That was great that you could get off that dock. Another thing that may have helped that you may well have already known about was to shift weight to one side and try to create a list to the side you wanted to leave by. Also swing out the boom with a weight attached to help heel the boat to get the keel off the bottom. :)
I really love your videos! They are very entertaining and remind me of beautiful vacations in the past 8 years sailing my boat on the west and east coast of Sweden. In 2013 I made the tour through the Trollhätte and Göta canal from west to east and rediscovered many places I visited in your videos. I wish you fair winds and always enough water underneath the keel.
Johan, Malin, Vera, At time 9:13, this episode -- There's a driftwood outpost just like that one on the tip of Cape Cod's elbow, just south of Chatham Light, on a much sandier shoreline (USA, NOAA Chart 13247, NE corner). The sand is always moving the shoals around there, too. Can't entirely trust the charts for that area. PIning for the pine trees, Malin, reminded us of RAN I's voyage through the Inside Passage from Alaska through British Columbia. No shortage of pine trees or humpback whales in those episodes. 🙂 Blessings, S/V "Windwalker"
We call the halo's "Sun Dog's" in Canada and they are caused by ice crystals in the air. It usually means it's bitter cold outside. Thanks for sharing!
We enjoyed your walk around, so sorry for getting stuck, but you were blessed that Sea Rescue was stationed there. Vera could of helped the bow thruster with her boat. Safe travels.
Great episode as always, I love how you both always seem to stay calm over anything that happens, even minor incident like getting grounded at the dock etc. One thing that I enjoy and probably a lot of viewers do with you both is that there is never any panic and hysterics and silly antics on your UA-cam episodes. Kudos to your rescue organization for helping you out.
A tow from the masthead, using the main halyard or topping lift, can work well in that kind of situation. If the towboat, even something small like a dinghy, sets off at 90 degrees to the grounded yacht, it heels the yacht so that her draft is reduced - and off she floats. Surprisingly little force required, even with the wind setting you down..... Don't ask me how I know!
Thanks for the input Doug! I have used that method in the past on smaller boats, but on RAN II I wouldn't feel confident using that method other in an emergency with no help around. RAN II has 100 kNm righting moment at 30 degrees heel which would require a pulling force of 500 kg from top of the mast to get her down. The halyard sheaves are not designed to take that load in a 90 degree angle... So if using this method I would first have to climb the mast and attach a line around the whole mast in the top. Cheers! /Johan
She also seems to be looking for her own vessel....LOL. You have a really good series. Learning about that section of the world which for most part, goes unnoticed.
Visions of the stern being ripped off or being even more stuck one meter from the jetty and not being able to tie up. Nail biting stuff 😮 Got there in the end though 💪💪💪
Guys I have just spent the last few weeks binge watching all your videos, thank you so much for making lock down in the Uk more bearable. Your film making skill is remarkable and your adventures and lust for life truly inspiring. Thank you for sharing your adventures, I look forward to many more . Safe travels x
your wonderful vlogs are a joy each Friday and to see Vera so loved and stimulated too is great, the sundogs ( parhelion ) was magical, stay safe guys XxX
Great video! My grandmother is a local on Knippla so I've spent a lot of time there during my childhood. It's a bit cold and barren during the winter but just lovely in the summer, still cozy and beautyful all year round nonetheless!
Sundogs...created by the winds blowing the top of cumulous clouds 24 hours ahead of the storm...yes a message from the sun anywhere for coming weather. Glad RAN 2 is built well to take the great pull from Sea Rescue Boat. Thanks for another special trip!🤠
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that's done that. In 1975 it happened to me in the Bay of Fundy ,we anchored in 30 feet of water at high tide, the trouble was there was a 28 foot tide. 12 hours later we got off with a lot of help from the Canadian Coast Guard.
Next time, put a halyard line from up the mast on the tow boat about 6' shorter than the main tow line when both are tight. This will lean the boat and allow the towline to pull the boat off (you don't want to pull on the mast but by setting the towline shorter, it will allow some lean before it takes the brunt of the force to bring the boat off bottom). In the summer, you can swing the boom (with the topping lift holding it up... not the sails!) out over the water at 90˚ to the hull and sit on the end. You can use the same techniques to get under bridges that are barely shorter than your mast.
My 15 ton jeanneau 51 would not budge a bit, tried all the tricks in the book, but such a heavy boat (mine has a wing keel as well) 5 cm too shallow and there is now way. I used the spinnaker halyard to tilt the boat a lot due to the wing keel and a big tug boat like featured in the video, did not take long to free the boat, but just those centimeters and there was no way to move such a heavy boat with its own engine, anchor windlass, or climbing the boom, those tricks might work on a smaller boat.
@@Fr99763 I think it would take about 250kg of force on a halyard given a halyard angle to the mast of 45° to get a heel angle of 45° for a Najad 440. As the boat heel angle increases the force required increases but the halyard to mast angle also can increase up to 90° so the halyard force required doesn't increase much.
@@paulpaul9914 and how many hp do you think the engine of the towboat needs to have to arrive at 250 kg ? And 250kg seems low to me for a boat that is certainly around 12-14 tons and stuck in the mud
@@Fr99763 About 20 hp. Just got to be carefull the shroud / chainplate loads aren't too large, the compression load on the mast isn't excessive and the halyard sheaves can handle it etc. The loads though shouldn't in theory exceed those loads that would exist if the boat were knocked flat by being broached in heavy winds with full sails. The mast is a longish lever. Emptying the water tanks if they were full would remove about 800kg but if the tanks were either side then filling one side and emptying the other might be a better bet.
@@roncanizares9966 Except for the fact, the aft port and forward starboard cleats on Beneteau’s are reinforced for towing, so no it probably wouldn’t rip out. I was on a Beneteau that T boned an Oyster moored to a hammerhead once. We hit at around 8 kts in a 50kts wind gust. Despite what everyone knows, the Oyster came out second best. I would have attached a line to a spare halyard to lean the boat over with the small towboat. This will reduce the draft and Ran II could have reversed out under her own power probably, with less stress of the keel too. If it didn't work, you can always resort to brute force later.
@@achosenman9376 The halyard should always be the first choice when pulling sailboats off the ground. I was actualy surprised when someone that is soposed to be professional started pulling here by cleats.
On your walk on the windy island, I got a chill just sitting on the couch! Was that Itsy Bitsy Spider in Swedish? Great save by Sea Rescue, hats off to those guys!
Rörö is fantastic it was a quite stormy day that day and night hope you are going up to the carlstens fästning next time the hills are good for the legs and there is a trail at Marstrand where the trees are really affected by the wether. Hope you got a fishing kit and can have some makrill fresh from the sea 👍👍
Getting off the bottom like that is always sort of a weird experience. About the time you're ready to give up it seems like there's a miracle and you start to move. You proved my observation on that today
I live on the coast of NE Scotland a bit South of Aberdeen. The North Sea is still cold and any wind out of the E makes for chilly days. Spring is coming though. Soon.
Those towns with their painted red roofs look so neat and tidy. Very beautiful. Good to see you unhinged yourselves from the bottom of the harbour in time! Vera is such a character.
A high tie off on the main mast and your helper boat pulling sideways will heel the boat out of the mud then you can reverse out. All while causing no paint damage to the keel.
Thanks guy's, we always look forward to your videos. As far as the ice, at least the water line gets a little scrubbing. Vera is a real little Cruiser, she gets around really well. Stay safe, may all of your skies be blue, and your sailing be smooth. 🌞🐾
I have sailed boats that I have given my ultimate faith in the designer/builders to get me home BUT THAT IS THE FIRST TIME my jaw dropped WOW on Ancient nautical maps it may have said here be monsters but I believe on your boat I wouldn't break a sweat
Great video thank you! I can't imagine the force on that cleat as you were being towed back out. The fact that it held is a testament to the quality of your boat! It made me nervous just watching!
Unfortunately I ran aground once on a falling tide. After a motor launch and a small ferry failed to tow us off I remembered reading that using a halyard from the top of the mast heels the boat over and so reduces the draft. Fortunately this worked! We were in a traditional heavily constructed 11.5m boat with a wooden mast. You might not want to risk your lovely new mast. Real emergencies only maybe. I watch your videos every week without fail. Thank you.
We thought about using the mast, but since we have a fractional mast I didn't want to use the the spinnaker halyard from the top of the mast for this, so we would have to lower the genoa first. Another problem with using this method on RAN II is that she has a righting moment of 100 kNm which means that we had to put 500 kg (1100lbs) of pulling force to the top of the mast to get the boat down to 30 degrees heel, a force the sheaves are not made to take in a 90 degree angle... So we would definately have used this method if there was no help to get, but in this case I rather risk the cleat than having someting brake on the mast. :-) The cleat has a shear breaking strength of around 15 tonnes so I wasn't to worried, even though the sounds from the line was quite intimidating. :-) Cheers!
What an experience it must have been to be stuck in mud and sand, with limited time to get free! :o I relly hope that no structural damage was done to the boad when you forced it out. I couldn't sleep well after that, no matter if there is a storm coming ^^. I hope the three of you and RAN II will come through this storm without any harm.
Another Excellent Video. Respect. I, too, Very Much enjoy visiting places in the winter that are usually very busy tourist spots. Being the only people there is Just Great. Beautiful child. I am sure you are well aware, but for those who aren't, Vera is Latin for Truth, I believe. It was interesting to see, as a sailor, how the south/southwest wind sucked the water out and gave you extra-low water, grounding you. The guys sure Helped. Stay Well.
Glad you got away ok from the shallow harbour on a lee shore. Wow, quite the predicament. Presumably, you considered a line to your masthead - to heel the boat - and to reduce the risk to the boat’s cleat and the keel? Perhaps - when nerves are calmer - you could recap your thinking for us? I know the bottom of the harbour was soft silt and sand, so your calculation worked out. But it would be good to learn from you. Stay safe, awesome team! 💯🎉💥🤛🏽
Thanks Roy! :-) Yes, we did thought about using a line from the top of the mast to reduce the draft. The problem is a RAN II is a heavy displacement boat with a righting moment of 100 kNm which would require around 500 kg (1100lbs) pull force from the top of the mast to get her down to 30 degrees. So we would only use this method if no help was around and/or the keel was standing on rock. I would however climb the mast first to attach a line around the whole mast profile since the halyard sheaves are not designed for that type of force at a 90 degree angle. The cleats have a shear breaking strength of around 15 tonnes so I wasn't to worried about them. :-) Cheers!
I was involved with maritime SAR in my local lifeboat association here in Finland in early 2000's. I noticed one very dangerous mistake here: Malin was filming on the port side deck, almost direcly behind the towing line from the lifeboat bollard to your stern bollard. I guess I don't have to tell you what might happen if the towing line breaks on near the lifeboat end.
If you do not have a wing keel you can lead a halyard from the top of the mast to the assisting boat and have it pull your boat over to reduce draft. I have done so. Keep that in mind.
In 15 years I hope Vera has taken over the videography for you. It will be interesting to hear from her how likes having her life documented on your sailing channel. I, too, loved that little wave from invisibility! I was pretty concerned you could rip your stern deck cleat out under that hard pull. Something was making a lot of creaks and groans! Since you know your standing rigging is good, you might have tried letting the tow boat pull on your halyard from the beam and shorten your draft as you heeled. It appeared as though there was a large outcropping of dirt under the pier, so perhaps the shallowest water was perpendicularly away from the pier instead of parallel along it.
I can’t remember if you have a sked, assuming so, were you ever worried about the rudder, that was a big pull so I didn’t know if the rudder would be grounded too, oh and the wave...chef’s kiss
I think Vera is demonstrating she needs her own command.😉 That was exciting stuff and great that the rescue team came and did the honours of getting you off ten ‘putty’. Next time round you could have employed the small boat to tow on the beam using your spinnaker halyard just to tip you 10 to 15 degrees while the big fella pulled you astern - it’s the little bits that help. (Apologies I know you are very experienced but it might help others).😀⛵️👍
Yes, we actually thought about using the dinghy pulling one of the halyards to heel the boat. If we couldn't get any help that would had been the next step together with dropping anchors further out to winch us out. Glad you liked the video Norman! :-) Cheers! /Johan
@@RANSailing I like all of your videos - I have been bit remiss in not commenting much this last year or so. You have done some fantastic work over the winter and your new crew member is ready for helming duties.😉😂
Your Vlog brings warm family feeling specially with the most adorable Vera, God Bless, she is so amazing, "go with the flow Girl" love your Videos. cheers.
It's not in the winter the growth are worst Johan. But now you have cleaned the waterline and the buttom of the keel😉 Love the little wave on the corner ❤️🤣 And I DO remember that winter storm. Has been waiting for it actually. More about that... next time. Fair winds,,, /),,,,
It's such a lovely place... and 'Kelly's Bar' is perfect.... We call the halo a 'Sun Dog' and it's the sign of bad weather to come... Vera's life is just one long voyage of discovery.... and that is also perfect... I guess your 'Sea Rescue' is like our 'Coastguard' in the UK... They do such a good job.... Lovely episode and thanks for posting.... Take good care....
Another beautiful island. Do you plan on returning this way later in the summer? It would be interesting to see how busy the islands you've visited get - and I'm sure Vera would enjoy the beaches.
I've seen other monohulls that are stuck in the sand have another boat pull a line attached high up on the mast so it heels over. That pivots the keel up out of the sand enough that they can power out. It looked like you accomplished the same thing but I was really scared your cleat was going to get pulled off.
I hope and expect Åstol comes next. My favourite island sailing there from Denmark. And try to make it to Hjalton north of Orust. Fantastic place! Thanks for the wonderful video.
So sorry you got stuck at that dock. It's "known" that you shouldn't moor there with a sailboat. The rest of the harbor is deep enough, except furthest in towards the café along side the dock. I got good advice the first time I moored at Rörö by all the other boats. Being the only boat in the harbor, I understand you took the birth furthest out to be safe. Really nice that Sjöräddningen could assist!
I was a little worried if the structure of the boat would suffer - or the cleat or rope would tear. But luckily it is a well-built Swedish boat. ;) Malin looks like she is suffering a bit in the cold weather. I think it is time for you to start heading to more southern skies.
Apologies if this question has been asked before but what is the purpose of the short plank lashed to the starboard railing? My guess is it is used when going through locks. We appreciate all your videos.
Put a couple of fenders between the wood plank and the hull. It covers more surface area and spreads the load. It isn't useful in all situations, but it is always good to have one or two of those on board.
Hi 👋😀. I like very much your video. The way to choose a new boat as so much your family life and history. In my country we say goods winds. Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭
That wave from Vera behind the shed made your whole video. Nice job by the rescue crew.
Yes I laughed! She is quite a little character!
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Thanks for being here on UA-cam.
The smile on Vera's lil face whilst at the helm of the wee dingy..... She is getting so big so very big!! ✌🏻💗😊❣️
That was great that you could get off that dock. Another thing that may have helped that you may well have already known about was to shift weight to one side and try to create a list to the side you wanted to leave by. Also swing out the boom with a weight attached to help heel the boat to get the keel off the bottom. :)
Hej! SSRS is a godsend, if needed, it's worth the money! YES!
VERA! Oh my gosh, she’s the cutest thing going, and that wave, priceless!
Bryan from Vancouver
I really love your videos! They are very entertaining and remind me of beautiful vacations in the past 8 years sailing my boat on the west and east coast of Sweden. In 2013 I made the tour through the Trollhätte and Göta canal from west to east and rediscovered many places I visited in your videos. I wish you fair winds and always enough water underneath the keel.
Johan, Malin, Vera,
At time 9:13, this episode -- There's a driftwood outpost just like that one on the tip of Cape Cod's elbow, just south of Chatham Light, on a much sandier shoreline (USA, NOAA Chart 13247, NE corner). The sand is always moving the shoals around there, too. Can't entirely trust the charts for that area.
PIning for the pine trees, Malin, reminded us of RAN I's voyage through the Inside Passage from Alaska through British Columbia. No shortage of pine trees or humpback whales in those episodes. 🙂
Blessings,
S/V "Windwalker"
We call the halo's "Sun Dog's" in Canada and they are caused by ice crystals in the air. It usually means it's bitter cold outside. Thanks for sharing!
We enjoyed your walk around, so sorry for getting stuck, but you were blessed that Sea Rescue was stationed there. Vera could of helped the bow thruster with her boat. Safe travels.
Great episode as always, I love how you both always seem to stay calm over anything that happens, even minor incident like getting grounded at the dock etc. One thing that I enjoy and probably a lot of viewers do with you both is that there is never any panic and hysterics and silly antics on your UA-cam episodes. Kudos to your rescue organization for helping you out.
A tow from the masthead, using the main halyard or topping lift, can work well in that kind of situation. If the towboat, even something small like a dinghy, sets off at 90 degrees to the grounded yacht, it heels the yacht so that her draft is reduced - and off she floats. Surprisingly little force required, even with the wind setting you down..... Don't ask me how I know!
Thanks for the input Doug!
I have used that method in the past on smaller boats, but on RAN II I wouldn't feel confident using that method other in an emergency with no help around. RAN II has 100 kNm righting moment at 30 degrees heel which would require a pulling force of 500 kg from top of the mast to get her down. The halyard sheaves are not designed to take that load in a 90 degree angle...
So if using this method I would first have to climb the mast and attach a line around the whole mast in the top.
Cheers!
/Johan
@@RANSailing thanks for explaining that.
She also seems to be looking for her own vessel....LOL. You have a really good series. Learning about that section of the world which for most part, goes unnoticed.
I didn't think they were going to get you out of the mud, well done guys. Beautiful island and another great vlog.
What an episode, stuck in the mud and a fire on the way out. Vera is one of the cutest children on the planet!
Visions of the stern being ripped off or being even more stuck one meter from the jetty and not being able to tie up. Nail biting stuff 😮 Got there in the end though 💪💪💪
Guys I have just spent the last few weeks binge watching all your videos, thank you so much for making lock down in the Uk more bearable. Your film making skill is remarkable and your adventures and lust for life truly inspiring. Thank you for sharing your adventures, I look forward to many more . Safe travels x
Made me nervous seeing that line under so much pressure with you in its path. Glad you got off okay.
I was thinking the same thing. There has been more than one person killed with a line parting.
You should write a children's book series called "Vera goes exploring."
your wonderful vlogs are a joy each Friday and to see Vera so loved and stimulated too is great, the sundogs ( parhelion ) was magical, stay safe guys XxX
Glad you like the videos! Thanks for watching! :-)
Thanks for sharing another beautiful video, Vera get more adorable with each day. Stay safe ⛵️⛵️⛵️🌈😘
Great video! My grandmother is a local on Knippla so I've spent a lot of time there during my childhood. It's a bit cold and barren during the winter but just lovely in the summer, still cozy and beautyful all year round nonetheless!
Sure do love the Swedish way of doing things... free rescue from volunteers!
Sundogs...created by the winds blowing the top of cumulous clouds 24 hours ahead of the storm...yes a message from the sun anywhere for coming weather.
Glad RAN 2 is built well to take the great pull from Sea Rescue Boat.
Thanks for another special trip!🤠
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that's done that. In 1975 it happened to me in the Bay of Fundy ,we anchored in 30 feet of water at high tide, the trouble was there was a 28 foot tide. 12 hours later we got off with a lot of help from the Canadian Coast Guard.
Bay of Fundy highest tides in the world. You have to remember that when boating in the bay or you can get in trouble.
Next time, put a halyard line from up the mast on the tow boat about 6' shorter than the main tow line when both are tight. This will lean the boat and allow the towline to pull the boat off (you don't want to pull on the mast but by setting the towline shorter, it will allow some lean before it takes the brunt of the force to bring the boat off bottom). In the summer, you can swing the boom (with the topping lift holding it up... not the sails!) out over the water at 90˚ to the hull and sit on the end. You can use the same techniques to get under bridges that are barely shorter than your mast.
My 15 ton jeanneau 51 would not budge a bit, tried all the tricks in the book, but such a heavy boat (mine has a wing keel as well) 5 cm too shallow and there is now way. I used the spinnaker halyard to tilt the boat a lot due to the wing keel and a big tug boat like featured in the video, did not take long to free the boat, but just those centimeters and there was no way to move such a heavy boat with its own engine, anchor windlass, or climbing the boom, those tricks might work on a smaller boat.
Ok for a light 30 footer. But a Najad 44 needs the big tow with serious horsepower and prop
@@Fr99763
I think it would take about 250kg of force on a halyard given a halyard angle to the mast of 45° to get a heel angle of 45° for a Najad 440.
As the boat heel angle increases the force required increases but the halyard to mast angle also can increase up to 90° so the halyard force required doesn't increase much.
@@paulpaul9914 and how many hp do you think the engine of the towboat needs to have to arrive at 250 kg ?
And 250kg seems low to me for a boat that is certainly around 12-14 tons and stuck in the mud
@@Fr99763
About 20 hp.
Just got to be carefull the shroud / chainplate loads aren't too large, the compression load on the mast isn't excessive and the halyard sheaves can handle it etc. The loads though shouldn't in theory exceed those loads that would exist if the boat were knocked flat by being broached in heavy winds with full sails.
The mast is a longish lever.
Emptying the water tanks if they were full would remove about 800kg but if the tanks were either side then filling one side and emptying the other might be a better bet.
Traveling in winter as You do in those latitudes really shows a "Viking Spirit" !!!Good on Ya'll !!!
That Vera is so precious! She has such a great personality too!
Glad the help was there. Good to see yaw safely out
Holy hell, Vera really walks...you’re in trouble now.
Vera looks like she’s ready to take over the helm! Beautiful scenery!
No one can call you fair-weather sailors! Vera is so charming. 👨👩👧
On a lesser well built boat, that stern cleat would have never survived. This video speaks highly of your boat.
Agree - thinking the same - I was grinding my teeth when I saw him throw on a single stern cleat without bridle! Nice boat.
@@skippercirelli2097 And if that cleat ripped out it would have very likely hit the crew on the foredeck of the rescue tug.
Had they been on a Beneteau or similar production boat, I fear the whole stern could have departed the vessel.
@@roncanizares9966
Except for the fact, the aft port and forward starboard cleats on Beneteau’s are reinforced for towing, so no it probably wouldn’t rip out. I was on a Beneteau that T boned an Oyster moored to a hammerhead once. We hit at around 8 kts in a 50kts wind gust. Despite what everyone knows, the Oyster came out second best.
I would have attached a line to a spare halyard to lean the boat over with the small towboat. This will reduce the draft and Ran II could have reversed out under her own power probably, with less stress of the keel too. If it didn't work, you can always resort to brute force later.
@@achosenman9376 The halyard should always be the first choice when pulling sailboats off the ground. I was actualy surprised when someone that is soposed to be professional started pulling here by cleats.
On your walk on the windy island, I got a chill just sitting on the couch! Was that Itsy Bitsy Spider in Swedish? Great save by Sea Rescue, hats off to those guys!
Yep "Imse vimse spindel" SSRS is lovely.
Rörö is fantastic it was a quite stormy day that day and night hope you are going up to the carlstens fästning next time the hills are good for the legs and there is a trail at Marstrand where the trees are really affected by the wether.
Hope you got a fishing kit and can have some makrill fresh from the sea 👍👍
Getting off the bottom like that is always sort of a weird experience. About the time you're ready to give up it seems like there's a miracle and you start to move. You proved my observation on that today
Heh @6:50 that’ll piss the ”norrlänningar” out 🤣🤣🤣
“We have some ice”😂😂😂
Everything is relative! :-)
I was holding my breath hoping I would see your boat begin to move as the rescue boat pulled, hoping your cleat would not break!
You guyms are giving your daughter a wonderfull life thank you for sharing
Lifeboat crew are total madmen.
Great video. We cannot wait to morning up there. We just did our survey on friday. If all goes well we should.have the boat beginning of April!
Wow, that was intense. Great you were able to get sorted.
I remember Roro very well because i hit a rock when trying to get in with my Rassy 49. Have visited it several times nice island👍👍
I live on the coast of NE Scotland a bit South of Aberdeen. The North Sea is still cold and any wind out of the E makes for chilly days. Spring is coming though. Soon.
Wow GEORGOUS walk thank you guy,s for sharing
Well that was way more exciting than we needed for a Saturday evening sitting waiting for a storm to hit us.
Those towns with their painted red roofs look so neat and tidy. Very beautiful. Good to see you unhinged yourselves from the bottom of the harbour in time! Vera is such a character.
I'm glad you guys got everything sorted. I was always told that you pull the boat from the top of the mast. Cheers!
Lovely place Marstrand it was my first port when arriving from Scotland
This was quite an adventure. Thank rescue they were able to pull you off the sand. The islands are so beautiful 😊❤️⛵️
"We weren't going to get a lot of sleep, but more about that next week....." Oh boy, more adventures to come!
You should be paid by Swedish Tourism. The video's you have made from summer through winter cruises are really beautiful.
A high tie off on the main mast and your helper boat pulling sideways will heel the boat out of the mud then you can reverse out. All while causing no paint damage to the keel.
Thanks guy's, we always look forward to your videos. As far as the ice, at least the water line gets a little scrubbing. Vera is a real little Cruiser, she gets around really well. Stay safe, may all of your skies be blue, and your sailing be smooth. 🌞🐾
Always pull a grounded sailboat by the top of the mast. It takes a lot less effort and does less/ no damage.
I like when you guys are walking together around the islands. Please show how you set up the camera and do the video. Walk the path twice?
What an eventful day! We're so happy you managed to get out on time :) Lots of love from Cornwall
Yay for Citizen Volunteers! The fabric of successful civilizations.
I have sailed boats that I have given my ultimate faith in the designer/builders to get me home BUT THAT IS THE FIRST TIME my jaw dropped WOW on Ancient nautical maps it may have said here be monsters but I believe on your boat I wouldn't break a sweat
Great video thank you! I can't imagine the force on that cleat as you were being towed back out. The fact that it held is a testament to the quality of your boat! It made me nervous just watching!
Enjoyed this episode, just seeing the landscape, would like to visit someday!
Bow thruster FTW here. I bet you're glad you have one.
We love it! And in this case it saved our bow from hitting the dock... :-)
Thanks for keeping me sane
Thanks for watching! 😀
Unfortunately I ran aground once on a falling tide. After a motor launch and a small ferry failed to tow us off I remembered reading that using a halyard from the top of the mast heels the boat over and so reduces the draft. Fortunately this worked! We were in a traditional heavily constructed 11.5m boat with a wooden mast. You might not want to risk your lovely new mast. Real emergencies only maybe. I watch your videos every week without fail. Thank you.
We thought about using the mast, but since we have a fractional mast I didn't want to use the the spinnaker halyard from the top of the mast for this, so we would have to lower the genoa first. Another problem with using this method on RAN II is that she has a righting moment of 100 kNm which means that we had to put 500 kg (1100lbs) of pulling force to the top of the mast to get the boat down to 30 degrees heel, a force the sheaves are not made to take in a 90 degree angle... So we would definately have used this method if there was no help to get, but in this case I rather risk the cleat than having someting brake on the mast. :-) The cleat has a shear breaking strength of around 15 tonnes so I wasn't to worried, even though the sounds from the line was quite intimidating. :-) Cheers!
Thank you for 243...
What an experience it must have been to be stuck in mud and sand, with limited time to get free! :o
I relly hope that no structural damage was done to the boad when you forced it out. I couldn't sleep well after that, no matter if there is a storm coming ^^.
I hope the three of you and RAN II will come through this storm without any harm.
Incredible scenery and truly an amazing place to sail. You are very fortunate to capture these memories to last a lifetime.
Another Excellent Video.
Respect.
I, too, Very Much enjoy visiting places in the winter that are usually very busy tourist spots. Being the only people there is Just Great.
Beautiful child.
I am sure you are well aware, but for those who aren't, Vera is Latin for Truth, I believe.
It was interesting to see, as a sailor, how the south/southwest wind sucked the water out and gave you extra-low water, grounding you.
The guys sure Helped.
Stay Well.
Thanks for watching! :-)
You may have been singing in Swedish Malin, but I could recognise "Eensie weensie spider" anywhere.
That’s the one! Imse vimse spindel in Swedish ☺️
Glad you got away ok from the shallow harbour on a lee shore. Wow, quite the predicament.
Presumably, you considered a line to your masthead - to heel the boat - and to reduce the risk to the boat’s cleat and the keel?
Perhaps - when nerves are calmer - you could recap your thinking for us? I know the bottom of the harbour was soft silt and sand, so your calculation worked out. But it would be good to learn from you.
Stay safe, awesome team! 💯🎉💥🤛🏽
Thanks Roy! :-) Yes, we did thought about using a line from the top of the mast to reduce the draft. The problem is a RAN II is a heavy displacement boat with a righting moment of 100 kNm which would require around 500 kg (1100lbs) pull force from the top of the mast to get her down to 30 degrees. So we would only use this method if no help was around and/or the keel was standing on rock. I would however climb the mast first to attach a line around the whole mast profile since the halyard sheaves are not designed for that type of force at a 90 degree angle. The cleats have a shear breaking strength of around 15 tonnes so I wasn't to worried about them. :-)
Cheers!
I was involved with maritime SAR in my local lifeboat association here in Finland in early 2000's. I noticed one very dangerous mistake here:
Malin was filming on the port side deck, almost direcly behind the towing line from the lifeboat bollard to your stern bollard. I guess I don't have to tell you what might happen if the towing line breaks on near the lifeboat end.
If you do not have a wing keel you can lead a halyard from the top of the mast to the assisting boat and have it pull your boat over to reduce draft. I have done so. Keep that in mind.
No need to scrape the bottom for a while LOL !!
Haha! :-)
Just a thought. If you pull from the opposite side of the boat from the side your pulling from it will tilt the boat and come off the sand easier.
Vera is really growing up quickly, captain of her own boat now and able to spell her name.
Great video :) beautiful coast and awesome rescue!!
The rear cleat is super strong on your Najad. Glad you got free.
In 15 years I hope Vera has taken over the videography for you. It will be interesting to hear from her how likes having her life documented on your sailing channel. I, too, loved that little wave from invisibility!
I was pretty concerned you could rip your stern deck cleat out under that hard pull. Something was making a lot of creaks and groans! Since you know your standing rigging is good, you might have tried letting the tow boat pull on your halyard from the beam and shorten your draft as you heeled. It appeared as though there was a large outcropping of dirt under the pier, so perhaps the shallowest water was perpendicularly away from the pier instead of parallel along it.
"It's always something"!
I can’t remember if you have a sked, assuming so, were you ever worried about the rudder, that was a big pull so I didn’t know if the rudder would be grounded too, oh and the wave...chef’s kiss
I wish you would talk a little about Allemansrätten It seems pretty cool and unique to Sweden.
Thanks for the feedback! :-)
I think Vera is demonstrating she needs her own command.😉 That was exciting stuff and great that the rescue team came and did the honours of getting you off ten ‘putty’. Next time round you could have employed the small boat to tow on the beam using your spinnaker halyard just to tip you 10 to 15 degrees while the big fella pulled you astern - it’s the little bits that help. (Apologies I know you are very experienced but it might help others).😀⛵️👍
Yes, we actually thought about using the dinghy pulling one of the halyards to heel the boat. If we couldn't get any help that would had been the next step together with dropping anchors further out to winch us out.
Glad you liked the video Norman! :-) Cheers! /Johan
@@RANSailing I like all of your videos - I have been bit remiss in not commenting much this last year or so. You have done some fantastic work over the winter and your new crew member is ready for helming duties.😉😂
Such beautiful sun shine. Wonderful for walking.
Just noticed that your boat is the same colour as most of your houses...white and red!
Very lovely clips!
Cheers
Your Vlog brings warm family feeling specially with the most adorable Vera, God Bless, she is so amazing, "go with the flow Girl" love your Videos. cheers.
Love your winter sailing adventures. Thank you so much!
It's not in the winter the growth are worst Johan. But now you have cleaned the waterline and the buttom of the keel😉
Love the little wave on the corner ❤️🤣
And I DO remember that winter storm. Has been waiting for it actually.
More about that... next time.
Fair winds,,, /),,,,
In her winter snow suit, little Vera looks like a penguin when she walks, very cute.
It's such a lovely place... and 'Kelly's Bar' is perfect.... We call the halo a 'Sun Dog' and it's the sign of bad weather to come... Vera's life is just one long voyage of discovery.... and that is also perfect... I guess your 'Sea Rescue' is like our 'Coastguard' in the UK... They do such a good job.... Lovely episode and thanks for posting.... Take good care....
Another beautiful island. Do you plan on returning this way later in the summer? It would be interesting to see how busy the islands you've visited get - and I'm sure Vera would enjoy the beaches.
That depends on when Europe opens up... If late we might cruise in Sweden in the the start of the summer before heading south. Cheers!
I've seen other monohulls that are stuck in the sand have another boat pull a line attached high up on the mast so it heels over. That pivots the keel up out of the sand enough that they can power out.
It looked like you accomplished the same thing but I was really scared your cleat was going to get pulled off.
Very nice on long summer days, don't know if it's that attractive during the long cold dark winter.
I hope and expect Åstol comes next. My favourite island sailing there from Denmark. And try to make it to Hjalton north of Orust. Fantastic place! Thanks for the wonderful video.
So sorry you got stuck at that dock. It's "known" that you shouldn't moor there with a sailboat. The rest of the harbor is deep enough, except furthest in towards the café along side the dock. I got good advice the first time I moored at Rörö by all the other boats. Being the only boat in the harbor, I understand you took the birth furthest out to be safe. Really nice that Sjöräddningen could assist!
Definitely some advantages to cruising in the off season, so long as you dress well for the weather.
I was a little worried if the structure of the boat would suffer - or the cleat or rope would tear. But luckily it is a well-built Swedish boat. ;)
Malin looks like she is suffering a bit in the cold weather. I think it is time for you to start heading to more southern skies.
Itsy bitsy spider was pretty cool!
Apologies if this question has been asked before but what is the purpose of the short plank lashed to the starboard railing? My guess is it is used when going through locks. We appreciate all your videos.
Put a couple of fenders between the wood plank and the hull. It covers more surface area and spreads the load. It isn't useful in all situations, but it is always good to have one or two of those on board.
@@williamdykes2750 Thank you.
Nice!
Thanks Rebecca!
Hi 👋😀. I like very much your video. The way to choose a new boat as so much your family life and history. In my country we say goods winds. Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭