Congratulations on the passage and conquering your challenges. You handled situations well and continued on the journey of your learning curves. Great job and video. Love you two brave souls.
Hey guys, start using the Staysail. It is the most useful working sail on the Quasar. After we blew the original Staysail out, we had a very heavy weight one made. In light winds it was good for a knot on a reach. In heavy winds we putout about 10% of the Jib, reefed the Main as needed and balanced the boat with the Stay. The only time we did not fly it was downwind. My method of dealing with storms was to sail directly at them. More often than not, the storm would be gone before we got there. The lighting that was lighting up the sky without you seeing bolts was cloud to cloud, no ground strikes. In aviation, we called it Sheet Lighting, often replacing the 2 e’s with an I. Best thing is to remember, the Prout will always take care of you. Seeing you give this lady a second life brings a giant smile to my face.
Thanks for the advice, We will make a point to try and use the stay sail more. The one we have is really heavy so we should be good there. We are very confident that Supernova can take more then we can, we just need to get better at getting the most out of us. We could really do without the lightning lol but i would rather cloud to cloud then cloud to mast haha. Glad you enjoyed the video :-)
Congratulations on making it to Panama. We really enjoy watching your journey. Yvette is such a good sport. Love your positive attitudes even when conditions are not the best.
Thanks heaps, We both have to keep the fun time going, we are both so new at this that team work is how we make the dream work haha. Really happy you liked the video :-)
Well done on the passage . I suspect your small boat stalker was pronably interested in seeing a fairly rare yacht but your caution is probably for the best JIC. Im ex merchant navy and always closed on small yachts , partly on curiosity as im also a yottie, and partly to check all is well. The OOW called me on sighting a yacht , we closed to half a mile and with no sign of life so gave him a really long blast on the whistle , he just strolled out of the cabin as if he expected to sea a 300,000 tonne tanker nearby . We had a chat on the VHF then dropped him some fresh bread and provisions and carried on our way. At sea we always said ships only move at nighttime and mealtimes .
What a treat having such a long video to chronicle your entire passage. It was awesome! Congratulations on reaching another milestone in your sailing life! 😊 Lauren
Thanks heaps. We are really happy you liked the longer video, we felt it wouldn't be as fun if we split it up into a bunch of smaller videos. Plus because we are in real time it needed to happen haha :-)
23:!6 & 24:34 those were wahoo not a barracuda!!! also the boat with the bright lights at 47:20 was almost 100% chasing a school of calamari (thus the bright lights and "weird" motion it was chasing the school with its nets or lines. But definitely would have reacted similarly to how Yvette did and gotten the spearguns ready just in case.
They were most likely fishing until we got closer, but it seems like there were really coming after us, they had nothing in the water and reacted every time we changed direction. I don't think they were out there to rob us, but it looked like they were trying to take an opportunity that they saw. Either way I'm really happy we were faster :-)
What a great sail I'm overjoyed following.......you guys rock real sailing as I can only imagine...loving your editing and watching your videos is fun and entertaining.....
Awsome. Been checking to see supernova had new vid up. Here you are. Watching now. Definitely throw out the lines around panama. Epic fishing there. That kerfuffle maker hopefully will do the trick
Sorry this video was a bit late, it took longer then we thought to edit it, and then it took more then 12 hours to upload it to UA-cam. We try and fish everywhere we go just need more practice :-)
Blu tack nice to see the difference between Canadians and Ozzie's bonito pronounced as spelt you're a pair of lucky buggars enjoy the panama cheers n beers Marty Qld Australia s
We have some spear guns on the boat, We are going to do a bunch of spearfishing soon. There are lion fish where we are going so we will do our part to help the reef :-) So happy you enjoyed the video :-)
Dear @@sailing.supernova After having cut off the poiseness spines (with scissors), they are obviously delicious (even raw marinated). I watched a lot of lion fish eating/cooking videos on utub. Best regards, luck, health and good appetite. 😁 ;-)
Thank you so much for the great video; my husband and I enjoyed it and are very happy that you both are safe after that strange boat was following you. We appreciate your videos and you. Stay safe!!
Had a great time learning about you guys happy couple work well together 😂 love it thanks for the many smiles you make me happy! Old video but back tracking a little bit! Happy New Year safe travels
You could have yelled Bait on! Instead of fish on! 🤣🤣🤣 this is the first time that I’ve seen your channel. Looking forward to watching more of it! Congratulations on your passage!
Wash dishes without potable water. Just put them in a net and throw them in the water while you are sailing. We did that for a year while sailing thru the Caribbean.
Wow I only just seen you today and subscribed, what a trip and you are so great a couple so much words can't say. Lovely couple I only like the future shows tho . You are the best.😊
Thanks heaps for the subscription! We are pumped to have you along with us on our adventure. you should no we are very new to sailing and do make a lot of mistakes, but we can promise to do our best and we will always figure out a way to keep moving :-)
I like the long video you did a super job. Darcy I'm glad that your Marine epoxy work but also if you have baking soda and super glue that would have been a super good thing to put on that the bonding is amazing it will never give away. What an amazing trip you had and great documentation. Can't wait for next week's video stay safe and God bless
@@aussiejeroen put down baking soda and then super glue, more baking soda and super glue you can also put a piece of a paper towel or toilet paper on it gets that hard you could also drill through it, try it it's amazing
In my youth (a long time ago), on long passages we would wash in salt water and rinse in fresh. In 1960 Trans Atlantic we lost much of our water so did both wash & rinse in salt.
We are set up to wash in salt water, but we need to put the salt water pump on a different breaker so we can have it on without charging the freshwater system at the same time. salty dishes are much better then dirty ones haha
Thanks very much! We felt it was much better to make one video then it would be to have 4 or 5 videos, also because we are real time we really have no choice. But we were hoping that everyone would still like the video so thanks heaps for the feedback :-)
Another great video. Good job on keeping an eye on the boat shadowing your boat. Way better to be safe then sorry. That was a long passage for you guys and you all stayed on top of everything. The more experience you get the better sailors you will be. Still my favorite sailing channel. Looking forward to next Friday
Thanks heaps :-) We could have done without the shadowing boat, but it was good to get our first run in on the high seas out of the way. We are hoping to get better with every trip. Really happy you are enjoying the videos :-)
Dear Sailing Supernova couple. 👍👌👏 You managed to sail quite a long trip this time. Congratulations Captains Yvette and Darcy! 🎉 I would have loved to see you catching a well tasting fish. By the way: Why didn't you eat the Barracuda? The fish's name even sounds Australian. Don't you like the taste? 2) Your escape from the fisherpirates reminds me a little bit of the escape scene out of the movie "Wodaworld" with Kevin Costna. 😁 ;-) The only thing you need now is such a canon to shoot out such a special kite sail! As always: Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health in particular. To both of you of course. Post Scriptum: Please check your emails. Thanks in advance.
our fishing luck will turn at some point haha. We were also happy to get away from that boat, they were really odd and were chasing us for sure. don't think we could carry such a canon... but we are not saying no.... as always thanks heaps for the kind words :-)
We put in a deck wash just before the trip, we really only used it to shower. And you are right we really need to get on putting the wires in properly! We also should put up the rest of the solar panels :-)
Hi, in the Pacific we would head for squalls just to get the wind which surrounds them to get out of the windless area's on a passage. Good winds to you.
It is almost June. You need to get to as far south as you can. I suggest Granada. You do not want to be in the Hurricane belt this Summer. We rode 1 out in St. Maarten, 1 in the Family Islands and lost a boat to Hugo on Antigua.
Sorry to here about the loss of a boat, We are planning on staying away from the big storms by staying close to Colombia and maybe hitting up the ABC islands. Hope you enjoyed the video :-)
That was fun to watch. Now you know what being on a "learning curve" means. It wasn't really much of a storm, by the look of things, but you learned from it. Next time you'll be more confident of your decisions. Every time I watch one of your episodes I am reminded of those "smiling assassins," I don't know why...
it didn't seem big... then it was huge... then it didn't seem big again hahah. it was our first storm so it was good it wasn't that big haha. Smiling Assassins sounds about right hahah
23:05 love your channel and nice video . Fishing tip as I have been deep sea fishing many times. Mahi-mahi are attracted to brightly colored lures that mimic their natural prey, such as flying fish, squid, and small baitfish. Some popular choices include feathered trolling lures, skirted trolling lures in vibrant colors like pink, green, and yellow, and diving plugs. Additionally, live bait like ballyhoo or mullet can be very effective when targeting mahi-mahi.
Thanks heaps. We are both so new that we need the postive attitudes to make it haha it really helps that we are both at the same level of sailing skill :-)
Dear Darcy and Yvette, I saw in your last video that the handle of the winch almost went overboard, I thought of Uma, who have fixed handles that fold, maybe that is an option, Yvette, that black dress suits you great, good luck in the sues channel.
wow you guys are amazing, we have been watching since day 1 and always look forward to your next episode, you inspire us, we leave the east coast Australia, Mackay this December 2024 to be in Darwin and leave for Indonesia by April 2025, we have been planning and prepping for nearly 2 years, so keen
Thanks heaps for watching the videos! you guys must be so pumped! Less then a year before you leave! If we could give you any advice its that its not going to be perfect when you leave and that's ok, just focus on the stuff that can wreck your trip like engine and back up parts for that. you guys are going to have so much fun!
Bonita are great for eating and especially sushi. Small " football" size or slightly larger. Cut the throat and bleed them out quickly in a bucket of salt water. Express the blood out from tail to head. Fillet and cut the blood stripe out and chill quickly
Seeing those pirates following you made me nervous after seeing what happened to Ralph Hendry and Kathleen Brandel last month. Be VERY careful out there.
It was not fun for about 2 minutes, but as soon as we realised that they had no hope of catching us we chilled out. What happened to Kathleen and Ralph was heartbreaking! We will do our best to stay away from other ships when at sea for sure! Hope you enjoyed the video :-)
Glad you were able to make passage through the storm. Tropical sailing means you will have to deal with trough lines that form and just appear. What was more scary was the ‘fishing’ boat that dogged you. You are in smuggling territory. Please stay safe.
That was a bit of an uncomfortable time, I was very happy that we had both engines going and good wind. we got Supernova moving really fast, at 12 knots i don't think many of the old fishing boats we saw were going to catch us. We stayed much further away from other boats after that. The storm was good learning for both of us, but don't think we will ever get used to lightning haha :-)
Hey guys. This was one of my concerns with you. Please be cautious of pirates out there. Prayers for you both. Do you both check to see where there are unsafe passage regarding such things? Not going to lie, i was scared for a bit seeing just how vulnerable you are out in the middle of the ocean. I hope you guys have some weapons on board. Im a land dweller 😂 so im not sure about the laws but i would be packing for sure. Meaning i would be carrying a gun. Be safe out there. Have become very fond of you both. Strange how i never met you but just seeing how you guys show such kindness and respect to each other and those you meet along the way has made you both my favorite sailing couple! Much love from the USA
We got lucky and we were faster then them so it wasn't that bad. it didn't seem like they had any guns so i think they would have had a really hard time getting on board, I think if they pulled up along side and saw Darcy they may have changed there minds haha. We don't carry guns and we do look at what waters we are going into, but most of the people we meet are so kind. We are super happy you are enjoying the videos :-)
@@sailing.supernova im old and tend to worry. Sorry. So glad you all are being safe. Right?! Darcy looks like he can handle the idiots out there 🤣 hey the good you guys prepare looks delish! Much prayers and love to you both and hugs and kisses to cocoa
This is a very good point! I left the handle on the back deck for that reason. This was the first time we have ever sailed in a squall so it was very new to us :-)
Be careful not to scratch the glass on the solar panels. It is the number one reason for degradation in power production. You want to wipe in a linear manor not circular, that causes more scratching.
Why do you sing the Dutch "We're almost there" song?:) Do you have Dutch ancestors? It is a typical Dutch song children will sing (or jokingly, adults will too).
I don’t mean this in a judgmental way, you should have turned long before you did, and booking it with both engines to out run it would have been wiser instead of working about UA-cam videos.
That was the first time we have had to deal with squalls. Now we know how to use the radar better to track them we can turn the right way next time. we are very new to sailing (only started 8 ish months ago) so we have lots to learn :-) We also don't play up anything just for UA-cam, we are not good enough to do that haha. more so we are just very honest with the mistakes we make in hopes that other people can see them and either not make the same ones or help us get better. Hope you enjoyed the video :-)
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Congratulations on the passage and conquering your challenges. You handled situations well and continued on the journey of your learning curves. Great job and video. Love you two brave souls.
Thanks heaps!
It was such a fun time!
Really happy that you are enjoying the videos :-)
Hey guys, start using the Staysail. It is the most useful working sail on the Quasar. After we blew the original Staysail out, we had a very heavy weight one made. In light winds it was good for a knot on a reach. In heavy winds we putout about 10% of the Jib, reefed the Main as needed and balanced the boat with the Stay. The only time we did not fly it was downwind.
My method of dealing with storms was to sail directly at them. More often than not, the storm would be gone before we got there.
The lighting that was lighting up the sky without you seeing bolts was cloud to cloud, no ground strikes. In aviation, we called it Sheet Lighting, often replacing the 2 e’s with an I.
Best thing is to remember, the Prout will always take care of you. Seeing you give this lady a second life brings a giant smile to my face.
Thanks for the advice, We will make a point to try and use the stay sail more.
The one we have is really heavy so we should be good there.
We are very confident that Supernova can take more then we can, we just need to get better at getting the most out of us.
We could really do without the lightning lol but i would rather cloud to cloud then cloud to mast haha.
Glad you enjoyed the video :-)
It always takes me awhile to get my land legs back ..
Fun passage. 😊
It took Darcy about 3 days to stop the wobbles haha.
Glad you enjoyed the video :-)
Congratulations on making it to Panama. We really enjoy watching your journey. Yvette is such a good sport. Love your positive attitudes even when conditions are not the best.
Thanks heaps, We both have to keep the fun time going, we are both so new at this that team work is how we make the dream work haha.
Really happy you liked the video :-)
Well done on the passage . I suspect your small boat stalker was pronably interested in seeing a fairly rare yacht but your caution is probably for the best JIC. Im ex merchant navy and always closed on small yachts , partly on curiosity as im also a yottie, and partly to check all is well.
The OOW called me on sighting a yacht , we closed to half a mile and with no sign of life so gave him a really long blast on the whistle , he just strolled out of the cabin as if he expected to sea a 300,000 tonne tanker nearby . We had a chat on the VHF then dropped him some fresh bread and provisions and carried on our way.
At sea we always said ships only move at nighttime and mealtimes .
Well we could have used you on that trip! our watermelons went bad and we could have used some fresh bread haha
Bindging on all your videos today wishing i was there. #goals 😂
haha hope you are enjoying them all :-)
@@sailing.supernova IM AM! 😁Living through you guys. Thanks so much for sharing your lives
Finally got to see the two of them not smiling 😂😊
haha for like 10 seconds... and we were being chased by a boat at sea haha
Loved the hour and half long content! You guys are awesome and on your way to being YT celebrities.
Really happy you liked the long video, we felt it wouldn't be the same if we split it up into four 30 minute videos :-)
What a treat having such a long video to chronicle your entire passage. It was awesome! Congratulations on reaching another milestone in your sailing life! 😊 Lauren
Thanks heaps. We are really happy you liked the longer video, we felt it wouldn't be as fun if we split it up into a bunch of smaller videos. Plus because we are in real time it needed to happen haha :-)
Love you guys !! I’m Aussie and just binge watched your journey so far hehe !!! And don’t worry I know what blue tac is hahah 😂
Thanks heaps! Hope you have liked the videos so far :-)
Darcy just needs to admit that Aussie English is the only English haha
23:!6 & 24:34 those were wahoo not a barracuda!!! also the boat with the bright lights at 47:20 was almost 100% chasing a school of calamari (thus the bright lights and "weird" motion it was chasing the school with its nets or lines. But definitely would have reacted similarly to how Yvette did and gotten the spearguns ready just in case.
They were most likely fishing until we got closer, but it seems like there were really coming after us, they had nothing in the water and reacted every time we changed direction. I don't think they were out there to rob us, but it looked like they were trying to take an opportunity that they saw. Either way I'm really happy we were faster :-)
nice couple. . .keep safe. .
Thanks heaps :-)
It's nice to see your Aussie flag. A proper nod.
now that its up its never coming down haha
Love you guys channel have never sailed before but it looks so beautiful when you showed the few from the sky
What a great sail I'm overjoyed following.......you guys rock real sailing as I can only imagine...loving your editing and watching your videos is fun and entertaining.....
Thanks heaps! Glad you enjoyed the video, we put a ton into this one and it makes us happy to know its entertaining :-)
Wow you guys are awesome.. great video living the dream..
Thanks heaps :-)
I'm new here on yall's site. I'm sounding out because yall just Smiled through Everything. Absolutely Love that. ❤️
Thanks heaps! We hope you enjoy the rest of the videos :-)
Awsome. Been checking to see supernova had new vid up. Here you are. Watching now. Definitely throw out the lines around panama. Epic fishing there. That kerfuffle maker hopefully will do the trick
You gotta love a kerfuffle 😆👍
Sorry this video was a bit late, it took longer then we thought to edit it, and then it took more then 12 hours to upload it to UA-cam.
We try and fish everywhere we go just need more practice :-)
Blu tack nice to see the difference between Canadians and Ozzie's bonito pronounced as spelt you're a pair of lucky buggars enjoy the panama cheers n beers Marty Qld Australia
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Thanks heaps! Glad you liked the video :-) Lets hope we catch a big tuna some time soon haha
Spear fishing is the way to go, it's hard not to love you two, fair winds.
We have some spear guns on the boat, We are going to do a bunch of spearfishing soon. There are lion fish where we are going so we will do our part to help the reef :-)
So happy you enjoyed the video :-)
Dear @@sailing.supernova
After having cut off the poiseness spines (with scissors), they are obviously delicious (even raw marinated). I watched a lot of lion fish eating/cooking videos on utub.
Best regards, luck, health and good appetite. 😁 ;-)
We will be on the hunt for them soon :-)
Thank you so much for the great video; my husband and I enjoyed it and are very happy that you both are safe after that strange boat was following you. We appreciate your videos and you. Stay safe!!
Thanks heaps!
That boat following us was the only bad part, everything else was either fun or good learning.
Really happy you enjoyed the video :-)
Had a great time learning about you guys happy couple work well together 😂 love it thanks for the many smiles you make me happy! Old video but back tracking a little bit! Happy New Year safe travels
I really enjoyed this long episode. Thank you so much. Safe journeys !
Really happy you liked the longer video, we thought it was much better then making 4 or 5 shorter videos :-)
You could have yelled Bait on! Instead of fish on! 🤣🤣🤣 this is the first time that I’ve seen your channel. Looking forward to watching more of it! Congratulations on your passage!
Thanks heaps for the kind words!
We will do our best to get better at fishing haha
Hope you like the future videos :-)
First 🎉 💖 Atlantic here you’re coming
:-)
Wash dishes without potable water. Just put them in a net and throw them in the water while you are sailing. We did that for a year while sailing thru the Caribbean.
That's a great idea! We need to get ourselves a net! or did you use a fishing net ?
You too are doing great. Just keep your heads and you both will be fine.
Thanks heaps :-)
We love you guys👍
Thanks so much! We are going to do our best to make better and better videos :-)
That little underwater spinny thing sounds too high-tech for me. Safe and pleasant journey. All the best from Scotland. Rab
haha I never know what to call it :-)
Please not Bust, I feel you.. good to see you smiling and sailing 😊
it all ended really well, so no bust yet haha
Wow I only just seen you today and subscribed, what a trip and you are so great a couple so much words can't say. Lovely couple I only like the future shows tho . You are the best.😊
Thanks heaps for the subscription!
We are pumped to have you along with us on our adventure.
you should no we are very new to sailing and do make a lot of mistakes, but we can promise to do our best and we will always figure out a way to keep moving :-)
I like the long video you did a super job. Darcy I'm glad that your Marine epoxy work but also if you have baking soda and super glue that would have been a super good thing to put on that the bonding is amazing it will never give away. What an amazing trip you had and great documentation. Can't wait for next week's video stay safe and God bless
What about cotton wool and superglue, sets rock hard, you can even drill it, amazingly handy to fix small holes 👍
@@aussiejeroen put down baking soda and then super glue, more baking soda and super glue you can also put a piece of a paper towel or toilet paper on it gets that hard you could also drill through it, try it it's amazing
We will try and remember this, The stuff we used was built for PVC but the cure time was so long :-)
Really Happy you enjoyed the video :-)
Congrats on making it all 1100 miles , Well done and wow great long episode .. loved it, thanks so much.
Really happy you enjoyed it :-)
It was a long video but we felt that it wouldn't be the same if we split it up into 4 or 5 videos.
Panama city is crazy busy, be careful.
It is so much bigger then we are used to :-)
In my youth (a long time ago), on long passages we would wash in salt water and rinse in fresh. In 1960 Trans Atlantic we lost much of our water so did both wash & rinse in salt.
We are set up to wash in salt water, but we need to put the salt water pump on a different breaker so we can have it on without charging the freshwater system at the same time. salty dishes are much better then dirty ones haha
Love the long form content, cheers
Thanks very much! We felt it was much better to make one video then it would be to have 4 or 5 videos, also because we are real time we really have no choice.
But we were hoping that everyone would still like the video so thanks heaps for the feedback :-)
Another great video. Good job on keeping an eye on the boat shadowing your boat. Way better to be safe then sorry. That was a long passage for you guys and you all stayed on top of everything. The more experience you get the better sailors you will be. Still my favorite sailing channel. Looking forward to next Friday
Thanks heaps :-)
We could have done without the shadowing boat, but it was good to get our first run in on the high seas out of the way. We are hoping to get better with every trip.
Really happy you are enjoying the videos :-)
Dear Sailing Supernova couple.
👍👌👏 You managed to sail quite a long trip this time. Congratulations Captains Yvette and Darcy! 🎉 I would have loved to see you catching a well tasting fish. By the way: Why didn't you eat the Barracuda? The fish's name even sounds Australian. Don't you like the taste? 2) Your escape from the fisherpirates reminds me a little bit of the escape scene out of the movie "Wodaworld" with Kevin Costna. 😁 ;-) The only thing you need now is such a canon to shoot out such a special kite sail!
As always: Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health in particular. To both of you of course.
Post Scriptum: Please check your emails. Thanks in advance.
our fishing luck will turn at some point haha.
We were also happy to get away from that boat, they were really odd and were chasing us for sure. don't think we could carry such a canon... but we are not saying no....
as always thanks heaps for the kind words :-)
You go guys, cheering for you. Conogats 😊
Thanks heaps :-)
18:04 sounds like heat lightening
I didn't know that was a thing, i was just so happy it didn't hit us :-)
Trying to guess the weather.... it's always a 50% chance of being right! Glad you made it safely!
haha I thought i was going to be right... but then the storm just followed me lol
@@sailing.supernova standard weather pattern. Never where it’s supposed to be, but EXACTLY where you don’t want it to be!
haha so true :-)
As a fellow Norwegian Canadian that does not have this opportunity….We love you guys!Don’t stop!
Thanks heaps! We won't :-)
Great trip for you guys save passage. Next boat job install a deck wash pump and perhaps properly install the wiring from your solar panels
We put in a deck wash just before the trip, we really only used it to shower. And you are right we really need to get on putting the wires in properly! We also should put up the rest of the solar panels :-)
Hi, in the Pacific we would head for squalls just to get the wind which surrounds them to get out of the windless area's on a passage. Good winds to you.
Thats a cool idea, we will keep that in mind for when we are better at sailing :-)
It is almost June. You need to get to as far south as you can. I suggest Granada. You do not want to be in the Hurricane belt this Summer. We rode 1 out in St. Maarten, 1 in the Family Islands and lost a boat to Hugo on Antigua.
Sorry to here about the loss of a boat, We are planning on staying away from the big storms by staying close to Colombia and maybe hitting up the ABC islands.
Hope you enjoyed the video :-)
I'm glad you both had a smooth sail. You did amazing. Love watching even the singing 😂
Thanks heaps, We are learning so much and having so much fun!
Super happy you are liking the videos :-)
That was fun to watch. Now you know what being on a "learning curve" means. It wasn't really much of a storm, by the look of things, but you learned from it. Next time you'll be more confident of your decisions. Every time I watch one of your episodes I am reminded of those "smiling assassins," I don't know why...
it didn't seem big... then it was huge... then it didn't seem big again hahah. it was our first storm so it was good it wasn't that big haha.
Smiling Assassins sounds about right hahah
23:05 love your channel and nice video . Fishing tip as I have been deep sea fishing many times. Mahi-mahi are attracted to brightly colored lures that mimic their natural prey, such as flying fish, squid, and small baitfish. Some popular choices include feathered trolling lures, skirted trolling lures in vibrant colors like pink, green, and yellow, and diving plugs. Additionally, live bait like ballyhoo or mullet can be very effective when targeting mahi-mahi.
Thanks for the tips!
We did hook a swordfish but only for 20 seconds with no video.
We will try some brighter stuff next passage :-)
Hey Darcy ! Rubbing Alcohol works when ascitone is to degrading on the Poly 😊 Just a old dude from Pender Harbour BC 😎🇨🇦❤
Thats a great idea! we will pick some of that up! Thanks for the advice :-)
Hoorraah,🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Glad you enjoyed it :-)
Awesome Video!
Thanks for the extended version, really enjoyed how you both have a very positive attitude and work as a team.
Thanks heaps. We are both so new that we need the postive attitudes to make it haha
it really helps that we are both at the same level of sailing skill :-)
👍👍👍
Thanks heaps for the support :-)
Dear Darcy and Yvette, I saw in your last video that the handle of the winch almost went overboard, I thought of Uma, who have fixed handles that fold, maybe that is an option, Yvette, that black dress suits you great, good luck in the sues channel.
Thanks heaps for the kind words. We saw those and they look sweet for sure. And thanks I love that black dress :-)
Great. You guys are awesome!
Thanks heaps. We took a chance making a longer video, but we felt it would not be the same if we split it up into 4 or 5 videos :-)
Good fishing ..and a easy sail ....pink lures are loved by mahi mahi...know its your favourite color
You don't have to tell us twice to get more pink lures haha done and done :-)
wow you guys are amazing, we have been watching since day 1 and always look forward to your next episode, you inspire us, we leave the east coast Australia, Mackay this December 2024 to be in Darwin and leave for Indonesia by April 2025, we have been planning and prepping for nearly 2 years, so keen
Thanks heaps for watching the videos!
you guys must be so pumped! Less then a year before you leave!
If we could give you any advice its that its not going to be perfect when you leave and that's ok, just focus on the stuff that can wreck your trip like engine and back up parts for that.
you guys are going to have so much fun!
Your speaking Dutch, Groeten uit Nederland. 😉💜
I have family that is Dutch :-) such a great place :-)
@@sailing.supernova Thank you, its a nice place to live. Love your video's. 👍💝
Thanks heaps :-)
Bonita are great for eating and especially sushi. Small " football" size or slightly larger. Cut the throat and bleed them out quickly in a bucket of salt water. Express the blood out from tail to head. Fillet and cut the blood stripe out and chill quickly
We will try it with the next one. But we will cook it on the BBQ haha
Barracuda is a awesome eating fish
I was always told it could have toxic stuff in the meat, maybe ill have to look into it more and give it a shot :-)
Seeing those pirates following you made me nervous after seeing what happened to Ralph Hendry and Kathleen Brandel last month. Be VERY careful out there.
It was not fun for about 2 minutes, but as soon as we realised that they had no hope of catching us we chilled out.
What happened to Kathleen and Ralph was heartbreaking!
We will do our best to stay away from other ships when at sea for sure!
Hope you enjoyed the video :-)
And I seen a episode forget the channel some guys boarded their boat in the middle of the night and robbed them scary
PUT BINOS ON THEM TOO YOU SHOULD HAVE A GOOD SET!!
We really need to have ours out more, we need a place to keep them in the cockpit.
Thanks for the great advice :-)
Glad you were able to make passage through the storm. Tropical sailing means you will have to deal with trough lines that form and just appear. What was more scary was the ‘fishing’ boat that dogged you. You are in smuggling territory. Please stay safe.
That was a bit of an uncomfortable time, I was very happy that we had both engines going and good wind. we got Supernova moving really fast, at 12 knots i don't think many of the old fishing boats we saw were going to catch us. We stayed much further away from other boats after that.
The storm was good learning for both of us, but don't think we will ever get used to lightning haha :-)
Great Sail! What is the large "Disk Shaped Thing" that is mounted up on the bow?
Its a Starlink, we use it to get internet, its one of the original ones from when they first came out and were testing them, it still works great :-)
@sailing.supernova ahhh ok thanks, makes sense. I thought it may be direct TV or dish network, which would be strange.
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Hey guys. This was one of my concerns with you. Please be cautious of pirates out there. Prayers for you both. Do you both check to see where there are unsafe passage regarding such things? Not going to lie, i was scared for a bit seeing just how vulnerable you are out in the middle of the ocean. I hope you guys have some weapons on board. Im a land dweller 😂 so im not sure about the laws but i would be packing for sure. Meaning i would be carrying a gun. Be safe out there. Have become very fond of you both. Strange how i never met you but just seeing how you guys show such kindness and respect to each other and those you meet along the way has made you both my favorite sailing couple! Much love from the USA
We got lucky and we were faster then them so it wasn't that bad. it didn't seem like they had any guns so i think they would have had a really hard time getting on board, I think if they pulled up along side and saw Darcy they may have changed there minds haha. We don't carry guns and we do look at what waters we are going into, but most of the people we meet are so kind.
We are super happy you are enjoying the videos :-)
@@sailing.supernova im old and tend to worry. Sorry. So glad you all are being safe. Right?! Darcy looks like he can handle the idiots out there 🤣 hey the good you guys prepare looks delish! Much prayers and love to you both and hugs and kisses to cocoa
Supernova anthem: “we zijn er bijna, we zijn er bijna, maar nog niet helemaal……. 😂 1:39:55
only one of us knows what that means haha
"Red skies at night, sailors delight. . .
red skies in the morning, sailors take warning!"
or somesuch
Then it seems like it was our delight :-)
For some reason i just can never remember that saying
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I would like to have had information on how you find a trustful agent and the costs of passage and hiring handlers
Oh and please NEVER leave the cockpit when your crew is sleeping especially around squalls, save travels
This is a very good point! I left the handle on the back deck for that reason. This was the first time we have ever sailed in a squall so it was very new to us :-)
That is great advice! We have never had squalls like that before :-)
At some point you will be less uncomfortable about the lightening. You just have to have faith that you will be okay.
That is the worst part haha, lightning is not fun at all haha :-)
It is called a teaser
kerfuffle just has a ring to it lol, Thanks for letting us know, it will be much easier to get one online now haha :-)
I knew the customs would find some coke.
Haha who knew the coke would be the reason they gave us an easy time haha
Be careful not to scratch the glass on the solar panels. It is the number one reason for degradation in power production.
You want to wipe in a linear manor not circular, that causes more scratching.
Thanks for the advice, we should problem use soap to, it might help with the scratching :-)
Mash the banana and freeze it ,banana bread ,muffins and frozen banana w8th cocolate glaze perfect easy .meals
Great idea, we just put a bunch in the freezer :-)
Yeah...being on deck alone him asleep and no vest on i mean all that could be really bad if you fell over
Yea that was really dumb, I will not do that again :-)
You did extremely well in this first big storm alone.. would need new boxers 😊
We got lucky on the first one haha, but now we have a better idea of what to do next time :-)
Don’t get me wrong. It’s lovely. It really is but do you ever not smile
There was about 2 minutes when the (Maybe) Pirates were chasing us... but then after we found out we were a bit faster than them it was all good haha
Why do you sing the Dutch "We're almost there" song?:) Do you have Dutch ancestors? It is a typical Dutch song children will sing (or jokingly, adults will too).
I have Dutch family and my dad is Dutch :-)
@@sailing.supernova I'm Dutch but live in Germany. That song is at least 40 years old, but I do not know its exact origin.
I've liked the vid but too long for me to watch. Good luck.
Thanks for giving it a chance :-) hope to see you back next Friday :-)
Yes I will be back next week. Safe sailing guys.
Half now, half later.
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u gave the military/customs a line of coke? bless
I mean the drink haha, we would have been staying in Mexico much longer then we wanted if we gave them what you are talking about haha
bahahahahahaha
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Coucou. Une vidéo du catamaran Black Lion pour vous faire rire : ua-cam.com/users/shortsdhfN_lhNhxA?feature=share Gros bisous et bon vent.
Merci beaucoup,
Super contente que tu aies aimé la vidéo. et merci pour le lien vidéo :-)
You guys stink at fishing and called a teaser
I don’t mean this in a judgmental way, you should have turned long before you did, and booking it with both engines to out run it would have been wiser instead of working about UA-cam videos.
What fun is that.
That was the first time we have had to deal with squalls. Now we know how to use the radar better to track them we can turn the right way next time. we are very new to sailing (only started 8 ish months ago) so we have lots to learn :-)
We also don't play up anything just for UA-cam, we are not good enough to do that haha. more so we are just very honest with the mistakes we make in hopes that other people can see them and either not make the same ones or help us get better.
Hope you enjoyed the video :-)
She looks pregnant,
The beers I had when we got in say otherwise haha