Could I BE More Excited? l Launching & Our NEW Precision Mainsail! (MJ Sailing - Ep 105)
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t's time to go back in the water!! The day before launching, Elements is lifted up into the sling to give us a full afternoon of painting while we reach the spots previously covered by jackstands and straps. Come 9 am the next morning though, we're ready to go!
Conditions, although rainy, stayed fair enough for us to get in the water and to our slip the next morning, but then it turned quite windy and we didn't get much done for the rest of the day. The next morning was beautiful though...so time to put on our sails!
As an extra bonus, in the fall Precision Sails had taken measurements for us to get a brand new main, and when we returned from Asia it was at the marina waiting for us. Since we couldn't raise it while on the hard, this was our first opportunity to get it up and see what it looked like.
Enough time on the hard, let's get this boat back in the water!!
Much love from The Azores!
Jessica, Matt & Georgie
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Music:
00:00 - Paraiso - Craig Reever (ES)
00:52 - It's Gonna Be a Good Day - Sven Karlsson (ES)
02:30 - Smile - Gracie Gray (ES)
04:45 - Salud (Outro) - Andrew Rothschild
06:35 - Believer - Tape Machines (ES)
13:52 - Room 0 - Giant's Nest (ES)
Camera equipment used:
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- Sony HDRCX675 - amzn.to/2FTMZRm
- Rode VideoMicro microphone - amzn.to/2rsemOk
- SJ CAM SJ6 Action Cam - amzn.to/2wnzGZZ
- DJI Mavic Pro Drone -
Our boat: 1983 Trisalu 37 (custom aluminum, built in Quebec)
Where we've been: 2.5 year refit in Indiantown, Florida; Abacos, Bahamas; St. Barth's; St. Maarten; Antigua; Saba; Azores
Our Previous Boat: 1989 Sabre 34 Targa (Serendipity)
Where We Sailed Her: U.S. - Bahamas - Jamaica - Cuba - Cayman Islands - Honduras - Guatemala - Belize - Mexico - Bermuda - Azores - Madeira - Canary Islands - Sint Maarten - BVI's - USVI's
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An excitement only a sailor understands. Beautiful sail and boat. So nice to see a company that understands the value of customer support and a great product!!
Couldn’t believe you unwrapped the coil of battens on the boat, I was waiting for the splash and subsequent “oh crap!” as a batten went overboard! Nice video as always!
Yeah, It was a pretty stupid approach by me initially. Luckily I figured it out before I got one of our eyes.
Matt
I must admit to not being a big DIY guy, and also after my strokes messed up my mind somewhat, not really understanding how some things work, i do really thank you guys on explaining things on the boat so someone like me can understand them......................................Thanks a lot guys, and thanks for taking me along on your travels, bless you both..............................Cheers from Australia!!!
Wow I have to say that new Mainsail put the biggest Smiles on Matt's face that I've ever seen
Matt is one lucky man! 😛
Congratulations on the new sail. Fun to see how excited you both were. Worried for Matt cutting the zip ties!
Like all the camera angles you're exploring.
Thank you for all the new episodes. Appreciate all your hard work.
LOL camera angles.
Yeh, I thought my comment might get taken like that. I just meant that it's fun seeing Jessica trying some new stuff...including the gratuitous ones, too. It's hard doing these videos and keeping them from all looking the same. Gotta encourage the innovation.
@@bkackman I have no issues whatsoever with gratuitous and callipygous angles, or angels! ;)
Haha. Had to look that up.
SWEET! Thank you to Precision Sails ✨
Great vlog guys. Thank you for sharing with us.
Jay
Always have liked those shorts... Nice new mainsail and looking forward to the new adventures with it. You guys are living the dream.
Super job sailors, boat looks great best of all things fair winds
Congratulations on your new mainsail ...what a great company!
I see the new Main has go-fast stripes! So you should get at least a knot or two from that!
It was overcast, but where was all that bright light coming from when the main was going up?? Oh, it was Matt’s big grin. He couldn’t stop. Haha, it was great!
LOL
nice. precision are wicked folks.
Christmas morning!!! The boat is gorgeous. The new sail is amazing. And it was FREE!!! What's not to love? Well deserved folks for the best sailing channel on the net. Can't wait to see the performance under sail. Fair winds and following seas as always.
Glad to see you guys back at it, and what a great deal on a great sail, keep the great episodes coming. P.S. I could watch Jess work, all day long lol.
Still love your Vlogs Guys down to earth ! Thank you
Nothing like the sound of a crisp new sail out of the bag! So happy for you two and blessings that come your way. Be safe ⛵️
Wonderful episode. Love your cat.
A very nice little ship.......
What a treat! Nice new Main, Matt you really look like you are super happy about it, I know I would be! ;) Safe travels you guys!
I've been following you guys for quite some time now and thoroughly enjoy your vlog. When you ordered your headsail from Precision Sails, I decided to check them out and had a great discussion with Ron and got a quote for all 3 of our sail (yes, we are a cutter rig as well). Precision had a great 25% sale last winter so we took advantage of the savings. We held off on taking measurements until this spring and just received the sails this week. The process was easy and they helped us every step of the way with email and telephone consultations. We will be installing them over this weekend and are quite excited to see them on the boat. Happy sailing and keep up the excellent vlogs!
Matt you look so happy with the new mainsail! One happy camper!! Well done Precision Sails.
I love foggy days, especially when I'm moving on land. It's like traveling through a magical world, when the fog lifts enough for you to see a previously unseen valley or farm. A little more scary when underway, but still magical.
I agree. As much as being in the middle of an ocean makes you feel remote, put a veil of fog around, and it feels like you're on a totally different planet than anyone else.
Matt
New main sail looks great. And you sure can’t beat the price. You need to add your graphics on it some how.
You must be happy to have your painting finished and be back in the water again. You’ll be back on open water
again before you know it. Love all of your videos.
With the large graphics on the headsail, we figured it would be a bit much to have them on the main as well. It would be Elements of Life overload :)
Matt
matt johnson : OppsI thought the graphics were on the main sail. Yes you are right, it would look strange to have graphics on both sails.
Yeah, still really like that dodger.
Good job you two (🐱3).
Anyway -
Thumb's 👍.
Thanks!! One of these days we need to settle down to get the rest of the green canvas on.....and then I don't ever have to think about it again! (evil laugh)
You kids have been fantastic proponents of Precision Sails and thanks to your glowing reviews they stepped up with your new mainsail! Looking forward to seeing how Elements reacts to her “new outfit”!
Thanks Edward. Give them a shot on the new sail! Worst case you're out a few minutes, but I really think the service, quality and price will win you over :)
Matt
Great Job guys! Thanks You :-)
Nice to see you back in the water! Congrats on the new main!⛵️👍✌️😊🙏🏼
Thank you for continuing to share your journey. You are so blessed to be able to experience this adventure. Be safe!
I have never sailed one day in my life. I know ZERO about sailing. I've watched all your episodes and just enjoy watching you two enjoy sailing. Watching Matt put up your new main sail was probably my favorite episode. HE WAS SO SO SO EXCITED. I could tell by watching his face light up 😀😀😀😀😀 oh and I don't like cats BUT LOVE YOUR CAT
Now you've got me curious..... What brought you to our channel the first time? I expected retired sailors, sailors that are landlocked, or people that wanted to go cruising, but the number of non sailors is surprising.
Matt
matt johnson Hey Matt. This is how I stumbled across your UA-cam channel. I'll Try to keep it short. I live in a small town in Iowa. I own my own small business , so I have flexible hours. Our local school was looking for bus drivers. I decided I'd drive school bus part time and I also had the opportunity to drive my grandkids route. ( nothing more of a tear jerker than pulling up to your granddaughters house on the first day of school and grandpa is driving. I still can't tell that story without crying. We didn't tell her either). I digress. So I did a UA-cam search on bus driving and I came across a fantastic UA-cam channel called "Indiana Jack". He is an over the road truck driver and he also videos his adventures across the United States. Similar to what you two do but on a sail boat and with way better scenery. So in the UA-cam recommendations was MJ Sailing. 😀😀😀. My guess is the truck driving videos are close enough in the UA-cam algorithm to bring up an recommended video of your channel 👍👍. But this is the bad news. Watching your videos I feel like I've spent to much of my life chasing the wrong dream 😰. My 35 th wedding anniversary is coming up in October. Maybe we will buy a sail boat. I have an 8.5 foot plastic pond prowler two man bass boat . What could be so different. 😳😳. PS I'm a dog kind of a guy too and you now have me looking at cats to get too. Thanks.
Muito obrigado amigo e minha linda princesa parabéns
Love your new sails, Congratulatins
congrats on the mainsail, its most excellent they did a very nice job on the sail for you three.i only wished they added a graphics of georgie paw print to the sail so everyone knows whos boat it is from afar.
Ron if your reading the comments I’m jealous now I’m really ready to order our main
Awesome makes me want a sail boat even more!!!!
That is a really nice looking sail!!!!!
Don't leave us "hang'n" Jess!!! Thanks for all your work to keep us in the loop.
Great video guys. You look very happy.
Great looking sail .
That Precision main sail sure looks great and the bottom job is great as well. For all that Precision has done, give them sails a test drive and a review to boot. Safe travels.
We've tried testing the main out, but unfortunately (but luckily for us) all of our sailing has been downwind and no test for the new main :)
Matt
wow! cheap good wine and a new main. cant beat that ! i have had smaller boats and far far less experience but that, specific to your design,
fitred new main
really looks sharp!
have fun with it !
Hi you guys Amazing! Love you're work and vlogs, happy sailing. Australia
Wonderful quality sail 's .
: Very Happy for you. ⛵
sweet Ireland!!!!! cant wait for the epic drone vids!!
love you guys Good winds for you
Very beautiful 😍👍
Que Deus abençoe você é a gatinha e o barco
At first, I was worried that you weren't going to tape the waterline, but you did. Looks pretty good...
Thanks Rick! Yeah, we went with a beige tape that kind of blends in, lol.
@@MJSailing OMG Thank God! My OCD was about to go full tilt boogie. Had to scroll down thru the comments real fast XD
Jet stream is all over the place at the moment, but it will settle down shortly, I hope because England is getting a deluge at the moment. Fair winds for the crossing.
Thanks Pete! Our departure for Ireland is coming up in the next episode...we hope you'll enjoy the journey north with us!
so kool
that is what i am like when i get a New High Profile Windsurfing Sail once in a blue Moon. It looks Nice
Gosto dos dos a gatinha e o grande amigo deus abençoe vocês
Hi guys.
Make your way to pembroke dock wales its a great harbour
Sail looks awesome. Congratulations...are you leaving the hull plain? No more wood battens. Yea..
I think what everyone is trying to say is "nice ass shot". Lol
"We'll get it up"...lol
Matt on Christmas . seriously 😁
Nice canvas, great review! Must be a new production director and editor in town @ 2:47 O.O Have you always sailed cutter rigs? Thumbed.
This is our first cutter rig. Our first two sailboats were sloops: a Hunter 240, and Sabre 34.
it's like the boat has a new tux. LOL
She's starting to look too classy vs the people that live aboard, haha.
@@MJSailing YOU GUESS ARE GREAT your a good looking guy and jess is just beautiful. And can't forget the cute kitty georgy
Sweeeeeet, a free bitchin new main from precision sails, not too bad, not too bad!
Amigo você muito inteligente
Thanks for the honest evaluation of your sails from Precision. My wife and I are cruisers and will need a jib for our Valiant 42 in a year or so. Precision seems like the way to go. How does the cost compare with other lofts? How expensive was the shipping for your new main? We will let them know we heard it from you. Thanks!
I've mentioned your experience with Precision Sail to another ocean traveler looking to replace some sails. I haven't seen anything to confirm if they took my advice yet! I'll keep you updated!
Really, we weren't expecting this at all, but the kind thoughts of people like you made it a reality for us :)
Matt
Another great video! Quick question, what's with the bulges on the keel? [Where support blocks were placed] hopefully there isnt aluminum stress damages.
It's from a long ago grounding in a hurricane. Since it's is in the diesel tank, it's hard to replace the panel, and not worth the effort. We did replace the forward keel which was way more dented from the same event.
Matt
Were not getting much of a summer here in Ireland just yet. Weather has been very mixed :-(
I know, we've been quite disappointed by the cold!! 😫 The scenery does help though!
@@MJSailing ohhh ye are already here. where are ye currently?
I'm going to donate a sail to UMA's Haiti Regatta, now I know where I will order it. I need to get with Dan and Kika about the dimensions.
That sounds great!!
Deus abençoe este lindos barco e vocês uma boa viajem e bom vento gatinha? Preciso da cua ajuda ia gatinha
Nice one 👍, will you be adding your logo to the new sail or leave it as is , great video look forward to the next one 🍷🍾
Hey, you guys have an excellent channel. Would really like to see how you have your outboard attached to the deck. I placed mine on the pulpit bars and really don't like it there. 30' boat with too much at the aft end, points the bow in the air.
It's not attached at all fancy. I just used a few lengths of ropes and hitched it to the mast pulpit. Luckily, the pulpit is crazy strong and I don't fear it breaking off too much. It was only supposed to be temporary, but it's been there for about a year now :)
Matt
Hey Guys, the boat looks great. Is there a reason why you haven't changed to a folding prop besides money? They are expensive and I guess getting more than a 1/2 knot gain in speed makes it hard to justify. BUT, a 1/2 knot makes a big difference when crossing oceans.
We had a Maxprop on the last boat, and while reverse was great and it was just as good motoring, we never really felt the difference in speed (maybe a 1/4 knots) vs the old fixed prop sailing.... You can even trick the Maxprop into staying in the fixed position to do a back to back. So we did try to find the benefit.
When we got to Elements, we decided the money would be better spent elsewhere. Even if I had the cash right now I'd go for a code zero or cruising spinnaker for light winds where we are weak. I think I'd get better results vs a new prop.
Matt
Local island red wine or portuguese mainland red wine? There is a big difference.
Nice new mainsl! ...however was surprised to see how much muscle it took to raise it with those nice batt cars...is a new add on mast track in your future?
I'd love a ball bearing car set-up, but will resist the urge to spend money and just continue with the needed exercise. The new batten cars do help with reefing off the wind to drag the sail down :)
Matt
Great episode guys! Just wondering where you were staying while doing all the boat work? Was it expensive? Were you taking other jobs for income while you were there?
Thanks, we're glad you enjoyed it! During the boat work we were living on the boat while it was on the hard. Yard/storage costs there were around 150 euro a month, and to be is a slip is 450 euro a month. We use our UA-cam videos for income, so I guess you could say we were earning while there! 🙂
MJ Sailing Thanks for the reply. I can’t tell you how impressed I continue to be with you knowledge. From all the boat repairs you make yourselves to your understanding of weather. Very impressive! Thanks for continuing to make these great videos. I always look forward to a new release each Wednesday. Keep up the great work and stay safe.
The only beautiful thing about this video are the color of your eyes mamasita, and the free main received. Lets hope for windows in the weather.
Of course last summer was beautiful in Northern Europe... this years it's rainy and grey all the time :)
Matt
What sailcloth did Precision use?
Challenge Marblehead... I think :) We had a few options and it matches the headsail (which is Marblehead).
Matt
aloha Georgie g ~
no logo in the main?
Elements looks much different under the waterline than I expected. I didn't see all the early episodes but I expected her to be much deeper and the centerboard was a surprise. I guess that's what get for having expectations before knowledge ( : < )
And what did it cost?
:)
Amigo você é cara muito competente você é está lnda gatinha
only thing I could add to that fantastic mainsail is a set of dogbones - now that's Australian - what's a US / Brit equivalent - farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/4576150282_223cdbdeb5.jpg - nothing short of brilliant. in a seaway - short handed they really help
I'm happy you noticed.... I didn't until we tried reefing the first time :) A quick minute with some dyneema and a few rings and it was fixed. Not sure how you'd hook the rings without dogbones? Matt
what are the battens made of?
They're fiberglass. Our old ones were so sun damaged that I had to wear heavy gloves to not get splinters of fiberglass in my fingers. So it was a nice surprise getting battens I could actually hold.
Matt
@@mattjohnson6716 they sure do look pretty!
Nice episode guys. Congrats on the new main.
Jessica, no that camera angle doesn't make you butt look fat;)
As you go north, you will need to learn how to enjoy whiskey. If not, more for the rest of us.
I keep seeing whiskey cruising rallies around Scotland... sounds like a fun idea, but I can't drink the stuff. It's the first alcohol that I ever got sick on and now just the smell makes my stomach turn :(
Matt
I am looking for a new head sail i will reference you i am going to call precision sails.
Your wife is a very nice looking lady, not being creepy just saying you are a lucky man
In Europe it's too easy to return to the lush life. Good 🍷 cheap compared to the USA. Portuguese fishermen have a glass with breakfast, and lunch and dinner...Any other sailboat cats wandering the marina?
Back when we were in Sao Jorge and spent those few days with the local group of guys....yes, wine was present ALL THE TIME!! 🙂 Just my style! I think there had been a boat cat around there in the winter. We also heard, very unfortunately, that in the spring one got into some poison left out for the rats, and later died.
I watched your videos about Precision Sails and felt that, even though the sails are made in China, they were reputable. I'd say that the people I've dealt with have been nice. But because they didn't translate the measurements to the loft correctly, the pennant offset for my new jib was made too short. That was in March 2019.
It's the middle of June and I have no replacement sail. I have no Return to Vendor authorization. I've had no email communication telling me when they will build my replacement sail, even though all of the above have been promised over the phone for two months...
Any chance you guys could give them a nudge?
Thanks,
G. King
SV Intuition
Done. I just sent Ron a message... hopefully it helps a little :)
Matt
@@mattjohnson6716 Thanks Matt. We can only hope.
G.
When I worked with Ron at Precision sails, I made sure to tell him that I watched your channel. There are other channels that they publish on their site that I don't enjoy watching, but I knew the name drop (even if a tiny bit) could help you guys out. I ended up NOT ordering from Presicion. I just can't get over the fact that they claim to be North America based with their designers working remotely, etc. etc. but after everything is said and done, they outsource the materials and labor to China. It's just a cheap cop-out to get slave labor type rates with their products being made by a third party. I honestly had the BEST experience with Precision, but ended up buying 3 sails from a sail loft based in South Carolina that actually produces the sails themselves instead of out-sourcing.
Either way, your sails look great, and you can't beat the "price".
Interesting! I bought sails from Precision Sails, and they told me that considering that my boat is located on Lake Zurich in Switzerland, they would suggest having their rep office in China produce the sails, since that would make more sense in terms of shipping to Switzerland. I guess that is just marketing technique to hide the fact that they are all outsourced to China. I am not a fan of this deception if it is true. Anyway, I still have to try them out and haven't put them on my boat just yet. They only arrived a few days ago. They look well made, but I will have to wait and see how they fit on my boat. Thanks for your comment.
@@williamlunde It's not that their rep office is in China. Their reps work remotely all over the country and if I'm not mistaken, all over the world. However, they send the dimensions in and build in China. I'm 100% positive you will find a Made in China tag on your sails
@@DialedN_07 Yes, there was a "Made in China" tag on my sails. Maybe I should not have said "rep office", but used the term "company they have an outsource agreement with" instead. Talking to one of the Precision Sail guys on the phone, when he mentioned that they would be produced in China, I mentioned the company "Far East Sailmakers", and he cringed. However, one has to wonder if they use their services since they are an OEM manufacturer. Anyhow, the most important to me is that the sails are what I expected in terms of quality and performance. The price including shipping to Switzerland is certainly a savings compared to sails being made in Switzerland. I will find out in the next few days when I finally mount them on my rig. Cheers.
Full battens are a really bad idea because they are dependent on very expensive and specialized parts to track up the mast and more importantly down again.... the vast majority of blue water cruisers have stayed with or returned to the more traditional sewn on sail hardware and partial battens but the new plastic battens are a plus that is the first choice for my boat over fiberglass battens that break, splintering and wearing our sail pockets.
The older I get the more I feel I only know 2 things for certain..... 1- humans make mistakes and 2 - we're all going to die....
I don't want ethe first to result in the 2nd!
Why?
@@garysouza2277 ask"Where is Brick House " on their UA-cam channel and get the professionals opinion.... I am a mire solo sailor who can't afford the cost and probability of failure of my sail going up or down!
I'd like to know where you got that "vast majority" statement cause I see more cruisers going to full battens. Better shape, less flogging, easier to control. Yes there is more hardware, but if it's done right it's a better system. I've got full battens and I love it.
@@garysouza2277 whatever... I can't waste my time on you...
I've got a full batten main with FG battens and it's been problem free for five years. I have batt cars similar to what Matt had.
Sent an email to your "Admin" email address re: sail.
Thanks again.
G
With all of my respect, you are a nice couple I like your videos a lot, you should change the boat name to SEXY GIRL.you have a beautiful wife.
Please wear respirators when applying antifouling. It's very toxic!
Too much detail and not enough fun !
TY for posting your videos, I truly enjoy them. They are always well produced, edited, entertaining and informative. I am seriously considering a "cruising" lifestyle, but thinking along the lines of a trawler, powercat maybe. Keep up the great work, you guys are a class couple.
There is a very cheap Lagoon 43 in Florida that needs new engines! If the rest of the boat is solid, seems that it would make a great powercat platform. Good luck,
Matt
@@mattjohnson6716 The price makes the boat initially tempting. However, it sunk at the dock so most of the boat got wet. If you'r up for a complete interior refit including wiring, it's your boat!
@@allankirch723 I wondered if it had sunk... Knowing that, the price seems a bit high for the amount of work/money it will take to bring it back. And this is coming from someone with the experience of buying a project boat for too much and spending way more than it's worth bringing it back :)
Matt
@@mattjohnson6716 Agreed that the price is too high. Seems it would be about right if only the engines had to be replaced. But having to replace the majority of the interior makes it too expensive for my tastes. Congratulations on the new main! Well deserved. Your videos perform a great service for the rest of us. Glad you're able to reap some rewards for spending the time on your videos to educate the rest of us.