill-seekers and young and stupid makes you do crazy sh&t stuff that most sailors would never attempt. After all, as you said, it's JUST CRUISING, why take unnecessary risks when you don't have to, lol. Still, the drone shots were magnificent and she looked beautiful sailing the blue!
Ay caramba! Hope these links can help you sort things out. www.northsails.com/sailing/en/products/cruising-gennakers www.fbyachting.it/EN/the-code-d.html Thanks for the compliment about the drone shots ;-)
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That was epic drone footage
Many thanks Keith 🙏😊
Nice tranquil morning scene while I drink my morning coffee..thanks..
Good morning JOJO :-) Perfect! That is what we thought too when we watched the drone footage at the end!
The boat looks soooo sweet from those drone shots with the kite up! Dream sailing!
Glad you enjoyed!! It surely a sailors dream!
Best sailing video. Great balance between sailing and everything else! Fair winds
Hi M, wow what a huge compliment, thanks sooooo much!!!!
Outstanding…my kind of sailing..You both know how to sail asa team, that I love…well what else to expect from Michiganders..
Love this Frans! Thanks so much! Stay well, happy #sailingsunday.
I love the footage in this video. Of course, I'm kind of partial to drone footage because it's great to see a different perspective of sailing from the air
Hi Nancy! Glad you like the drone footage! We will keep practicing smoother landings
Lovely to see ye so happy as always 😊. Great video , so lovely to see the drone footage, Sweet Ruca just sails along so gratefully ⛵️. Miss you guys , hope your arm heals up soon Kate 😊⛵️
Hi Peter!!! The arm is doing much better :-) We just watched your video, so happy to see Waxwing under sail again! Cheers!
I'm a big fan of the natural soundtrack to sailing, and find that the "documentary" feel to that footage works well. Also love the stabilized video from the aft mounted GoPro, makes for great viewing 🙂
Hey Kevin!!! How are you? 😀 Glad you like the style. Completely unplanned and going with what feels right at times, hoping it turns out OK. We will keep up the aft go pro. Almost to the point we can get another newer one and phase out the older ones :-)
Thanks for flying the drone. You caught some beautiful view of "Sweet Ruca."
You're welcome :-)
You guys are awesome, nice set. Some thoughts from your favorite critique. The key to getting the spinnaker contained in the sock is blanketing the sail behind the mainsail; ( I usually head down 10 with my dongle under auto pilot ) If the spinnaker is in free air is a potential for disaster. Another hack; Pass the loop of the continuous sock control line through a snatch block on rail. Pass the double-ended (one side up, one side down) sock control line through a snatch block at the lee rail before you hoist or douse will prevent bad things happening either during a set or douse. Of course this is from my usual easy prospective angle. Much more difficult live in action. You did a great job!
Great ideas for the sock! We tend to twist it up a bit when we gybe. We were waiting for someone to say something about flying the kite with the reefed main for the exact reason it can make takedowns harder ;-) We also learned a new trick recently, if the kite wraps on a gybe, spike the tack quickly, unwrap bottom, sock it, tack it, re-launch.
J105/J109/J111 sailor. 4 arms, two minds, one heart. Well done. 1800 sq feet of chute is a lot of spinnaker to be sure and horsepower as well.
Hi Richard, thanks! The socks help a lot. We sailed on some J111s also, sweet boats!
Nice drone-shots of your vessel! Super double handling of the asymmetrical. Shouldn't one be resting :-) Stay safe you two.
Hey Denny! Thanks! No rest for TH-cam sailors offshore, we have cool stuff to film, batteries to charge, drones to fly, memory cards to clear, oh and a dog to walk ;-) Stay safe as well!
A Ruca anda muuuuito, muito rápida! Mais uma vez, linda velejada! Parabéns queridos! Sempre bons ventos!!
Muito obrigada Well! Y voce tamben! Nós vemos em breve 😁
Bom Portugues
Amazing how much power you can get from the spinicker! Well done!
A great time had by all!
Looking great!!
Thanks so much!!!
Hermoso velero y muy veloz. ¡Que lindas tomas con ambas velas¡💕 Roxy durmiendo que tranquilidad 🐶
¡Muchas gracias Paola! ¡Eres una lindísima amiga!❤️❤️❤️
Love your videos. Your choice of a performance boat to sail around the capes is so cool. It seems like most cruisers aren’t out there to sail. You both love to sail!!!
Hi Ryan! We sure do love to sail. :-)
I love how well equipped your boat is...I suppose it has radar too as it looks like one is mounted on your stern. When sailing at night I really wish we had a radar. There are no sudden reefing choices we have at night other than just put em in and let em ride. We just can't see a squall line or bad weather coming at all. Now keep in mind we have a standard rig Catalina 30 and we really don't have much sail area to begin with on the boat. Our best hull speed is about 6 knotsish. Our best sailing is typically around 5.5 knots, and we could never do 8 knots like you do unless we were riding a tidal wave or being lifted by a Sikorsky helicopter. At night we'll just put a single reef in the main and ride the Genoa for as much as it's worth.
Hey Allyn, thanks :-) Radar is a pretty nice thing to have, but you can surely get along OK without it. We do use it for squall watching more so than ships! But like you said, you can always just reef early and chillax at night ;-) Not a bad way to go!
Great sailing!
Thanks!!!
Excellent video! You could just feel the boat accelerate when the chute went up. Very nice. Brave to fly it at night. That drone footage, just super, could watch it over and over.. Reminiscent of a few trips I've made from Marblehead to Bermuda to the Islands. I also have a drone, just don't know how you're doing it, moving platform, rigging, bimini and rotor blades.......nice work. Ouch on the arm! Keep 'em coming!
Thanks so much Mark! Marblehead to Bermuda sounds excellent. Flying the drone is risky for sure. The Volvo boats have wide open transoms, piece of cake. On our boat, feels like standing at the craps table in Las Vegas with the drone placed on black! We had a crash on the first transatlantic, how we didn't take out the dodger and windgen and still have the drone is a mystery to us :-) One day we will go for that drone shot of surfing a wave in the southern ocean!!!
The drone video is epic! Great video guys!
Yayyyy! Woo hoo! Thank you Jeff :-)
OUCH, Love watching the J46 power reaching
Ouch indeed! We love it also! The footage was worth it 🤕😁
Love your free spirit life style stay safe love the videos.
Thanks so much William. Stay safe as well. See you next week :-)
Great drone footage. I really enjoy your vlogs. Great stuff :)
Thank you Garry! Happy to hear. Have a wonderful week :-)
We have a Sigma 362 and the use of our assym. spi also adds a lot of speed. You just feel that the potential of the boat is being used to full extend. Great sailing !!!
The 362 looks like a very nice performance cruiser. Beautiful! Nothing like that feeling!
Love you guys; When till you get to southern ocean all come to a different prospective. Something you will not understand till you get there. Not scary, more majestic. It has bee more than a few of years for me but wish I could relate just how a great a life changing event it was for me. Cherish the moments and it will bring all into a wonderful life perspective.
Thanks!!! We believe you! There is something spiritual about the ocean and we feel like we haven't seen anything yet! We are excited to see it :-)
Great drone footage, wonderful for you to capture a memorable passage. Ouch! I can't recollect any other cruising TH-camrs flying a spinnaker at night, and wisely as they are unlikely to have a fraction of your skills. Offshore racing, especially without visibility of fellow competitors, is more of a focus on achieving the best you feel capable of, rather than decisions involving the behaviours of competitors. I hope more people get to watch your videos and begin to understand the rewards of great skills.
Thanks B M! We are sure there are some TH-camrs out there with some good sailing skills. But, like us, their channels stay small and buried in the vast depths of the algo as they are so sailing focused. We agree 100% and hopefully we can break through and show more people what fun performance cruising is. Cheers!!!
wind steering vane would be more practical on passage making. We had a Monitor and it did a fabulous job, and no power needed!
Sometimes we wish for zero power wind steering :-)
Are you going to be able to make it around Cape Horn this year? Getting to be winter quickly down there....
Honestly, we don't even know the answer to that question yet. It is do-able in the winter and that option is on the table, but also why rush? Our current plan is to go with the flow :-) We will get around, when exactly is TBD.
A Harken Reflex Furler makes hoisting and retrieving so much safer and easier. Especially when you are sailing short handed.
Hi Howard! Agreed! A Harken Reflex would be a great solution! If the youtube thing grows, maybe we can make some cool upgrades? We have used the Cable-less version on race boats. For cruising it would be excellent to swap quickly between the running and reaching kites, and not have the sock chaffing up top.
Sorry about your arm but great drone footage. Great video, thanks for sharing.
Thanks Alan!!!!
lol omg wicked fast... what two nuts would cruise a J-46? These two baby! Recover the drone using on oven mitt. Great episode.
Hahaha! Right on! Thanks :-)
Nice video guys !
Thanks JanHB, great to hear from you! Happy #sailingsunday :-)
Good video. You should try on the run with the spinnaker out.bring you main to just to the Leeward of center, and drop
The main halyard some it turns your main into more like a head sail and it stops the main from blanketing spinnaker .
Thanks Segundo, we will give that a look. We checked our your videos, beautiful boat. Cheers!
Speed is stability, speed is your friend! Enjoy I have tried to set up fail safe redundancy with the AP system. Brandon at JBY did a great job of setting me up with 2X primary linear hydraulic and secondary rotary systems.
Great idea on the AP, and Brandon is surely the right man for the job! Tell him we said hello!
Ouch! Looks like that hurt!
Yes it did! Just glad it wasn't worse, the middle of the Atlantic is no place for injuries.
Great episode. Love seeing the kit up and the drone footage was superb. Sorry to see that Kate got hit by the drone on retrieval. You might think about Fabing a catching handle. I saw it done by another TH-camr but cannot remember who. They built an overlay for the bottom of the drone (sort of like the shell of a cell phone case) out of a single layer of carbon fiber cloth. Then they bonded on a carbon fiber tube about 6" long straight down from the bottom. This devise was held to the drone with rubber bands. to get the fit correct, they used CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) to make a prototype out of cardboard and tape before getting out the resin. The whole thing ended up weighing only a few ounces and actually made the drone a bit more stable due to lowering the center of gravity a bit.
To retrieve the drone, you then just need to grab the tube on the bottom which is much easier than getting a good grip on the body between all of those spinning knives. On shore, you just unclip the rubber bands and remove the handle to go back to flat surface landings.
Thanks for the detailed advice! We should have brought some extra carbon with us (we only brought fiberglass). We will have to give this a go at some point! Cheers :-)
On another channel I found a "safer" modification for landing drones on a sailboat. UTube channel "Sailing Cadoha" episode called "How to land a drone on a sailing boat". They had a mishap landing theirs, made a handle to catch it. They seem to be happy with it.
You keep up the great job sharing your adventure and be safe...
We will check that out! Thanks for looking out for us :-)
Just a question would you use a boom preventer to avoid accidentally jibbing ? Beautiful yacht you have there . A no fuss functional . You both a great sailors and enjoying your channel. Wonderful information
Hi Andre. We do sometimes. You will really like the next episode I think ;-)
@@SailingSweetRuca can’t wait makes me feel very average haha .
@@SailingSweetRuca what I am loving about your channel is that it is teaching us real sailing without the fluff . Your boat is fast as hell and requires full attention. Don’t get J boats down here in NZ . But a 53 foot one sold here fast . You are both inspiring us to keep going .With the world so crazy and more to come you both give hope and to keep our dreams alive . I am a older guy living on a 62 foot classic Italian yacht with my dog . Given Covid and not wanting to take the jab I am selling to scale down to a smaller semi production boat . Tumble home with expose cockpit which is what I am used to . Finding crew is challenging today . You both are very talented and a beautiful couple towards each other . Keep informing people as it’s working. Like drawing your sail plan and how it works . No other sail channel does that . Teach people how to sail as this will inspire people to get off their bums .
Wow thanks Andre! Great comment. It's definitely a crazy we world and we appreciate the positivity you've left us here. Hope you and your dog enjoy the new boat and hope to hear from you again as we continue to put content out there 👍🏻
I would think that the drone would be very helpful specially with its altitude being able to get a large peripheral view at a great distance for other ships and land. What to say of low flights looking for obstacles in the water.
Hey Kurt! It is a really good idea in theory. In practice, because of battery life, wind conditions, sea state, rain/splashes, etc. flying the drone on a doublehanded boat offshore is not always easy on a regular basis. Plus, the DJI follow me feature sometimes looses the boat, if not supervised it is a potential drone loss scenerio. A top mast mounted camera may be a great compromise for full time view from above.
Nice drone shots and lots of technical information…i love it …Speaking of technical how did you add a third reef clew line, most booms only have two places for reefing lines, thanks
Thank you! Happy to hear you enjoyed the sailing :-) Our boom has 3 sheaves for reefs. We added the 3rd middle sheave, but there was already a place for it.
@@SailingSweetRuca thank you for the quick response,
I like reading comments after watching a sailing video, I sincerely think you have the best sailing crowd keep your niche !
btw, we cruise on a J 120 and boy is it fun especially when there are other boats…and catamarans around !
Thanks! We agree on all accounts!
How long does it take you to get your land balance while docked? And do dogs get sea sick. Can you tell I know nothing about sailing...but wish you well and enjoy your adventures.
Hi Douglas :-) No worries about not knowing about sailing, we are happy to share this amazing sport and lifestyle. Ok, question 1) It depends I guess, sometimes a while, a day or so, sometimes no time at all. I think it depends on the conditions a bit. 2) I think it is possible for dogs to get seasick, but Roxy seems not to. Probably like humans, some do, some dont.
I wish if i could sail like both of you. But I don't have confidence to ride a boat 😋
Everyone has to start somewhere! We bet you could do it :)
Love the drone footage- hate the grabbing it out the air on a rolling deck! Kate, work on that hand eye coordination- can't blame the drone (or, the driver!) Crazy question- would it have helped to set the pole say 15 degrees ahead, to reduce pumping & ensure consistent fullness & drive? Jes' axing, cuz it looked like the waves were dumping both the main & the spinnaker occasionally. I was surprised that you kept her up after dark, especially with the advanced auto-pilot acting up a little. A wind shift, an accidental gybe- no bueno @ say 2am when even the person on watch is struggling to maintain awareness! How's line chafe with the sea state & lighter air? I know you were running heavy plastic line covers, but the sea state was certainly causing a lot of rig motion...
Hi David. Glad you loved the drone bit. They are tricky to catch on the side deck in seas. Chafe isn't too big of an issue, but we prevent it when we can of course. Not much at a certain point can be done about rig motion.
long welding cloves for drone capture 😉
Great idea!
Maybe the helmet also :-)
All from your favorite critique 🥰
We love it! You have to be super stoked for N to B! We know the feeling. What's your boat name, we will follow along amd cheer for you! Sounds like there will be a strong fleet this year!
@@SailingSweetRuca The last year has put a damper the biz. My personnel boat is a Swan 53 Aurora. Me and my partner have are with Spartan Ocean Racing
The key to getting the spinnaker contained in the sock is blanketing the sail behind the mainsail. If the spinnaker is in free air is a potential for disaster. Another hack; Pass the loop of the continuous sock control line through a snatch block. Pass the double-ended (one side up, one side down) sock control line through a snatch block at the lee rail before you hoist or douse will prevent this from happening...
Will give these a try. A sbatch for the loop is smart, better than just tying it to the mast. The J is supposed to be able to be set up to sock the kite from the cockpit, we haven't tried that yet though.
Another great video if you get a chance to watch Free Range Sailings 2nd last video they came up with a way to land there drone that may work for you. Thanks for sharing be safe
Hi Brad! Cool, thanks so much, we will have to check it out and see what they came up with.
Helpful tip about catching the drone...Free Range Sailing has an episode where they attached a bit of rope to a velcro strap that they put around the drone so there was a tail to grab. You should check it out and see if it's something that might work for you. Love that you're going around the cape instead of taking the easy route through the PC. Will keep watching to see how it goes. 👀
We checked our the drone catching tip, good call 👍
@@SailingSweetRuca Awesome, glad it could help.
Tie a rope around the drone and leave a small piece hanging so you have a handle to grab while landing on a moving boat. Seen Free Range Sailing do it and it worked Great for them. GL✌
Thanks JCount1. Just watched it. Thats a good little trick, we will have to try it out. Funny later in his video he talks about the home point....nothing like a mid ocean MOB drill for a stuck drone. Brough back fun memories when we learned about that the hard way in St. Croix!
No problem I hope it works out for y'all that sucks to get hit by those blades. ✌️
Can you tell I am getting excited for N to B
Hahaha, you are making work today :-)
Good job. Keep it up. But it looks a bit over powered don't you think?
Thanks Larry! Where or why does it look over powered to you?
Really enjoy your videos. Much more about the realities of sailing than most channels. I have to confess that the music is really distracting. If you dropped it altogether, nothing would be lost from your excellent footage.
Thanks Richard! That is a huge compliment! We really appreciate the feed back. Audio is such a huge learning curve for us. We have tried some more segments of sailing sounds only lately and the seem to be doing well! Have you seen any of the long sailing videos in the Extras playlists?
Nice work keeping your A2 "FAT" so she can really catch the apparent wind efficiently...What did we do before the invention of "socks"? (struggled with poles, down-guys, and turtle bags) I have to say I am impressed with this J-46 racer/cruiser... she looks fast in the videos.
The sock sure is nice! Guys, poles, and what not would be a lot of work :-)
Can’t imagine sailing at night. Has to take awhile to get used to it.
Hi Kurt. Night sailing can surely be intimidatig and takes some getting used to, but it is hard to beat the feeling of sailing on a starry night mid-ocean.
I haven't seen you guys in awhile, don't think I'm getting my notifications? I'm gonna try cancelling then resubscribing I'm sometimes that works? Kinda a reboot for YT ! Buuuut Anyway, What great footage of a great sail ! Gotta be dangerous trying to grab a drone in those conditions ! I saw a YT Sail channel a couple weeks ago that fashioned a tail that dangled bottom/center of the drone but wasn't long enough to reach any of the blades ! They tried it a few times and worked good ! Can't remember what channel, sorry ! ✌️💜🎸 From STL MO
Hope the re-sub works for ya. Was that channel Free Range Sailing by chance? Ask me how I know ;-)
Why didn’t you stop in Brazil? I cruised there and it’s better than the Caribbean. And much more affordable.
Wish you “Fair winds and following seas!”
Cruising has changed a lot in Covid times. Not all countries are open, and sometimes countries can change their status. More stops = more PCR tests = more cost, etc. But you never know what may happen ;-)
Owie! I was going to point you in the direction of the Free Range Sailing video about affixing a short piece of rope to the bottom of your drone, but I see others have beaten me to it.
I wonder how long it'll be until West Marine is offering a kit for that? (Maybe they already are.)
Good call, we are going to have to try it and report back!
I wonder how fast you were going on 18:04
Can't remember exactly, but likely somewhere between 7-9 knots.
I’ve got radar mounted on my stern and I still can’t see a thing...😂
Seeing is overrated ;-) Just go by feel, haha!
OK you two. I know where you are at, and I know what you did. The fun part is watching these videos to see how you got there and how you did it. This video was an easy listening and relaxing one to watch. Roxy chilling out. You two making sail changes and enjoying the ride until Kate gets whooped by the drone. But she had a smile on her face, so it wasn't too bad huh. Yall keep having fun and stay safe.
Happy #sailingsunday stubby! Glad you liked the video. Don't worry, Kate is OK. It gave us quite the scare at the time, darn close to the brachial artery and a few days sailing away from anything. We are glad it wasn't more serious.
Daaang Kid!
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Music 🎶 it was not so good , kind heavy rock
Can't win 'em all ;-)
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Heya Stephen! Woot!!!!!!
I just started following your channel. You have some great episodes. I just finish watching your episode 1 and I have a question. What are the 5 top things that made you decide that Sweet Ruca is the right boat for what you are doing (sailing around the world). What are the top 5 must haves in a boat to do it? Thanks. Great interesting channel.
Mi Marcos. Welcome aboard, thanks for sailing along with us :-) Those are some good questions, so good in fact they really deserve a blog post or tech tip video. Too much to say in a short comment, but there really are no must haves. There is only the right boat for you, in the right place, at the right time. There are some articles on our blog that go more in depth at www.sweetruca.com
Fantastic drone shots!! I love the way you approach sailing, pull the best out of the boat, keep,it going! I competed in the 77/78 Whitbread on Flyer 1, so I really like this aproach. Fair winds, stay safe👍👍
WOW! Thanks Rob. This obsession started when Curtis was young and saw photos of the Whitbread boats. That was some real hardcore sailing! Respect! So cool to hear from somone that was onboard. We will keep it up! Stay safe and fair winds to you as well :-)
Thx🥃
OK let's just call it what it is, that spinnaker was really used more like a giant genoa or Code "D" with the main on the same side as the foresail versus a wing on wing setup. The setup worked great of course and added about 2-3 knots. However, for night sailing, NO WAY IN HELL I would have that sail up at night and then attempt to take it down as you all did. I guess being racers and thrill-seekers and young and stupid makes you do crazy sh&t stuff that most sailors would never attempt. After all, as you said, it's JUST CRUISING, why take unnecessary risks when you don't have to, lol. Still, the drone shots were magnificent and she looked beautiful sailing the blue!
Ay caramba! Hope these links can help you sort things out.
www.northsails.com/sailing/en/products/cruising-gennakers
www.fbyachting.it/EN/the-code-d.html
Thanks for the compliment about the drone shots ;-)
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Why the continuing click bait?
Why do you think?
@@SailingSweetRuca then back up the bait! Everyone likes a beautiful lady in a bikini