Our Most BRUTAL Sail So Far - A Tale of Two Realities As a New Skipper Sailing San Francisco Bay
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2021
- We are Nathan and Katie. We just started sailing and fulfilled our dream of sailing underneath the Golden Gate Bridge. We are new to sailing and love every minute of it. This channel will document our journey sailing in the bay by featuring different destinations.
In this video, we faced the biggest challenge sailing San Francisco bay so far. This is not supposed to happen in such a beautiful afternoon. We’re not in the pacific ocean, but in the middle of the San Francisco bay. This is the harsh reality to me as a new skipper choosing the wrong course , driving the boat against strong flood current in the wrong place, at the wrong time. This bay is definitely the great training ground.
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Sailboat - Catalina 30
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Videos are shot by GoPRO HERO 9
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Background music is from Artlist
Hood Babies by WEARETHEGOOD
All This Love by Russeo and Weinberg
King is Back by Roman P
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guys, thank you for the video. A word of advice when sailing. Use the traveler first. Keep the mainsheet tight and travel to leward first, then if still overpowered then start to let the main sheet out. Keep going you guys will get used to it Well done
Excellent advice. I think traveler is more “fine tune” control and keep twist the same. I'll move it to leeward before easing the main next time. Thanks!
@@novaturient-sailing When lowering the traveler you can keep the flat sail shape but depower it. If you ease the main before the traveler you create more belly in the sail. It is fine adjustment but has a substantial effect in stronger winds. Please try it and see the difference next time, you will be surprised. More vids please :-)
@@neiltreadgold5720 Got it. It makes sense to move traveler first.
Thank you for sharing this. Great commentary and video.
Thanks!
You guys are awesome. Just completed my ASA 101/103 on SF Bay with modern sailing out of Sausalito. Great instructors. Looking forward to getting out there too. As Jeff said reef early and reef often and those life jackets should be on.
Well said! Congratulation on ASA103 certified. Now the real fun begins.
Nice boat handling. Nothing like merino wool for warmth. Keeps warm when it gets wet too.
Thanks. Wool is a great suggestion.
You guys are brave... i love it. You fricken awesome 🤙🏼
Thank you!
Thank you. Your honest sharing appreciated. I would have done differently. Take early avoidance action to give tanker clear signal of my intention. Secondly, I would not stress my riggings sailing so high and heeling at breaking speed. Slow is cool. You never know your rigging may give way at the most undesirable moment, e. g. in close proximity to the path of the tanker. My mantra is always have lifejacket on as soon as you leave the berth or mooring to sail the seas no matter how far the sailplan is. It is just me a rookie sailor myself. Just sharing, not criticizing or preaching.
Thanks. Very good suggestions.
Great job! Can’t wait to see what else you’ve got! We’re Nikki & Bobby sailing the the Florida keys right now. ✌️❤️⛵️
Use to do beer can races across the bay in the 90's. Had to be ready for everything. Great to see how you handled the mixed forces. Good for you on early reefing. Enjoying your videos and looking back at your journey. Fair winds.
Thanks. There is never a dull day sailing in the bay. For our skill level, always something new to learn. We are getting better with each day out sailing. Cant wait to get back on water.
One of the best improvements on my Catalina 30 when I was sailing San Franisco Bay was a new flat traveler. It made it much easier to fine tune the main.
You’re absolutely right. Our focus in new season will be how to trim properly in different conditions and fine tune the sails. That’s something we haven’t got chance to do.
I sail on the east coast in NJ .There was a young couple that sailed a 31ft sailboat next to my slip . They were new to sailing and went out in 22k winds . When they got back they wanted to give up sailing . I convinced them to give it another try . This time in 10 k wind’s until they get better at sail trim . It worked !
Great advice for beginners. We did lots of preparation including mentally for stronger wind normally in the afternoon. In the summer time, it’s small craft advisory almost every afternoon. We don’t mind heeling but sometimes the choppy waves make us uncomfortable. So I figure our focus needs to be proper sail trim for the boat to efficiently power through rough waves.
You’re the man.
Thanks. That’s quite an experience. Totally not prepared for it. Luckily, I am very familiar with the area.
Good for you guys fulfilling a dream! Sailing the bay is no joke though. It’s an adrenaline rush!
I appreciate your shared experience. I’m fairly new to sailing and dream of putting my boat in the bay- I may hit you up for advice this fall when it’s rigged and ready.
Try moving your traveler down wind, it may take some of the heel out of the boat in a strong wind. Good video!
Agreed. Definitely will lower the traveler earlier in the similar situation. Thanks.
Good review, Nathan, of your experience. Sail and learn!
Thanks.
54 years sailing the bay, if you can sail here you can sail anywhere (they say)
Agreed. We couldn’t ask a better place to start.
@@novaturient-sailing Refitting now just got new sails th-cam.com/video/cwGFu9wcg4g/w-d-xo.html
No, I found SF Bay Area sailors to be quite incompetent when offshore to Baja, MX; when there was any average Pacific ocean swell they did not know how to handle it.
@@superblondeDotOrg If you can sail here you can sail anywhere. if you can't sail you probably have a hard time in the Bay too.
great video! You looked very confident! despite 3 showers!
Thanks. The first shower definitely cleared my head. :) Its the first hand experience of how not to or more precisely which direction not to sail in the summer afternoon.
Good video! I do pretty much the same, but I sail out of Alameda, so often going downwind on the run home, not quite so wet!
Yeah, we learned it the hard way.
Great video
Thanks!
A dodger is well worth the money whether you are sailing the bay or the ocean.
Definitely
Good video great,she handle good.
Best regards from “Sailing Envera” crew Marathon Fl Keys.