Sailing the Unexpected: Earthquakes, Tsunami Threats, in Tonga | Episode 281
Вставка
- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Welcome back to WE|Sail!
This week’s episode is packed with highs, lows, and a few unexpected twists. After saying goodbye to our friends and celebrating their surprise engagement, we continued our journey through the breathtaking islands of Tonga. While we loved having them aboard, the timing couldn’t have been better for their departure-because things got a little spicy out here!
From challenging sailing conditions to idyllic island moments, this week’s adventures truly had it all. But the biggest surprise? Facing our very first earthquake and the nerve-wracking fear of a potential tsunami. It’s a journey we’ll never forget, and we’re excited to share it with you!
Thanks for tuning in to the adventures of WE|Sail. Grab your lifejacket and join us for the ride!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
⛵ Want to book a cabin for the Odyssey Sailing Festival in April?
FOR MORE INFO EMAIL: ANDY@THEOCEANCRUISERS.COM
OR CONTACT BY PHONE OR WHATSAPP:
+34 633 04 51 52
👉 www.theoceancr...
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interested in some new boat toys or looking for a perfect gift to give your loved one for Christmas? Get them an EasySea Winch and use this link to get a discount by yours truly....
👉 easysea.org?sca_ref=7598919.wX6RvyKSGN
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
⚓ CONSIDER BECOMING ONE OF OUR PATREONS, & REMEMBER... members are not paying for our trip, but rather supporting our creative juices, which occasionally equates to a tasty beer! So pop the popcorn, dim the lights, and sit back enjoy the show!
@Patreon
👉 / wesail
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Or support us in another way by going to our website and getting yourself some of our WE|Sail Merchandise.
👉 www.wesail.wor...
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
📆 Want to come Sail with us for the next WE|Sail Patreon Charter in 2025?
👉 www.wesail.wor...
Email us today for more details...
wesail.world@gmail.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you are also interested in booking your very own charter, consider booking with Navigare Yachting. Use the discount code linked below for special discount rates with WE|Sail!
Use the below link to book with them today!
👉 navigare-yacht...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Check out products from Claryti. Eco-friendly, Handmade, Organic, Socially conscious, Sustainable, Vegan/Plant-based, Woman-owned. -
👉 www.claryti.com/we_sailaway
USE DISCOUNT CODE: WE_SAILAWAY for 10% discount your entire order
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Our Sail Partner @PrecisionSailLoftVictoria -
👉 www.precisions...
🚣 Our NEW Highfield Dingy Partner @Highfieldboats
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Songs Featured in this episode come from @epidemicsound
🎼 Want Royalty Free Music click on the link below!!!
👉 www.epidemicso...
🛍 Want some WE|Sail Merch??? Check out the WE|Sail $WAG $TORE
👉 www.wesail.wor...
🤑 Get 20% OFF ENTIRE Purchase using code: WEUA-camR
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOLLOW OUR ADVENTURES ON SOCIAL MEDIA
FACEBOOK wesailaway INSTAGRAM we_sailaway
Good morning guys! I just wanted to take a minute to say thanks for taking the time to post this video... It means a lot to us "land locked" cruisers to be included in your ongoing adventure.
With Love From Oregon!
Wow thanks Oregon, very appreciated!!
Thanks!
Whoa thanks Billy, man that’s huge, very appreciated!!
Very beautiful videos I need ten dollars to pay my education can you help me I ask you for help as Jesus please reply 🙏
Warren, you are my #1 boat repair hero! You rock dude!
One of the hardest parts of cruising is managing frustration. Within yourself, yes, but also the frustration that your partner is experiencing when they’re the primary fixer of all things broken. Which in sailing, is more than one can imagine. For me, it was soooo hard to not take it personally, but I was younger and less wise. Keep being strong for each other, including your I Love You I Love You I Love You songs, Erica, hahaha. And Warren, you are an eternal optimist. This is one of the biggest endurance sports an athlete can do. So, good. On. YOU.
LOLOL no on the cutting board love it. Another great video have fun and be safe out there.
The 1964 Alaskan earthquake was a very bad one. At the time, my dad was working at a Chevron Oil tank battery (CALCO at the time) on a bayou in south Louisiana. He said that the tsunami caused the water to rise 3 feet, twice. A couple of 65' shrimp boats that were docked in a marina in Galiano, La. sunk because of what was called, "the washing machine" effect as a result of the tsunami. Stay safe.
Jeeeez, crazy what can happen!
Wow, I’m from Galliano born in 62. I’ve never heard of a tsunami here. I’m going to inquire, Interesting.
@@icwicw6782 This is from Science News Reports: "Quake effects were felt in nearly every state. In Washington, Seattle’s Space Needle swayed like a tree in the wind. Lakes sloshed back and forth in Texas. Similar sloshing swamped fishing boats in Louisiana."
That’s some crazy ish! I never believed that would have happened but when you google it- it’s true! Research for yourselves people! Everything you hear, you’ll truly open your mind, as long as you actually educate yourself and not just read what fits your personal narrative.
So glad I found you all, through delos I love your channel 😊
Awesome!! Glad you found us too!
well that was some big time excitement! Another notch in your belts/feather in your caps!
Yep it was quite the ride!
'Stress Baking', that's the second time you've made me spit my tea out with laughter, after your 'taking it in turns to be dead' comment. Entertaining but stressful, great stories, thank you.
Haha I remember that!! Well thank you!!
I never thought about feeling an earthquake in a boat. So glad you captured it so well. Scarry. Glad your safe!
Hi you guys, sorry I haven't been around for a while. We had 2 floods in 2 weeks here in Fl that took cars, house, boats and everything we own including computers. It is a life changing event. One thing for sure we are purged of stuff and we came to realize that is exactly what it was..... but it took a while to get to that realization. Interesting that my first episode back is about floods. Stay safe, it's good to see you guys again. Carl
Wow, I was binge-watching your other episodes for hours when this one popped up. I guess another 33 minutes won't hurt 😂
Haha ya go on, settle in LOL
Glad you guys are safe.
I saw you for the first time when Warren and Brian helped a fellow cruiser with a rudder issue. Just impressed there was someone who (almost 😉) kept up with OG Delos in terms of skills and likability. Been watching ever since. Always quality content and great editing! Safe travels to Greece then the US and beyond. Thanks you two!
As always, great video!! Thank you for sharing
Having experienced earthquakes, it is definitely a nerve cringing feeling. Kind of experience 2 Volcanic eruptions of MT. St. Helen. The 1st one learned what Ash looked like, and my dad saw what it could do stuck on I-5 . I'm glad you're all safe. Have a great week, and hopefully no more of that.
Yeah, so not fun, but we are so grateful to be safe! Thanks for watching and sharing
@WEsail A pssible educational video for other sailors of what do in this situation or heaven forbid a volcanic eruption. I know we land lovers have courses, kits, and even training available for it.
🔥ABSOLUTELY LOVE THESE VIDEOS THE MOST 🔥 THE REAL SAIL LIFE … IMO thanks guys
I have been through several earthquakes, having been raised in Southern California. I never thought about being able to feel it while on the water. Having seen it happen on your boat, it makes sense. The energy has to go somewhere, and water is a great conductor of electricity, sound, and, apparently, the movement of an earthquake! Thank God there was no Tsunami. Thanks for the video and fair winds.
Most likely they heard it rather than feel it.
I love when you just sail around. Sorry about the coffee pot. Serious seas. Wow. And love to watch Warren pretzel into the chain locker and get after the sail repair. Yahoo. Now shake it up a bit.
Mother Natures fury is no joke.
Yep, Deeper Water is the way to go.
Waves Can't build up. 👍
We Luv ya..! Glad UR Safe..!
Loved this episode. My wife and I were anchored out the front of PANGAI. I thought the same as you, the engine trying to start on one cylinder. Or we were aground. We were planning on leaving for Fiji that evening so I went into the village to check out . The customs office was closed but a group of people where crowded around the Vodafone container. I Asked if they knew anything about the earthquake and the lack of a custom officer. They had no idea but did say the custom officers all left soon after the quake to go to high ground, there is no high ground on the islands. Got to love the sense of humor considering they new nothing being reliant on land wifi.
A few days ago, we had an earthquake on the northern ca and Oregon coast. We luckily were south in Ensenada but a tsunami warning was issued. Being a marina is dangerous and you were correct, you want to leave and go to deeper water immediately. Glad it turned out to not be an emergency! Fair winds and following seas! SV Dulcinea
Ya crazy, but thanks for watching and commenting!!
Whoa, so much action lol that was scary seeing the boat shake like that. I think it's awesome to live in the big blue yonder where your pet whales can just follow you around and swim freely 😂😂
Erica, you have the voice of an angel 🥰
God bless and safe travels y'all
With love from Michigan,
Jamie ❤
Thanks for the love and support Jamie! Yeah the earthquakes can be a bit unnerving, but we're hanging in there, we'll keep you posted!
maybe a learning experience...what to do in an earthquake, who to contact, how to get info....how to prepare for a possible big wave event...etc...glad you kids are safe
Oh for sure! something we never really thought we needed to know what to do, but one thing is for sure, glad we are on the water, where we can quickly get into deeper waters and away from land. That is key!
Some scary stuff, just this past week there was an earthquake off the coast of Northern California, a Tsunami warning was issued and people started evacuating the coastal areas. Fortunately for them, high ground isn't that far away, even more fortunate, the warning was canceled after an hour or so. Most of that part of the coast is cliffs and highlands, but San Francisco Bay surely would have been devastated. Glad you are ok and for your own sanity I'm sure glad you have that Starlink, the ability to have minute to minute update information at your fingertips is way better than going back and forth on the vhf radio to get trustworthy info, I suspect most of what you'd get would be hearsay...
Round those sharp edges!!!!!
Crazy! Glad you guys are ok. See you in April
Yeah amazing! Sea you then. Going to be a good time!
Thankyou 😊
You guys are great! Thanks again for another exciting episode. Boat work, good cutting board, Mars like landscape and cherry on top a Tsunami!?!?!? Wow. Never contemplated what an earthquake would do to a boat. If there had been a tsunami warning, would you head offshore? As I understand it in deeper waters it's just a wave........
Yep exactly, we were very ready to pull up anchor and motor straight to deep water!!
Wow. Thats crazy.
yikes. I was scared too. It didn't help that just last night I watched a movie, La Palma where a volcano caused a landslide and tsunami. So if there was a tsunami, you'd pick up anchor and head out as far as you can? I guess it would depend on alot of factors. Before Starlink days, going out to sea is just what I did in Pacific Panama. I best remember, loving my cat, because I could go quickly without taking too much time to stow like on a monohull. And a working electric windlass as I passed a few who were slowly bringing up their anchors, and of course 2 working engines! I think I was underway in less than 5 minutes. Love you guys.
Crazy to feel that on the boat , wow
Crazy crazy.... enjoyed the singing.
Great whale drone shots.
Yeah we were pretty stoked to get those!
i absolutely love your adventures
Thank you so much for following and coming along!
Great video and edit. Your set up in the beginning was perfect.
Thank you so much! A little drama for once and it played well!
Yeh Come back to New Zealand 💚 welcome
Hey we are here now- up in whangarei!
@@WEsailawesome where else are you visiting in New Zealand
GOOD JOB
My GF from here on Maui was also on Tongo there during the earthquake you experienced. I texted her and asked and she was there scuba diving and she felt nothing. You guys were all so lucky. I was really worried and good thing you had Starlink. 😅😅
NO WAY! Wow that's really amazing, I have always wonderer that, well more so now honestly, but that's really crazy she felt nothing, that eruption
was massive.
11:28 Praying for you guys to be able to vent outwards not inwards. You are stronger together so when the pressure builds send it over the side not at each other.
I say this as one who failed to do this and suffered the consequences …
thanks you for laughs 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 "honey, are you using my good cutting board?? ahhhhhhh NO. " 😂😂
I have no dedicated 3 of my cutting boards to Warren for work projects, I get new ones all the time now.
At 16 minutes in I started laughing...NO butt crack...great one folks...mechanics were working and not the plumber...lmao.
Wow!!!!
Erica's song sounded like a line from "Michelle" by The Beatles. I laughed out loud when Warren switched cutting boards! The local supermarket used to sell Cowrie shells that had been made into air fresheners. The scent wore off, but I kept the shells.
Well thank you! Glad you like my singing, someone appreciates the effort out there! hahah. It funny, warren has all the tools, yet he still manages to use what I have in the kitchen. Come on man!
Love tha Chanel ❤ Yall are a great couple ❤
1k thumbs up. now I will watch intently!
.....just missed being the 69th comment too..... lol
Oh darn! next time:)
Oh god Warren, you and I are so similar!!! Shitty days that can be hard to shake, and then the next day is fine.
Malo e lelei ,Hope you enjoy the short time you visit the friendly island 🇹🇴
My guess, is if there is a tsunami coming, on a boat (in deeper water) is the best place to be, providing you are not too close to shore, so that it does not wash you up on a reef or the beach. The boat will basically ride a big wave.
ood vid....we have never taken a wave that far up the front windows - wow! I would have nver thought that you go change the brushes insitu - good to know. Dreading that day. Also we put these Amazon large silicone mats on countertops and desktops for antipslip.
It really is a big job to replace those brushes. Glad you found the mats, those things are a life saver! Thanks for watching and commenting!!
Lol! I remember when we had earthquakes in San Diego on our boat we never felt them on the the boat 🚢. But I did take our boat to sea when we had the tsunami warning.
But that was so weird. That you felt the earthquake on the boat 🚢. I guess because ya'll was anchored shallow. But we have ben thou 7.7 earthquakes in California. And the ones here on the Big Island are totally different. Here they are very shallow and quick. But when we get a bunch of earthquakes it most of the time it is followed by Lava.
You do have to be very careful where you are because they tend to explode. Unlike here on the Big Island where it flows out slowly to the Ocean.
Ok ya'll be careful out there.
Until next time, Aloha from your friends on the Big Island of Hawaii!
Aloha and cheers 🍻
P.s. Injoy the "E" Ticket 🎟 ride"
And I believe the volcano 🌋 eruption, you are referring to happened in July. The 15th 2022. That's the one that you can see from a satellite exploding
I honestly think you were both very lucky. If it were myself on a yatch I would have motored out to much deeper water. 5kms or so and waited it out.
If a tidal wave came through where you were anchored up,that would have been the end of your sailing as the yatch would have been destroyed and thrown onto the land.
They likely couldn't feel it on the boat, but they would have heard it. Earthquakes are (not) surprisingly incredibly loud.
Very surprised you guys felt it on the boat. I wonder if you heard it more than felt???
That’s the crazy thing, we felt it way more than heard it! Never would have thought
@WEsail interesting. How did you actually feel it?
Wow ! That's a Scary Shits-u-ation LOL. Great Episode yall ❤
Something unimportant but nice: I use the same yellow Dewalt measuring tape, I have two in my workshop. 😁😁😁
A Kiwi watching others experience their first earthquake is like an Aussie watching a Kiwi come across their first snake! Regard this as your apprenticeship for coming to Aotearoa New Zealand!
Oh great! That's really good to know, we will then secure VA a little better while we are on the hard!
You need to get offshore. The waves could carry the boat onshore.
Palm and needle with heavy waxed thread is an easy fix for the luff that looks like it has failed because UV has killed the normal stitching. A quick job, no sharp things. If you don't have a high quality palm, get one. It's a tool that has been around in the same form for at least 600 years. Use william smith needles, triangular, softened edges, super sharp. Another highly evolved tool. I pushed them through so many layers for sixty years. Still do. The sewing machine is for light work such as seaming and awnings etc.
And the flying stuff? I think that comes from becoming too 'catamaran casual' with shit left just laying around. That was in the sales brochure but i'mm sure you have already had many other little lessons from same.
Minerva reef if you can.
Wednesdaays are good
I have a question. If in this situation, would you want to make for deep water to avoid a tsunami? My first reaction would have been to get out to sea.
Yep you’re absolutely correct, and we were seriously just about to do that, and we got the notification that there was no tsunami warning, pretty crazy stuff though
@ yeah, I commented to soon! I should have waited for the rest of the video. 😛. Either way, it’s good for the algorithm. 😘 cheers!
Yes
With the earthquake being only 50 miles away and the slow speed of your sailboat if you wait for someone to warn you it would be too late you should have immediately taken action away from shore and then monitor the news as your running. Tsunami waves travel at the speed of propagation through water which is similar to the speed of sound waves or around 1100 feet per second this doesn't leave much time to do anything the speed of the Tsunami is fastest in deep ocean water then slows down as it approaches a beach but the energy is converted into an increasing wave height close to shore the speeds decreases but wave height increases. Tsunami waves can cross an entire ocean in a day
I haven't experience the adventure but would want to one have a feel for it if you want to accept invitations on your boat. Lol
Earthquakes pack a lot of energy. Glad you didn’t get a tsunami because you would not of had time to get to deeper water as close as it was.
I know, while new fear unlocked!!
That seemed more like a Tsunami. Technically, it was the wave from the earthquake. The waves from an earthquake, sometimes called Tsunamis are amazingly fast. If your within 50 miles of one, it would seem like a shock wave especially if your on the water. Tsunamis can move at speeds of over 500 miles per hour (mph), which is as fast as a jet plane. In the deepest parts of the ocean, they can travel at speeds of over 700 mph. So, within 50 miles, its pretty instantaneous . We just had a 7 here in my part of California. It was in my home town, Near Eureka and Humboldt Bay. Earthquakes are a constant threat there. One of the sailing channels actually had a Tsunami Warning where they were, in a bay reminding me of Morena. I remember when Delos was in India , the officials freaked out. They only had the equivalent of a sat phone but they were forced to hide it in a cabinet and use some partially irremovable tape,. it was a funny episode. I wonder what they do now with Star-link on boats ?
Spooky, you’d think the water doesn’t give it through like that. Imagine if you’d been closer. And thinks start falling apart from the vibration.. brrr
Have experienced a few earthquakes in LA where it’s common. Scary like hell. But good you’re okay. Great sail repair. Btw
Hey thank you!! Ya it was crazy, we always thought that it would not be like that if we were in the water… we were wrong
@@WEsailthe P-wave (pressure) travels through liquids. The S-wave (shear) does not. The S-wave causes more of the shaking, so imagine what it would have been like if you were on the beach.
I would have immediately headed out to deep water, then check the internet. The tsunami network is sparse and it takes time for humans to evaluate the seismic patterns to figure out what type of EQ and if it could cause a major tsunami. With an EQ that big, and so close, time is critical to head out to deep water.
A a geologist, I'm super envious you felt it on your boat! I haven't felt a good one for a couple years. . .
😀😀😀👍👍👍❤❤❤
the volcanic eruption you referred to was after 2011
If I felt that while scuba diving I would feel like I was going to be run over by a huge submarine or something!
Head out to see as quickly as possible if you don’t wanna get washed up on shore with whatever debris comes with it
Wow I would think of it as something you know now that you didnt.
You guys ever go to Micronesia?
When did the honga tonga volcano erupt ?
2022!! So recent!!
Water is almost incompressible. It transmits seismic waves from the seabed easily, and you can feel it on board vessels on the surface. The opposite is true for air - it is highly compressible, and does not transmit seismic waves. If you fly over an earthquake in progress in an airplane, you can't feel anything.
At 32:23 what kind of trees are those? (And don't say "sturdy"!)
Hot glue over the bolt ends to save on chaffing
Oh man super idea!!!
wooden it be circum aviating
Haha DAMN IT!! Missed that one, but good on ya!!
Remember, H2O is jot compressable. Therefore any motion regardless of it's origin is transfered in it's entirety without loss of energy by compression. With regard to Volcanos, in the ocean, you just don't want to be there. Seismic activity in the ocean can be lethal. Good luck and god bless.
Question: How were you able to stay so long in French Polynesia? I've heard that Americans only get six weeks. You stayed there for about a year.
We applied for the long stay visa actually, giving us another year, and you can generally reapply for another year after that. But I (Erica) actually have dual nationality as French so I can stay as long as I want. I definitely will be back
@@WEsail Thank you Erica! Do you recommend applying for that long stay vise before you get there? I'm about to start a Cyber 48 build most likely this summer and plan on staying in French Polynesia for as long as possible to see all the islands like you did. That's the dream location for me in the world to spend a long time. It sounds like you might want to settle down there once you quit sailing. I don't blame you if you do that because of how beautiful it is. As for me, I'll probably sail till I die of old age because of the adventures. I've already sailed 1/3rd around the world aboard a 165 ft. long gaff rigged schooner called TeVega that is now called DEVA. I also grew up sailing and racing but have never cruised like what your doing. Cruising like what your doing has always been a dream of mine to do and I've been saving up to be able to do it.
Boy, an earthquake on your boat. Now that makes for a groovy episode. Thank God Elon Musk and his amazing Starlink. I've been through two pretty bad earthquakes myself in California. The one in my home could of been very scary but I was to busy running with my son through a kitchen covered in glass to get him out the front door. Amazingly even with bare feet I didn't cut myself. Perhaps I was flying through the air.
Haha ya I bet you were!! Yep they are crazy scary!!
Hopefully that vibration doesn’t impact the winless cause we couldn’t bare watching a 3rd repair episode
Seriously, Warren is very over that thing!
I rode out the earthquake in Washington DC in the Hampton area of Virginia. I was asleep when the rocking started I got up to check if it was the wake from another boat and didn’t see any, said oh well and went back to sleep then my phone started blowing up with people calling and seeing if I was okay? Oh that was what that was that explains it, No I’m fine thanks good to hear from you..
Shows say go out farther out.
28:32 2011 eruption? Dont you mean the 15th January 2022 eruption?
Yes! I slipped up on the year! Not 2011
@@WEsail Ok, thats what I thought. Made me question my sanity a bit cause at the time I did some brief research into that eruption and could not account for all the years since then in my head if it was 2011 xD
@@WEsail Btw, you talked about the super moon the night befor, where would you say was the moon at the time of the earth quake? Perhaps directly under your feet and the tide was high?
Slow cool to watch everything move so fast and ask what just happened?
Any which way but loss? Left turn! Clyde?
You should change your name to Whale Whisperers. IMO I would have pulled anchor and went deeper at first tremor of the earthquake.
Yep we were very close to doing just that!!
The Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunsmi was 2022, not 2011....
OH yes you are right! Wow I have no idea why I said 2011! Whoopsie
Your friends left, weather was shit, the sail wasn't fun, shit broke.... Sounds like shit day. We all have them!
I know right! Just one of those days. But we are blessed with so many good ones that these ones slip by the wayside!
“so yeah”🤦♀️. A phrase used a lot
I can’t get the video to play. 🤷🏻♀️
Everyone else plays fine.
Oh no!!!! wonder why?
hunga Tonga erupted in 2022 not 2011. And I feel like this video was total click bait.
We love you guys and your voice Erica, however I think your inspiration came from Buddy the Elf.
ua-cam.com/video/B2uJoVEwbmc/v-deo.htmlsi=ZxZ7vNx9LM91A1sU
Haha FOR SURE!! She had copyright infringement on that one!!
Glad you weren't washed away by the earthquake!
I think it's perfectly reasonable to write something down on the jobs list so you can then cross it off.