Hellooooo crew! Lots to unpack in this episode!!! Come chat with me here in the comments if you have any questions or want to come hang out for the next hour or so! 🥰🙂
Hey Kristina & John, ex-sailmaker here. For repairs like the gennaker sock get yourself some rolls of dacron sticky back. Maybe buy 3/4” roll and some heavy duty like Kevlar or what ever they are selling. Keep that in your sail repair kit. For a slit like in your sock use the dacron stickyback on both sides of the sock cloth then hand-stitch around the edge. Just use a straight stitch with maybe a 10mm gap. Most repairs are caused from catching on something, abrasion, sun damage or the sail material breaking down. That means adding material rather than ‘darning’ like you would a dress. That also means there is likely to be a sharp something on the sock ring, your mast or somewhere as it’s been dragged/hauled past. Find it. So good to see you use a gennaker as most cruisers don’t bother and they really are missing out on the joys of light wind sails.
Awesome info Chris, thanks so much really appreciate it. We’re very lucky to have an a awesome group of people supporting us with info like this. Gold. Thankyou!
Hey again, ok to douse a gennaker in a sock you need to take tension off one edge to allow the sock ring to come down. You can either have no tension on the luff and foot or none on the leech and foot. I’d suggest the easiest way is like you did by running away so the sail is blanketed by the mainsail but make it collapse from starving it of wind. So sail to maybe 160 degrees wind angle, or just enough off 180 degrees so you don’t gybe, ease a little more mainsheet than you did so it is less likely to gybe and more likely to blanket more wind, use a barberhaul on the gennaker sheet and pull the clew down so the tension is on the leech and the clew is near and contained at the shrouds. As this is happening let the tack go completely. That way it will flap like a flag downwind on your leeward side of your mast at your shrouds, the barberhaul is stopping the clew from going away from reach and it will stay close to the gunnual. Once the sail is here in this position flapping away from no tack line it’s safe, not doing damage and won’t cause you to heal over. you can stay like this all day if you like. You can then pull the sock down and further collapse the gennaker behind the mainsail. (Advanced tip: You can even unfurl your headsail before you want to drop your gennaker and over sheet it to further starve the gennaker from even more wind if you are confident.) Once in the sock ease the gennaker sheet and halyard and pull the sail in under the foot of the headsail or under the unfurled headsails sheet and onto the foredeck. (Don’t pull it to the windward side of the mast if it’s windy as you are still trying to keep out of the wind until you get it in a bag.) That way it keeps you able to gybe without being tangled with your Genoa sheets. On race boats we often used the front hatch to pull the sail into but you can get a spinnaker bag and stuff the gennaker middle first and leave the head and tack and clew rings out so you are ready to hoist again. See if you can buy an old racing spinnaker ‘box bag’ as they are much, much easier to use. They have Velcro openings, battens to hold it open and tabs to attach the clew and head ready for hoisting. With all manoeuvres the team needs to know that when x. happens, y. can then happen, followed by z. That way people are looking for visual cues not yelling and explanation mid way. Point out the risk times and then the safe times. Like once the sail is flapping like a flag we are safe and have a bit more time. That’s important for nervous people.
Thanks again Chris, that’s such a good run down, we tried to do the reverse initially and it really didn’t work the Gennaker just kept filled and flew out further in front of the boat and risked wrapping around the forestay. The technique you described would fix that. Great advice, can’t thank you enough. Looked fairly calm on the video but it was quite a handful in real life haha
@@jptilley10 A forestry wrap is so ugly. I’ve seen people use a knife to cut the spinnaker away from that problem. Once the sail is behind the mainsail you can steer back up to keep the flapping tack away from the forestry. You just need a few flaps/luffs to get the sock started though. The camera always makes it look calm, flat and easier than reality so it’s easy to judge from the couch. It’s difficult with only two crew too. That’s why most cruisers don’t have good downwind sails. The joy, speed & balance they give you is totally worth it though.
@@jptilley10 You can pull the gennaker in to windward only if you have the Genoa unfurled. To do that grab the tack line and fire the sheet so it flaps. Once the tension goes from the tack you need to pull it back and over the top of the forestay and across the face of the headsail. The tack line & halyard gets fully eased at this point and you pul the sail down the face of the headsail. It works because the wind pushes the gennaker against the headsail. It’s a risky way because it’s on the windward side and if it flaps and fills it can rip out of your hands and set again miles away from the boat. It also is not really possible with a sock. Race boats use this technique because it’s quicker and you can turn up wind quickly. But they have a full team who have trained. If you watch the Super 52 Series you’ll see they use this technique with the help a a sock that’s inside the hull. They have a retreaver line that goes up the middle of the spinnaker to pull the sail in from the middle. If you watch it you’ll see what I can’t eloquently describe here. Ha
Love that Asym. I didn't read through all the comments so I apologize if I am repeating anything. The easiest way to furl a chute is just to dump the sheet then pull down the sock. I am a single-hander and that is how I do it. Dumping a sheet is also a good way to get yourself out of trouble if you get caught by a gust. Also, the more the wind is on the beam the more you can ease the tack. If you heating up the angle to create more apparent wind, bring the tack closer to the deck. Of course this all varies with your boat, wind speed and sea state. As a life long sailor I can't believe how well you are doing. Your doing great and should be an inspiration for anyone that thinks sailing to too hard. You should be very proud of yourselves!! Cheers!
Hi guys, great job using the spinnaker for the first time. Some advice for getting it down: You need to be in the hoist/drop zone which is essentially pointing as far down wind as you can. This will help the sail to collapse. If you then want to fill it again, you need to head up a bit onto a broad or beam reach. it's not so much about which lines you are pulling but more the direction in which you are steering in relation to the wind. Hope this helps :)
Have been following your journey and love it! Great work getting the kite down, it is never easy double handed. I had been regularly racing on a 64 foot cruiser with a gennaker in sock. I have never retrieve that on my own. I would like to share some of my experience apart from firing the tack, easing the main and sail deep. 1) We attach a snatch block on the deck and run the sock retrieval line into it. The snatch block change the direction to pull the sock retrieval line. You can sit on the deck with your leg on stanchion as support to pull the line. It gives you the best balance if you are in the rough sea. The cleat at the bow would be a good attachment point. 2) Some people had already mentioned fire the tackline. Ensuring the shackle are smooth to fire is important for emergency. You can also put a small string on the pin of the tack line shackle to make it easier to fire. 3) You can still hoist and drop it with a few twist however twist would snowball the difficulties. So pack it again if you think you didn’t do so before your next hoist. 4) Lastly, wear sailing gloves. Your hand will burnt if the lines are out of control. Unlike the jib and the main you will always have the winch to support. hope these help and look forward to the next episode
That was about as perfect as I’ve ever seen and on the first try! And then to get it down and back in the sock in one piece was phenomenal too! You guy’s made it look easy…..You should be very proud of yourselves, people who have been sailing for decades would love to do that well on their first try!
Awwwwwwww Christi 🥲🥹 thank you so much. I was a little nervous putting out this footage to the world and it to be potentially scrutinised - but this makes me smile, and feel somewhat proud of our achievements so far ❤️🙌 Thank you 🙏 xx
You didn't run deep enough to blanket the kite. Never ease the tack while taking it down. You didn't ease the sheet enough. If you run the snuffer downhaul line through a snatch block on the deck or rail then you are pulling the line up to snuff. It's much safer as this keeps you steady on deck and attached to the boat. The kite looked oversheeted throughout - but I wasn't there so....
Hi you two, I've just binged on all your content from looking for a boat till now, fantastic stuff, what really makes it for me, is the amount of information you give aswell as the scenery, maybe you could encourage John to take us through more of the technical side, may encourage others to take the plunge when we understand a bit more about looking after a craft, that goes for you two, encourage women, they are as capable as men!
Well done using the A Spinnaker .. use a quick release shackle to attach the Tack line to the sail.. the tack can released - will collapse the sail and you can use the sock…
Great episode. I am constantly amazed at the evolution of John since you started this channel. I for one, never would have thought we would be seeing John running after the crabs on the beach trying to get some footage. BTW- mJohn is right, every good boat has a bean bag chair! Enjoy it John! We just got out of our hurricane season. Thankfully nothing impacted us where I live on the east coast of the United States. Looking forward to upcoming episodes. Safe sailing.
Hahahahaaha I ABSOLULTY LOVE THIS! You are SO right! I could never imagine John running around getting crab footage either haha!!! Would you say, I've taught him well?!? 😜 Now I just need to get him in the galley, and I need to get behind the helm a bit more 🙈 I need some parking practice, cheers Thomas, have a great rest of the weekend, KC
Great job on dousing that powerful sail. Stay clear of any Cyclones, for sure. We just went through Hurricane -(Cyclone) Ian here in Florida USA. 20 foot storm surge (that's 3 meters for you metric people) billions of dollars in damages and loss of life.I'm waiting for the guy to watch this video and say"So YOU'RE the guy that stole my bean bag chair!!!" lol
Oh wow, you went through Ian --- holy moly! That's crazy. Hope you guys weren't impacted. So sad how many people were effected by the hurricane, loss of homes and boats etc, just terrible. Oh, yes, the sail was powerful alright! I honestly could NOT believe it. I was literally trying to keep cool.. but internally I was petrified! Haha, and hopefully the bean bag owner, is happy it didn't end up in landfill but rather, onboard one of the coolest vessels in Queensland 😜 Hehe!
Great video once again guys, as for your new sail just unfurl your genoa, this will blanket the wind from your spiny. It will make the job of pulling it down really easy, hope that helps and keep the videos coming.
I so enjoy a well rounded episode. Nice pieces of backstory and a good narrative that flows. If this was a fine meal then I'd say it was perfectly seasoned. Fun to watch
Bowens beautiful especially looking down into the Whitsundays Islands we have been lucky to have visited twice now. We had just left the beach Honeymoon Bay and we drove thru an earthquake didn’t know it happened until someone mentioned it when we stopped! We also went to the fish co-op and they asked have you tried razor fish (little weird fish things) yummo..
It was my birthday yesterday, on the 5th of November and although we do not have cyclones here in the Netherlands we do have the November storms season now. So I am a professional experienced winter storm child you can say 🤣🙃 Hope you guys are save... and you better hurry back south soon okay?. This was a nice video to watch, I loved john's race with the craps 👣 and that fantastic try you both did for the first time ❤ tc. and have fun
Well done with handling the new sail. Hopefully you have used it a few more times between recording and uploading your video. however a very good tutorial with plenty of good tips and advice was uploaded by Matt and Amy of "Sailing Yacht Florence". UA-cam sometimes deletes comments with links, so the video is called HOW TO SAIL with a SPINNAKER | Top Tips | Sailing Yacht Florence Ep.94 and its video reference is SKiTbcXi3tQ
Nice work, dowsing the a sail, smoke the sheet all the way out to depower the whole kite, then drop the sock. Try that next time, or you can luff up (in lighter airs) to a point where the sail collapses on its own and then sock it. Essentially you want no air in the kite at all when socking. Wait till you have to gybe over - that will look good on camera. Two thoughts on that, sheet inside or sheet outside!! woohoo.
Goodmorning again guys & such a wise move to be heading away from possible cyclones & like you Kristina, I was on the Atherton Tablelands in far north QLD when I experienced my first & only cyclone & it was a real 'experience' for sure so try & beat them please. Another ace video & good to see that simple things, a la bean bag, give John such enjoyment. Will be great to have some company on your boat for a short time. Boy that new sail was awesome & no dobt you will learn how to get the cover down more quickly in the future as it sure helps in boat speed & looks! Take care & enjoy Hamilton Island. Cheers.
The boat looked amazing with the gennaker up and it really gets your boat moving along in low wind. I'll let someone else with more knowledge give you advice on how to get it down, but don't let it put you off using it. Great video as always
Hi Guys, great show as always. If you need to use sealant again, here is a tip for you. All your prep work was excellent but when you go to apply the sealant only put a tiny bit on the surface and rub it back and forth to be sure it has bonded to the surface otherwise it may be just sitting on top and will come away. Once you are certain it has bonded then apply the desired amount. Yes it is a messy job but if you have a product like paint wipes will make the cleanup easy and they work well for coating your finger for forming the final shape. Have a practice first so you know what to expect. I have even managed to get sealant to stick to a wet surface using this method.
That was so good, love how you share your learning with us. That sail was huge and you handled it so well, not sure I would be brave enough. Just learning to sail now, after buying our boat!!! We were sailing the Whitsundays in October through some stormy weather, maybe we were there the same time, it was pretty spectacular!
Prawns and shrimp are different - prawns are larger than shrimp and they belong to different sub-orders. I have never barbecued shrimp because shrimp cook very fast and I feared over-cooking. I found your your film of the cyclone interesting because cyclones in your Southern Hemisphere showed clockwise rotation while the hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere rotate counterclockwise. Did you check inside the bean bag to be certain it to was filled with shredded styrofoam and not edible beans or rice - it could have also been used for storage? You should study how to properly trim a spinnaker and put I t back in the sock. You do not want the spinnaker to fall into the water! Another well done episode. :¬) Webhead USA
Bean bags are good on boats. I had one a few years ago, it had a self draining open weave cover, I had to throw it out as it went pretty mouldy. But I haven't been able to find one as good anymore for a boat.
Yep the only way the sock will come down is if the sheet is well released to the point where the kite collapses which is why the bucket was able to 'pop' when you did eventually succeed. You will never snuff the kite when it is loaded. Good effort in the end.
Great video Guys, great to see you flying your Gennaker, it seemed to pick up your speed over ground by a good couple of knots! Greetings from Durban on the East Coast of South Africa! 👍👍👍
Hello, Started watching your channel recently. I subscribed and have almost caught up to present. When replacing the windows, a tool to use and test your seal is “water”. Use a hose with a little pressure, with a person inside to check for small drops. It’s better to test it before you need it. Are you thinking of sailing overseas perhaps to New Zealand? As your experience increases I hope to see you guys venturing to new lands? Thanks
That was a beautiful 🌅 I'm glad you captured that for us. Like John, I've never seen that many 🦀 together. Stay safe and don't let a repeat of cyclone Debbie find you.
Thanks Big D!! And yes.. I never want to be in the eye of a storm like that again... (if i don't have to be.) It was brutal. I also reported on Cyclone Marcia which was a category 5!! And that one gives me nightmares!!! (not really, but the thought of it does give me a shiver down the spine!)
Haven't read all comments...love you guys...you know now that you have to head into the wind to take down that sail, omg..fortunately all of us are praying for you...otherwise only God knows,omg !
Another great Ep guys! Looking forward to the Hamo/ Whitsundays next. A trick with the gennaker is to blow the clew (release quickly) the sail will collapse and you need to be ready on the snuff line. Slowly releasing maintains pressure in the sail and makes socking difficult.
Oh that makes sense… I was pretty slow with the clew 😬 and there was pressure on it… the sail was just pulling forward and maintaining pressure as you said! 💨 I’ll try that next time we have another go at it 🤟🙌💭 Cheers Lukas
No worries. You guys are doing great! It doesn’t matter if the sail floats forward, just make sure once the clew is released there’s plenty of tail on the clue line to run out. The key is to not let the line trigger the sail to re-pressurise. Sail on!!
@@jptilley10 I'm sure it's not easy to get those panels to line up perfectly but that looked really bad like they totally measured wrong or didn't even lay it out before sewing it together.
In the U.S. the shrimp and prawns are different breeds Prawns are bigger and have a better taste to me. Prawns are bigger Shrimp are small what you find in shrimp cocktail. In Alaska where I’m from we have 4 sizes of Shrimp Mini Medium Large Jumbo Some people just say the Jumbo are big shrimp But a jumbo Prawn is different 😊 Just like we have 4 types of Salmon Kings-the first to hit the water in the season! The meat is firmer and not as wild tasting Pinks-we literally give to dogs! Or anyone we know that has dog teams Reds- I do not like cuz the meat is “slimy” to me 😊but if it’s all I get I can it(pressure cook it) Silver- are my favorite to catch, they put up a really good fight and like to play with you! It’s pretty normal to take a half hr bring one in cuz of their fight! They jump & twist and come towards you then swim really fast back out 😂 They’re also my favorite taste. The meat is firmer and tastes fresher to me. Everyone has their favorite sense everyone pallets are different. Never ever go fishing if you see a bunch in small rivers and they turned deep red for any salmon. Thats because they’re “spawning” and have turned rotten. Just a little salmon history even though we were talking about shrimp/prawns 😂😂😂 I realized moving to TX I am a seafood snob on accident. Being born & raised in Alaska on the coast I ate the best seafood in the world and didn’t know it. It was just a way of life for me. This is the first time in my life not going home to AK for summer and I’m really missing fish! My very favorite fish is Halibut! My ex husband got our AK house due to us getting a house in TX for winter months cuz I broke my neck and have hardware from C2-C7 so living in AK in winter was excruciating. I’m missing home and all our wonderful seafood. Yes TX has good seafood but it’s not the same.
Hi Kristina👋 As always this was another spectacular video!!! Your narration and editing are so spot on. I swear at some point I will need to meet up with the two of you and learn just how you produce your videos.
Hey SY Triton, lol we’re still working on the vernacular. That begs the question, what the difference is between an asymmetric spinnaker and a Gennaker?
Hellooooo crew! Lots to unpack in this episode!!! Come chat with me here in the comments if you have any questions or want to come hang out for the next hour or so! 🥰🙂
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Hey Kristina & John, ex-sailmaker here. For repairs like the gennaker sock get yourself some rolls of dacron sticky back. Maybe buy 3/4” roll and some heavy duty like Kevlar or what ever they are selling. Keep that in your sail repair kit. For a slit like in your sock use the dacron stickyback on both sides of the sock cloth then hand-stitch around the edge. Just use a straight stitch with maybe a 10mm gap. Most repairs are caused from catching on something, abrasion, sun damage or the sail material breaking down. That means adding material rather than ‘darning’ like you would a dress. That also means there is likely to be a sharp something on the sock ring, your mast or somewhere as it’s been dragged/hauled past. Find it. So good to see you use a gennaker as most cruisers don’t bother and they really are missing out on the joys of light wind sails.
Awesome info Chris, thanks so much really appreciate it. We’re very lucky to have an a awesome group of people supporting us with info like this. Gold. Thankyou!
Hey again, ok to douse a gennaker in a sock you need to take tension off one edge to allow the sock ring to come down. You can either have no tension on the luff and foot or none on the leech and foot. I’d suggest the easiest way is like you did by running away so the sail is blanketed by the mainsail but make it collapse from starving it of wind. So sail to maybe 160 degrees wind angle, or just enough off 180 degrees so you don’t gybe, ease a little more mainsheet than you did so it is less likely to gybe and more likely to blanket more wind, use a barberhaul on the gennaker sheet and pull the clew down so the tension is on the leech and the clew is near and contained at the shrouds. As this is happening let the tack go completely. That way it will flap like a flag downwind on your leeward side of your mast at your shrouds, the barberhaul is stopping the clew from going away from reach and it will stay close to the gunnual. Once the sail is here in this position flapping away from no tack line it’s safe, not doing damage and won’t cause you to heal over. you can stay like this all day if you like. You can then pull the sock down and further collapse the gennaker behind the mainsail. (Advanced tip: You can even unfurl your headsail before you want to drop your gennaker and over sheet it to further starve the gennaker from even more wind if you are confident.) Once in the sock ease the gennaker sheet and halyard and pull the sail in under the foot of the headsail or under the unfurled headsails sheet and onto the foredeck. (Don’t pull it to the windward side of the mast if it’s windy as you are still trying to keep out of the wind until you get it in a bag.) That way it keeps you able to gybe without being tangled with your Genoa sheets. On race boats we often used the front hatch to pull the sail into but you can get a spinnaker bag and stuff the gennaker middle first and leave the head and tack and clew rings out so you are ready to hoist again. See if you can buy an old racing spinnaker ‘box bag’ as they are much, much easier to use. They have Velcro openings, battens to hold it open and tabs to attach the clew and head ready for hoisting. With all manoeuvres the team needs to know that when x. happens, y. can then happen, followed by z. That way people are looking for visual cues not yelling and explanation mid way. Point out the risk times and then the safe times. Like once the sail is flapping like a flag we are safe and have a bit more time. That’s important for nervous people.
Amazing! Very helpful
Thanks again Chris, that’s such a good run down, we tried to do the reverse initially and it really didn’t work the Gennaker just kept filled and flew out further in front of the boat and risked wrapping around the forestay. The technique you described would fix that. Great advice, can’t thank you enough. Looked fairly calm on the video but it was quite a handful in real life haha
@@jptilley10 A forestry wrap is so ugly. I’ve seen people use a knife to cut the spinnaker away from that problem. Once the sail is behind the mainsail you can steer back up to keep the flapping tack away from the forestry. You just need a few flaps/luffs to get the sock started though. The camera always makes it look calm, flat and easier than reality so it’s easy to judge from the couch. It’s difficult with only two crew too. That’s why most cruisers don’t have good downwind sails. The joy, speed & balance they give you is totally worth it though.
@@jptilley10 You can pull the gennaker in to windward only if you have the Genoa unfurled. To do that grab the tack line and fire the sheet so it flaps. Once the tension goes from the tack you need to pull it back and over the top of the forestay and across the face of the headsail. The tack line & halyard gets fully eased at this point and you pul the sail down the face of the headsail. It works because the wind pushes the gennaker against the headsail. It’s a risky way because it’s on the windward side and if it flaps and fills it can rip out of your hands and set again miles away from the boat. It also is not really possible with a sock. Race boats use this technique because it’s quicker and you can turn up wind quickly. But they have a full team who have trained. If you watch the Super 52 Series you’ll see they use this technique with the help a a sock that’s inside the hull. They have a retreaver line that goes up the middle of the spinnaker to pull the sail in from the middle. If you watch it you’ll see what I can’t eloquently describe here. Ha
Love that Asym. I didn't read through all the comments so I apologize if I am repeating anything. The easiest way to furl a chute is just to dump the sheet then pull down the sock. I am a single-hander and that is how I do it. Dumping a sheet is also a good way to get yourself out of trouble if you get caught by a gust. Also, the more the wind is on the beam the more you can ease the tack. If you heating up the angle to create more apparent wind, bring the tack closer to the deck. Of course this all varies with your boat, wind speed and sea state. As a life long sailor I can't believe how well you are doing. Your doing great and should be an inspiration for anyone that thinks sailing to too hard. You should be very proud of yourselves!! Cheers!
Hi guys, great job using the spinnaker for the first time. Some advice for getting it down: You need to be in the hoist/drop zone which is essentially pointing as far down wind as you can. This will help the sail to collapse. If you then want to fill it again, you need to head up a bit onto a broad or beam reach. it's not so much about which lines you are pulling but more the direction in which you are steering in relation to the wind. Hope this helps :)
Have been following your journey and love it! Great work getting the kite down, it is never easy double handed.
I had been regularly racing on a 64 foot cruiser with a gennaker in sock. I have never retrieve that on my own. I would like to share some of my experience apart from firing the tack, easing the main and sail deep.
1) We attach a snatch block on the deck and run the sock retrieval line into it. The snatch block change the direction to pull the sock retrieval line. You can sit on the deck with your leg on stanchion as support to pull the line. It gives you the best balance if you are in the rough sea. The cleat at the bow would be a good attachment point. 2) Some people had already mentioned fire the tackline. Ensuring the shackle are smooth to fire is important for emergency. You can also put a small string on the pin of the tack line shackle to make it easier to fire. 3) You can still hoist and drop it with a few twist however twist would snowball the difficulties. So pack it again if you think you didn’t do so before your next hoist. 4) Lastly, wear sailing gloves. Your hand will burnt if the lines are out of control. Unlike the jib and the main you will always have the winch to support.
hope these help and look forward to the next episode
Love watching you guys. Makes me want to learn how to sail and live my life on the ocean!
It’s a good life Melina! Can be chaotic, but very rewarding and freeing ❤️❤️
That was about as perfect as I’ve ever seen and on the first try! And then to get it down and back in the sock in one piece was phenomenal too! You guy’s made it look easy…..You should be very proud of yourselves, people who have been sailing for decades would love to do that well on their first try!
Awwwwwwww Christi 🥲🥹 thank you so much. I was a little nervous putting out this footage to the world and it to be potentially scrutinised - but this makes me smile, and feel somewhat proud of our achievements so far ❤️🙌 Thank you 🙏 xx
What a great way to relax on a Saturday morning by watching your videos. We would love to try this one day. Thank you
Thank you Gullit! I hope you had a lovely weekend ☀️🫶 xx 😚
You didn't run deep enough to blanket the kite. Never ease the tack while taking it down. You didn't ease the sheet enough. If you run the snuffer downhaul line through a snatch block on the deck or rail then you are pulling the line up to snuff. It's much safer as this keeps you steady on deck and attached to the boat. The kite looked oversheeted throughout - but I wasn't there so....
Hi you two, I've just binged on all your content from looking for a boat till now, fantastic stuff, what really makes it for me, is the amount of information you give aswell as the scenery, maybe you could encourage John to take us through more of the technical side, may encourage others to take the plunge when we understand a bit more about looking after a craft, that goes for you two, encourage women, they are as capable as men!
Hi Christina and John, persistence pays off. You both did a terrific job on that s a i l. Thanks much and catch you next time, cheerio.
Great video guys. John had the best line and words to live by.
Haha! He always does! 🤣❤️
Well done using the A Spinnaker .. use a quick release shackle to attach the Tack line to the sail.. the tack can released - will collapse the sail and you can use the sock…
Stay safe during the bad weather! And yeah bean bags are a god send!
They’re the bomb! ❤️ An accidental find!
Great episode. I am constantly amazed at the evolution of John since you started this channel. I for one, never would have thought we would be seeing John running after the crabs on the beach trying to get some footage. BTW- mJohn is right, every good boat has a bean bag chair! Enjoy it John!
We just got out of our hurricane season. Thankfully nothing impacted us where I live on the east coast of the United States.
Looking forward to upcoming episodes. Safe sailing.
Hahahahaaha I ABSOLULTY LOVE THIS! You are SO right! I could never imagine John running around getting crab footage either haha!!! Would you say, I've taught him well?!? 😜 Now I just need to get him in the galley, and I need to get behind the helm a bit more 🙈 I need some parking practice, cheers Thomas, have a great rest of the weekend,
KC
Great job on dousing that powerful sail. Stay clear of any Cyclones, for sure. We just went through Hurricane -(Cyclone) Ian here in Florida USA. 20 foot storm surge (that's 3 meters for you metric people) billions of dollars in damages and loss of life.I'm waiting for the guy to watch this video and say"So YOU'RE the guy that stole my bean bag chair!!!" lol
Oh wow, you went through Ian --- holy moly! That's crazy. Hope you guys weren't impacted. So sad how many people were effected by the hurricane, loss of homes and boats etc, just terrible.
Oh, yes, the sail was powerful alright! I honestly could NOT believe it. I was literally trying to keep cool.. but internally I was petrified!
Haha, and hopefully the bean bag owner, is happy it didn't end up in landfill but rather, onboard one of the coolest vessels in Queensland 😜 Hehe!
Great video once again guys, as for your new sail just unfurl your genoa, this will blanket the wind from your spiny. It will make the job of pulling it down really easy, hope that helps and keep the videos coming.
I so enjoy a well rounded episode. Nice pieces of backstory and a good narrative that flows. If this was a fine meal then I'd say it was perfectly seasoned. Fun to watch
Bowens beautiful especially looking down into the Whitsundays Islands we have been lucky to have visited twice now. We had just left the beach Honeymoon Bay and we drove thru an earthquake didn’t know it happened until someone mentioned it when we stopped! We also went to the fish co-op and they asked have you tried razor fish (little weird fish things) yummo..
It was my birthday yesterday, on the 5th of November and although we do not have cyclones here in the Netherlands we do have the November storms season now.
So I am a professional experienced winter storm child you can say 🤣🙃
Hope you guys are save... and you better hurry back south soon okay?.
This was a nice video to watch, I loved john's race with the craps 👣 and that fantastic try you both did for the first time ❤
tc. and have fun
Well done with handling the new sail. Hopefully you have used it a few more times between recording and uploading your video. however a very good tutorial with plenty of good tips and advice was uploaded by Matt and Amy of "Sailing Yacht Florence". UA-cam sometimes deletes comments with links, so the video is called HOW TO SAIL with a SPINNAKER | Top Tips | Sailing Yacht Florence Ep.94 and its video reference is SKiTbcXi3tQ
Nice work, dowsing the a sail, smoke the sheet all the way out to depower the whole kite, then drop the sock. Try that next time, or you can luff up (in lighter airs) to a point where the sail collapses on its own and then sock it. Essentially you want no air in the kite at all when socking. Wait till you have to gybe over - that will look good on camera. Two thoughts on that, sheet inside or sheet outside!! woohoo.
This is a good method only in very light wind. If it’s windy fire the tack and pull down on the leech with a barberhaul.
Goodmorning again guys & such a wise move to be heading away from possible cyclones & like you Kristina, I was on the Atherton Tablelands in far north QLD when I experienced my first & only cyclone & it was a real 'experience' for sure so try & beat them please. Another ace video & good to see that simple things, a la bean bag, give John such enjoyment. Will be great to have some company on your boat for a short time. Boy that new sail was awesome & no dobt you will learn how to get the cover down more quickly in the future as it sure helps in boat speed & looks! Take care & enjoy Hamilton Island. Cheers.
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Thanks for watching Bob!!! 🤗
Another super groovy sailing adventure. Stay safe and stay groovy.
Another wonderful episode showing the amazing northern Queensland coast.
Cheers Phillip, it really is spectacular isn’t it ❤️🙌🤗
Great to watch you both learning! Well done guy’s!
The boat looked amazing with the gennaker up and it really gets your boat moving along in low wind. I'll let someone else with more knowledge give you advice on how to get it down, but don't let it put you off using it. Great video as always
Thanks for making awesome videos and great to see your beautiful country. Cheers from Denmark 🇩🇰 🇦🇺
Thank you Lars ❤️❤️
Hi Guys, great show as always. If you need to use sealant again, here is a tip for you. All your prep work was excellent but when you go to apply the sealant only put a tiny bit on the surface and rub it back and forth to be sure it has bonded to the surface otherwise it may be just sitting on top and will come away. Once you are certain it has bonded then apply the desired amount. Yes it is a messy job but if you have a product like paint wipes will make the cleanup easy and they work well for coating your finger for forming the final shape. Have a practice first so you know what to expect. I have even managed to get sealant to stick to a wet surface using this method.
That was so good, love how you share your learning with us. That sail was huge and you handled it so well, not sure I would be brave enough. Just learning to sail now, after buying our boat!!! We were sailing the Whitsundays in October through some stormy weather, maybe we were there the same time, it was pretty spectacular!
Thanks y’all
Love the vids. So great.
Cheers Kris xxx 🤗
This week dumpster dive bean bag....next week op shop undies! 😎✌️ Your chapters have so many beautiful details ❤️
Prawns and shrimp are different - prawns are larger than shrimp and they belong to different sub-orders. I have never barbecued shrimp because shrimp cook very fast and I feared over-cooking. I found your your film of the cyclone interesting because cyclones in your Southern Hemisphere showed clockwise rotation while the hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere rotate counterclockwise. Did you check inside the bean bag to be certain it to was filled with shredded styrofoam and not edible beans or rice - it could have also been used for storage? You should study how to properly trim a spinnaker and put I t back in the sock. You do not want the spinnaker to fall into the water! Another well done episode. :¬) Webhead USA
Your video editing is exceptional. Love the cinematography. Ever boat deserves a beanbag,lol
Haha! Cheers mate! Yes, John’s favourite new addition ❤️🤣
@@KristinasTravels One mans trash is another mans treasure
@@bos6782 true! Hehe
Bean bags are good on boats. I had one a few years ago, it had a self draining open weave cover, I had to throw it out as it went pretty mouldy. But I haven't been able to find one as good anymore for a boat.
Yep the only way the sock will come down is if the sheet is well released to the point where the kite collapses which is why the bucket was able to 'pop' when you did eventually succeed. You will never snuff the kite when it is loaded. Good effort in the end.
Sean is right. The moment you were able to pull the sock down was the moment the sail collapsed and the tension was off the luff.
To drop the gennaker is to let the tack go and pull down the sock! Turn downwind if you have to.
You guys are awesome. I love watching your content.
Cheers Joe, so nice of you to be part of the crew mate 🥰❤️🤗
Great video Guys, great to see you flying your Gennaker, it seemed to pick up your speed over ground by a good couple of knots! Greetings from Durban on the East Coast of South Africa! 👍👍👍
Hello,
Started watching your channel recently. I subscribed and have almost caught up to present.
When replacing the windows, a tool to use and test your seal is “water”. Use a hose with a little pressure, with a person inside to check for small drops. It’s better to test it before you need it.
Are you thinking of sailing overseas perhaps to New Zealand?
As your experience increases I hope to see you guys venturing to new lands?
Thanks
That was a beautiful 🌅 I'm glad you captured that for us. Like John, I've never seen that many 🦀 together. Stay safe and don't let a repeat of cyclone Debbie find you.
Thanks Big D!! And yes.. I never want to be in the eye of a storm like that again... (if i don't have to be.) It was brutal. I also reported on Cyclone Marcia which was a category 5!! And that one gives me nightmares!!! (not really, but the thought of it does give me a shiver down the spine!)
Haven't read all comments...love you guys...you know now that you have to head into the wind to take down that sail, omg..fortunately all of us are praying for you...otherwise only God knows,omg !
Cold ones and shrimp! Delicious
No, I want the next video now :D Thanks so much for this! Love seeing you guys enjoy life and experience adventure in such a beautiful place!
FLORIDA 🏖️⛱️ FLORIDA
Yay!!! Cheers Vincent 🤟🤟
Really interesting to see how much you guys have progressed as sailors!
Nice video! bean bags are awesome for small boats! Cruising Gennaker for 16 kts and blow!
Love your channel, you are doing so well.
Thank you so much Ross for being part of our little crew ⚓️⛵️ Appreciate the love mate!
So beautiful! And the views are not bad either.
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Another great Ep guys! Looking forward to the Hamo/ Whitsundays next. A trick with the gennaker is to blow the clew (release quickly) the sail will collapse and you need to be ready on the snuff line. Slowly releasing maintains pressure in the sail and makes socking difficult.
Oh that makes sense… I was pretty slow with the clew 😬 and there was pressure on it… the sail was just pulling forward and maintaining pressure as you said! 💨 I’ll try that next time we have another go at it 🤟🙌💭 Cheers Lukas
Arghhh of course! That makes total sense and seems to obvious now you’ve said it 😂 thanks for the tip 🙏🏻
No worries. You guys are doing great! It doesn’t matter if the sail floats forward, just make sure once the clew is released there’s plenty of tail on the clue line to run out. The key is to not let the line trigger the sail to re-pressurise. Sail on!!
Love you guys 😊
Awww, cheers for the love Jeff 🥰🤗
Should sow a patch over also.
Ohh yeh, good idea 👍 added layer of protection!!
Great intro with the early morning shot of the sun rising, but it would have been more wonderful if you left your towel down below. 😀😊😄😃
The gennaker is cool, but it's weird how the panels don't line up for the design very well. Strange.
I thought the same, can’t figure it, was made by a fairly reputable sailmaker too!
@@jptilley10 I'm sure it's not easy to get those panels to line up perfectly but that looked really bad like they totally measured wrong or didn't even lay it out before sewing it together.
In the U.S. the shrimp and prawns are different breeds Prawns are bigger and have a better taste to me.
Prawns are bigger
Shrimp are small what you find in shrimp cocktail.
In Alaska where I’m from we have 4 sizes of Shrimp
Mini
Medium
Large
Jumbo
Some people just say the Jumbo are big shrimp
But a jumbo Prawn is different 😊
Just like we have 4 types of Salmon
Kings-the first to hit the water in the season! The meat is firmer and not as wild tasting
Pinks-we literally give to dogs! Or anyone we know that has dog teams
Reds- I do not like cuz the meat is “slimy” to me 😊but if it’s all I get I can it(pressure cook it)
Silver- are my favorite to catch, they put up a really good fight and like to play with you! It’s pretty normal to take a half hr bring one in cuz of their fight! They jump & twist and come towards you then swim really fast back out 😂
They’re also my favorite taste. The meat is firmer and tastes fresher to me. Everyone has their favorite sense everyone pallets are different.
Never ever go fishing if you see a bunch in small rivers and they turned deep red for any salmon. Thats because they’re “spawning” and have turned rotten. Just a little salmon history even though we were talking about shrimp/prawns 😂😂😂
I realized moving to TX I am a seafood snob on accident. Being born & raised in Alaska on the coast I ate the best seafood in the world and didn’t know it. It was just a way of life for me. This is the first time in my life not going home to AK for summer and I’m really missing fish!
My very favorite fish is Halibut! My ex husband got our AK house due to us getting a house in TX for winter months cuz I broke my neck and have hardware from C2-C7 so living in AK in winter was excruciating. I’m missing home and all our wonderful seafood.
Yes TX has good seafood but it’s not the same.
Hi Kristina👋 As always this was another spectacular video!!! Your narration and editing are so spot on. I swear at some point I will need to meet up with the two of you and learn just how you produce your videos.
Aww, thanks for watching Brad! So nice of you to say :) I guess all those years working as a journo paid off!
@@KristinasTravels yes they definitely did Kristiana. I just want to ask, are you now south of Brisbane?
I love your videos. You both are such an inspiration to where I want to be #choose life
Thanks Peter! Absolutely mate, we only get one life #choose ❤️ Cant wait to hear what life has in store for you!
Just have to keep the bow sheet tight and fully let the other sheet out.
I miss eating fresh prawns!.... they dont exist down south sadly lol
Ohhhh, really!!! Yes, so so delicious. Very lucky up here ❤️ hehe 🫢
Love the way you cruise, wondering what app for the weather do you find most accurate. Cheers. Cheers 🥂
Hey John, (great name by the way! 😉 ) We mostly use the BOM and Windy!
Cheers,
Kristina x
I had a beanbag chair in the 1980's. What was old is new again.
🧡🧡 they never get old!
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice episode guys ‼️ 👍 I agree with, John (sp?), every boat should have bandages. ✨🌊💨⛵️🏝👙🌞✨
bandages haha, spell check, you've done it again - BEAN BAGS! HAHAHA!
WOW Sailor, 👍
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hello my friend ,good morning
Hello Kak! Good morning ❤️🙌💭 Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend ☺️
Gotta name the bean bag now! Lol
That gennekar looks beautiful. Champagne sailing all the way! Hope you can use it often. Fair winds salty sailors 🫶.
Nice towel....
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🐬🦋🌸🦘🇦🇺👍 Good morning 🌸🍷🍷🐬
Morning Paul! 🙂 Happy Sunday from Australia!
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Don't want to sound petty but it's not a gennaker it's a cruising chute aka asymmetric Spinnaker
Hahaha thanks mate, we are clearly armature’s 🤣🤣🤣😆
Hey SY Triton, lol we’re still working on the vernacular. That begs the question, what the difference is between an asymmetric spinnaker and a Gennaker?
Spinnaker Has a pole
Are you guys headed back south....
Is this video close to real time?
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Why can’t you sail out of the cyclone area completely?
Keep on watching :) haha
asante namaste
🙏🙏 thank you for watching ❤️🙌