Noticed our man is a lefty when we was making his log entry. Makes total sense. Fellow southpaws just do it differently. What an amazing human and inspiration.
But plays bass right handed? I weld left handed because the instructor told me to copy him exactly. He said oh, you're left handed too. Nope, just copied him exactly.
@@philgray1023 never realised that, despite being left handed, I was batting right handed all my youth as I never gave a thought to why everybody else batted that way.. Even ate right handed as my parents ( also both left handed as is my sister..) were taught that way and passed it on to us.. entered an archery contest as an adult during a team bonding session and discovered my accuracy depended on my right hand sight strength.. go figure..🧐
Entering Las Palmas appears to have been quite the "butt-puckering" experience! Glad you arrived safe even though they helped themselves to your wallet.
Downeast Thunder Creations every yacht should have at least 3 Rd party insurance, I m on a budget why should I pay out to fix my boat because some one has no insurance, if they cannot afford insurance for them selves, at least insure for damage you may do.
Bob Irving the cost of boat repairs , ie damage , is very high anywhere,,, hope he has a lot of money tucked away, if he has may as well insure , just saying
Loved the Seinfeld reference. It also stitches in with the excellent bass line. Glad you are westward bound as the sidewalk is rolling up behind you... fair winds and following seas!
Engine free is the true way to sail. ⛵I have my own version of this, I have a relatively lightweight boat, a international folkboat and I have a rowing platform off the transom, sliding seat, carbon fibre oars and all. Its works well but strong winds is of course a problem when going into a marina etc. I prefer to anchor and if I need to go to shore I just wait until winds are more favorable, that's sailing in my humble opinion. Maybe I should also mention that I am from the North, the origin of the Vikings. Light boats, oars and sails. The arabs can keep their fossil fuel.
Kevin your calm confidence is always so inspiring. Sometimes I have to look at the map to remind myself of the scale and enormity of your journey. You always make it seem as easy as an afternoon sail on a bay. Your planning is phenomenal.
"You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats procedure is everything and outcomes are nothing." - Thomas Sowell I Bookmarked your Soudcloud.
@@howtosailoceans1423 Will do Kevin....However, like other logical, freedom loving people, I'm more bothered by the current Socialist Insurrection that's been going on across America... I'm calling 2020 the year of the Dumpster Fire. Be well Sir, We all await your next upload.
You would enjoy the YT channel junkming. Rodger Taylor sailed his first junk rigged MingMing and then MingMing II in the northern latitudes without a motor. He’s written a number of books about his adventures as well. Having said all that, I thoroughly enjoy what you publish. Thanks, Wolf from Connecticut
Another fine documentary! I've heard the dust in the winds off the Sahara can be quite the thing, but interested to hear what your experiences are. Also the insurance situation was quite interesting to hear. Thanks for sharing!
All European harbours, and most real harbours in the whole world, including the US, formally demand that any entering boat has a liability insurance. This is mostly a “recommendation” from the national and international authorities. Some ports don’t check it, but in continental Europe they mostly do. The Canaries are part of Spain, so they count as “continental”. A liability insurance is normally very low cost. 75 dollars should be easily enough to cover a full year for your boat. It doesn’t cover any damage on your own property, only what damage you may cause on other peoples property, which is normally very little, so it’s cheap.
After few years living in the USA, I too have few stories to tell about Environmental laws and regulations, regarding boating, never mind the laws about anchoring, and yes, there's bureaucracy in the USA, like anywhere else. It is not very polite to talk about negative issues when visiting abroad, maybe if we look deeper in our own countries, we find fare more negatives things. Enjoy as much as you can the world has a lot to offer. Good wings to you, from another sailor.
Lanzarote is famous for its lack of rainfall, being so close to the Sahara. Makes you wonder how they survive. So the insurance cash cow has reached the Canaries, whatever next. To keep a boat tied up in a marina in NZ requires 3rd party insurance to NZ$3,000,000
@@philgray1023 Yep but if you own a Tri you can't have insurance (even 3rd party only) I found out the hard way, had insurance, then about a year later got a letter "we no longer insure trimarans" went back to the broker who said that no one does :( Luckily I was on a swing mooring.
Yeah! the water is specially expensive in Canary Islands, they have to take the water from the sea and make it potable, this is a very expensive process. Greats from Texas!
I vaguely remember you fitting a small tab to stop anything getting caught between the keel and the rudder. Maybe it helped deflect that line you crossed.
Called by the Canaries back in the early 1950s en-route Liverpool. UK to Takoradi, The Gold Coast ( Now Ghana) I was a 6 year old going with sister, mum and dad on a 18 month tour of duty as a quarry manager for a construction firm. Passengers were taken off by ferry and goods loaded into barges, luckily dad and I were watching as my crate of toys came out of the hold and swung into a barge. Dad sorted it out and they came back on board, just imagine 18 month's and no bike, foot ball etc. !8 months later we flew back BOAC 4 prop something or other Accra, Tripoli, Rome to London. Charging so much to dump trash, no wonder there's lots floating in the sea. Thanks for posting and will check out more of your posts. Safe sailing.
@graham smith I am sure he does, of course. But it's not that easy. Big ships do not give way to sail in the real world. Is the ship constrained by her draught, in which case she has priority? Did you notice if the towing vessel displaying the correct signs? If Kevin loses way completely will he be not under command and have priority over everything? All this comes down to the judgement of several people and it is very difficult. As with a motor car, a bit of power makes life much easier. Doing it under sail is much more difficult.
quite complicated entrance !! Bureaucracy is always a pain !! Nice video ... Good stay in Las Palmas to get ready for the crossing ... Cheers from Muros
I have watched all of your videos, you're doing great, keep going. I have noticed you sail pretty much back and forth from the bay to Florida then islands, have you ever thought about going along the eastern seaboard up through the locks then down through lake Michigan and back down the Mississippi to the gulf? That would be a cool trip to watch you sail... Love how you do all of this without an engine in sailboat. Nice!!
Another great video - each of your vlogs remind me that all we need is a strong boat and favorable winds to cross oceans....And I go back and strike some more stuff off my wish list....Cheers and Bon Voyage!
Usually they want an insurance to cover third party damages you might inflict on others. You should get those for a reasonable price. The crazy pricing starts when you want to insure your own boat.
@@howtosailoceans1423 I just checked and it seems, the 3rd party insurance for damages up to 7 million € (to other people's property) for Europe runs to about 90€ /year, 150€ worldwide coverage (assuming you have about 35 sqm sail area) This is what the marinas in Europe care about. For damages to your own boat, it gets expensive quickly and might not be worth it. A "you break it you pay it" and "you're out of luck if a hurricane redesigns the rigging" approach might be sensible.
Insurance isn't about your losses, it's about covering the potentially limitless damages you can do to others. You can't self-insure for that! And I can buy 6l (1.5 gallons) of bottled drinking water in my local ALDI supermarket in Spain for 59 cents (I think tap water is included free in our local marina charges) so take a taxi and shop around! Great channel, best of luck.
It looks like provisions to return may be a little on the high side. I guess you have to jump through the hoops when required but $75.00 isn't too bad. I hope the food and drink is good to indulge after the passage. Enjoy the company while you can.
Hello. I use to see all your videos but from lookdown I´ve been very lazy and now has been the moment….. It´s a pity to know that you´ve been in Canary Islands and not see you and show you Gran Canaria and speak about the characteristic of Lanzarote and the Canary seas. I´ve sailed only a few miles but I think that in everywhere an insurance is required. 3 Euros per gallon of water is only posible in a “supermarket” fully designed to serve a room in a hotel or similar. Prices in Lanzarote are expensive but not as you have paid. Hope to see you in other moment. Have a nice trip.
Guess you’ll want to be out of there before the ARC folks turn up, gets crowded then. Try Mogan on the South West side, nice quiet anchorage and a small resort. Los Gigantes on Tenerife is another nice place. Good luck with the crossing, are you stopping off in Cape Verde?
@@howtosailoceans1423 Or paying for more water than your likely to use in your slip fees, I guess you didn't bother looking at what they were? not really your style anyway.
Such a shame where things have gone as far a bureaucracy, and just about everything else . I am about half way through "Around the World in Wanderer III" by Eric Hiscock. They treatment they enjoyed by locals amazed me. Maybe there is something else in the remainder of the book, but I would be surprised.
Laminated three long planks of Douglas Fir together, then cut, chisel, and plane. See my website www.boothbyboats.com, click on Boat Projects, I have an article on building oars.
Hi Kevin, have you done a video on how to enter a foreign country? How to find/navigate customs etc..If not I'd love to hear how you've learned to manage that. Thanks! Ps. I really enjoy your videos, I appreciate that you actually talk about the details of sailing.
Great video to relax to after a LONG day at work! May I offer a suggestion to roll off your mic from your camera at 100hz. A little boomy in the studio. Glad to see you were hunting the funk on that bass.
@@will_j Sound below this cutoff frequency in Hz is not eliminated but increasingly attenuated as the frequency falls further below the cutoff. Eliminates that low end wind noise.
Kevin, have you found a similiar problem with insurance in other countries? We have basic liability insurance on an old boat right now. Trying to figure out what we'll do next year when we move onboard and head south
Great vidoe Kevin. It's good to show the good with the bad..3 bucks for water is robbery at best...nice touch with no soup to you...hahah The harbourmaster could,have a nice gig going selling short term insurance policies.. is the 75 dollar polish only for you stay or a longer term?
Yacht insurance is required by the Port Authority, otherwise you are only allowed a short visit to take on fuel and water. I plan to be here until mid-November, I think my policy is good until then ...
As a fellow traveling musician and aspiring sailor I just wanted to ask, what kind of recording equipment did you bring onboard to produce your work? I've often thought about what it would take to trim down my gear to the bare essentials for a long term voyage. Always great to hear your music alongside the amazing content.
Guitar and bass goes through my Zoom guitar effects pedal (typically set to a clean sound) connected to the laptop with a USB cable. After that I use Mixcraft 8, which is poor man's ProTools. The drums are programmed, along with any other effects.
How does it work .. when you clip a boat ..in Dock or at an anchorage ...and do significant damage .. or smash into rocks, leaving a wrecked boat ..that needs cleaning up ?? You need insurance in the med.. ! As they say .." when in Rome "
@@howtosailoceans1423 What happens if you sink someone's boat ??? Or you kill someone? Or your boat catches fire in the marina ???? I'm in UK ..28' with fully comp insurance... inc personal liability..with navigator and general insurance ..for £180 When you enter Europe... you need insurance .. "the rules are a bitch" but we need em ... as i said "when in Rome... do as the Romans do" or don't go... ps I like the video!!!
@@daveamies5031 try sitting in the marina ..and having a fire onboard !! And wiping out boats around you ..? Nobody likes paying insurance.. i don't, but its a legal requirement around here (I'm in Europe) Just like rubbish disposal..water ..etc Are you aware that every bit of trash "rubbish" ...has To be shipped to mainland Spain for disposal ..!! Water is expensive ... its produced by desalination plants !! Food is shipped from mainland Spain ( some local produce ) As we brits say .."suck it up and enjoy the Canaries" .. been over 20 times ..👍
I did one year there with 34 foot cat but cost got too much gave up on idea to cross the pond sold up went home. Anchored las palmas for several months two anchors but wind shift rocky bottom frequent dragging. No outboard wind always would change to be against you for row ashore. Very few good anchor spots in most islands as they are atols can be one mile deep100 yards from many shores. Teneeiffe harbour old whalers rusty things can tie up too but the whalers are used as free refugee centers for Africans to live in but never gave me problems but harbour is dirty. THAT MIGHT have changed with passing of time might be new marina there now. I use Panthius insurance based in UK third party only 52 year old boat costs €170 a year i think € 5 million cover third party and they cover most the planet but I don't know how good they are to pay out but it was the only one I could find that did boats over 50 years old. It keeps my local marina in Ireland happy. Next year going to spain so need the insurance third party
@@howtosailoceans1423 pantaenius.co.uk if u want to try them to get comprehensive you need to supply a survey and no gsrentees they will give you comprehensive no survey needed for third party
Looked like some swells for a comfortable sail. But I am sure that you are use to it. Nice vid. Bet you are looking forward to the crossing back to the good old U S of A...
Consider building a Yuloh type oar. I'm putting some finishing touches on the one I've built for my engineless Triton 28, and so far it works great, even if it's extremely crude-looking.
a) So we have a guy here that arrives to an island in the middle of the second wave of a pandemic and complains about being required the use of masks and decides that " it is too hot to use one and I will take it off". In case you don't know -and clearly do have not thought about-, islands have limited facilities for treatment and that is why most islands in Europe (and elsewhere) are more strict in the management of COVID. If you want to compare, check other channels for people getting to the Azores, Faroe, etc) Furthermore, we can all understand that you come from a country in which every day more people die of COVID than those who died in 9/11 and that has suffered already a death toll of 350.000...... but if for you that is acceptable, then go and take a walk unmasked elsewhere. b) It's kind of rich that a US sailor in a US sailing boat criticizes Spanish bureaucracy.... Why don't you check what a foreign sailing boat needs to do to enter and sail in US waters and compare? There are many US sites describing it. (i.e.:"It would be an understatement to say that the rules and regulations of U.S. Customs at ports of entry - and maritime law in general - are incredibly complex. It is hard enough for U.S. flagged vessels to remain compliant with all necessary requirements, but things are far more difficult if you own a foreign-flagged vessel and you're interested in bringing it to the U.S."). c) "Auto-insurance" sounds nice until you have an accident , you cause damage to third parties and you don't have the means to cover them.....BTW, insurance is a compulsory in most EU countries.... if you did not do your homework it is your bad... Stop whinging and whining d) So, here we have a guy that decides to skip Marina fees and then complain about the cost of a gallon of water whilst at the same time notices that it must rain very little in the island. It should not be too difficult to understand that water scarcity leads to a high cost.. If your mood is to arrive to a place and be cheap, disregard regs and complain about standard procedures everywhere in the world, then, perhaps you should go somewhere else
Boat insurance is a strange thing actually. Mabye a topic to talk about in a video? I don't know if all your viewers are boat owners? And think it's like a car. Fair winds,,, /),,,,,
@@Ash-cy7yw yes? We don't have those in Norway, but I have seen them on TH-cam. But what kind of education they have, I don't know. I will surtenly never pay a guy to check the status of my boat. There are good and bad surveyers, they charge you more if they are good of course, and often you think about money and take the cheep one.
@@Ash-cy7yw But what happens if one boat collide into your boat in your country? In Norway you are not required a insurance, not even (I don't know the English word right now) but not even if I kill or damaged a person. They do recommend it tho. And let's say I'm in harbor (most accidents happen there) and one boat loose control because of a wire or the gear doesn't work.... He crash into me. I have to use MY insurance to repair my boat. On the other hand, if he did it "on purpose" or was drunk or something, he has to pay.
The funny thing about boat insurance is it usually is only good for the harbour you get it in, once you leave your country and sometime once you go out into the ocean you are no longer insured, so in other words the policy is not worth the paper it's printed on, self insurance suddenly becomes more sensible.
@@daveamies5031 yes, the most common insurance you buy in Norway, covers 200nm out from land around Europe and over to the Canari Islands. But the insurance company's have 3-5 different options. So you have to check and try to find the best one. I have to check and read about this self insurance.. I'm not sure what that is to be honest.
@@LogitechXibanga Give a guy a break, he's answered most of that in earlier videos, he's shared what he chooses to and it's his prerogative to keep quite what he doesn't want to share. I'm just grateful for the enjoyable videos.
It's always interesting to hear Americans' resentment when they are required to conform to another country's exigencies for entry. For non-Americans there's nothing more humiliating than going through US Customs, so your whiny ass-hurt falls on deaf ears. Your choice to self-insure might pass muster in some places, but because it's your choice as an American to not insure, your individual choice does not make it universal and Spain as sovereign nation does not have to subscribe to your personal preferences... it's not up to you to dictate what is acceptable or not in other countries. You always had the right to exercise your free-will: get insurance or leave... and it wasn't the government that "fleeced" you of $75. If your boat drifts at anchor, collides with another boat, etc, what then? Your self-insurance would cover it? Maybe the Port of Las Palmas has experienced the likes of you before... I don't know where the big surprise comes in, membership in any yacht club or marina always demands insurance. No sympathy for you! Grow up!
@fel reb. Shouldn't you be looting with antifa or something? What are you doing watching videos for decent people? Go to a Biden rally already. He and Harris could sure use some of their idiots at least showing up.
@@bobirving6052 I have no skin in the circus of idiocy which is American politics. And I don’t understand why you assume that I have. If you bothered to take your head out of your ass for even one second, you might garner that people around the world look upon the backward minded folks who partake in your ideology of exceptionalism and superiority as imbeciles. I know it’s difficult for people such as yourself of limited IQ and EQ to understand that your political position is the object of derision worldwide, from Peking to Brussels, from CNN to SNL. It is the political attitude of a spoiled, ill-mannered, angry child whose nose gets out of joint when the other kids are smarter, more educated, and civil and continually upstage and outsmart him. It is the attitude of the immature teenager who storms off to his room, slams the door at the world, and burns off the burn by playing angry metal rock at full blast to impress upon everyone just how angry and demeaned he feels. Y’all need to grow up, Bob.
Courtesy flag of the country in which you are sailing must be hoisted on the starboard crosshead, not half up, and of the appropriate size for the boat.
no engine..no wind..no insurance..lee shore..lots of shipping traffic...i thought i was crazy..nice job captain..👍
The bureaucracy involved in this lifestyle can be soul crushing.
Noticed our man is a lefty when we was making his log entry. Makes total sense. Fellow southpaws just do it differently. What an amazing human and inspiration.
But plays bass right handed? I weld left handed because the instructor told me to copy him exactly. He said oh, you're left handed too. Nope, just copied him exactly.
@@philgray1023 Now that's funny !
@@philgray1023 never realised that, despite being left handed, I was batting right handed all my youth as I never gave a thought to why everybody else batted that way.. Even ate right handed as my parents ( also both left handed as is my sister..) were taught that way and passed it on to us.. entered an archery contest as an adult during a team bonding session and discovered my accuracy depended on my right hand sight strength.. go figure..🧐
“All human problems can be solved with a major credit card” - ha ha, love this 😊
It works all over the world
Watching your video’s it’s like going to school. Thanks for taking the time to explain, detail, the methodology of sailing. Thanks again!
Entering Las Palmas appears to have been quite the "butt-puckering" experience! Glad you arrived safe even though they helped themselves to your wallet.
Downeast Thunder Creations every yacht should have at least 3 Rd party insurance, I m on a budget why should I pay out to fix my boat because some one has no insurance, if they cannot afford insurance for them selves, at least insure for damage you may do.
@berty. When he says "self insured" it means that you don't have to pay for his damage to your boat. He personally pays for any damage he does.
Bob Irving the cost of boat repairs , ie damage , is very high anywhere,,, hope he has a lot of money tucked away, if he has may as well insure , just saying
Loved the Seinfeld reference. It also stitches in with the excellent bass line. Glad you are westward bound as the sidewalk is rolling up behind you... fair winds and following seas!
I had forgotten about the Seinfeld theme with the aggressive bass! Yes, indeed, I look on the weather map and anywhere north of Biscay is dreadful.
That's a exceptional bass line starting at 12.22, such a cool feel with the harmonics. Great video. Thanks for posting.
Engine free is the true way to sail. ⛵I have my own version of this, I have a relatively lightweight boat, a international folkboat and I have a rowing platform off the transom, sliding seat, carbon fibre oars and all. Its works well but strong winds is of course a problem when going into a marina etc. I prefer to anchor and if I need to go to shore I just wait until winds are more favorable, that's sailing in my humble opinion. Maybe I should also mention that I am from the North, the origin of the Vikings. Light boats, oars and sails. The arabs can keep their fossil fuel.
Kevin your calm confidence is always so inspiring. Sometimes I have to look at the map to remind myself of the scale and enormity of your journey. You always make it seem as easy as an afternoon sail on a bay. Your planning is phenomenal.
After several days sailing in the cold rain, seeing the warm desert in your video was a welcome change.
"You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats procedure is everything and outcomes are nothing." - Thomas Sowell
I Bookmarked your Soudcloud.
Great quote! Spot on. Glad you liked the music, stay warm up there.
@@howtosailoceans1423 Will do Kevin....However, like other logical, freedom loving people, I'm more bothered by the current Socialist Insurrection that's been going on across America... I'm calling 2020 the year of the Dumpster Fire. Be well Sir, We all await your next upload.
wicked baseline mate, wicked baseline.
Very nice video. Finally a place I’ve been to myself.
You would enjoy the YT channel junkming. Rodger Taylor sailed his first junk rigged MingMing and then MingMing II in the northern latitudes without a motor. He’s written a number of books about his adventures as well. Having said all that, I thoroughly enjoy what you publish. Thanks, Wolf from Connecticut
Another fine documentary! I've heard the dust in the winds off the Sahara can be quite the thing, but interested to hear what your experiences are. Also the insurance situation was quite interesting to hear. Thanks for sharing!
Haven't had any red dust, but I understand that does happen when the winds are blowing the right way.
All European harbours, and most real harbours in the whole world, including the US, formally demand that any entering boat has a liability insurance. This is mostly a “recommendation” from the national and international authorities. Some ports don’t check it, but in continental Europe they mostly do. The Canaries are part of Spain, so they count as “continental”. A liability insurance is normally very low cost. 75 dollars should be easily enough to cover a full year for your boat. It doesn’t cover any damage on your own property, only what damage you may cause on other peoples property, which is normally very little, so it’s cheap.
Hey Kevin. I'm not much of a fisherman either but have taken up spearfishing. It's really fun! And more like hunting than fishing.
always a joy to see a new video from you ‘drop’ into my feed. much respect
After few years living in the USA, I too have few stories to tell about Environmental laws and regulations, regarding boating, never mind the laws about anchoring, and yes, there's bureaucracy in the USA, like anywhere else.
It is not very polite to talk about negative issues when visiting abroad, maybe if we look deeper in our own countries, we find fare more negatives things. Enjoy as much as you can the world has a lot to offer. Good wings to you, from another sailor.
Wow I was nervous watching the entrance big boats everywhere. Great job as always.
Good music!
I always find the wind picks up on the filling tide,they drop off on the ebbing tide.
A man on the move, sailing for free vibes and keeping it above water.
Lanzarote is famous for its lack of rainfall, being so close to the Sahara. Makes you wonder how they survive. So the insurance cash cow has reached the Canaries, whatever next. To keep a boat tied up in a marina in NZ requires 3rd party insurance to NZ$3,000,000
$10,000,000 in Oz. Some asking for double and if not comprehensive, go elsewhere.
No thanks. AUS and NZ no go zones.
@@philgray1023 Yep but if you own a Tri you can't have insurance (even 3rd party only) I found out the hard way, had insurance, then about a year later got a letter "we no longer insure trimarans" went back to the broker who said that no one does :( Luckily I was on a swing mooring.
Yeah! the water is specially expensive in Canary Islands, they have to take the water from the sea and make it potable, this is a very expensive process. Greats from Texas!
I vaguely remember you fitting a small tab to stop anything getting caught between the keel and the rudder. Maybe it helped deflect that line you crossed.
Yes indeed!
@@howtosailoceans1423 see the effort was not wasted, though I suspect you knew it would come in handy one day when you put it there 🙂
You play a mean bass, Kevin!
Called by the Canaries back in the early 1950s en-route Liverpool. UK to Takoradi, The Gold Coast ( Now Ghana) I was a 6 year old going with sister, mum and dad on a 18 month tour of duty as a quarry manager for a construction firm. Passengers were taken off by ferry and goods loaded into barges, luckily dad and I were watching as my crate of toys came out of the hold and swung into a barge. Dad sorted it out and they came back on board, just imagine 18 month's and no bike, foot ball etc.
!8 months later we flew back BOAC 4 prop something or other Accra, Tripoli, Rome to London.
Charging so much to dump trash, no wonder there's lots floating in the sea. Thanks for posting and will check out more of your posts. Safe sailing.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your story.
Thanks for the ride.
HI Kevin. I really felt for you approaching Las Palmas with the big swell, fickle wind, commercial vessels and activity all around. D
@graham smith I am sure he does, of course. But it's not that easy. Big ships do not give way to sail in the real world. Is the ship constrained by her draught, in which case she has priority? Did you notice if the towing vessel displaying the correct signs? If Kevin loses way completely will he be not under command and have priority over everything? All this comes down to the judgement of several people and it is very difficult. As with a motor car, a bit of power makes life much easier. Doing it under sail is much more difficult.
Cool base line
Nice music, Kevin.
Fantastic video, ty... Did you lay those tracks down? Very good tune.... Maybe sell a cd to your fans?
Thanks, yes, that's my latest composition. You can hear the entire track on SoundCloud, see the link below the vid.
Yeah, cool music. Maybe this whole sailing channel was just a way to promote his music?
+2. Love the soundtrack! Kevin runs a great and unique package with Ruth Avery!
quite complicated entrance !! Bureaucracy is always a pain !! Nice video ... Good stay in Las Palmas to get ready for the crossing ... Cheers from Muros
Another great video! Keep 'em coming!
I have watched all of your videos, you're doing great, keep going. I have noticed you sail pretty much back and forth from the bay to Florida then islands, have you ever thought about going along the eastern seaboard up through the locks then down through lake Michigan and back down the Mississippi to the gulf? That would be a cool trip to watch you sail... Love how you do all of this without an engine in sailboat. Nice!!
Canals are not really doable for an engineless boat. I used to sail on Lake Michigan, a fun place.
Thank you Kevin, great video and the music.👏👍⚓️
Another great video - each of your vlogs remind me that all we need is a strong boat and favorable winds to cross oceans....And I go back and strike some more stuff off my wish list....Cheers and Bon Voyage!
Usually they want an insurance to cover third party damages you might inflict on others. You should get those for a reasonable price. The crazy pricing starts when you want to insure your own boat.
Even third party insurance for one year would run me well over $1K USD, for 300k of coverage.
@@howtosailoceans1423 I just checked and it seems, the 3rd party insurance for damages up to 7 million € (to other people's property) for Europe runs to about 90€ /year, 150€ worldwide coverage (assuming you have about 35 sqm sail area) This is what the marinas in Europe care about.
For damages to your own boat, it gets expensive quickly and might not be worth it. A "you break it you pay it" and "you're out of luck if a hurricane redesigns the rigging" approach might be sensible.
@@johghurt9863 Hi Joh, I've been trying to find 3rd party insurance for the Azores. Can you direct me to the source of your quotes?
Really enjoyed this great episode! Ripping it on the bass!
Insurance isn't about your losses, it's about covering the potentially limitless damages you can do to others. You can't self-insure for that! And I can buy 6l (1.5 gallons) of bottled drinking water in my local ALDI supermarket in Spain for 59 cents (I think tap water is included free in our local marina charges) so take a taxi and shop around! Great channel, best of luck.
It looks like provisions to return may be a little on the high side. I guess you have to jump through the hoops when required but $75.00 isn't too bad. I hope the food and drink is good to indulge after the passage. Enjoy the company while you can.
No, $75 is not bad. Plus they have several large supermarkets here, so it's a good place to provision.
The western islands are very green and pretty awesome, there is some grass on El Hierro and there is beef
Good job 👏 You can have Soup 🥣 now ...!!
Didn’t know u played bass mate, come on play that funky music white boy 👍
Hello.
I use to see all your videos but from lookdown I´ve been very lazy and now has been the moment…..
It´s a pity to know that you´ve been in Canary Islands and not see you and show you Gran Canaria and speak about the characteristic of Lanzarote and the Canary seas.
I´ve sailed only a few miles but I think that in everywhere an insurance is required.
3 Euros per gallon of water is only posible in a “supermarket” fully designed to serve a room in a hotel or similar. Prices in Lanzarote are expensive but not as you have paid.
Hope to see you in other moment.
Have a nice trip.
Hello Kevin,
Just for information in Montreal most houses have flat roofs. We receive lots of snow and rain. Nothing collapses.
Fair winds.
There are flat roofs in Brisbane where it has been known to rain, like 80mm in an hour. They all leak eventually, and the insurance companies know it.
Did not know that.
Wind is fluky, have raced there and found ourselves stuck in a wind hole when other boats were flying past!
That's a great feeling ... Now what?
Guess you’ll want to be out of there before the ARC folks turn up, gets crowded then. Try Mogan on the South West side, nice quiet anchorage and a small resort. Los Gigantes on Tenerife is another nice place. Good luck with the crossing, are you stopping off in Cape Verde?
Planning to go direct to the USVI's.
@@howtosailoceans1423 Good luck, take lots of drinking water.
Nicely done yet again Captain! Hope to meet up sometime out there!👌
Lanzarote has no natural water supply. The mains water comes from a desal plant so I guess that is why the charge for water
However, if you purchased a slip in the marina you could get unlimited water. Clearly they are discouraging anchoring.
@@howtosailoceans1423 Or paying for more water than your likely to use in your slip fees, I guess you didn't bother looking at what they were? not really your style anyway.
Ruth Avery looks beautiful on the last part of the video... I love her!
wow, you really are epic as usual.
Funny, I do not get soup either.
Lots of sailing wow tough sailing among those freighters...your boat is a beauty....do you fish at all to complement your provisions ?
No, I don't fish, just find it too much of a pain despite the fact that fresh fish is a delight compared to canned food.
Top quality vlog Kevin, and top quality sailing.. Would you consider a small 15/20 hp engine ? My nerves are jangled ..
Not an inboard, no, perhaps a bracket for an outboard though.
LOL @ 11:15 Well played my friend.
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Didn't know you were a musician! Cool. Is that music at the end by you? Cheers.
Isn’t there a channel that everyone is to be tuned into for warnings like about to hit a line?
Such a shame where things have gone as far a bureaucracy, and just about everything else . I am about half way through "Around the World in Wanderer III" by Eric Hiscock. They treatment they enjoyed by locals amazed me. Maybe there is something else in the remainder of the book, but I would be surprised.
I'm guessing the officials were much more friendly back then, boaties being a novelty and the Hiscocks obviously non-threatening.
I have been self insuring for the past 15 years and save more money by doing it than what I paid for the boat. Way to go mate
How did you build your sculling oar and what did you use I need one
Laminated three long planks of Douglas Fir together, then cut, chisel, and plane. See my website www.boothbyboats.com, click on Boat Projects, I have an article on building oars.
Hi Kevin, have you done a video on how to enter a foreign country? How to find/navigate customs etc..If not I'd love to hear how you've learned to manage that. Thanks! Ps. I really enjoy your videos, I appreciate that you actually talk about the details of sailing.
It varies, but generally you find the customs office first and work from there. Typically you just need your vessel documentation and passport.
Great video to relax to after a LONG day at work! May I offer a suggestion to roll off your mic from your camera at 100hz. A little boomy in the studio. Glad to see you were hunting the funk on that bass.
"roll off your mic from your camera at 100hz" Can you explain what you mean?
@@will_j Sound below this cutoff frequency in Hz is not eliminated but increasingly attenuated as the frequency falls further below the cutoff. Eliminates that low end wind noise.
Kevin, I feel like you need a longboard to skate into town. Would make those trips a lot quicker and takes almost no space.
I have a question for you about nautical charts. Do you use paper charts? Do you carry any paper charts on board?
Yes I carry paper charts, but I do not carry a full set of back ups, just too much paper and expense.
Kevin, have you found a similiar problem with insurance in other countries? We have basic liability insurance on an old boat right now. Trying to figure out what we'll do next year when we move onboard and head south
This is the first time I've had a problem, and I have never insured Ruth Avery since I purchased her 2001.
Have you thought of adding a bicycle to your arsenal?
Yes, but that's more precious space taken up.
Great vidoe Kevin. It's good to show the good with the bad..3 bucks for water is robbery at best...nice touch with no soup to you...hahah
The harbourmaster could,have a nice gig going selling short term insurance policies.. is the 75 dollar polish only for you stay or a longer term?
Yacht insurance is required by the Port Authority, otherwise you are only allowed a short visit to take on fuel and water. I plan to be here until mid-November, I think my policy is good until then ...
As a fellow traveling musician and aspiring sailor I just wanted to ask, what kind of recording equipment did you bring onboard to produce your work? I've often thought about what it would take to trim down my gear to the bare essentials for a long term voyage. Always great to hear your music alongside the amazing content.
Guitar and bass goes through my Zoom guitar effects pedal (typically set to a clean sound) connected to the laptop with a USB cable. After that I use Mixcraft 8, which is poor man's ProTools. The drums are programmed, along with any other effects.
@@howtosailoceans1423 Thanks so much for your response! Love the music.
How does it work .. when you clip a boat ..in Dock or at an anchorage ...and do significant damage ..
or smash into rocks, leaving a wrecked boat ..that needs cleaning up ??
You need insurance in the med.. !
As they say .." when in Rome "
He's not in the med, he's in the Atlantic. But yeah, generally in harbours and marinas you are going to need 3rd party liability insurance.
I take on that risk. I have never damaged another boat for as long as I've owned Ruth Avery, since 2001.
@@howtosailoceans1423
What happens if you sink someone's boat ???
Or you kill someone? Or your boat catches fire in the marina ????
I'm in UK ..28' with fully comp insurance... inc personal liability..with navigator and general insurance ..for £180
When you enter Europe... you need insurance .. "the rules are a bitch" but we need em ... as i said "when in Rome... do as the Romans do" or don't go...
ps
I like the video!!!
@@wilco157 "What happens if you sink someone's boat ???" I think there is a very low risk of Kevin doing that......
@@daveamies5031 try sitting in the marina ..and having a fire onboard !!
And wiping out boats around you ..? Nobody likes paying insurance.. i don't, but its a legal requirement around here (I'm in Europe)
Just like rubbish disposal..water ..etc
Are you aware that every bit of trash "rubbish" ...has To be shipped to mainland Spain for disposal ..!!
Water is expensive ... its produced by desalination plants !!
Food is shipped from mainland Spain ( some local produce )
As we brits say .."suck it up and enjoy the Canaries"
.. been over 20 times ..👍
I did one year there with 34 foot cat but cost got too much gave up on idea to cross the pond sold up went home. Anchored las palmas for several months two anchors but wind shift rocky bottom frequent dragging. No outboard wind always would change to be against you for row ashore. Very few good anchor spots in most islands as they are atols can be one mile deep100 yards from many shores. Teneeiffe harbour old whalers rusty things can tie up too but the whalers are used as free refugee centers for Africans to live in but never gave me problems but harbour is dirty. THAT MIGHT have changed with passing of time might be new marina there now. I use Panthius insurance based in UK third party only 52 year old boat costs €170 a year i think € 5 million cover third party and they cover most the planet but I don't know how good they are to pay out but it was the only one I could find that did boats over 50 years old. It keeps my local marina in Ireland happy. Next year going to spain so need the insurance third party
170euro per year ... that's a steal!
@@howtosailoceans1423 pantaenius.co.uk if u want to try them to get comprehensive you need to supply a survey and no gsrentees they will give you comprehensive no survey needed for third party
Respect 12 bells
Looked like some swells for a comfortable sail. But I am sure that you are use to it. Nice vid. Bet you are looking forward to the crossing back to the good old U S of A...
Rebuilding my engine not goin well abd i can't afford to repower RN i might go no engine and use my dingy to get me in and out of tough spots
Consider building a Yuloh type oar. I'm putting some finishing touches on the one I've built for my engineless Triton 28, and so far it works great, even if it's extremely crude-looking.
How big is the sailboat ? she's a beauty !
31 feet on deck.
@@howtosailoceans1423 There's a Southern Cross on sale in Belfast ME.... tempting!
El Corte Ingles, brings back memories. Though things were a lot cheaper when I was in Spain. Bureaucracy was still the same!
El Corte Ingles has a nice big supermarket, good for provisioning.
a) So we have a guy here that arrives to an island in the middle of the second wave of a pandemic and complains about being required the use of masks and decides that " it is too hot to use one and I will take it off". In case you don't know -and clearly do have not thought about-, islands have limited facilities for treatment and that is why most islands in Europe (and elsewhere) are more strict in the management of COVID. If you want to compare, check other channels for people getting to the Azores, Faroe, etc)
Furthermore, we can all understand that you come from a country in which every day more people die of COVID than those who died in 9/11 and that has suffered already a death toll of 350.000...... but if for you that is acceptable, then go and take a walk unmasked elsewhere.
b) It's kind of rich that a US sailor in a US sailing boat criticizes Spanish bureaucracy.... Why don't you check what a foreign sailing boat needs to do to enter and sail in US waters and compare? There are many US sites describing it. (i.e.:"It would be an understatement to say that the rules and regulations of U.S. Customs at ports of entry - and maritime law in general - are incredibly complex. It is hard enough for U.S. flagged vessels to remain compliant with all necessary requirements, but things are far more difficult if you own a foreign-flagged vessel and you're interested in bringing it to the U.S.").
c) "Auto-insurance" sounds nice until you have an accident , you cause damage to third parties and you don't have the means to cover them.....BTW, insurance is a compulsory in most EU countries.... if you did not do your homework it is your bad... Stop whinging and whining
d) So, here we have a guy that decides to skip Marina fees and then complain about the cost of a gallon of water whilst at the same time notices that it must rain very little in the island. It should not be too difficult to understand that water scarcity leads to a high cost..
If your mood is to arrive to a place and be cheap, disregard regs and complain about standard procedures everywhere in the world, then, perhaps you should go somewhere else
Holly shit you are a danger mouse😄
Wouldn't touch that place with a 10' pole.
💪🎃👍
I love your flag shirt!
Alot fucking easier than navigating USA bureaucracy
Las Palma's is a terrible island for cruisers, we were treated very poorly there. The eastern islands are more friendly though.
For the most part I've been treated well, but all the rules--especially with the covid thing--is getting on my nerves I must admit.
Boat insurance is a strange thing actually.
Mabye a topic to talk about in a video?
I don't know if all your viewers are boat owners? And think it's like a car.
Fair winds,,, /),,,,,
Boat surveyors, and their requirement to even get a policy, is another strange one.
@@Ash-cy7yw yes? We don't have those in Norway, but I have seen them on TH-cam. But what kind of education they have, I don't know. I will surtenly never pay a guy to check the status of my boat. There are good and bad surveyers, they charge you more if they are good of course, and often you think about money and take the cheep one.
@@Ash-cy7yw But what happens if one boat collide into your boat in your country?
In Norway you are not required a insurance, not even (I don't know the English word right now) but not even if I kill or damaged a person.
They do recommend it tho.
And let's say I'm in harbor (most accidents happen there) and one boat loose control because of a wire or the gear doesn't work.... He crash into me. I have to use MY insurance to repair my boat.
On the other hand, if he did it "on purpose" or was drunk or something, he has to pay.
The funny thing about boat insurance is it usually is only good for the harbour you get it in, once you leave your country and sometime once you go out into the ocean you are no longer insured, so in other words the policy is not worth the paper it's printed on, self insurance suddenly becomes more sensible.
@@daveamies5031 yes, the most common insurance you buy in Norway, covers 200nm out from land around Europe and over to the Canari Islands. But the insurance company's have 3-5 different options. So you have to check and try to find the best one.
I have to check and read about this self insurance.. I'm not sure what that is to be honest.
$75.00 cheap graft and corruption always good to look like a poverty stricken bum, you do good. ,,,,,,,,,,,,me to
why nobody is mentioning the bass? no musicians here? really??!!
Not so good at languages/pronunciation, are we?
Do you have family? do you have a place to go when you are back to the USA? Do you have children? tell us more about you
The boat is my home.
@@howtosailoceans1423 what about the rest?
@@LogitechXibanga Give a guy a break, he's answered most of that in earlier videos, he's shared what he chooses to and it's his prerogative to keep quite what he doesn't want to share. I'm just grateful for the enjoyable videos.
It's always interesting to hear Americans' resentment when they are required to conform to another country's exigencies for entry. For non-Americans there's nothing more humiliating than going through US Customs, so your whiny ass-hurt falls on deaf ears. Your choice to self-insure might pass muster in some places, but because it's your choice as an American to not insure, your individual choice does not make it universal and Spain as sovereign nation does not have to subscribe to your personal preferences... it's not up to you to dictate what is acceptable or not in other countries. You always had the right to exercise your free-will: get insurance or leave... and it wasn't the government that "fleeced" you of $75. If your boat drifts at anchor, collides with another boat, etc, what then? Your self-insurance would cover it? Maybe the Port of Las Palmas has experienced the likes of you before... I don't know where the big surprise comes in, membership in any yacht club or marina always demands insurance. No sympathy for you! Grow up!
@fel reb.
Shouldn't you be looting with antifa or something? What are you doing watching videos for decent people? Go to a Biden rally already. He and Harris could sure use some of their idiots at least showing up.
@@bobirving6052 I have no skin in the circus of idiocy which is American politics. And I don’t understand why you assume that I have. If you bothered to take your head out of your ass for even one second, you might garner that people around the world look upon the backward minded folks who partake in your ideology of exceptionalism and superiority as imbeciles. I know it’s difficult for people such as yourself of limited IQ and EQ to understand that your political position is the object of derision worldwide, from Peking to Brussels, from CNN to SNL. It is the political attitude of a spoiled, ill-mannered, angry child whose nose gets out of joint when the other kids are smarter, more educated, and civil and continually upstage and outsmart him. It is the attitude of the immature teenager who storms off to his room, slams the door at the world, and burns off the burn by playing angry metal rock at full blast to impress upon everyone just how angry and demeaned he feels. Y’all need to grow up, Bob.
Courtesy flag of the country in which you are sailing must be hoisted on the starboard crosshead, not half up, and of the appropriate size for the boat.