A great video, it's quite a thing to do that crossing well done. I made up a 10mm thick perspex washboard with a vent for bad weather, at least you can look out and it's not so dark down below. U.K.
Good to see the cloths are working, that was probably why you were getting more squid before! They were following your stern light and got washed in with waves during the night. Better eating than flying fish though ;P Maybe the companionway guard mk.2 should be sunbrella with a small pvc window to check the gear through? Perhaps sort some active ventilation for the salon.
Question on eating ,did you lose weight on the passage or gain any? Did you eat more or less than when moored you somewhere. Am I gonna come back ripped after my crossing or should I invest in bigger trousers? Did you allocate a certain portion of food for each day or was it more relaxed an approach.
Good question, I have been losing weight since going back to the boat. During the crossing I had to force myself to cook often which is not normal for me. Getting quite a lot of exercise rowing and walking as well.
Wandering Steve very interesting 🤔 and great food for thought 💭; sorry couldn’t resist; so food wise on your boat . If anything like mine I have a good 2 weeks worth of canned meats/veggies and assortment of pasta/ rice lentils etc stashed in various lockers mixed with a few stick cubes n spices I can cover the bases for a while. Your journey ; did you say you had to force yourself to eat at time? Did you do fresh until they go off n then goto tinned/ packaged goods. Didn’t we do the that in the army? Why did you have to force yourself at times to eat? Was it not routine? Or did the monotony of eating or simply burning less calories that kicked in I wonder? Point I’m getting to prep for how much food/extra goods one would take and how much you did you take with you in terms for the journey time.15/20/25 days worth, at what point do you say yup that’s enough 🥘 food before you left landfall. Sorry if you’ll cover this in a vid later on ...impatient sod is I
@@itsjustplainsailing5189 Lack of appitite affected me. Haven't had that before! You will have no problem carrying enough food, the trick is to get variety into the stores. Cape Verde is not well supplied and provisions are limited. For example tinned meat is either spam or frankfurters that's it. Also the heat has an effect on appitite as well!
No I bought the Inreach and then you need a contract with Irridium as it uses those satalites. During the crossing it cost about £10 a week for all messages and weather reports. It works really well, I was impressed with it and the weather reports were fairly accurate.
Awesome Steve, which model of hydravane did you go for? I had to go for a cheaper option using the SA440 . Did you install it yourself ? Keep the vids going dude.
6r4metroman yeah I clocked Steve’s hydravane which was why asking about the model as they do lovely stuff but very expensive to boot: there cheapest model for my boat was around 4grand by the time you get the different brackets etc. I’ve had to go for the cheaper sailing Atlantic brand .
It's a Hydrovane,. But yes you are right they are expensive by the time you have it fitted it's about £5k. I belive you can get a second hand Aries wind vane for about half that but I think there is a waiting list. Other than that it would be build your own, I think you can get the design from a Google search.
Wandering Steve yeah I know mate, too much chunk change for me and my bottarga, the company that’s making mine is a place called south Atlantic wind steering, similar in design but half the cost and only one mounting bracket.A must for transatlantic solo sailing though. Keep the vids coming
What’s your plans now your over the pond? Where are you at present? Did you go to Barbados or across to the states? Are you sailing back to Blighty at any point?
Oh Steve man ,tie your hair back if you keep up pushing your hair around you will lose a lot of viewers ,dont think you realise how silly it looks man ,otherwise best of luck !
Wow very nice your yacht take care of yourself and nice view
Love the video. Love the honesty. We need more old blokes on normal boats.
Thanks for the comment and good luck with your efforts.
Just checked out your vids looking forward to more and you setting off.
Love the down to earth no holes barred approach to your videos, Am contemplating doing the same journey, so thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for the positive comment and I look forward to seeing your journey soon.
A great video, it's quite a thing to do that crossing well done. I made up a 10mm thick perspex washboard with a vent for bad weather, at least you can look out and it's not so dark down below. U.K.
Really enjoying your videos. You are living the dream
Good to see the cloths are working, that was probably why you were getting more squid before! They were following your stern light and got washed in with waves during the night. Better eating than flying fish though ;P
Maybe the companionway guard mk.2 should be sunbrella with a small pvc window to check the gear through? Perhaps sort some active ventilation for the salon.
Good for you Steve, Regards Dave
Brilliant, can’t wait for the next episode. It’s been to long.
Had problems and repairs when I arrived, sorted now and I ha e uploaded 3 episodes so far and will try and get quite a few more ahead of myself
nice one
We missed you man
Get a cap dude, your hair is driving you nuts
Question on eating ,did you lose weight on the passage or gain any? Did you eat more or less than when moored you somewhere. Am I gonna come back ripped after my crossing or should I invest in bigger trousers? Did you allocate a certain portion of food for each day or was it more relaxed an approach.
Good question, I have been losing weight since going back to the boat. During the crossing I had to force myself to cook often which is not normal for me. Getting quite a lot of exercise rowing and walking as well.
Wandering Steve very interesting 🤔 and great food for thought 💭; sorry couldn’t resist; so food wise on your boat . If anything like mine I have a good 2 weeks worth of canned meats/veggies and assortment of pasta/ rice lentils etc stashed in various lockers
mixed with a few stick cubes n spices I can cover the bases for a while. Your journey ; did you say you had to force yourself to eat at time? Did you do fresh until they go off n then goto tinned/ packaged goods.
Didn’t we do the that in the army?
Why did you have to force yourself at times to eat? Was it not routine? Or did the monotony of eating or simply burning less calories that kicked in I wonder? Point I’m getting to prep for how much food/extra goods one would take and how much you did you take with you in terms for the journey time.15/20/25 days worth, at what point do you say yup that’s enough 🥘 food before you left landfall. Sorry if you’ll cover this in a vid later on ...impatient sod is I
@@itsjustplainsailing5189 Lack of appitite affected me. Haven't had that before! You will have no problem carrying enough food, the trick is to get variety into the stores. Cape Verde is not well supplied and provisions are limited. For example tinned meat is either spam or frankfurters that's it. Also the heat has an effect on appitite as well!
Hi Steve, did you get your subscription for the Inreach through Garmin or another supplier?
No I bought the Inreach and then you need a contract with Irridium as it uses those satalites. During the crossing it cost about £10 a week for all messages and weather reports. It works really well, I was impressed with it and the weather reports were fairly accurate.
Awesome Steve, which model of hydravane did you go for? I had to go for a cheaper option using the SA440 . Did you install it yourself ? Keep the vids going dude.
Looks like a Hydrovane
6r4metroman yeah I clocked Steve’s hydravane which was why asking about the model as they do lovely stuff but very expensive to boot: there cheapest model for my boat was around 4grand by the time you get the different brackets etc. I’ve had to go for the cheaper sailing Atlantic brand .
It's a Hydrovane,. But yes you are right they are expensive by the time you have it fitted it's about £5k. I belive you can get a second hand Aries wind vane for about half that but I think there is a waiting list. Other than that it would be build your own, I think you can get the design from a Google search.
Wandering Steve yeah I know mate, too much chunk change for me and my bottarga, the company that’s making mine is a place called south Atlantic wind steering, similar in design but half the cost and only one mounting bracket.A must for transatlantic solo sailing though. Keep the vids coming
What’s your plans now your over the pond? Where are you at present? Did you go to Barbados or across to the states? Are you sailing back to Blighty at any point?
Oh Steve man ,tie your hair back if you keep up pushing your hair around you will lose a lot of viewers ,dont think you realise how silly it looks man ,otherwise best of luck !