Sailing across the Pacific Ocean - Day 20
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Day 20 of our pacific crossing onboard the trimaran Spirit XL. With these short daily updates we try and show what life’s like onboard as you sail for weeks on end across oceans. Our updates are sent when and if we can and a lot of this relies upon how our starlink is feeling. Hope you enjoy it ;-)
Nuku Hiva/Hiva Oa 593nm
Panama 3520nm
24hr average 7.5kts
24hr run 180nm
Max SOG 14.7kts
Great format and enjoy your commentary and tips .. .. keep the intuition sharp .. with an amazing stop after your long passage
Thanks 🙏 yes our intuition is something that can’t be stated strongly enough. We have it for a reason 😁
You have created such a wonderful compilation of transit videos.
Love you both!
Thank you for sharing the depth of your experience every day on your lovely boat. It's good to see the hammerhead in action. I am looking forward to upcoming boat updates and a leaping turn of speed ❤
Thank you for your kind words 🙏 they inspire us to keep sharing 😁
G’day,I never get bored of your updates,it’s terrific to see you both,best wishes 🙂
Thanks so much 🙏 glad we haven’t put you to sleep….. yet 😁
Keep the videos coming. Still watching every day. Really like them.
Awesome thanks 🙏 we’re stoked to have you aboard with us 🤙
G'day to ya'll from Texas! Man I'm impressed with how your boat sails. It's opened my eyes to cruising trimarans for sure.
G’day Texas! Glad you’re enjoying the videos and that they’ve opened your eyes to trimarans as they really are three times the fun! 🤩
What is ‘same oh’ to you is my daily dose of sailing adrenaline, being stuck in London for a couple of months, can’t wait to get back to Aus to play on the water - I think you guys will enjoy watching this footage in 20 years its a great record of a beautiful crossing
Wow nice to hear thanks a lot we love comments like this and it’s exactly why we share these little daily updates. We hope people enjoy them and they inspire people to get onto the water and in twenty years when our memories are a touch foggy these will take us back 🤙
Loving the daily updates, so thanks for doing them, really gives a better understanding of what it's like 👍
Thanks 🙏 stoked to hear that you’re enjoying them!
You updates are great and so great to follow a true sailtrip.. it's good to see how it is and also that it's day in day out maybe getting boarding...but that is how it is....if you do keep everything under control.. making sure nothing exciting happens👍👍👍 relaxxxxxxxx
Hey buddy you know better than most and it’s why we do it. This out here is the real world away from the noise and chaos of normality 😁🤙
Another beautiful sail. The baby dolphins were fun. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
I’ve been following your journey, best of luck and fairseas. Looks amazing. I had the privilege of delivering spirit from San Diego to Ensenada for the previous owner. At the time I felt bad because she’s such a beautiful vessel and was poorly maintained. I love what you have done with her and agree completely with your keep it simple strategy. Just a beautiful sailing boat. Enjoy.
Thanks 🙏 seems shes touched a few peoples lives this old girl. She’s sure is an amazing boat and design we feel lucky to have grabbed her when we did as she was falling off the cliff and near a point of no return. It’ll take us years to get her back up to speed but we’ll do it slowly but surely and will continue to focus on keeping her simple. All the best!
Nice video mate, so simple and very cool, not boring at all so don't think you can bore us. Great job.
Many thanks 🙏 glad we haven’t bored you to sleep 😁
Amazed how she glides through the water so effortlessly (compared to say my 1970's IOR half tonner lol). Her wake looks wonderful
She’s does slip along nicely and it takes hardly anything to make her move. Nothing like the older designs from the 80/90’s
Avocado after 20 days! Well done!
Love the updates. Thanks.
Thanks 🙏 yeah can you believe it we definitely couldn’t believe how good it not only looked bust tasted 🤤
Jase it's gotta be a Aussie belief, I've always been told the same by my parents, if ur guts telling u is no good ,then it's no good. Then taught my kids the same thing. Great ur having good weather and not major issues, just stay safe, and chew up the nautical miles. 🇦🇺👍☀️ There's another saying If it ain't broke don't fix it!!!😲
Spot on mate 👍 keep it simple and keep it real anything else is just noise and BS 😁
Mate I am loving your short updates of the crossing. And I dig that tri! There is another hammerhead 54 for sale… if only we had a lazy $500k USD to spare we’d jump!
Best of luck with the rest of the pacific - might see you when you make it back to Oz!
Thanks 🙏 yeah they’re asking a bit much for old Three Cheers and I’d say she’ll sit for a long time unfortunately. Hope we cross paths in Oz 👍
From a fan of sailing and Trimarans. In future long hauls, I think vid a day only lightly edited would be great. The raw video of that craft alone is art! Thank you! ❤
Thanks a lot 🙏 it’s probably pretty obvious that we’d rather spend our time in the present than looking into screens hence our dodgy raw videos 🤙 glad you’re enjoy the style.
Mate I am loving your short updates of the crossing. And I dig that tri! There is another hammerhead 54 for sale… if only we had a lazy $500k USD to spare we’d jump!
Half that price would be more realistic! 😁
Great to hear the miles are ticking off even under controlled conditions. I remember the previous owner saying crew had trouble sleeping in the forward berths as the boat would launch off waves when pushed and the sleeping crew would be airborne in their bunks
Yeah I’ve seen that video and can imagine that if you tried to punch into it with speed it would be quite uncomfortable and maybe even dangerous to be trying to sleep in the forward cabin.
Excellent video! Your explanation of how intuition can prevent problems was mesmerizing. While you were explaining the rudder ram attachment screw backing out, the wake of the boat was powering out the back like a motorboat! If this is Spirit XL taking it easy, her first regatta with new sails will be something to see.
It is interesting to hear how the forecast is changing your routing strategy for the next three days. Originally you talked of going North of the rhumb line expecting to tighten up in lighter winds approaching the Marquesas. Now with heavier winds expected, you are going to position yourself South of the rhumb line allowing the boat to fall off and run during the approach. If I understand this correctly what sort of distances North or South of the rhumb line do you have in mind?
Amazing that you still have fresh food! Kudos to Claudia.
Thanks 🙏 and spot on Pat that’s right we were aiming to be north by about 100nm when we were around 300nm out and now aiming for around 60nm south but to be honest it changes daily with each forecast as the wind strength and direction changes.
Thanks Jase in the Philippines atm. 🎉 lucky you still have your rudder bro😲. Ship tight stay alright. 🎉
Nice one mate enjoy it and hope to see you back in Oz!!
Man, glad you checked the rudder when you did, when you boat "talks" to you everyone needs to listen. Still such great conditions, the ground swell looks long interval so from a long way off, take it gently and have a great rest when you get in.
Cheers and yes the old intuition is a powerful thing is we listen to it 🤙 saved us many time and it’s why we never ignore it.
Good work checking on the rudder - intuition.
Check check and check is the only way to go out here. No room for error! Have to say the old intuition is a powerful thing when listened to helped us a few times!
20 days of awesomeness
Sure is 🤙 so stoked to be out here able to do this. Feeling blessed and very fortunate.
nice.
Thanks 🙏
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How on earth did you get avocados to last so long into the voyage? Just another Hammerhead delight. If you’re looking for leg exercises, looks like you could slalom ski off the stern…just kidding. Cheers.
The secret to the avocados is a good fridge and freezer 😁
Love the Hammerheads - that rudder equipment is super exposed though… is it a lifting rudder?
Yeah they’re a great design! And yep that’s a hinging rudder. Boats been around the world twice and done two singlehanded transats so I’d say the rudder designs well proven and it’s given us no issues over the last 5,000nm seems to be a solid and simple solution 👍
@@TrimaranSpiritXLFair point! And I guess exposed means easily checked and maintained as well… I can imagine quite a few other boats wouldn’t be able to do the same daily checks you’ve done, and wouldn’t have caught that loose pin in time. Just another reminder that simple is key on a long passage👍
Been tracking you on Vessel finder, Last pos. Raraka 3 days ogo
Mmm we have a spy amongst us 🕵️ 😁
LOL
How many miles straight without stop have y'all gone? ❤
Nearly 4,000nm when this video was done. A little more now 😁
All I can say is wow. Incredible! ❤
Sorry for being naive on the topic but i feel like you're a good person to ask. What do you think about the motion of the boat? especially when it comes to sleep. I would also love to know your opinion on cat vs tri in regards to comfort/motion for sleep if you have any experience cats. thanks ♥ love the vids
These aren’t easy questions as they’re all relative. What I consider a good motion you may consider bad? All I can recommend is to get out there and to sail as many different types of boats/hull shapes as you can. No boat will ever be perfect they are all a compromise and have their good and bad points. We think Spirit is wonderful her motion when sailed correctly is very pleasant but this can be dependent upon the conditions, sea state, wind angle and so on. We prefer trimarans over catamarans as they have a more gentle motion at sea but it’s not always the case. Even between trimaran designs the motion can dramatically change no hull shape is the same and it’s the hull shape and construction material that really affects a boats motion and liveability. If you’re ever in the same area we’re in come for a sail and experience it yourself.
OK, this is a stupid comment. Claudia is an unusual name in the US. I grew up in the country. We had a neighbor who had a daughter named Claudia. There seemed to be "something wrong with her". Looking back, I have no clue what it may have been. I was very young, but I remember feeling sad for her. I don't know what became of her. Life is so precious. We all get "dealt a hand of cards" to play when we're born. Not all of us get good "hands" to play. It's very unfair, and it hurts me to think about it. Anyway, that's what Claudia's name reminds me of... Fair winds.
Nothing wrong with your comment it makes sense that a persons name especially not a common one can take us back in time. It’s nice that you think about those that are less fortunate in a world where empathy is lacking.
Claudia is actually an old name with Latin and Roman roots so it’s no wonder is not so popular within the US.
I don't think it's unusual.
Knew a Claudia in school band, great drummer.