Highs and Lows of Ocean Sailing - Transatlantic on a Catamaran Part 2
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- Our 3,000-mile transatlantic crossing continues aboard the Bluewater 50 catamaran, “Zao”. In Part 2, we set up the spinnaker off the Cabo Verde Islands to begin a downwind run to the Caribbean, climb the mast underway to do repairs, go for a swim mid-Atlantic and celebrate Thanksgiving at sea. This is our 8th crossing but the first one that we’ve ever done on a multi-hull and the first transatlantic passage ever for our crew of sailing bloggers and videographers. Follow this series to see what crossing an ocean aboard a catamaran is really like.
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Principal photography by Paul and Sheryl Shard. Additional photography by Craig Bowman, Dan Krughoff, Alexandra Palcic and David MacDonald. Special thanks to Craig Bowman for drone footage.
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Sheryl and Paul
I had always dreamed of a ride across the US. Never thought of boating across the Atlantic. Now I couldn't do either one. Now I watch other people RV and Boat............. It's just how things turn out.
Great video ! Looks like a good life.
Finally I saw a neat and clean a boat because of the elegant ladies on the boat
enjoyed watching you all so leisurely spending your time on a cat. Just another tip of flying a Mavic Pro with a moving base, switch off all object avoidance sensors. otherwise it'll just jerk back and forth up and down when the boat moves. Have fun. God bless.
I’m trying to convince 3- others to join on one your future legs on ATW trip. Will check on your site once things are back to normal. Just dreaming for now. Love your show..
Cheryl and Paul, well done so informative and exiting. I think k the sailing bugs have infested my Missouri home. Is it time for an adventure? Thank you so much for this wonderful content.
We shall be in touch,
Mike
Paul and Sheryl you both produce videos of your ' sailing journeys ' like no other UA-cam channels out there!!
When you bring the drone on board I suggest you bring it with back, so you have the left-right controls not reversed and it is easier to controle and after you catch it in your hand if it doesn't stop, grab it well and turn it up side down and it stop immediately, it is not a recommended maneuver because it creates effort in the engines but it's safe.
Very cool. I really liked the swimming portion, you guys were having some real fun there. It reminded me of a swim call we had off Bahama when I was serving on a submarine. I used some weights to sink down 20-30 meters and let go of the weights. I was deep enough I could see the entire ship -- I'll never forget that day. This passage video is making it easy to convince my wife to get into cruising! Cheers.
It just looked so effortless aboard that Cat. Great editing in this one! We're planning several cruises to the northern Channel Islands and to Baja, then across the Pacific in about 1.5 years.
We're doing the ARC this year! My very first trip on a cat (think it might be similar to this) with Miss Natasha Lambert AKA MissIsle. I am soooo excited, and just a teeny weeny bit nervous!
Splendid footage, and the night sky is breathtaking even on this small screen.
Thanks Keith! Finally we have camera gear good enough to let us film the stars at sea :-) Night sailing is always a highlight when the stars are so visible on the moonless nights we had.
Happy New Year to you both...great video as always. We have had enough, (in a good way), of watching you over the years and must suffer a few more months of sleepless nights until we take delivery of our new cruiser this spring. Thanks for all your inspiration, advise and entertainment through your fantastic journeys. See you at the boat show.
Living on board a monohull 50 ft for 10 years, currently in Asia, planning to go around the world in the future but consider a catamaran for that. following distance shores as well as cruising off duty. Very interested in sailing. These videos give a good impression but difficult to catch the real pleasure of breathing the salty air. Keep up the good work!!
Love watching your videos. Puts us in our happy place.
These Cat videos are truly some of the greatest of your videos and I have followed you since you first on the old boat.
Love the lift musak
I loved watching this. That boat is super and you were able to enjoy basically benign weather conditions. I really miss our boat and sailing. Also, I had no idea how great a catamaran can be. Well done!
Really enjoy your videos.
A little tip on stoping the MavicPro props when hand catching, just grab it then quickly turn it up side down, this will shut motors off. Much safer then sticking fingers near those spinning props.
The thing that scares me about a cat or tri is an unexpected knock down. Looks very stable upside down!
We love your show and will be shoving off within the next few weeks to start our adventure. You've been inspiration and practical advice throughout our research and preparation. Thank you!
Thanks Rena :-) and congratulations on getting your adventure underway!! I'm glad we could help out and be a part!
Very nice. Expertly sailed passage. I'm not sure I will ever be brave enough to leave the spinnaker out overnight, but it's a pleasure watching pros like you at work. Fair winds.
Too true! We were VERY careful especially overnight and kept a close watch for squalls when the spinnaker was up. I had us all practice dousing the sail as well. We had 2 on watch at a time and a plan to call 2 others if squalls loomed.
I'm really enjoying your videos... sailing is in my bucket list... I know there's plenty of gear to be knowledgeable about and lots of dangers but I'm hooked and will try my best to get out there one day... thank you for putting out this material and I'll do my part watching everything we can...
A great way to start sailing is to join a local sailing club and take lessons there. It's also very economical to use the club boats instead of owning one.
Sheryl and Paul and Team,
LOVELY trans Atlantic videos on the Bluewater-50. You all have been blessed with wonderful weather (alas a bit more wind might have helped) and this has added to the tranquility of the crossing and the resulting two videos.
Thank you for the "user tour" of the boat. So how do you like the in-mast mainsail furling? One person can reef this and NO stack-pack to ever deal with!
I look forward to the next (and last) of these transit videos. i also look forward to your assessment of the transit on a catamaran. Now back to your brand new mono-hull at the Düsseldorf Boat Show!
Barney
I really enjoy watching your videos! Thank you!
Wow!!! Paul and Sheryl, while watching that I've got to admit I got goosebumps with anticipation of our upcoming November "Atlantic Crossing"
with you guys on Distant Shores III . Looking forward to seeing you at the boat show. Darryl
Indeed! Plus on that journey we get to stop at Cabo Verde!
Hello from cold Newport RI. I am watching the movie Dunkirk and remembering your episode from the French canals when you met the couple with the old Powerboat that took part in the rescue, Great history lesson.
We just watched Dunkirk a couple of nights ago, Jeffrey, and were also thinking of meeting up with Warrior, one of the Dunkirk Little Ships. Very meaningful.
Great episode! I had been following your progress and was wondering why the crossing was taking you so long. Looks like light winds all the way. What a beautiful and comfortable boat. I just retired at the end of 2017 and plan to do more sailing in the future. We head to Grenada on January 18th for 8 days on a Bali 40 cat. I am a life long sailor and have chartered in the Caribbean many times over the last 25 years. I have not had a lot of passage making experience and would love to do a Pacific or Atlantic crossing. I have a small UA-cam Channel and record my sailing trips. We were in St Martin in March of 2017 before they got hammered by Irma. If you ever need crew for another crossing I would be available. Thanks for all the great videos, they help me get through the long cold winters here in South Dakota.
Thanks for the great video. Like you I am realizing my dream. I retired, bought the boat, a Cat not unlike the one featured and will soon do the Atlantic like you. Thanks for keeping us inspired.
Can’t wait to see the 2022 update to this cat - the Mark 3 (2ft longer & also twice the weight).
Learned a lot on this episode using light to check sails and trim .. inspecting underside of the boat ..I’m wondering how it will compare to your New Southerly
When flying an asym off the sprit, you're gonna want to have your main up to get some kind of slot effect going on. Breaks my heart to see a cat go so slow... bobbing around.
Fantastic video! I enjoyed every minute! The drone shots were awesome, and I'm looking forward to the next installment!
Craig at "Cruising Off Duty" did a great job of the drone shots!
Great video Paul! Dreaming, YES!! Will it happen, only time will tell. 😊⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵😍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thumbs up from Sweden.
Great episode. You can do it again with your new yacht !!!!!👍😁👍😁👍😁
I'm a dyed in the wool coastal cruiser but love to watch others "get out there".
What an amazing sail that was. You make it look so easy. We would love to cross the Atlantic one day, but would probably go with the ARC the first time.
Thanks guys!! (And Happy New Year!) The ARC is a fun event for sure.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video.
Can’t wait until your new boat is on the water.
Fair winds.
US TOO!!! She's nearly finished and will be leaving to go to the Dusseldorf Boat show in a little over a week :-)
I would love to join you as crew if you ever have need or desire.
I used to watch your TV show, and was inspired by your adventures and narratives.
Fair winds
Good to see two prospective on the same trip know what channel i like best 😉
Thanks Al :-) Glad you're enjoying the shows!
It is really a very nice video. I have a dream to make such adventure...
Yet another great vid Paul ! Not long until you get to see your new baby😀😍😋
Indeed!!! We're looking forward to it. Hope yours is going well too!
Another great episode!!
Looks like you had a relaxing trip across. I spent New Years day watching my favorite episodes from my Super Pack. It was a great way to start the year considering the temp outside was -21C. As always, thank you for the great videos and helping inspired us to get out there. Cheers!
Yes it was quite relaxing :-) and well above -21c... Thanks for your support Tim!
I saw no Lows! I was on a 50 footer monohull about 40 yrs ago. She had much higher stern dinghy davits than you have. At night (as always when it hits the fan) a wave came up under the dinghy and ripped the dinghy and davits right off the boat. It was all ruined and pounding into the boat, held on by a line which I had to quickly cut. Of course we had a spare dinghy on deck. From that day forth I would never hang a dinghy off my stern UNLESS the stern of the boat stuck out further than the dinghy. Swing the dinghy a bit inboard if need be but you do not want a chain of events at night in 20 foot seas etc... and the loss of any dinghy... I also always had at least 3 dinghies even on 30 ft sailboats (inflatable and 2 kayaks). If we had to abandon ship we could put extra food and gear etc in the kayaks and even use them as pontoons etc... IF the inflatable was torn then we would have the (hard is best) kayaks as backups. ALWAYS have 3 of anything your life depends on and ALWAYS have a sail kit on your dinghy/s and compass etc. You can save yourself if you need to.
Love this video! Now to decide if we go Mono or Cat...
Thanks again to all of you.
Great video , thx guys ! I've been following you since the 'Two Step ' days ! Definitely number 1 on my bucket list to cross the Atlantic .... hope to meet you guys some day
Nice Video Guys! Fun to relive it. My heart is still in my throat when I almost lose battery power while trying to retrieve my drone. It was a team effort to get it back and to get those darn blades to finally stop spinning. Luckily, It all worked out and it gave us some great footage. Cheers to you!
Yes the footage is brilliant Craig. Thanks for shooting it. Very brave!!
Cruising Off Duty i
I have that same drone. Never grab it. Simply let it land flat on your hand and it will shut off. Nice shots.
Hi Guys, by the way, Happy New Year... I have been watching your videos for years & thank you for another so beautiful video.
Part one was just as good, so can't wait for part 3.
Cheers, From Australia
Beautiful!
Another great episode
The iPhone footage is excellent on the little boat tour you did
Going up that high with the mast swinging around would scare me silly....you're braver than me Paul. If you decide to switch boats from the Southerly 48 (that you're still waiting on) to this new Cat.....I'd love to take that 'old technology' 48' monohull off your hands.....I guess I should play the lotto this week, just in case.....;).
It can only be a dream
Thank You! Fantastic! Would have loved to had heard about the Watch shifts etc! Yes, always dreaming! 😃🐨
Another lovely video - thank you from this landlubber!
Thanks landlubber :-) glad you enjoyed it!
Another awesome episode Paul and Sheryl. what a cool thing swimming in the middle of the Atlantic must have been. Excited to see another crossing when your new boat is ready :) Cheers from PEI Canada, Bryan.
Thanks Bryan - yes it was quite fun... the water was so clear you could see nothing was coming up from the deep to grab us while swimming :-)
Always love your videos! So well made, informative, and of course relaxing! Last year I really got into sailing and have fallen in love. I dont own a sailboat but I know in the future I will.
Thanks for sharing all this great info and experience. 3 miles deep... WOW! Yes, I will do an ocean crossing but not until I'll get my feet wet (pun intended) in someplace like the Caribbean. I think the Gulf Stream is also a good place to test your skills before tackling an ocean crossing. The one I'm jonesing for the most is the Indian Ocean...says the guy who's never even been on a sailboat! HA! PEACE OUT!
Yes definitely try the Caribbean or Gulf stream (think Fla. to Bahamas) before the Indian Ocean :-) And hurry up and get on a sailboat first! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you as well. Many of us have a plan and mine is a 3 year plan. And, I even set a date. Nov 7th, 2020 I will cast off the lines to become a live-a-board. But or course there will be much sailing and school before that magnificent date. Hopefully one day our wakes will cross but not like two ships passing in the night! Ü
I still can't decide if the next boat will be a cat or mono. Mono feels somehow closer to the elements and I'd rattert be in a mono in severe weather, but speed, comfort etc. is much better in a (performance) cat. Also the fam loves catamarans...
Hmm
What a wonderful cruise. I love the galley on this boat. So much room. How do you all like this boat? Will it be hard for you all to transition back to a mono hull after so much room? Looks like a beautiful cruise.
Yes the galley is a highlight of the Bluewater 50 for sure - as is the whole saloon area. I think we all liked the boat. Sheryl and I haven't converted over to being "Cat People" yet :-) but we sure appreciated this boat...
Morning
Not sure if someone has mentioned this somewhere else along the time line of this video or some of your other videos
The DJi drones, including the mavic pro in this video, once you have cought it
Tilt it 90° to any side
That tilts the drone and the propellers switch off. Doing away with the need to get fingers so close to those propellers
Those props cut
Hope this helps
Thanks @flyingnando. I wish we had known this last November when we shot this video. We did recently see this technique and have been doing it with our own Phantom 4. I do think perhaps the phantom is easier to catch since it has legs hanging down away from the blades. Cheers! Paul
Hi
Nice video.I have question. Which is better passing atlantic monohull or multihull.
Thank you.
Have you got back to the water yet have canda lifted thier restrictions yet cant wsit to see you guys back on the water and new videos
Thanks for the nice images, I dream to do the same one day 👍😍😘🏖️🏝️⛵
Magnificent. Tired of the reruns on AWE. Throughly enjoyed this new episode. When will be the next installation?
Glad you enjoyed it! We're working on the next part now... it'll be up in a few days Rick. Then we're off to Dusseldorf to see our new boat!
New Boat will be Distant Shore III ? Hey, how about allowing viewers to suggest a name for the new boat. Having said that my suggestion will be DS III?
I would love to do something like this...one day.
Inspiring, My goal is at least some long offshore passages in the Caribbean and windward islands
Great video. I've never been on a Discovery cat, it looks heavy though.
Paul have you ever sailed on the west coast Mexico California Orgeon Washington BC Akaska
I don’t understand why you didn’t turn off the blades using the sticks on the controller ?
Yes! One day ill leave this life behind and sail away. Im totally free.... Just gotta get a boat☺
I have to admit i sorta was hoping u would drop the drone in the water 😂
We did come very close to losing the drone when it flew right through the cockpit. It would have definitely lowered the mood if we'd lost it though :-(
Those drones blades will take your fingers right off... I've seen a few folks that have been cut up pretty bad from them blades!!!
Yes im dreaming!!!! Looking to buy cat. Thank you for your great videos!!!
FYI. Once you catch the drone, if you turn it upside down, it will shut off
3:19 The "escape" hatch is required by CE regulations. It's not for getting out of the boat, but to get back in if the boat capsizes. Multihulls are very stable and safe, including when upside down, and an inverted hull is a safe place to stay while awaiting rescue.
Catamarans are generally safer and more stable than monohulls, and trimarans are generally safer and more stable than catamarans.
When catamarans were new in Western culture several decades ago, there was a false perception that that they were less safe and more likely to capsize than monohulls. This is a perceptual bias (survivorship bias) since most monohulls go straight to the bottom when capsized, while mutithulls float on the surface. The capsized monohulls were invisible and the capsized multihulls were visible.
Nice 👍👍👍
Great video but whats with wearing the life jackets all the time ? Is it just a monohull habit?
Rustie They don't know where to lock their safety harnesses in 😜
Why would they put a furling mainsail on a 50ft catamaran!!!???
Yes dreaming of finishing the second half of life on the water. ASA 101 and looking for hours as crew for my 104 and more . Open for opportunities live in Tampa.
Wishing you all the best with your plans, Robert!
I am interested in why folks do not fish those grasses. Tripletail fish love hanging around those clumps and many other fish. That is the time to have a smaller rod and reel combo, like a bass rod and reel to throw out lures that attract those fish.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripletail
Dreaming yes verry
We are living onboard our Jeanneau 45.2 in the Mediterranean, currently wintering in Tel-Aviv, Israel. However we are thinking of selling our boat and buying either an Amel Mango, or a Vagabond 52 to start a circumnavigation in 2019.
Like to watch you passage videos, great work.
Very civilized....haven't converted me, however!
Nor have we cancelled the order for our new monohull Marc :-)
To much like house boating.
Try a Tiki 31 next time.
Hi,
I would like to speak with you guys, as I am planning to transition to the cruising life.
Do you have an email address to get in contact?
Johan (Toronto)
Nice. Not sure I saw any "lows" though. :-)
haha the low was meant to be down 30 feet undertake boat :-)
Doh! I can be a bit slow sometimes. :-)
Traum
I really enjoy you guys and love your videos but the high tech stuff is just over the top. Let’s keep it real bro.
You tilt the drone and it will turn off
drop the drone on the trampolines.
cruising off duty..... what an amateur. panicked. had no idea how to use a mavic.
haha you panicked and couldnt climb the extra 1 meter. lol.
Great video. Cheesiest music ever though. 🤣
Lol 😝 music is difficult and so personal. I would welcome suggestions for good tracks. For UA-cam we use music from the YT library if you’re interested send me a link of your suggestions 👍
Green flash is not real, y'all been watching way to much of "Pirates of the Caribbean". lol
How many grown men does it take.....
So barbaric, they have solar powered electric yachts with an automatic kite sail system.
You mean the silent yachts?
Terrible drone pilot lol