Ep043 Things That Go Bump in Long Island Sound...
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2019
- In this episode we sail all the way through Long Island Sound from New York to Newport, RI. Along the way we have a close call with a channel marker, share the waters with submarines and accidentally sail through a torpedo range! Never a dull moment and some fantastic sailing with it.
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This video has been filmed in 4K but might be viewing as grainy due to the long buffering times of UA-cam post upload! It's the first time we have used this higher resolution and didn't realise this is a common problem with 4K footage :( it should look nice and crisp when UA-cam finally sorts it out! Nicki and Ben.
Sincerely, do not bother with the 4k. Personally I watch your videos in 1920x1080 and the pictures are just superb. 1280x720 30fps is the good compromise minimum between beautiful images and the duration of upload (in my opinion) - Moreover YT transforms the native 4k for its platform, the video will be truncated). Bons vents, belles mers ;-)
If I've said it before I'll say it again; best sailing channel on the 'net . . .
NICE SEEING MY FELLOW LONG ISLANDER TREATING GUESTS RIGHT! WELCOME TO LONG ISLAND NY
By the way, we both absolutely love your boat. Not only well built but maintained to a very high standard. We are (six month a year) cruisers on a 1970's, 34 ft boat and appreciate just how much work is involved in keeping an old boat to that level. Well done guys!
Glad you liked the oysters. If you did ever sail the PNW / BC coast, the oysters are huge and everywhere. Two summers ago we cruised Desolation Sound and had oysters for breakfast, lunch and dinner LOL. Miss them so much now that we are in warmer waters. Enjoy them while you can and safe cruising. You are a great and talented couple.
Welcome!
Welcome to N.Y.C. and the 79th street boat basin which is my old neighborhood off the Hudson River. hope you had a great time.
Thanks again for a great video. Nice to feel as if I am there with you as your videos are quite long which I love, especially when the content is so real and down to earth. See you next time. Love from the UK xx
Enjoy watching all your sailing ⛵️ videos! 😀⛵️😀 Mike from Missouri
Always a pleasure watching you two--and wishing for such a relationship--I end up smiling thru the whole video.
Good effort, I think I'll watch this one again.
Thank you so much for this video, I live on the south shore of Long Island and have cruised some of the areas you were in by power boat, great to see you sailing these places! more guitar music!
Staying on board after oysters , sounds good - fair winds .
You do a great job with your videos; content, narration and scenery is captivating. Always awaiting your next series. Safe passages for your Eastward sail. The Mossback sailor.
What are you doing Ben? Cracks me up!
Love it, your video was perfect as usual!
Good to see you back on the boat
Another nice one folks. YIKES ! ! ! Missed it by that much. lol.
Understand the radio problems in New York. Caused by something on vhf called intermodulation or “intermod”. All the vhf signals in NYC bump off each other making harmonics that kill some marine VHF both transmit and receive, mostly receive. Think of your radio in a thick soup of interference where the total power swamps your radio’s circuits. As you leave it starts working again.
Bravo you two! 👏 Looking forward to the video of your crossing to The Azores !! I’d also love to see a video that showcases Devon and your home-port of Topsham 👍
I know nothing about boats or sailing, but am just mesmerized by your videos!
Keep them coming and safe sailing!
Whoa Ben! What about that "Captains Ticket"?? Never mind! Good things happen to good people!
Really enjoying watching!
I'm surprised you didn't hang around Block Island longer, the bakery that goes around and brings fresh bread by boat in the morning is awesome, there's also takeout that delivers to your boat, plus the island is pretty neat.
good to see u back
Another good video, thanks!
Great vid guys 👍keep them coming 👍
For your AIS and VHF check your antenna, it often happen that it’s a poor connection. If you have an emergency antenna use that and Chechen your AIS.
Total coincidence , "Sailing Uma " went up through Hells Gate last week. They nearly hit that bouy as well . Your foghorn sounds like a duck farting :) Cool vid guys :)
What a team, i have watched your story from leaving GB to this vlog. please keep on posting these magical other worldly video's.
New video coming today!😁
At least they were not dear tic's :) know how you feel. So glad you are having a ball here in America. living the dream :) envy.
Hope you stop by Cuttihunk island before your off between the ice and hurricanes
The quality was awesome. I can all but feel the spray coming out of the screen. Looking forward to your further adventure, if life should take you in that direction. You may find out how it feels to sail while expecting (?!) Best of luck to you both and will await future notifications.
Enjoyed.
What have you got there Ben?? That is just hilarious to me! Nice rapport!
First time viewer, and I must say I just love you channel and especially your boat! Looking at the video from the cockpit I would have thought her to be a 60 footer she looks much bigger than she is. Love the aft cabin with the windows wish I would have discovered her when I was younger and still sailing. Due to health issues, I've converted to a trawler now a days which still allows me to take off by myself. I think your's is the perfect boat for two people so much storage. Well I'm going to start binge watching all your videos from the start now just wanted to say how much I love your boat and your channel!
My husband and I are enjoying your adventures carry On😍
Love your vlogs !
I'm a life long sloop sailor learning my new 40' ketch.
If you could take a moment to explain why you are running particular sail patterns in your vlogs while you are sailing them, that would be most helpful in teaching me my options and why.
Fair Winds
Haven't worked on a horn like that in years but as I recall there are contact points inside and if the points get corrosion on them then you get low volume farty noises. Some contact cleaner and a pass or two of emery cloth should clear it right up. I used to reseal the cover with silicon to keep moisture out. Welcome to the USA. Doc
Great vid ya'll.
When I was young, my grand parents took me on a boat tour around NYC. As we passed under one of the many bridges (don't remember which one) kids? threw rocks at our boat from the top of a bridge. Everyone but me ran for cover inside the boat as rocks hit the water all around the boat... I remember thinking "is it raining?". I didn't realize what was happening until I was struck in the shoulder with a rock. I realize you're likely not in new York anymore but wanted to warn you with this story anyway... please keep it in mind, stay aware and safe.
It's a Johnson, they will start after sitting no problem. Very reliable. Great video.fair winds
Awesome video thank You !! when it comes to oysters its ok to swallow ;)
The Karen (fishing vessel) was pulled at 10 knots after the sub snagged in its fishing nets 18 miles from Ardglass on the south-east shore of Northern Ireland in April. The trawler was badly damaged but the crew escaped unharmed.
What just happened Ben! Just after we almost hit that marker buoy!
To get the pulley Bolt 🔩 undone you can hold a breaker bar + socket onto the nut/bolt and use the engine starter to crank the engine over with the breaker bar (or very long spanner) propped up against something solid.
Check which way the starter spins the bolt so you know where to prop the wrench/breaker bar.
Please don't feel bad. I actually DID hit #2 buoy just downstream of the I-5 Bridge, between Oregon and Washington. It put a hole in the boat but above the water line. :)
😮 lucky it was above the waterline!
Next time you have oysters try frying them up for breakfast with eggs and potatoes. Delicious.
Hi guys
I was looking forward to seeing your videos of LI and RI. We pulled up late one night and anchored next to you in Newport. Were thinking to say hi and learn about your windvane especially... but didn't want to bug. Glad you made it across. We plan to do the same next June we enjoyed watching your trip via predict wind.
Best,
Simon
Dude, you've watched hours of their vids but didn't say hi?!
Hi Simon, We love it if people come and say hi, and we are definitely not famous. It seems that, mainly like minded people follow our vlog anyway so it's always a pleasure. Good luck and fair winds for your passage, may it be a smooth one!
Thanks. Watching your prep around Newport now.
Just finished our last decent trip of the year. Now will start getting serious about prep for next summer crossing so really have enjoyed watching as you have gotten ready. Thanks again for sharing.
You nearly hit, in broad bloody daylight, a starboard-hand buoy! An enormous day glow green painted starboard-hand buoy! How in God's name didn't you see that? haha. I guess looking at that famous skyline can be a little more perilous than one thinks. Love the video's and you are both great sailors...mostly. haha. Yes, it could have sunk you but oh how nice it is to sit in the comfort of my safe home and watch your adventures. I have now subscribed. I don't want to miss a thing. haha
I think it's the area being from that general area too but from CT and traveling that way quite a few times
I have a cheap car 12v cig lighter to USB adapter. Even without USB plugged into it
, shed loads of static disappear if I pull the 12v adapter out of the dashboard.
Contemporary radios probably have suppression built in.
Maybe try a ferrite core or three.
That 3rd person? Visits me often
You’ll have to be slick getting off the ball , there’s a hell of a current there , ais is handy as long as you chart plotter working you should be ok , maybe it’s scrambled as to many boats near you , god watch that tide nearly banged a bouy
That's how the traffic is in N.Y.C. they're like buoys , pop up all of a sudden.
How in the hell did that buoy hit your fender and not your solar panel. Lucky lucky lucky glad you guys were all right. Really enjoy watching your videos thanks for the adventure can’t wait to see the crossing.
We couldn't believe it either!
Good work guys, another great video. I remember picking up the outer bouy for New York and easing my way up past the statue of liberty, it is an impression which imprints on your brain. What type of windvane is that you which have, and do you find it to be as good as you hoped? I'm in the market.
Take me with you!
Yum the oysters :) No, chew :)
The forward lookout should get two dozen lashes.
Hi guys, nice videos, you need to try Oysters Kilpatrick. Just a suggestion. Cheers
Fabulous video guys how incredibly exciting to arrive in New York under your own steam....are you guys on your way home soon?
Yes we are back in England now! Videos are a few weeks behind.
@@sailingsvborabora8712 oh okay...will you work and save again then set off on another trip?
My Milwaukie Impact has 1,450 foot lbs. torque. And you can adjust the strength. Check your Makita ft Lbs.
It was a brave man who first ate an oyster.
Thank God you missed that buoy or did it miss you......sounds like Jimmy Page is on that boat 😝. We’re so excited to see Y’all but sad you’re leaving America heading back to England. When and where will the SV Bora Bora be going next.......Galveston maybe Kemah? Lol Liz&Matt Houston, TX. Go Astros!
Crazy Fun, the Waters dirtier than that found in a Septic Tank.
18:37 is that called fish lounging :-)
Always worth trying out the hand held to confirm a radio dead zone.
Well done Bora Bora
Best clip yet...and sound much improved!
Are you following or preceding UMA? They are doing similar course as yours!
Cheers
We are already back in England! Videos a few weeks behind.
Were you playing " Chicken " with the big Green Buoy waiting to see which of you would blink first?
Buoy 1
Sailboat 0
We hardly ever torpedo the yachties, welcome to little Rhody.
Technically you're not supposed to drink in public in NYC. Got a lot of those tickets growing up
Ben you should know by now never argue with “ her that must be obeyed “ regarding a bad area for signals.😂
brilliant well done are you planning to return to the uk at any time
Thank you! Yes we are back in England now! Videos are a few weeks behind.
Fab
Dam it! Nikki and Ben are quite handsome!
this video has done nothing to convince me that my aversion to oysters is unjustified. :)
😂
Point the trumpet downward?
Your AIS issue may have it’s roots in your antenna or the connector. See the recent Practical Sailor article on antenna connectors.
It was interference, worked perfectly again once we'd left the New York area!
How on earth didn't you see that big green lateral marker? Now if it were red, that's understandable:) I hit one but luckily it was plastic so no damage done.
We were both looking the other way at the prison 🙈 lesson learnt!
Sailing Uma just was there where u r in New York u may meet up with them
This was back in May, the videos are a few weeks behind!
Really dont think that Bouy would have sank you, would have done damage to the topside of the bow first then would have stopped there,but I dont think it would have done damage under the waterline due to the angle you would have hit the bouy.
Maybe lighting hit the radios when you where on land ?
It was interference! Worked fine once we'd left the area.
Egh!! Ticks!! Horrid things!
Blasted a load of WD40 through my fog horn and it came back to life, I think it was suffering from lack of use so give a blast most days now to make sure its still working.
👍🤙👌
Hot tottie,cracking vessel,enjoyable watching...
The radio equipment could be jammed for some reason. I ha e friends that lived near El Toro Air Force base and when any President flys in garage door openers wouldn’t work 3 days before hand. Really stealthy broad casting that President will arrive in 72 hours
I hate when those boys jump out like that ;-)
Boa viajem amigo e linda rainha muito bonita Deus te der uma linda viajem e um bom vento gatinha você inda
Nicki, ask Ben to grow his hair, he still has it :)
LOL you had your own mini Titanic moment.
Probably being jammed by security.
For the uninitiated (me), do you have to pay to park where they left their boat in NYC?
Yes, 30 bucks a night on those mooring balls.
Are you crossing or have you crossed? Where are you making landfall in Europe?
We crossed in early July! Videos to come soon😁
I got Lyme fever from a tick. Please be careful won't you?
Yes Lyme disease is a serious thing in North America leading to serious chronic health issues and is often misdiagnosed. So make sure to tell a doctor that you may have been exposed if you get sick in the near future.
Keep the Tick for testing!
That impact gun won't work full throttle/tourqe unless your battery is 4 amp or better... 😊
Ben - You should also have the crank shaft locked as the pneumatic action of the cylinders will absorb the impacts from your impact gun.
...but did you get your radar fixed???...sheesh... ;)
Yes, Ben fixed it!
@@sailingsvborabora8712 Love you all's channel!! Well done!
you pasted mystic up??
We did unfortunately, we had a lot of jobs to get done in Newport before our Atlantic crossing so were short on time.
April 2015 or 2016.
I love oysters, but you should never eat them fresh from the sound. They should have some time in clean water
BOOOO - BAD Sailors. Long Island Sound has MANY amazing places to see.... AND you skipped City Island! I know you met my friend Karl Hoedel - but would have loved if you posted the bit about City Island....