I faced this weather when I was at navy, and I loved it! In Brazilian Navy we have this saying "good weather does not make a good sailor!" I believe that the most secure vehicle on earth is a boat.
teal peoples who haven't been through a cyclone / hurricane don't understand that its not just the speed of the wind but is how it is like a hammer as each gusts just gets a little stronger and then the next etc - this is what destroys the houses drags anchors etc - it is a unique feeling and why do they always seem to happen at night ? - glad all the cruisers were safe / so some good anchors and lots of chain and rode - well done all from rear armchair admiral (retired) jim
Emma that's funny, tattoos. I was scared for you folks. It was all your little Mother could do to stand against the wind. Enjoyed hearing you play the violin. Beautiful. Thank you Emma. Thank you for sharing possibly one of the scariest part of your journey with me/us. Compass even tried helping. He knew something was up. Have a wonderful week Teal, Lihn, Emma, & Compass. I love you folks!
i'm so thankful you didn't have to go through Hurricane Michael. I don't remember the max wind but downtown gust were recorded to 202 miles per hour. We didn't loose much as other people and glad our manufactured home did really well although we did not stay. Most people stayed thinking it would be a minimal hurricane. When we got home we got miss put because the destruction was so bad. Could not tell where i was at. I had a sailboat that i sold two years earlier and it would have been lost. All the boats at the marina were lost. You are blessed. Thanks for sharing with us.
wow, quite some wind Did not even know that part of the world got Typhoons, thought it was the wrong side of the Ocean for that.... the wind being what it was, I am really pleasantly surprised there was no damage to anything you could not take down... weather netting and such. also, just to say, that anchorage looked astoundingly beautiful
You can see and track hurricanes/cyclones on the National Hurricane Center. Here is the link to this last year's hurricanes in the Eastern Pacific. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Pacific_hurricane_season
My first hurricane was when I was 3-4 in the early 60s when I was on vacation with Mom and Dad in Daytona Beach. The storm was forecast to make landfall in Daytona so we had to leave our small beachfront hotel. I still remember getting up early in the morning and Mom was stuffing us with all the food in the kitchenette that would spoil. All the while the radio was telling people to leave and fill up their gas tanks. We left for Orlando to find a motel there. I still remember going to a store where we got some things and Mom let me get a toy. That night the lightening was so bright and constant that when the power went out, Mom could still see to read her book. The storm actually hit further north in St Augustine but when we returned to our hotel in Daytona, the ground and lawn up to 10 feet behind the seawall was washed away. Almost 60 years ago and I still remember. I wish Emma at least 60 years to remember her first hurricane! 👍☺️
In conditions like that, I put 2 bridles on with one taking the initial load during lulls, but both working in the gusts. Plus you have a back up if one explodes.
Just watched your video with interest. The whole debate re one or two anchors is interesting. in the old days, they used to talk about two anchors but with modern anchors I think one is just fine-- and you guys proved it. I'm a Excel fan myself-- won't own a boat without one-- survived 60 knots at anchor in NZ that swung 170 degs.. Interestingly I did actually put a second anchor at before it all started, the main lesson I walked away with was that all the second anchor did was tangle up in the first one! BTW, who designed your cat? It looks interesting. Phil
She is a custom 1993 Featherlight 435 designed by Jace Hobbs and built by Mastermold Composite Services in Florida. We have been going through a complete refit over the past decade and are travelling as we finish her out. Cheers!
You where pretty lucky. When I was 13 school just started. Hurricane FRAN was close to my state they thought it was going to hit Florida. Then SC. It was a category 3. It hit my state. At Topsail beach many beach houses, sailboats ended in the salt marsh, or where just destroyed. I was at school when it was right at my doorstep. It rained, wind got worse during school. My granddaddy picked me up he took me to get ice cream after school. The clouds where very low to the ground. When I got home. I watched the weather channel, and the news as I did my homework. They said a tornado was near some land that NC State owns. Mom was trying to do a meeting for work. She canceled it. She drove her friend to her house and home when the storm was getting worse. She said trash cans where in the streets. By 7:00 after supper we could see power lines snapping. Our little Yorkie did not like it because she had to go to the bathroom when it was raining. She hated getting wet. By midnight we lost power. Next morning we saw trees every where. A mall was flooded. We did not get power till about a week later.
WOW sitting on the pick in that weather in a cat 10 points well done to all of you , I saw a 32 ft cat flip at angker once so in NZ , Wind got under her , But she sat well , I think the cabin slope forward gave you down force , Well done all. Memories are made & never for gotten .
@@OnboardLifestyle Know the feeling , I got court out in 60+ thankfully it was from the shore in a 30 foot Try , 3 angkers out , All the paint down to a 1/3 rd of the hulls sand blasted off down to the glass layer (She was a ply /Glassed boat) It was like being hit with a shotgun in the big gusts . Yous should feel immensely proud of what the family has done , Good winds & following seas .
Teals awesome little cat that could..compass must be jealous.. great prep drills.. glad this was only the followup but I was still biting my fingernails watching you without life preservers on.. basik and you all rode that out like riders on the storm.. sure glad Linh didn't slip off there with no life preserver on.. Linh promise me forever as sure footed as you are no acrobatics next time without a life preserver.. and learn how to swim still...... That could have turned out much different than it looked from the circumstances of your anchorage placements.. a lesson learned from basik taming that storm...what an astonishing safe and beautiful boat capable and able to hold it's own even in 70 mph wind.. simply a remarkable job rebuilding that boat teal....
Lol, if we felt we were in any danger, we would have had our life jackets on for sure. We somehow didn't show our ditchbags ready to grab if anything catastrophic happened and we were to jump ship so to speak. Overall, good experience and one we don't want to revisit again. Always great to see your comments Allan! Cheers!
A storm is force 10, wind speed 48-55 knots A hurricane is force 12, wind speed 64-71 knots. 😂 I’ve been caught out in a hurricane, my first trip to sea. Crossing from the U.K. to Canada. Carrying iron ore. The ship was all aft accommodation. Fully loaded, you couldn’t see the deck at all at times. It was like we was following the fo'c'sle 😂
Welcome into my home on this cold Friday morning to brighten my day. You had quite a ride there. Thanks for sharing all of the prep you had to do. I found it really interesting. I've been in storms like that at sea and know they aren't fun at all.
Sheesh and you're right on the outer _edge_ of the storm! I can't even imagine how much worse it is for those trapped closer to the eye!! Can you imagine being a sailor back in the days before GPS and even before radio, where something like this could take you completely off-guard and unprepared?! No wonder sailing back then was _so_ deadly for _so_ many sailors! It's still _really_ dangerous now, but a whole lot less thanks to the wonders of modern technology that allows forewarning and proper preparation and the ability to seek safe habour. You lovely peeps took the storm like absolute champs, Emma included - which is very impressive for one as young as her! :) Earned yourself a new subscriber, and I shall now proceed to totally binge-watch all your uploads 😁
Thanks for the sub David! I often ponder the same thing. When I cruised with my father in the 70's we definitely had minimal to no information or forecasting...100 years earlier would be downright scary.
Glad to see the crew of Basik pull through another adventure safely. Good prep work to begin with- paid dividends later for the boat & crew. Compass helps out knowing something big is headed his way- priceless. Emma your violin playing is getter better I must say- impressive. Nervous eating habits- Linh & Emma chow down, Teal passes on nourishments. Sometimes cruising is fun- sometimes it's not, from one extreme to another. Thumbs up to all who anchored and survived this experience. I have survived a few hurricanes in my day - Agnes was 30 days, not 30 hour's worth. Safe travels ahead now that the worst part is over with for the crew of Basik.
That looked like a storm with a pretty serious butt-pucker factor to it!! 😬 I would definitely NOT want to be on a monohull in those conditions but, Basik appeared to have rode it out like a champ! 👍
The Monohulls did surf back and forth much more then I ever expected in the stiffer winds. We faced the wind with our wide stance much better. The down side was that when we saw a quick burst of a 50-60 knots, we could feel basik lift until the ground tackle could pull us back down.
Linh,Teal, Emma and the little legend Compass thanks for taking us through the real life of living on a well prepared, well maintained Catamaran in a hurricane. I really enjoyed ur footage, and Linh ur such a brave special Woman who runs a tight ship. Loved it.🇦🇺🌈🐕😲🤣
Just found your channel...nicely done and not over dramatised..I live in the cyclone belt in North Queensland Australia in the Whitsunday Islands..and know the anxiety a pending cyclone can bring, I survived a Cat 5 Cyclone 🌀 Debbie..5 yrs ago, but my catamaran ended up with a 60 ton trawler ontop of her..looks like you have a happy great crew...just subscribed.
Good example of interesting UA-cam video, of course I´m a boater, Motor boat and catamaran. The way you do the video is good, the subject is nice :-) and it was a dangerous moment, for sure. Thanks all of the family!
Nice work on your preparations for the storm. Glad you folks are safe. Emma, you did very well. My first hurricane was Agnes, I was your age. We lost a lot in the storm. The lesson I learned from the storm, live in a home that rises with the tides.
Having recently moved to the Southwest of the US, I follow all the weather. I was watching Kay form and head your way. Glad to see everything went well. We were originally in the cone of Ian (far enough in that it would have been a tropical storm) but it kept wiggling a little south and then east. We saw none of it. Although, my apartment complex sent out notices that we were to evacuate if told too. They didn't want anyone trying to ride it out in our apartments. I taught myself to read the radar and to track the weather when I moved here. I am shocked at how few people do track these storms from the coast of Africa.
Scary but exciting...makes you feel alive to the fullest extent. In 1972 I traveled in a storm on the 210 foot Coast Guard Cutter Pontchartrain from Long Beach, California to the Panama Canal, spent a day there in good weather then in a storm all the way to Boston. Very enlivening, except for the seasickness.
I was surprised at how stable Basic was even in the height of the storm. Your prep work, emergency preparedness drills and storm tracking were textbook for any sailor to learn from. I once rode out a typhoon in open water on a ship, But it was an aircraft carrier and we had all the aircraft triple chained down and it was the only time I ever felt the USS Kitty Hawk move side to side. the only thing you ever really feal on a ship that big is the rise and fall of the bow. Great job to the entire crew, and my 120 lb. dog vera says to tell Compass, "Woof"
We felt really lucky to be in the spot we were at and also on a catamaran. Our friends in the anchorage said we were riding so smooth and straight. They were a bit jealous. Basik performed so well for us and kept us safe. 👍
I was concerned for Emma as you mentioned this would be her first hurricane. But as the video unfolds, she is right in the midst of mom and dad methodically bagging sails, securing and backing up rigging, setting anchors and resetting anchors, stowing boards and generally showing calm, planned out steps to prep. Even cooking meals ahead. Not a problem - these folks have been here before, even if she hasn't. Good job to one and all!
We love watching your videos. I’ve been through a lot of hurricanes in Fl. Nothing to play around with. Very happy you made it thru in good shape. Linn I the same thought when Emma was playing her violin. Lol. One thing worried me and I’m sure all were safe, but seeing you without life jackets on. Probably saw the one scene you didn’t so I apologize, especially seeing how safe Teal is. So happy sailing ⛵️
Hey Guys, that was a great clinic on reading the weather, planning for the weather, getting to a hurricane hole and preparing the boat for the boat for the storm! Liked the way you had the halyards and foil extrusions were tied down, and of course the clear decks :)
After the sails were removed we had a bit of a blow a day before Kay hit. We were surprised how much the foil reacted in the wind (30 knots) so we secured them for the stronger winds to come. They did great!
All the vessel owners there....were dumb. What were they doing cruising in a hurricane prone area in hurricane season. I have been cruising since 1984. I have never had to go through a hurricane because I just went somewhere safe for the season. Staying is stupid.
Super planning Captain Teal. Taking care of all aboard. Moving to the safest anchorage available in time to hunker down. Good O’ Captain Teal. So glad my sailing family I have been following for year are safe and sound. Head for Hawaii and whale watching. Maybe view the live Volcano, as I once watched hot lava flow into the Pacific Ocean at night from aboard ship. It was a spectacular sight. God Bless and keep you all safe and sound. The Bear 🐻
Fantastic video of a horrible weather event. Great prep work and planning on anchor setup and back up. the footage of your boat riding out the storm was impressive as to how great she rode it out...very stable and secure....Another adventure to add to the log book....
Hurricane survival is the only way to go. Glad you guys are safe. The video is awesome but my take is Emma and her violin 🎻 getting better as time moves on. Thank you Emma for your great work
I went through hurricane Bob (1990 - Martha's Vineyard) and storm Edouard (1997 - Maine) and you guys are troopers ! May the sunshine find you ! Best wishes from Montana !
Being a Florida native, people just can't understand the power of hurricane winds. Next time your driving 74mph put your arm out of the window... and that's the start of a Catagory1 hurricane. Cat1 = 95 Cat2 = 110 Cat3 = 129 Cat4 = 156 Cat5 = 157+
Glad you all came through okay. Linh, THANK YOU SO MUCH for the idea about smoked salmon on cucumbers. That was so darn good, my spouse and I are both enraptured. Fair winds!
I am amazed just how stable Basic was in the shots we got to see from the other boat. Excellent job with love from our house in Idaho to your house in the sea of Cortez.
Having the ground tackle bridal nearly 20' apart gives us a stable platform in high winds. We were pleasantly surprised with the stability during this weather event.
Thanks for another great video and sharing your experience with us. For us sailing nerds, I appreciate the info on your anchor. Can you tell us how much scope you had out, all chain or chain and nylon, the max/min tide during the storm, max wind, etc? Cheers!
We saw wind speeds in the low to mid 60 knot range (69-75 mph). Basik road it out with 150' of chain, 10' of rode & bridal, in 10-18' of water. Puerto Don Juan is very shallow on the SE corner and we were anchored right on the shelf. The core of the bay is 40-50' deep were most of the other boats were anchored with 2-3 times the chain payed out.
Thank you! This was an experience we will not forget. The biggest insurance for us was definitely our ground tackle and the prepwork to be secure and prepared. Our motto, prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Well done you guys what an adventure, even I was feeling the tension watching the you tube. Just goes to show what powerful stuff the weather can be!! 😜
very different to watching fancy swanky mega yachts at the Monaco boat show. Brilliant video, brilliant channel and all smiles all the way through. Worried about Compass, didnt see the dog during the storm... regards from a new converted fan
I was on a boat (Nauticat 36F) although I was in a very safe harbor but there were several times I was scared for my life all night! Tomorrow morning, when the storm was almost over, about ten big boats (on land) were seriously damaged! It was a very scary experience that I hope never to happen again.
There is always that risk. Sometimes we feel being at anchor during a storm is almost safer than on a dock due to damage from the pilings, or other boats not safely secured whereas at anchor, you are spaced out. Stay safe out there!
The only 2 ankor that is safe is one in front of the other close together. the other way you showed can tangle up .left and right ankor never do that if the wind swings around they tangle and don't work.back and front can be trouble too
Glad you weathered the blow. Of course we know you had but you introduced plenty of drama. "Movie of the Week" material, for sure. It woulda been cool if Emma had played "Nearer My God to Thee," though, to heighten the drama further. ( : < )
waooooooooooooooooooo eso es un espiritu de lucha y tu hija Dios la bendiga puede hacer una letra de su propia musica .EL SONIDO DEL VIENTO.en el biolin seria fantastico .
I may have missed it in the commentary, but what were the peak wind gusts recorded? All boats will drag at some point. Yours was well secured and you had decent back up plans in case a gust dislodged you. Still, all boats will drag at some point. It looked like you could have handled considerably more if needed.
Glad you are planning safely for the Hurricane. Wish you would get whenever you can, a genset and Air conditioning for your comfort in the hot climate you are experiencing. Hang in there. God Bless you all. Bear 🐻
What about insurance? East coast boats have to be up north during hurricane season I know Florida is a bit different but I think they have pull out of water 😅you got this! Love you guy’s happy sailing adventures! Happy Holidays too! Massachusetts home! Hopefully one day we can be back on the water again!
Glad you all survived and no dragging or damage. I'm curious what size anchor and design did you lay and how much chain. Be useful to know because you Cat still carries a fair bit of windage with top sides?
I wonder how a full keel mono-hull boat (like a Westsail 32) rides at anchor during a hurricane versus a catboat like Basic? Any pros or cons. I was very impressed with how to cat rode at anchor. Great video, as always.
There are pros and cons to every boat but in this case the edge went to the multihulls. The monohulls at anchor would drift back and forth letting their beam hit the wind at 90 degrees and then heal over drastically. At times I wondered how much load was on their anchors and if they would hold. The catamarans in Don Juan did much better with their wider stance. They tended to point directly into the wind with their ground tackle bridal 25' apart.
We saw wind in the low to mid 60 knot range (69-75 mph). If you watch the video again you will see that we gave credit to the boat that took the shots in the upper left corner of the 3 or 4 shots we used.
Such an exciting episode. Really well cut guys! My only suggestion may be a little more compression on your audio track. Noises like wind (and power tools) will still be loud without commentary being too quiet.
The scene in Titanic 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Nice boat 🎉
hahaah when Emma started playing the violin I thought the same thing about that scene in titanic 😅🤦🏼♀️
A storm always presents a danger, but it is a natural phenomenon and very beautiful, I also love to contemplate it.
Exactly, I hated and loved every minute of it!
@@OnboardLifestyle I perceived!
wauw! i like the violin, sounds a bit Irish to me....
I faced this weather when I was at navy, and I loved it!
In Brazilian Navy we have this saying "good weather does not make a good sailor!"
I believe that the most secure vehicle on earth is a boat.
teal peoples who haven't been through a cyclone / hurricane don't understand that its not just the speed of the wind but is how it is like a hammer as each gusts just gets a little stronger and then the next etc - this is what destroys the houses drags anchors etc - it is a unique feeling and why do they always seem to happen at night ? - glad all the cruisers were safe / so some good anchors and lots of chain and rode - well done all from rear armchair admiral (retired) jim
Great video! Cue the REO Speedwagon.
Good morning all from Siesta Key Florida
Emma that's funny, tattoos. I was scared for you folks. It was all your little Mother could do to stand against the wind. Enjoyed hearing you play the violin. Beautiful. Thank you Emma. Thank you for sharing possibly one of the scariest part of your journey with me/us. Compass even tried helping. He knew something was up. Have a wonderful week Teal, Lihn, Emma, & Compass. I love you folks!
Great job, showing hurricane management, with a violin cameo from Emma.
I've been encouraging her to play more for you guys. She's a perfectionist so she's pretty hard on herself.
i'm so thankful you didn't have to go through Hurricane Michael. I don't remember the max wind but downtown gust were recorded to 202 miles per hour. We didn't loose much as other people and glad our manufactured home did really well although we did not stay. Most people stayed thinking it would be a minimal hurricane. When we got home we got miss put because the destruction was so bad. Could not tell where i was at. I had a sailboat that i sold two years earlier and it would have been lost. All the boats at the marina were lost. You are blessed. Thanks for sharing with us.
wow, quite some wind
Did not even know that part of the world got Typhoons, thought it was the wrong side of the Ocean for that.... the wind being what it was, I am really pleasantly surprised there was no damage to anything you could not take down... weather netting and such.
also, just to say, that anchorage looked astoundingly beautiful
You can see and track hurricanes/cyclones on the National Hurricane Center. Here is the link to this last year's hurricanes in the Eastern Pacific. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Pacific_hurricane_season
My first hurricane was when I was 3-4 in the early 60s when I was on vacation with Mom and Dad in Daytona Beach. The storm was forecast to make landfall in Daytona so we had to leave our small beachfront hotel. I still remember getting up early in the morning and Mom was stuffing us with all the food in the kitchenette that would spoil. All the while the radio was telling people to leave and fill up their gas tanks. We left for Orlando to find a motel there. I still remember going to a store where we got some things and Mom let me get a toy. That night the lightening was so bright and constant that when the power went out, Mom could still see to read her book. The storm actually hit further north in St Augustine but when we returned to our hotel in Daytona, the ground and lawn up to 10 feet behind the seawall was washed away. Almost 60 years ago and I still remember. I wish Emma at least 60 years to remember her first hurricane! 👍☺️
Thanks Steve! This was a very interesting experience and I know I'll remember and hold on to this memory for the rest of my life.
In conditions like that, I put 2 bridles on with one taking the initial load during lulls, but both working in the gusts. Plus you have a back up if one explodes.
During this weather event we were thinking the same thing...next time for sure!
Just watched your video with interest. The whole debate re one or two anchors is interesting. in the old days, they used to talk about two anchors but with modern anchors I think one is just fine-- and you guys proved it. I'm a Excel fan myself-- won't own a boat without one-- survived 60 knots at anchor in NZ that swung 170 degs.. Interestingly I did actually put a second anchor at before it all started, the main lesson I walked away with was that all the second anchor did was tangle up in the first one! BTW, who designed your cat? It looks interesting. Phil
She is a custom 1993 Featherlight 435 designed by Jace Hobbs and built by Mastermold Composite Services in Florida. We have been going through a complete refit over the past decade and are travelling as we finish her out. Cheers!
Good job, it’s all about that preparation. Nice exciting vid.
brilliant 'documentary'. thank you. :)
Thank you Adrian!
You where pretty lucky. When I was 13 school just started. Hurricane FRAN was close to my state they thought it was going to hit Florida. Then SC. It was a category 3. It hit my state. At Topsail beach many beach houses, sailboats ended in the salt marsh, or where just destroyed. I was at school when it was right at my doorstep. It rained, wind got worse during school.
My granddaddy picked me up he took me to get ice cream after school. The clouds where very low to the ground. When I got home. I watched the weather channel, and the news as I did my homework. They said a tornado was near some land that NC State owns.
Mom was trying to do a meeting for work. She canceled it. She drove her friend to her house and home when the storm was getting worse. She said trash cans where in the streets. By 7:00 after supper we could see power lines snapping. Our little Yorkie did not like it because she had to go to the bathroom when it was raining. She hated getting wet. By midnight we lost power. Next morning we saw trees every where. A mall was flooded. We did not get power till about a week later.
Best video yet really exciting
Thanks!
solid hull no problem
Love the violinist! Nothing like calming music in the storm! Glad you are safe. Great Star Link! All is well that ends well! Happy sailing.
Thanks Daniel!! 😁
WOW sitting on the pick in that weather in a cat 10 points well done to all of you , I saw a 32 ft cat flip at angker once so in NZ , Wind got under her , But she sat well , I think the cabin slope forward gave you down force , Well done all. Memories are made & never for gotten .
There were times when there was a huge gust of wind we would feel basik lift a bit before our chain and anchor would pull us back down. It was wild!
@@OnboardLifestyle Know the feeling , I got court out in 60+ thankfully it was from the shore in a 30 foot Try , 3 angkers out , All the paint down to a 1/3 rd of the hulls sand blasted off down to the glass layer (She was a ply /Glassed boat) It was like being hit with a shotgun in the big gusts . Yous should feel immensely proud of what the family has done , Good winds & following seas .
Teals awesome little cat that could..compass must be jealous.. great prep drills.. glad this was only the followup but I was still biting my fingernails watching you without life preservers on.. basik and you all rode that out like riders on the storm.. sure glad Linh didn't slip off there with no life preserver on.. Linh promise me forever as sure footed as you are no acrobatics next time without a life preserver.. and learn how to swim still...... That could have turned out much different than it looked from the circumstances of your anchorage placements.. a lesson learned from basik taming that storm...what an astonishing safe and beautiful boat capable and able to hold it's own even in 70 mph wind.. simply a remarkable job rebuilding that boat teal....
Lol, if we felt we were in any danger, we would have had our life jackets on for sure. We somehow didn't show our ditchbags ready to grab if anything catastrophic happened and we were to jump ship so to speak. Overall, good experience and one we don't want to revisit again. Always great to see your comments Allan! Cheers!
A storm is force 10, wind speed 48-55 knots
A hurricane is force 12, wind speed 64-71 knots. 😂
I’ve been caught out in a hurricane, my first trip to sea. Crossing from the U.K. to Canada. Carrying iron ore. The ship was all aft accommodation. Fully loaded, you couldn’t see the deck at all at times. It was like we was following the fo'c'sle 😂
A really good video 🏋🏻♀️🤟🏋🏻♀️
Thanks!
Titanic... My first thought too when Emma was playing the violin! Great videos!
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Welcome into my home on this cold Friday morning to brighten my day. You had quite a ride there. Thanks for sharing all of the prep you had to do. I found it really interesting. I've been in storms like that at sea and know they aren't fun at all.
I am amazed at the anchor, heck of a job
I have been here since EP03 . and I feel verry anxious when there is a problem. Thank you for your efforts.
Yup !!!!! That storm was a doozy. Teal, you and the crew did a GREAT JOB of prepping the boat. Glad that everything went good. God Bless
Preparation is key!
Sheesh and you're right on the outer _edge_ of the storm! I can't even imagine how much worse it is for those trapped closer to the eye!! Can you imagine being a sailor back in the days before GPS and even before radio, where something like this could take you completely off-guard and unprepared?! No wonder sailing back then was _so_ deadly for _so_ many sailors! It's still _really_ dangerous now, but a whole lot less thanks to the wonders of modern technology that allows forewarning and proper preparation and the ability to seek safe habour. You lovely peeps took the storm like absolute champs, Emma included - which is very impressive for one as young as her! :) Earned yourself a new subscriber, and I shall now proceed to totally binge-watch all your uploads 😁
Thanks for the sub David! I often ponder the same thing. When I cruised with my father in the 70's we definitely had minimal to no information or forecasting...100 years earlier would be downright scary.
Glad to see the crew of Basik pull through another adventure safely.
Good prep work to begin with- paid dividends later for the boat & crew.
Compass helps out knowing something big is headed his way- priceless.
Emma your violin playing is getter better I must say- impressive.
Nervous eating habits- Linh & Emma chow down, Teal passes on nourishments.
Sometimes cruising is fun- sometimes it's not, from one extreme to another.
Thumbs up to all who anchored and survived this experience.
I have survived a few hurricanes in my day - Agnes was 30 days, not 30 hour's worth.
Safe travels ahead now that the worst part is over with for the crew of Basik.
That looked like a storm with a pretty serious butt-pucker factor to it!! 😬 I would definitely NOT want to be on a monohull in those conditions but, Basik appeared to have rode it out like a champ! 👍
The Monohulls did surf back and forth much more then I ever expected in the stiffer winds. We faced the wind with our wide stance much better. The down side was that when we saw a quick burst of a 50-60 knots, we could feel basik lift until the ground tackle could pull us back down.
Yeh I thought the same, monos really rocked alot, compared to the cats, but they have the weight advantage.
You made it through, the boat made it through and the equipment got a thorough fresh water rinse... that's known as a win, win, win... :)
That's for sure!
Linh,Teal, Emma and the little legend Compass thanks for taking us through the real life of living on a well prepared, well maintained Catamaran in a hurricane. I really enjoyed ur footage, and Linh ur such a brave special Woman who runs a tight ship. Loved it.🇦🇺🌈🐕😲🤣
Just found your channel...nicely done and not over dramatised..I live in the cyclone belt in North Queensland Australia in the Whitsunday Islands..and know the anxiety a pending cyclone can bring, I survived a Cat 5 Cyclone 🌀 Debbie..5 yrs ago, but my catamaran ended up with a 60 ton trawler ontop of her..looks like you have a happy great crew...just subscribed.
Wow...what a story! Thanks for the sub and welcome aboard!
Great video, glad you survived it well. What speed did the winds get to? I don't think you mentioned it in the video.
75 knots
Great Video and gives me comfort that I have the same Anchor on my Helia and that was some serious wind it had to hold.
Good example of interesting UA-cam video, of course I´m a boater, Motor boat and catamaran. The way you do the video is good, the subject is nice :-) and it was a dangerous moment, for sure. Thanks all of the family!
We are so happy to hear you appreciate our videos. We just tell the story as it unfolds. Cheers!
Nice work on your preparations for the storm. Glad you folks are safe. Emma, you did very well. My first hurricane was Agnes, I was your age. We lost a lot in the storm. The lesson I learned from the storm, live in a home that rises with the tides.
Having recently moved to the Southwest of the US, I follow all the weather. I was watching Kay form and head your way. Glad to see everything went well. We were originally in the cone of Ian (far enough in that it would have been a tropical storm) but it kept wiggling a little south and then east. We saw none of it. Although, my apartment complex sent out notices that we were to evacuate if told too. They didn't want anyone trying to ride it out in our apartments. I taught myself to read the radar and to track the weather when I moved here. I am shocked at how few people do track these storms from the coast of Africa.
GREAT VIDEO! And thanks for the shout out ❤⛵️
Hope we catch up soon!
Scary but exciting...makes you feel alive to the fullest extent. In 1972 I traveled in a storm on the 210 foot Coast Guard Cutter Pontchartrain from Long Beach, California to the Panama Canal, spent a day there in good weather then in a storm all the way to Boston. Very enlivening, except for the seasickness.
I was surprised at how stable Basic was even in the height of the storm. Your prep work, emergency preparedness drills and storm tracking were textbook for any sailor to learn from. I once rode out a typhoon in open water on a ship, But it was an aircraft carrier and we had all the aircraft triple chained down and it was the only time I ever felt the USS Kitty Hawk move side to side. the only thing you ever really feal on a ship that big is the rise and fall of the bow. Great job to the entire crew, and my 120 lb. dog vera says to tell Compass, "Woof"
We felt really lucky to be in the spot we were at and also on a catamaran. Our friends in the anchorage said we were riding so smooth and straight. They were a bit jealous. Basik performed so well for us and kept us safe. 👍
Superbly shot and edited. The interspersed weather reports underscored the anxiety.
Thanks for that, that's what we were going for!
I was concerned for Emma as you mentioned this would be her first hurricane. But as the video unfolds, she is right in the midst of mom and dad methodically bagging sails, securing and backing up rigging, setting anchors and resetting anchors, stowing boards and generally showing calm, planned out steps to prep. Even cooking meals ahead. Not a problem - these folks have been here before, even if she hasn't. Good job to one and all!
We love watching your videos. I’ve been through a lot of hurricanes in Fl. Nothing to play around with. Very happy you made it thru in good shape. Linn I the same thought when Emma was playing her violin. Lol. One thing worried me and I’m sure all were safe, but seeing you without life jackets on. Probably saw the one scene you didn’t so I apologize, especially seeing how safe Teal is. So happy sailing ⛵️
Hey Guys, that was a great clinic on reading the weather, planning for the weather, getting to a hurricane hole and preparing the boat for the boat for the storm! Liked the way you had the halyards and foil extrusions were tied down, and of course the clear decks :)
After the sails were removed we had a bit of a blow a day before Kay hit. We were surprised how much the foil reacted in the wind (30 knots) so we secured them for the stronger winds to come. They did great!
i feel that all the vessel owners there deserve a congratulations. Everyone prepared well. Good way to get a deck wash!
For sure, it was an amazing experience.
All the vessel owners there....were dumb. What were they doing cruising in a hurricane prone area in hurricane season. I have been cruising since 1984. I have never had to go through a hurricane because I just went somewhere safe for the season. Staying is stupid.
Y’all done good. I’ve been through plenty in and around the Gulf of Mexico. Love the sound of wind through the rigging.
That is a sound we will never forget!
I didn’t hear you mention the peak wind speed but it looked like 50-60 kts?
We saw winds in the low to mid 60 knot range (69-75 mph).
@@OnboardLifestyle Thanks for response. Makes the 30-40kts I’m anchored in tonight seem tame!
Super planning Captain Teal. Taking care of all aboard. Moving to the safest anchorage available in time to hunker down. Good O’ Captain Teal. So glad my sailing family I have been following for year are safe and sound. Head for Hawaii and whale watching. Maybe view the live Volcano, as I once watched hot lava flow into the Pacific Ocean at night from aboard ship. It was a spectacular sight. God Bless and keep you all safe and sound. The Bear 🐻
Thanks Jerry!
I love the violin (& humor!) ❤😊
I am thankful that you all made it through the hurricane safely. 🤗
Preparation was key for this event. Every boat worked together and was ready for Kay!
Nothing burger compared to Ian.
Glad you made it! What was the max wind speed?
We saw winds in the low to mid 60 knot range ( 69-75 mph).
Fantastic video of a horrible weather event. Great prep work and planning on anchor setup and back up. the footage of your boat riding out the storm was impressive as to how great she rode it out...very stable and secure....Another adventure to add to the log book....
Thanks Peter!
Did anyone drag here that night? It looks like everyone held tight?
18 boats held fast.
Hurricane survival is the only way to go. Glad you guys are safe. The video is awesome but my take is Emma and her violin 🎻 getting better as time moves on. Thank you Emma for your great work
Great video, very nice boat,beautiful family, nice lifestyle. Work hard together, fantastic food,almost a vacation, lol glad you are all okay.
Little bit of a nail biter! Glad you all, along with the other voyagers made it through with no big issues.
Thanks Joe!
Love the violin. the storm on the water made me want to hear the song played by Russell Crow in Master and Commander !!!
lol 22:22 i was literally thinking "and the band played on" right as you said this.
That looked distinctly windy. Great preparation. It should serve as an educational video for folks in tropical storm locations.
It felt distinctly!
I went through hurricane Bob (1990 - Martha's Vineyard) and storm Edouard (1997 - Maine) and you guys are troopers ! May the sunshine find you ! Best wishes from Montana !
Being a Florida native, people just can't understand the power of hurricane winds. Next time your driving 74mph put your arm out of the window... and that's the start of a Catagory1 hurricane.
Cat1 = 95
Cat2 = 110
Cat3 = 129
Cat4 = 156
Cat5 = 157+
Glad you all came through okay. Linh, THANK YOU SO MUCH for the idea about smoked salmon on cucumbers. That was so darn good, my spouse and I are both enraptured. Fair winds!
You are so welcome! I can't help it, I am constantly eating when I get stressed! I justify it by saying it gets me more creative in my cooking. 😜
Great live capture of a hurricane and cruisers' prep ‼️👍🏻 Totally love Emma's chill. Happy day after.✨ 🌊 💨 💨 💨 ⛵️ 🏝 👙 🌞 ✨
Epic moment on basik!
I am amazed just how stable Basic was in the shots we got to see from the other boat. Excellent job with love from our house in Idaho to your house in the sea of Cortez.
Having the ground tackle bridal nearly 20' apart gives us a stable platform in high winds. We were pleasantly surprised with the stability during this weather event.
Thanks for another great video and sharing your experience with us. For us sailing nerds, I appreciate the info on your anchor. Can you tell us how much scope you had out, all chain or chain and nylon, the max/min tide during the storm, max wind, etc? Cheers!
We saw wind speeds in the low to mid 60 knot range (69-75 mph). Basik road it out with 150' of chain, 10' of rode & bridal, in 10-18' of water. Puerto Don Juan is very shallow on the SE corner and we were anchored right on the shelf. The core of the bay is 40-50' deep were most of the other boats were anchored with 2-3 times the chain payed out.
Great episode guys, glad you weathered the storm. Fair winds and following seas basik.
Thanks Kevin!
Loved you showing this, because it's not often we see real seas.
Thank you! This was an experience we will not forget. The biggest insurance for us was definitely our ground tackle and the prepwork to be secure and prepared. Our motto, prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
I know probably wasn't relaxing, but it sounds relaxing, like I need to wrap up in a duvet!
Well done you guys what an adventure, even I was feeling the tension watching the you tube. Just goes to show what powerful stuff the weather can be!! 😜
I'm glad to see you made it through. Thanks to the crew's prep. Great job 👏
Thanks Keith!
Great preparations Basic crew !! I presume Teal had a preparation list and made revised additions. Glad you all weathered and had a safe experience.
Wow .. that was NUTS! We at least now know that Linh is a thrill seeker .. that hurricane lit her up 😂. Glad ya'll came out of it safely! Cheers!
She most certainly is!
@@tealgoben1781 🤣👍🏽
I suspect that Linh was very sad that they took the sails off instead of running them up and going for a ride.
@@genewaddlerandomstuff2122 🤣🤣🤣
Great Captain AND crew! Congrats!
Thanks Robert!
very different to watching fancy swanky mega yachts at the Monaco boat show. Brilliant video, brilliant channel and all smiles all the way through. Worried about Compass, didnt see the dog during the storm... regards from a new converted fan
Glad you enjoyed it! It was just another day for Compass, he handled it stoically.
So glad you all made it fine. Planning and preparation and execution allow y😊ou guys to ride the storm, Good going.
Thanks Macario!
I was on a boat (Nauticat 36F) although I was in a very safe harbor but there were several times I was scared for my life all night! Tomorrow morning, when the storm was almost over, about ten big boats (on land) were seriously damaged! It was a very scary experience that I hope never to happen again.
There is always that risk. Sometimes we feel being at anchor during a storm is almost safer than on a dock due to damage from the pilings, or other boats not safely secured whereas at anchor, you are spaced out. Stay safe out there!
The only 2 ankor that is safe is one in front of the other close together. the other way you showed can tangle up .left and right ankor never do that if the wind swings around they tangle and don't work.back and front can be trouble too
If you watch that scene again I explain exactly that point.
@@OnboardLifestyle OK thanks for the reply.i went through cyclones in Cebu harbour harbour Philippines
Glad you weathered the blow. Of course we know you had but you introduced plenty of drama. "Movie of the Week" material, for sure. It woulda been cool if Emma had played "Nearer My God to Thee," though, to heighten the drama further. ( : < )
Great to know that the crew is okey!... As always great film making and great storytelling!!!....
Thanks Raul! We try to take you along with us on our journey and hope it's as real as we can be. Great having you with us! Cheers!
waooooooooooooooooooo eso es un espiritu de lucha y tu hija Dios la bendiga puede hacer una letra de su propia musica .EL SONIDO DEL VIENTO.en el biolin seria fantastico .
Fantastic work well done and excellent team work by all of you.
I may have missed it in the commentary, but what were the peak wind gusts recorded? All boats will drag at some point. Yours was well secured and you had decent back up plans in case a gust dislodged you. Still, all boats will drag at some point. It looked like you could have handled considerably more if needed.
We saw winds in the low to mid 60 knot range (69-75 mph)
Wow, great job guys. We are in WPB, FL. Also, had a couple of scares this season with Ian and Nicole. Happy Holidays and stay safe.
Glad you are planning safely for the Hurricane. Wish you would get whenever you can, a genset and Air conditioning for your comfort in the hot climate you are experiencing. Hang in there. God Bless you all. Bear 🐻
What about insurance? East coast boats have to be up north during hurricane season I know Florida is a bit different but I think they have pull out of water 😅you got this! Love you guy’s happy sailing adventures! Happy Holidays too! Massachusetts home! Hopefully one day we can be back on the water again!
Great video, guys.. you made it look easy.. good job.🤙
Glad you all survived and no dragging or damage. I'm curious what size anchor and design did you lay and how much chain. Be useful to know because you Cat still carries a fair bit of windage with top sides?
Rocna 25 with 160 feet of 5/16" HT chain in 15' to 22 ' of depth during the storm.
Safe as expected! Good prep crew.
Thanks Ron!
It’s hard to believe there’s a hurricane coming when the sea is lovely where you are at the moment 👍👍
I know! There was an eerie calm feeling in the anchorage right before the Kay came through. Makes your nerves feel on edge.
@@OnboardLifestyle hence the saying “calm before the storm” 😂
Good idea to have that second anchor on standbye
I wonder how a full keel mono-hull boat (like a Westsail 32) rides at anchor during a hurricane versus a catboat like Basic? Any pros or cons. I was very impressed with how to cat rode at anchor. Great video, as always.
There are pros and cons to every boat but in this case the edge went to the multihulls. The monohulls at anchor would drift back and forth letting their beam hit the wind at 90 degrees and then heal over drastically. At times I wondered how much load was on their anchors and if they would hold. The catamarans in Don Juan did much better with their wider stance. They tended to point directly into the wind with their ground tackle bridal 25' apart.
@@OnboardLifestyle Thank you so much for this info. You all are the best.
Emma seems like an awesome kid accommodating her parents. 😊
Emma is the best!
Wow, great video you guys, and you all are quite brave! Epic crew. Congrats!
Thanks!
Love you guys. I am always so impressed. You never mentioned to top winds. How did you get those great shots of your own boat.
We saw wind in the low to mid 60 knot range (69-75 mph). If you watch the video again you will see that we gave credit to the boat that took the shots in the upper left corner of the 3 or 4 shots we used.
roughin it
Such an exciting episode. Really well cut guys! My only suggestion may be a little more compression on your audio track. Noises like wind (and power tools) will still be loud without commentary being too quiet.
Thanks for the tips...were learning as we go!