LAUNCH POSTPONED? You Won't Believe What We Do Instead! [Ep.89]
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Our launch is postponed due to a broken Travel-Lift, so we take a once-in-a-lifetime chance to explore Brazil and check our bucket list. You won't believe how!
#sailing #sailboatlife #bucketlist #boatrestoration #itajai
The launch of our sailboat after it's repair and restoration is postponed, due to a problem with the boatyard's travel-lift.
While making finishing touches to our boats fiberglass repairs, Roxy grabs her camera and gives us a dogs eye view with "Roxy Cam" in a walk around the marina and the river in Itajai.
We have a rare chance to check off a bucket list item, motorcycle touring in South America! Our new friends in Itaji loan us a BMW GS1200 touring bike to hit the back roads of southern Brazil. It is amazing.
Then we learn about Guinea Fowls and Geckos in our Airbnb. Waking up with coffee in a new place while traveling is always an adventure. Kate also get's a haircut, check out the transformation.
Next, with the extra time due to the breakdown in the boatyard, Curtis get's a chance to go mountain biking with his new friend Andre and Kate hits the water to learn to surf in Itajia, Brazil's spectacular surfing waves.
Finally we are able to finish up a few last minute tasks, like installing our re-painted steering wheel and inserting the rudder as the boat is finally lifted. We take her for a test run in the river and back her into the dock to begin making preparations to head further south, to Uruguay!
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We never intended to become influencers or start a new UA-cam sailing channel, but now it is what we do. We love sharing our experience and adventures with you. We have learned to fly the drone and edit videos, trying to produce relaxing and listenable videos for you to sail away and watch at home while having coffee on Sunday mornings.
Kate and Curtis both learn how to sail when they were young. Kate was a junior sailor in Opti's and 420's while Curtis went cruising in the Great Lakes with his family. We met while sailing in a Melges 24 regatta and have been sailing together ever since. The first time we went cruising together as a couple was on a friends borrowed J Boats J 105 in the North Channel of Lake Huron and Canada (part of the Great Loop). Those few weeks, and watching other channels like Gone With the Wynns, Sailing Uma, Project Atticus, Delos, Nahoa, and Sailing La Vagabonde, convinced us that the sailing life was for us.
We bought our boat, a J Boats J/46, in 2019 after spending years searching for the perfect bluewater sailboat to sail around the world. We were interested in a catamaran and monohulls, but loved the performance cruising design of the J (it is faster than most cruising catamarans). We spent six months refitting her in Rhode Island, before selling our house and cars, quitting our jobs, and leaving land life for good to become digital nomads, with the goal of sailing around the world via Cape Horn.
We have since navigated over 12,000 miles together, through storms, big waves, pandemics, and lockdowns. We sailed to Maine, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Grenada, Sint Maarten, the Azores, Canary Islands, and Brazil, on our way south to Uruguay, Argentina, and Chile to sail around Cape Horn and into the Patagonia fjords.
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Any "around the world" vlogger who has a dog on board is an automatic must watch.
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I have geckos all over my house. Sometimes while asleep, one did fall off the ceiling onto my head. I’ve learnt to sleep with my mouth closed 😂
Hahahaha! Love this :-) Do they taste like chicken 🤣
Ha ha I love the Roxy Cam!
Wonderful, glad you enjoyed it!
Love the Roxy Cam and Kate's hair, disappointed to hear about your drone, elated you are leaving the yard, heading for Punta del Estes. In the old days the Whitbread sailors all said Punta del Estes was their favorite port.
Thanks Rauf! We expected this to happen to the drone at some point, just thought it would be offshore in 25-30, not at the beach in a sunny 5 knot day :-) We are excited for Uruguay, as the Whitbread stories in the old sailing magazines planted the seed which grew into Sweet Ruca's RTW adventure!
Hairdos a winner! Love the RoxiCam and beautiful cycle ride!
Thanks so much Judy!!!!! :-D
Love the Roxy cam...so cool and funny at the same time...O' you shocked me with your new hair style...hahah....I liked it longer...but I am just a man and we men like longer hair...don't know why exactly...I so enjoyed the restaurant footage...you all are celebrities...
Glad you enjoyed Robert! We appreciate the feedback. Roxy is definitely the star! 😂 We were lucky to experience some culture while we were there 🙂
ALWAYS download your footage EVERY day!
Kate - HAIR! I like flowing feminine locks as much as anyone. But for practicality on a BOAT? I'm sure a shorter sculpted do would look good on you and be even easier to manage.
"The trip towards Cape Horn is still on." GOOD! That's the reason I initially subbed you two. And now there are more reasons.
Thanks for the fun vids. Stay well, stay safe.
Thanks for the kind comments Rick! Glad you are enjoying and coming along 😄 We will get there one way or another! Hopefully with no hair in winches
Fresh coffee, I’m ready! 😊
Me too!! We are watching together!!!
Roxy cam....brilliant!
Roxy is a natural star!
Roxy cam is the best! 😊
Hi Flynn! So glad you enjoyed it! :-)
Love the Roxy Cam, pretty cool. Lol
Happy Sunday D.Han.RN67, we hope you had a wonderful week! Roxy says thanks :-) 🐕🐾
Sweet Kate, the surfer girl, love the haircut & Roxy cam. Great work Curtis guess they allow after hours work when they need your spot?
Haha! Thanks Bob! Yes, you get it! The marina and boatyards policies, agreements, & rules seemed to be very "fluid" ;-)
!!!...on the hard, hang on, hard tail, hang ten, hover down, hang over, hardware, haul a, .... all hail Ruca'ns!!!
Hahaha! Love it D D!!!! :-D
Glad you guys are having fun while fixing up Sweet Ruca !
Thank you JanHB Hugo! :-) It did feel great to get away from boat repairs for a bit!
@@SailingSweetRuca variety is the spice of life Kate !
So true!
U guys r fun to watch. Your memorial to your drone 👏 I wondered how much a meal like u had cost? The restaurant owners seemed gracious 🇨🇦
Thanks Yvonne! We can't remember how much it cost, but we remember it was a fair price for such excellent food and a unique atmosphere! The restaurateurs were very gracious and awesome people!!! We will never forget the great time had by all that day.
Another great vlog can't wait to see you round the cape
Thanks so much Darren! We can't wait either!!!!
Funny how many guys are commenting on the new hairdo, I’ll add mine. It’s cute, a younger look! Sorry about the drone but it seems to be pretty standard, most channels have lost multiple units. Curtis did a great job on the repairs please don’t bump into any more whales. I’ll stick with my rudder well protected by the full keel. Brazil looks like a blast I’m sure you were sad to leave. I am looking forward to more of your adventures! Are you headed for the South Pacific after rounding Cape Horn or working your way North along the coast? Great work. Thanks, Ben S/V DAWN
Hi Ben! Thanks for the kind words about the new hair style. :-) Our current plan is to head to the pacific, following a route similar to Slocum, Magellan, Darwin, etc.
Continued South American cruising though is very enticing. Despite the dreaded paperwork, the people and cultures are wonderful and the scenery is beautiful.
Looks like you're having a blast. I guess the repair was a blessing in disguise as it have you time to really enjoy that place. And... Rest in peace valiant drone.
Right on! Love your outlook, that is how we took it as well. Meant to be! There is great behind the scenes news about the drone ;-)
Well they drive on the right side of the road. If and when you get near the Oregon coast I have an extra Hog for you guys to ride around on. Sweet Boat repairs look A#1, done right. Surfing lesson was good for first lesson ..
I see Captain Rick Moore of sailing sophisticated Lady was sent a waterproof drone, That would be the only type I would want on the water as it gives you quite a few second chances at recovery.
Hey David thanks for the feedback and the offer! We may have to take you up on that some day 😄 Kate lived in the PNW for three months many years ago and it is beauitful!
We have tried to get a new drone shipped to South America but we couldn't get it shipped here at the time.. maybe later!
Cheers and thanks for coming along!
Looks like a very good repair job, given what you have available. Learned a lot about J boat construction (and repair) as well as what to look for when something hits your rudder. Many thanks for sharing the details. Sorry you had to stop short of Porto Bello (a port made infamous by Jimmy Buffets Cowboy in the Jungle). Been singing that song for 40 years and always wondered what it really looked like and where the sailors raise hell, night and day. Glad you were able to make the best of what came your way.
Did someone mention BIKES? Early tomorrow morning, I'll put my brand-new electric bike on the road. I've never ridden/driven one. Shooby EXCITING!!! At 74, our daily 3-mile walk with my 7yo, 75-pound mixed breed, Skeeter, has become more and more painful, so the bike is the replacement. My boy will run alongside.
That's awesome! We love two wheel adventures of all types. Congrats on the new bike. Let us know how the like the electric version!
It's SO much fun. I have a trailer coming for Skeeter, but at seven, this month, he's got some old habits that aren't compatible with running alongside that we need to train out. With success, he'll be able to run, which he LOVES doing.
Awesome once again!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Congrats on getting it all done. Glad you had a bit of time to enjoy new friends and see some of the country. Love the new hair, Kate. Ravishing as ever.....
Thanks Don! Appreciate the kind words! 😊
Life is good, thanks for sharing 🎉
Right on Doug! You're welcome :-)
Another really good video. Very entertaining. So much adventure packed in to 22 minutes it seemed like 22 seconds. I didn't want it to end. Kate, I noticed the hair cut right off. Looks great. Makes your smile even brighter. Yall keep having fun and stay safe.
Awwww! Thanks so much!!!! We had tons more footage but some doesn't make it in the videos as we always have to figure out how we can fit it into a weeks worth of editing. :-)
Well that was a variety packed episode!
You had beautiful conditions for your introduction to motorcycling, and again benefited from the friendship and kindness of so many people. Of course sharing food with strangers and learning about their connection to dishes is always a great way to make friends.
Hopefully Kate will have another chance to try surfing as that looked fun.
Slightly nerdish question- it looked like you’ve got an Edson quadrant?
Glad you enjoyed. Good eye! The quadrant is Edson just as you suspected ;-)
What a great episode , it was all happening sorry to hear about the drone , you made some life time friends in Brazil, , gal
Thanks so much! Stay tuned for some good drone news :-)
OK......I am just going to say this.....we need more Roxy Cam.....
Yesssss!!!!! Maybe Roxy needs her own channel and instagram :-)
Amazonian food looks so good.
It was amazing and quite the new experience. Definitely recommend!
Sorry you lost your drone. I like your new hair cut looks good and will be much easier to look after. Good luck and be safe.
Thanks for the compliment :-) No worries on the drone, we get some good news in that department later!
a great video! Glad to see land adventures. The music also draws you in. Great job
Thank you very much!
Cool video! I always wondered how boat designers would deal with a lightning strike on a fibergrass boat. These copper straps explain a lot. I suppose those are connected to the mast and/or rigging all the way to a point where the current can escape to the water (= electrical ground).
Thanks jfv65! Turns out the copper has something to do with the SSB tuner as well. All of the boats metal fittings, mast, pulpits, and rigging all have grounding (bonding) wires which connect everything to the water through the propeller shaft strut.
Good to see the repairs completed and improvements made. Interesting places and food.
Thanks B M! Cheers :-)
Curious fact: the blue sphere on the Brazilian flag is based on an armillary sphere, a sailing device that was on the old Imperial Brazilian flag, coming from the flag of Portugal for obvious reasons ( how important sailing was on Portugal history)
The stars are real stars in the Southern Hemisphere over the sky of Rio de Janeiro on the day of independence, but seen from outside (like the armillary sphere)
WOW! That is awesome Rogério! We always thought the Brazilian flag was beautiful, but never knew the background. The history is wonderful, especially for sailors, and makes the flag even more enjoyable. Thank you for this! 🇧🇷 🇺🇸 🌎
@@SailingSweetRuca Brazil independence was a little different, let's say. A little background
Before becoming independent in 1822, the entire Portuguese court fled Napoleon to Brazil and Rio de Janeiro became the capital of the Portuguese Empire.
Brazil became United Kingdom with Portugal, and thus ceased to be a colony around 1816... long after Napoleon had been defeated. Because the Royal Family was really liking living in Brazil.
The Portuguese King was forced to return to Portugal to retain the theme but left his elder son in Brazil and advised him to declare Brazilian independence in case Portugal tried to make Brazil a colony again, because he knew otherwise Brazil would go to a war for independence, like the Spanish colonies and USA.
That's what happened. Brazil became independent of Portugal but the Emperor was of the Portuguese Royal family and also heir to the Portuguese throne although the constitution forbid him of being both.
Well, the point i am trying to make is that there was no big rupture like USA or Spanish colonies.
The Empire of Brazil flag had the green of Bragança House, yellow of the Habsburg house (Dom Pedro I wife, queen consort, was Marie Leopoldine from Austria), coffee branches (Brasil is the largest coffee producer in the world for 200 years already), and the center of the Imperial Flag has symbols found on the Portuguese Flag. The Christ Cross and the Armillary sphere
The Flag was changed when Brasil became a republic. Colors green and yellow remained but their meaning was changed and the Armillary sphere, which was a drawing of a real one of Iron, became a modern Armillary sphere, really representing the sky, but from "outside". That motto in a white band in the flag is the equator in the Armillary sphere, where it was a metal band.
So sad about loosing the drone. It is maybe the #10 I've seen in UA-cam. Have you ever thought about tying just a birtday balloon so it can float in case goes down?
Interesting idea 🧐🤔
Totally awesome episode guys. Loved all the excursions inland and especially the restaurant night out. Kinda shocked me a little with the short hair, Kate, yet all good.........and it will be easier all the way round. ✨ 🌊 💨 ⛵️ 🏝 👙 🌞 ✨ 💕 ✨
Hi Richard! We hope your week is excellent! Thanks for all the kind words :-)
Muito Obrigado pelo longo video! Uma característica marcante dos brasileiros é que mesmo diante das adversidades tentamos manter um sorriso no rosto e ver o lado bom das coisas. Isso ficou muito claro no video de vocês, sabem aproveitar a jornada. Ótimo trabalho de reparo Curtis! Seu cabelo ficou ótimo kate! Adorei Roxy cam! R.I.P. Drone.
Muito obrigado Cláudio! Nós amamos o Brasil e as pessoas daqui! Todos nos fizeram sentir em casa. Temos a sorte de chegar ao Brasil 😁🇧🇷
Obrigado. Viva Lula!
So glad your pit stop was successful and full of new adventure! Safe travels!
Thanks soooo much Liz! We hope all is well for you!!! Say hello to everyone for us! Cheers! :-)
Foi um prazer conhecê-los ! Até a próxima vinda de vocês ao Brasil !
E vocês tambem! Saudades!
Really good video..!!! ✅
Thanks so much Anna :-)
Love the Hair!!🇺🇲🇮🇱👍
Many thanks 😁🤙❤️💁♀️its hard to say goodbye, but I was lucky enough to donate!
Sorry for your drone!! Sad news…
Thanks, but no worries. There is actually some good behind the scenes news about the drone :-)
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:-) Thanks Frits!!!!
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Cheers and smiles! :-D
Perhaps good time to mention......backup memory card daily of possible, but always before putting it in the drone and flying over water. 🤫🤭😬
Truth!!!!!
I’m impressed. New subscriber!
Welcome aboard!
Wow lots of stuff in this episode. I don't know what to comment on first... Well first of all I've got to say I hate losing a drone. The Splash Drone is a little more expensive, and bright red, but the cool thing is they are pretty much waterproof and don't sink when they fall out of the sky over water. An additional alternative to DJI, which I myself have gone this other route, I buy cheap like $50-$120 drones. There a lots of pretty decent "No name" drones out there that even support 4k at times. Don't expect much from them, but hey they are not a $900 loss, but you will continue to lose drones no matter what. I don't know anyone that uses them that hasn't lost at least one quite frankly. Anyway that is my two cents about drones. The Roxy cam was neat, and even my kitty watched it for all of two seconds(Really don't expect much from a lazy feline audience). The camera on the dog adds a little bit of flair from a little closer to the ground!!! Its too bad you two can't have a light motorcycle, e-bikes, or maybe two folding bikes. Maybe you do and I don't remember, but we have two folding bikes (Zizzo Via's)we take with us on the Catalina. Plus an electric Swagtron scooter. We'd love ebikes, but the laws where we sail the boat out of pretty much say no to anything but an actual bicycle. That's Charleston SC mind you, they kicked out all the ebike and scooter rentals. I noticed the grounding strap you two had to work with. It is pretty beefy, and you two aren't hanging out in Florida or Panama...so...it isn't as super important right now. Nigel Calder says to use at least a #6 braided copper to a grounding point from all avenues that might bring down electricity from the mast. The braiding increases the momentary carrying capacity from a lightning strike as it increases the conductors surface area. I have no idea how your J is set up, but I thought I'd pass that along. I still haven't done anything with my boat as a tree, blown apart from a lightning strike, sliced through one of my rental properties like a hot knife through butter! So much for my launch plans....
Oh man! sorry to hear about the boat and rental property! What a bummer on the bike laws in Charleston. Takes the fun away, but I get it about the rentals, those things were really handy for us in Tenerife, but they sure made a mess out of the side walks with then scattered everywhere. Good news, DJI reviewed the flight log and sent us a new drone under warranty as it was a "fly away error." An impressive customer service act IMO. We did look at the Splash and have thought about it, maybe we can try one in the future?
Thanks for another great video. When was the last time you calibrated the drone?
Hi Jeff! You're welcome!!! The drone was calibrated recently and we had just done several flights in the area, even some very long range ones (we had awesome footage of the harbor and ships). We actually sent the log files and cached video from the drones fatal flight to DJI, and they replaced the drone as they determined it was a software error....more on that in upcoming episodes, unless it hits the cutting rooms teak & holly floorboards!
I know it was probably a freak strike, but what if you rounded off that top corner of the rudder to a 2 or 3 inch radius to prevent that sharp corner from puncturing the hull again should another strike occur?
Not a bad idea!
I feel bad for all the cows and ducks who didn't get to join this meal 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bahahahaha! Love this :-)
How are you guys doing in Uruguay? Is it better than Brasil? waiting to sprint to sail all the way down to Cape Horn? Cheers!!!!
Hi Jorge! You will have to join the Patreon crew or wait for the Uruguay videos to find out ;-) There is lots of real time behind the scenes info, pics, etc. there. We are stoked for heading to Cape Horn also.....it is so close we can almost taste it in the southern storms!
So how many days or weeks or months are you out front of your videos.. just curious..
Hi JOJO about 4 months right now. We are tying to get caught up to do our run for Cape Horn in real time, but we will see. We can only edit so fast :-) You can see our PredictWind tracker on our website www.sweetruca.com, to give you more real time info.
Oii Casal , passem em ilha Bela, capital da vela ai no Brasil, no litoral Norte, estamos Nas Bahamas, somos do litoral sul de Sao Paulo, Peruibe, tem a ilha do Bom Abrigo, la voces poderao falar com os barqueiros SE precisar em ir pra terra, tem a Nautica do Toshio, SE precisarem de alguma coisa, nao descam na ilha Queimada Grande, infestada por perigosos serpentes, fiquem longe dessa ilha, aproveitem nosso Brasil,
Gerusa Caetano
SvBohemia
Muito Obrigado! Ilhabela é ótima! Você pode vê-lo nos episódios 76, 81-84. Agradecemos todas as informações! Felicidades! 💚🇧🇷
Eles já passaram por lá, foi incrível. Verifica os videos passados.
Great content thanks for sharing! PS Grow the hair back 😊 Oh, I see your a traveling man 😉
Hi Randy! Glad you enjoyed the episode. You dig the long hair, eh? It's wonderful until it is 40 degrees outside and won't dry at 55 south!
Man, that yard wasn't nice with you guys....
Haha! You picked right up on that :-) Maybe one day we will put out a "dealing with boatyards" episode, lots to share and help others with in that department.