S5EP1//Incapacitated--A Hard Way to Start 1,500 Mile Solo Sail to the Virgin Islands.
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- In season 5, I return to life under sail by a return voyage from NC to the Virgin Islands. This will be my third voyage to the VI.
In the previous Season 4 episodes I shared what it took to rebuild our 36' sailboat from a complete gutted hull and deck into my ideal voyaging boat, installed a small inboard Diesel engine with a folding propeller, and made some additional improvements to the Far Reach.
Previous episodes recap:
Season 1, Episode 1, contains a short synopsis of a six year total rebuild of the Far Reach from a gutted bare hull. I also double hand the Far Reach offshore with my sister from NC to the BVI.
In Season 2, I single-hand the Far Reach from Sint Maarten back to NC.
In Season 3, I share my Single-handed voyage from NC to the BVI as well as from the VI back to NC.
In Season 4, I detailed the original rebuild of the Far Reach then the planning and installation of a small diesel engine with a folding propeller. I concluding by sharing some additional modifications and upgrades as well as trouble shooting the Cape Horn windvane.
To learn more about the rebuilding of the Far Reach: www.farreachvoy...
To read about this voyage, and many others, including additional modifications and updates to the Far Reach since her launch in 2015: www.farreachvo...
For more information on the Stimson Bow Roof Shed visit bow-roof-shed.com
If you have questions or stories to share about your own voyages feel free to post them in the comment section. Happy sailing.
Vertigo is bad enough...but vertigo while close-hauled in a lumpy sea-As we say in Newfoundland: Jesus, Mary and Joseph!!
I can't even imagine...
Yes I believed I uttered those exact words a few times! 😆
It must have been comforting to know while quite ill you were in a bullet proof boat that you yourself made possible. You have three hatches in your cockpit. Do you worry if a wave came on board that water could find it’s way down below. I’m thinking a lot of water. Or have you solved that problem. I only see single hatch hold downs. Thank you for these videos, and the work you put into them!
All worthy questions. Not worried. Each hatch has two well made Spartan Marine bronze hinges each with six bronze through-bolts with nuts. The hasps are also bronze and through bolted with nuts. The lockers are not water tight however though only one would admit much water if the hatch were ripped off. You would have to be rolled over/capsized for that to happen. I have vent holes in all the bulkheads to encourage airflow through the boat which helps to eliminate the growth of mildew. So I have made some compromises. With vents through the lockers there is great air flow through the boat.
Thanks for this video. Dealing with adversity that results from rough conditions and debilitating health, as you did on this passage, is a topic not often discussed by long distance sailors. My own experiences with rough conditions and crippling sea sickness pale in comparison with your circumstances. But they taught me how important this issue is for those of us who wish to sail over the horizon. I clearly remember feeling the inescapable and crushing limitations, layered over frustration with myself for not being sufficiently prepared. Going into these passages, I just dove-in with the belief (well-founded or not) that I possessed the mental fortitude to deal with anything the sea could throw at me. It never occurred to me that I should have mental strategies and tools to cope. Your brother’s comment about our ability to deal with adversity in 5-minute increments make complete sense to me. I’m not big on writing down affirmations, but I plan to add this sentiment to my pre-departure checklist. Sail-on!
Yes, I like the 5-minute increments idea as well.
not gone to sea for two years - did I hear correctly?
how is that possible?
I bet if you go back through a couple videos you can answer that question.
@@FarReachVoyages didn't realise it took that long ouch!
@@ballottra it was also during Covid. Couldn't go anywhere any way. International travel mostly shut down. So not such a big thing. I used the time for other projects.
On land vertigo is so unpleasant. I can't hardly imagine how it would be at sea. Good that it stopped! Thanks for sharing
Not something I want to experience again....but it all worked out.
Thanks. I have used the five minute rule many times in my life. Glad you enjoyed the video.
You've got an interesting way about you with editing and narrating. I enjoyed watching and listening. I'll be back for the next one. I once bought a Southern Cross 35 to take the cruise you are taking. I was at Taylor's Island Maryland for the start but lost my nerve and sold the boat. Good luck during your sailing days.
Thanks. Much appreciated.
I had vertigo once I went to the ER because I was concerned. When I bent over to sign in, that's when it hit with a vengeance. Wide stance, arms out to my side trying to make my way to a chair where I had the dry heaves. I can only imagine what it would be like on a boat.
It definitely took me off my game.
Finally found a solution to make your own keel
The liftable keel of the sailboat I'm going to make only needs 250kg
I buy small pieces of lead, which are more expensive but neatly arranged in fairings made of resin.
The price of low-temperature metals with a melting point of 100 degrees Celsius is about 10 euros per kilogram and the density is 9.7g/cm 3
The density of lead is 11.34g/cm 3
Only fill the gaps in the keel fairing and lead block with cryogenic metal.
You see if this plan is feasible. The most important thing is that I can achieve it at home
Sounds like you have an interesting project and a workable solution.
She is a Cape Dory 36? Or was :) I love your custom work and very interested in your new custom mast.
Thanks much.
Wow.. that vertigo does not sound fun at all... Nightmare! On a happier note, would it be possible to post a video of the interior during that storm with 8 foot seas? I would love to listen to the sound and whether there is squeaks and rattles on your sailboat? Seems so well put together.
There are lots of those videos. You can see them throughout the different videos. I'll be sure to include some in the next video if I have some captured. It's pretty quiet inside.